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Harrowing day for Capital
Fear of Bawarya strike stalks villages
Brick-kiln owners against use of flyash
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Notification out on bypoll
Loss of vision due to ocular stroke can be restored
Ruckus at Bhagat Singh College meet
HC notice to Delhi Govt on denial of admission
Drive to revive cultural heritage
Sports academy for Capital
Drunkard stabs son to death
Cricket satta racket busted, four held
Robbers arrested
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Harrowing day for Capital
New Delhi, September 15 The police have recovered a suicide note in which Gurdeep has admitted to having killed his family. According to the police, Gurdeep was working as a librarian in Ramjas College. His son, Gagan, was reportedly working in The Pioneer, an English Daily. Two years back while Gagan was riding a two-wheeler with his sister he met with an accident in which his brain was damaged. Gagan left his job and since then his father was taking care of him, spending around Rs 30,000 per month on his treatment. Fed up with the expenditure, yesterday he allegedly killed his son and daughter. After killing them, he went to his other house (14/1, Gulabi Bagh), where he owns a flat. There, he killed his shell-shocked wife Reeta, whom he had told about the killings. Then a desperate Gurdeep killed himself by consuming a poisonous substance. He started vomiting soon afterwards and was taken by his nephew to the nearby Sunder Lal hospital, where he was declared brought dead. According to the police, Gurdeep’s daughter Rachna had done her B.A. in Maths (Hons) from Hansraj College. Presently, she was doing M.Sc at Ramjas College. After killing his children, he buried his son in the open and his daughter in a box-bed. The preliminary investigations have revealed that he had killed his children by administering them some poisonous substance. The police have sent the bodies for a post-mortem examination.
Mystery deaths in affluent family stump cops New Delhi, September 15 According to the police, the incident took place at around 2 a.m. while all the family members were present in the house. The preliminary investigations have revealed that they died of consuming a poisonous substance as foam was seen coming out of their mouth. The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination and the viscera is being referred for chemical analysis. The deceased have been identified as Pradeep Wadhera, his daughter Prerna (16) and son Pranab (10). Pradeep’s wife, Krishna, was reportedly sleeping at the time of the incident. The police have informed Krishna relatives who live in Singapore. While the investigations are on, the police are yet to ascertain whether the three were murdered or committed suicide. The police are also working on the theory that the three might have consumed poison by mistake, either in food or in some other form. Pradeep was running a plastic factory and under treatment for brain tumour for the last two years. They lived in 18/5, West Patel Nagar in West district. The news of the death sent shock waves through the predominantly upper middle class colony. Neighbours and curious onlookers thronged the house for hours together. A senior police officer said that the deaths were baffling as the family was quite affluent and there were no apparent financial problems. However, it is possible that Wadhera might have been depressed because of the tumour. His friends and relatives told the police that they were a happy family.
Three plunge to death
New Delhi, September 15
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Fear of Bawarya strike stalks villages
Noida, September 15 He assure the village defense committees that bold and public spirited people in the villages could be provided with licenses for arms to enable them to get even with armed bandits if they targeted the village. Such people could play a very constructive role in keeping up the morale of the villagers and foiling dacoity and murder in the villages. They could certainly enable the village community to hold their own till the arrival of the police force, Mr A. K. Jain said. As many as 45 Noida villages under the various police stations have been identified where criminals could strike, said Mr Jain. Most of these villages are in khaddar of Yamuna and Hindon rivers. He agreed that it often took the police a while to reach the spot whenever dacoits or criminal tribes intruded into the village. It is here that the village defense committee could play an important role, the police chief said. Mr Jain advised the villagers to organize night patrolling in their villages, which can go a long way in averting tragedies. Mr A. K. Jain had also organised meetings with villagers in various police stations so as to instill confidence and to assure them of all help from the police.
Villagers block GT Road over power crisis
Dadri, September 15 The lack of power supply in the area has damaged the crops, said a member of the Bharatiya Kisan Union. In this regard, a delegation of the farmers had submitted a memorandum to the Additional District Magistrate, Mr Ajay Deep Singh, in Greater Noida. The farmers alleged that though the Gautam Budh Nagar district has been restored on paper, the district authorities were not serious about their problems and no steps have been initiated to provide relief to them. The Additional District Magistrate, however, assured the farmers that their problems were being viewed seriously by the district administration. Hundreds of livid residents in Dadri blocked the GT Road for about an hour. When the police managed to clear the blockade, the protesters gheraoed the Deputy District Magistrate, Mr Yoginder Yadav, as he could not satisfy the people with his reply. Meanwhile, the administration is understood to have cancelled the order categorising Dadri as part of the power cut free zone. This was stated by the Executive Engineer, Mr Prakash Narain. He said the earlier order has been cancelled from September 11. “Now we shall supply power to Dadri whenever we get it,” he said. The Deputy District Magistrate accepted that there was a power shortage in the state, which had created the power crisis in Dadri and Greater Noida areas. As a result, farmers, industrialists, businessmen, housewives and students are feeling the effect of the highly unpredictable and uncertain power situation in the area. Angry farmers are reported to have locked the local powerhouse in Rabu Pura. They were protesting against burnt-up transformers, damaged cables and general shortage of
power. — OC
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Brick-kiln owners against use of flyash
Faridabad, September 15 Even as the district authorities have made it clear that it was mandatory for the brick-kilns to use flyash while making bricks, the brick-kilns owners and labourers engaged this work are determined to oppose these orders. Most of the brick-kilns in the district have stalled their operations for the time being and have asked the authorities to withdraw the order immediately. In this regard, the Association of the Brick-kiln Owners in the district had recently staged a demonstration outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner here, demanding that they should be allowed to prepare bricks using the traditional method. The Association demanded that the directions regarding the use of flyash be withdrawn. The Association claimed that it was very difficult for them to use flyash as it would not only increase the “hassles” in the manufacturing process, but could prove harmful to the health of the workers. They pointed out that flyash has been found to cause asthma and similar type of diseases. It is claimed that the workers at the various brick-kilns have also opposed these directions and are reluctant to work at brick- kilns, which use flyash. It may be recalled that the district authorities had recently issued orders as per Section–11 of the Haryana Control of Brick Supply Order–1972, which has made it mandatory for all the brick-kilns falling in the range of 100 km of the thermal plant to use at least 25 per cent flyash in making of bricks. It was stated that the order would come into force by August 31. It has been further stated that the use of flyash will have to be increased to 50 per cent by August 31, 2005, 75 per cent by August 2006 and 100 per cent by August 31, 2007. There are about 181 brick-kilns in the district and all of them fall under the jurisdiction of the above directions. According to a member of the Association, it was almost ‘impossible’ for them to adopt the new regulations, as there were inherent problems in following them. It is added that the bricks made of flyash would be lighter in weight and costlier for the customers.
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Notification out on bypoll
New Delhi, September 15 The last date of filing nominations is September 22. Scrutiny of papers will be held on the next day while the last date of withdrawal of papers is September 25. Polling will take place on October 13 and counting of votes will be held on October 16. Results will be announced the same day. The two seats – Rajouri Garden and Baljit Nagar (SC) – had fallen vacant following election of their MLAs to the Lok Sabha. While the Rajouri Garden constituency was represented in the Assembly by Mr Ajay Maken, Baljit Nagar had returned Ms Krishna Teerath. Both belong to the Indian National Congress (INC). Mr Maken and Ms Teerath now represent the New Delhi and Karol Bagh parliamentary constituencies in the Lok Sabha, respectively.
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Loss of vision due to ocular stroke can be restored
New Delhi, September 15 Mrs Sona Mishra, a resident of Noida, was referred to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital by Dr Cyrus Shroff after she lost her vision past midnight on July 31. Her husband, R.S. Mishra and son, Rajendra Mishra, took her to the best known opthalmologists in eye care centres in Delhi and Noida before they approached Dr Shashi N, Jha, Consultant Eye Surgeon and Dr Shakir Husain, Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist. Mrs Mishra’s husband cannot thank the surgeons enough for the “miracle”, which has enabled his wife to regain nearly 40 per
cent vision. Mr Mishra told mediapersons here today that the doctors have done a “wonderful job” in restoring the vision of his wife. “It was real good luck that we took a decision to come to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. More than 35 per cent of her vision has returned and I keep hearing from her that she is improving everyday,’’ said Mr Mishra. Dr Husain told mediapersons here today that the ideal time window for the interventional neurovascular technique is six to eight hours for optimum results. Mishra’s family approached the hospital after 60 hours and this made the job of the surgeons doubly challenging and chancy. The procedure cost anything between Rs 40,000 to Rs 80,000. Dr Husain and Dr Jha explained that Mrs Mishra was suffering from central retinal artery occlusion, which is better known as eye stroke. This happens when the oxygen and nutrient supply to the retina gets disrupted due to the blockage in the blood supply. They said that the retina cannot stand long duration of anoxia (lack of oxygen). The treatment for this painless and abrupt loss of vision entails introducing a fine catheter (tune) in the artery of the thigh. This tube is guided through the large arteries into the brain. It is then guided to the area of opthalmic artery. Here, a potent clot buster drug is injected, which dissolves the clot lodged in the artery to restore blood circulation to the retina (back part of the eye). This procedure has to be carried out in a neuro vascular caterisatyion lab. First, an angiography of the brain artery is performed by injecting a contrast agent to localise the blockage. After this, the clot buster (fibrinolytic agent) is injected to dissolve the clot. According to Dr Husain, the patient has to take anti-platelet drugs always to prevent recurrence of the stroke. Dr Husain, who has trained in Neuro Vascular Radiology from the University Hospital, Zurich, said that the burden of eye stroke is enormous in India. “The condition may not be life-threatening but is certainly disabling. According to an estimate, one in every 10,000 cases in OPD attendance are for treatment of eye stroke.” Dr Husain said that treatment for eye stroke is possible at AIIMS, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai and the Sri Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences,
Trivandrum.
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Ruckus at Bhagat Singh College meet
New Delhi, September 15 “The staff council meeting was called without the secretary of the council being informed. This was done at the behest of the Principal and the Pro tem council Secretary who are not authorised to do so. And during the meeting itself the Principal misbehaved with the teachers and even tried to manhandle a lady teacher”, alleged the Joint Secretary of DUTA, Dr. Vivek Saxena. The allegations were, however, denied by the Principal, Dr. Jitendra Kaur. “This is all baseless. Today’s staff council meeting was in continuation of an adjourned meeting held in April. The agenda was to decide the new secretary of the council and the convenors of various committees. Some people with vested interest tried to disrupt the meeting, but since most of the teaching staff agreed to go through
the motions, we got the work done”. Meanwhile, the teachers have compiled a white paper “which highlights the misdeeds of the principal”. Said the DUTA Joint Secretary, “We will look into the contents of the White Paper and then take up the matter from there”.
Orientation programme for parents
New Delhi, September 15 Addressing the parents on the occasion, Ms. Sudha Gupta, Chairperson of Mother’s Pride, said parents should never overstress the importance of academics, but should include life skills such as self-confidence, communication and leadership, which play an important role in a child’s upbringing. She also cautioned against using tags like ‘stupid’ or ‘hopeless’ for children because these “limit the child and compel him to live up to these label pinned on him”. Psychologist, Dr. Aruna Broota and Ms. Lata Vaidynathan, Principal, Modern School, Barakhamba, also stressed on the need for an all round development of the child.
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HC notice to Delhi Govt on denial of admission
New Delhi, September 15 Justice B. C. Patel and Chief Justice B. D. Ahmed have directed the respondents to file their reply by the next hearing. The Bench was informed that in one of the cases the child, who had studied in a learning center run by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of the Government of India, was denied admission when he approached the government school in Bakkarwala. The petitioner submitted that the parents of the affected children have been approaching the respondent school for more than two months while the school has been refusing admission on the ground that the process had closed on July 31. It was also submitted that the last date for admission as per rule 137 of Delhi School Education Act and Rules, 1973 is August 31 and admission thereafter was also permissible.
Education centres for slum children
New Delhi, September 15
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Drive to revive cultural heritage
New Delhi, September 15 As many as 30 to 40 cultural artistes from across the country will participate in the programme called the Golden Culture Awareness Campaign. It will depict the fall in standards of decency and civility in art, culture and films, while stressing upon the need to contain cultural pollution by promoting the art and cultural heritage of the country. According to Rajyogni Dadi Ratan Mohini, chairperson of the youth wing of Brahma Kumaris’ institutions, while the Indian culture had been able to resolve its inner contradictions over the millenniums on the basis of a strong foundation of spirituality, the onslaught of nudism in art and vulgarity in songs and dances was degrading our culture.
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Sports academy for Capital
New Delhi, September 15 Inaugurating a publication house dealing with sports, health education and physical education, Finance Minister AK Walia today said that the Sports Academy will be set up to promote sports and encourage talent. The minister said that the budgetary allocations for the Sports Academy have already been made and that the government was not expecting any hurdles in establishing it. Expressing his despair at India’s poor performance at the Olympic Games, Mr Walia said that sports academies have become necessary to provide sufficient facilities and guidance to players.
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Drunkard stabs son to death
Ghaziabad, September 15 According to reports, Satyapal Singh Balmiki had an argument with his wife after which he flew into rage and committed the crime. The accused is also reported to have attacked his other two sons, who escaped from the spot and saved their lives. The man had tried to kill his wife, who managed to escape from his clutches.
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Cricket satta racket busted, four held
New Delhi, September 15 Acting on a tip-off that the satta was on at RR-1, Mianwali Nagar, the police raided the premises last evening and apprehended the suspects. A few books recovered from their possession disclosed that the punters had already placed bets worth Rs 10 lakh. They had taken the bets on mobile phones; four GSM phone sets were also recovered from their possession. A voice recorder was also seized that kept audio records of all bets placed. Another CDMA WLL base telephone of Tata Indicom was also seized. During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they had been running the racket for the last six months. They had made a killing in the Natwest Series. Suresh Garg had even rented a flat at Mianwali Nagar for Rs 5, 500 per month two months ago, allegedly for the purpose of running the betting racket, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Mr Tajendra Luthra said.
20 hurt in fire in
godown
New Delhi, September 15
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Robbers arrested
New Delhi, September 15 The police said that the accused had allegedly robbed a
shopowner of Rs 37,000 in Jasola village. The accused had been also reportedly involved in more than half a dozen cases of robbery, snatching and theft. Meanwhile, the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Delhi Police today arrested a notorious robber, Ram Pal, from Mohan Singh Market, Sector 6, R K
Puram.
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