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Dacoits strike at marriage party, run amok
Cong harps on corruption in govt
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Security beefed up on Babri anniversary
100 people join hands for cause of SOS children
Vendors encroach on power stations
Five-day global meet on liver diseases from Dec 11
PF dept fined for failing in its duty
UGC offer for research in French varsities
Few takers for parking lot at Transport Nagar
CAIT concern over move to table VAT
Bill in Assembly
Cultural razzmatazz at Amity
No generation gap in this unique party
Artscape
Noida is city of future: Wipro chief
Karamchari body chief’s appointment opposed
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Dacoits strike at marriage party, run amok
Ghaziabad, December 5 At the end of the day, the assailants decamped with Rs 30,000 in cash and jewellery worth a few lakhs. Just before the ordeal began, five intruders pressed the call bell. After barging into the house, they whipped out guns and made Mr Shekhar, his wife and children, son Ayush (12) and daughter Nupum (18), captive. One of the criminals went into the bedroom and ransacked the almirahs. After that they spent more than an hour in the house and deprived Shekhar’s brother-in-law Ashok Giri, his younger brother Rajen Bharti and their families of jewellery and cash. The guests in the house included an official of Uttaranchal Human Rights Commission.
Trader stabbed in chest, stomach Some criminals pounced upon a merchant and beat him up near the old railway station. When he resisted, they attacked him with knives. Vijay Pal, (45) son of Daya Ram of Modhupura Mohalla, who is a general merchant, had gone to fetch milk from the dairy. As he turned from the old railway station, some youth accosted him and started beating him up. When he hit back at one of them, the others attacked him with daggers, stabbing him in the chest and stomach. The victim was rushed to the government hospital by the railway police. As his condition was said to be worrisome, he was referred to Yashoda Hospital.
Probe into ‘illegal’ detention of call girls Noida:
In this connection, the Sector-39 police had been accused of keeping the girls illegally in police lock-up. As the matter has assumed importance, the SSP of Gautam Budh Nagar has asked the SP of Greater Noida, M. P. Singh, to conduct a probe into the matter. The Sector-39 police had arrested Kajal of Mumbai, Madhu Sharma and her husband Rajiv Sharma and Ruchita of Rohini, Delhi, from B-102, Sector-39, while they were indulging in obscene acts.
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Cong harps on corruption in govt
Manesar (Gurgaon), December 5 Mr Singh said that corruption has been a live issue within the Haryana unit of the Congress for the last several years. It has assumed added significance in the present context with the masses reeling under lack of transparency in running of the administration by the incumbent government. There are umpteen number of cases, which reflect that decisions of the government and administration at various layers were not based on merit. He stated this at a public meeting, which was organised here by the local unit of Sir Chhotu Ram Vichaar Manch. Touching on unemployment, he linked the issue to the faulty policy of acquisition of farmers’ land by the government. The issue is topical as the land value has appreciated in Gurgaon district and its neighbourhood and there has been rapid urbanisation and industrialisation of the area. On account of the pressure of urbanisation, the government agencies have been acquiring land of the farmers with alarming frequency and on a large scale. According to him, the government was giving less amount of compensation money to the farmers. As the land holding in Haryana, especially in south Haryana, was less the acquisition of land was depriving the people of the area of their age-old vocation of farming. He advocated a state policy of “land bank”, whereby the farmers whose land was acquired, could buy land in other states with the help of the government. There have been occasions when the farmers do not want compensation money but alternate land sites, so that they could pursue their agriculture vocation. He said that with no land available, coupled with youths not getting jobs, the social set up was getting perverted. This was like providing a breeding ground for societal maladies. He pitched in for enabling measures like education to felicitate local youths to find placements in industrial units, which are set up on the acquired land of the farmers. Although he said it was a democratic right of people from outside to get jobs in industrial units set up here, he was against the industrialists’ alleged prejudice against the local youths based on the theory that they are prone to unionism at work places.
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Power cuts: Noida’s winter of discontent
Noida, December 5 While the patients in government hospital in Sector-30 are being attended and treated in candlelight, in Khora colony, livid residents of Anil Vihar organised a Maha Panchayat against the Power Corporation. For the last eleven days, the residents here have been holding protests and dharnas against the UPCC in support of their demands. BDS Naresh Yadav, union leaders Baliram Singh, Shashi Bhushan and others addressed the rally. While most parts of Noida are enveloped in darkness, the 132 KV transformers in Sector-20, Surajpur, and Banghel are tripping incessantly. The authorities are trying to borrow some power from Badarpur, Delhi. The sources said the UPCC is expected to suffer a revenue loss of Rs 1.5 crore. The UPCC could have managed with two to four hour power cut daily, instead of at least eight to nine hour cut, some residents claimed. The power cut has equally affected the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Due to the cuts, small-scale industries are the worst hit. Mostly power cuts in these industries start at 6 pm and last till 10 pm. The residents of multi-storey buildings are extremely upset as the lifts are not operational. The water supply, too, has been hit and the people are feeling the shortage which is affecting all domestic chores.
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Family insurance scheme for contractual labour
Faridabad, December 5 “The Haryana Government has introduced a family insurance scheme for the labourers employed under the contractual system in the state. All industrial organisations registered under the Act concerned will have to implement this scheme with immediate effect,” said the Haryana Labour Commissioner, Mr K. K. Khandelwal, while speaking to media here recently. Mr Khandelwal, who is also the Chief Inspector, Factories, was here in connection with a seminar organised by the State Labour Department and the Haryana Safety Council. It was for the first time that the ‘contract’ labourers were to be brought under the insurance cover, he said. He said this move would benefit about 2.5 lakh employees, who had been employed on contract. Presently, there were about 1349 industrial organisations registered with the Labour Department in the State, which had employed labourers on contract basis. Stating that the safety, welfare and health were important for the contractual labour, he assured that these issues could not be ignored as large number of people were employed under the contract system now. Under the new insurance scheme, the insurance company will collect an annual premium of Rs 550, of which 50 per cent will be deposited by the Labour Department and the other 50 per cent will be borne by the employer and the employee. He said the employee will have to contribute only 25 per cent of the total premium under this scheme. He announced that the department had also proposed to start a stipend scheme for the children of the employees. This scheme will be available to the employees drawing a monthly salary up to Rs 10,000. He declared that the government would soon come out with amendments in the Shop Act, which will be applicable from April 2005. The new Act will incorporate new provisions for the welfare and safety of the workers employed by shopkeepers and other such commercial establishments. According to the Labour Commissioner, the labourers working in the unorganised sector will also be provided similar benefits under the Labour Act. Authorities concerned will soon announce changes in the current provisions, he added. He said the Haryana Safety Council, which has representatives from different sections of the society, has been working towards creating mass awareness.
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Security beefed up on Babri anniversary
New Delhi, December 5 The opportunity could be used by the ‘interested parties’ to whip up passions and create nuisance to serve their own ends. That’s why necessary steps were being taken, he added. “Steps like patrolling would be intensified in selected areas, particularly where the concentration of minorities is more. Extra pickets would be stationed at ‘strategic points’, additional personnel deployed around specific localities and market places and monitoring of activities of trouble-makers stepped up,” he said.
Girl jumps to death in Mandir Marg
A 22-year-old girl today allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of her apartment in Mandir Marg area of New Delhi, soon after the death of her mother. Police said Seemant Dua died ‘almost immediately’ after jumping from her Peshwa Road residence at 11 am shortly after her relatives had proceeded for the last rites of her mother. Seemant had been very close to her mother who died following a heart attack last night. The girl had been feeling depressed since then, said Additional DCP (New Delhi) Ajay Kumar. Daughter of an officer working in the Meteorological Department, the deceased had completed her graduation and was pursuing a computer course, the officials added.
Public help sought to identify five bodies The Delhi Police have sought public help in identifying five bodies that were found during the last 24 hours in different parts of the city. The bodies are of four men and a woman. The woman’s body was found at Ajmeri Gate near Shatabdi counter. She was nearly 55 years old and wearing yellow-printed saree. The police said that all the bodies were found near railway tracks. Of the four men’s bodies, two were about 30 years while the other was nearly 60 years old.
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100 people join hands for cause of SOS children
New Delhi, December 5 Addressing the SOS India’s New Friends on the occasion, Mr J N Kaul, President, SOS Children’s Villages of India said, “We are very happy to see that people from various sections of society are extending their support for the SOS India’s cause through ‘Yeh Dosti Zindagi Bhar Ki’. We are sure that their caring and compassion for the children in need will certainly help our efforts and encourage more friends to join with SOS India. Such an interaction will help spread the message of SOS India and help us reach out to many more needy children in the country.” He added, “When you give a helping hand, you are strengthening your inner resources that give life a meaning. You share joys, and literally add to the treasure from which you can derive health and happiness. Sharing is process of multiplying. It spreads a revolution of love and you feel blessed when you hold the fingers of little hands and walk along.” The friends present on the occasion were happy with the brief presentation on SOS Children’s Villages of India’s mission, projects and work. They said they are very proud to be associated with the SOS India’s cause. The first SOS Children’s Village of India was established in 1964 at
Greenfields, Faridabad. Today, SOS India provides direct care to more than 20,000 children across the country through its 37 SOS Children Villages and 122 allied projects like kindergartens schools, youth facilities, social/medical/vocational training centres and directly touches the lives of more than 2,00,000 children.
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Vendors encroach on power stations
New Delhi, December 5 The worst affected areas are East, North-East and Outer Delhi. The reason for encroachment is that the private operators withdrew all the personnel deputed there as a cost-cutting exercise a few months back. Before privatisation, almost all the sub-stations had at least four to five employees, including shift incharge, lineman and watchman, posted round the clock. Their duty was to look after the station and attend to the local faults. After setting up central complaint centres for each district, the private operators felt no need to keep employees at the substations. Now the vendors have encroached upon most of the substations. The Circular Road, Shahdara-based substation has been encroached upon by a local ‘neem hakeem’ while the Pratap Khand, Jhilmeel-based substation has been converted into a toilet by the residents nearby. When contacted, the Deputy General Manager of BSES, Mr Manager Srivastava, said that they would investigate the matter and take the necessary steps to clear the encroachments.
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Five-day global meet on liver diseases from Dec 11
New Delhi, December 5 The meet, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), is being organised by the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, in collaboration with the Indian Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL). It will be inaugurated by Dr Abdul Kalam, President of India.
According to Dr S K Sarin, President of the meet, the delegates attending the meet from various parts of the world will exchange the latest scientific information, develop collaborations and provide a new thrust to the research and management of liver diseases, which are increasing. He said that the main subjects to be discussed during the meet will include surgical hepatology, paediatric hepatology, liver radiology, molecular hepatology, liver pathology and nutrition in liver diseases. A workshop on endoscopic and radiological procedures related to hepatobiliary diseases would the highlight of the conference. A day-long joint session with the American Association for the Study of the Liver (AASLD) on the “Epidemiology of Liver Diseases in Asia” will be another highlight of the conference. Changing lifestyle, more intake of alcohol-based drinks, contaminated water and pollution are the major causes for the increase in liver-related diseases in the country, he added.
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PF dept fined for failing in its duty
New Delhi, December 5 A bench comprising Justice J D Kapoor and member Rumnita Mittal further asked the Centre to initiate an inquiry in the case and punish all officers responsible for the lapse. Rejecting an appeal by the department, the Commission also ordered it to pay the accumulated amount of Rs 2,08,901 with an interest of nine per cent, as ordered by a District Consumer Forum. Coming down heavily on the department for preferring an appeal against the order, the Commission said the appellant institution, which is supposed to protect the interest of employees from unscrupulous employers, was trying to derive sadistic pleasure in the miseries of the respondent employee. “If this is the conduct of the appellant, it is better to close down such an institution,” the Commission said. “At least after taking over the trust, it was the bounded duty of the appellant to refund the amount without delay of even one day,” the Commission said, adding that the act of the institution had brought the retired employee to the brink of ruination. Victim R C Bhardwaj, who retired on February 2, 1998 as a typewriter mechanic with Remington Rand of India Ltd, approached the institution after he had not got the amount due to him despite several reminders to the company. He took to legal recourse after his grievances were not met till January 2000.
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UGC offer for research in French varsities
New Delhi, December 5 Research can be done in the field of social sciences and humanities, including economics, political sciences, history, social and political studies, linguistics, sociology, cognitive sciences-psychology, philosophy and other allied areas. Besides, the teacher may propose a joint project in collaboration with a French scholar. The priority areas and other allied fields are also open to joint or individual research for the nomination of Indian teacher to France. The duration of the award is between one and three months for the year 2005. The universities can nominate not more than two teachers under this programme. The teacher may apply through the university and submit three copies of the bio-data and also detailed work plan on the prescribed format. Application form may be obtained from the university/UGC regional office concerned or UGC web-site www.ugc.ac.in. The applications received directly from the teacher will not be entertained. The University Grants Commission will provide the airfare of selected candidates and the French side would provide maintenance allowance of 1700 EURO per month. The applications complete in all respects should reach the authority concerned on or before December 30, 2004. Ignou diploma in computer integrated manufacturing The Indira Gandhi National Open University is launching a one-year diploma in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (DCIM) leading to B Tech (Mechanical Engineering), from January. All candidates with a three-year diploma in mechanical, production, automobile, computer, electrical, chemical, electronics engineering or its equivalent from any recognised institute and employed in government, public, private undertaking or even self-employed are eligible for the course. There is no age bar and the last date for submission of application forms is December 25.
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Few takers for parking lot at Transport Nagar
Faridabad, December 5 The chief minister of Haryana had laid the foundation stone of ‘Transport Nagar’ about three years ago in Sector-58 here. But neither the spot has been developed by the authorities concerned, nor the transporters have shifted their trucks to the designated place. In fact, no one is able to tell when the place will be ready and when the trucks will be parked in ‘Transport Nagar’. While HUDA had been assigned the task of developing the spot, it is learnt that the majority of truck operators and transport companies have not shown interest in booking their plots in ‘Transport Nagar’ as the conditions attached to the allotment did not suit them. Though the last date for applications in this regard has been revised on many occasions, it is learnt that only three to four dozen transporters have submitted their applications, as against 550 transporters in the city. The district administration had prepared a list of transporters for the purpose of including them in the relocation plan, but it is reported that the plan could not be taken up on priority basis. According to sources, even if ‘Transport Nagar’ is implemented properly, it will not be able to accommodate all transporters, as only those applicants who have three or more than three trucks can apply for a plot, with the stipulation that one should be an income tax payee. There are still many companies that only undertake booking and loading of goods in the city. As such, these companies have their offices on the main road; their godowns are also located nearby. This results in congestion on the Mathura Road as the trucks have to wait endlessly for their turn to load or unload. Haphazard parking of trucks and trailers on the road or the side of the main passage has resulted in many serious road accidents, as the vehicles are not visible to the motorists on the highway, especially on foggy days. The residents of several sectors lining the Mathura Road have lodged complaints against the parking of trucks and heavy vehicles in the residential areas in the past, but no action has been taken. Some cops are allegedly accepting bribes and condoning the violations. Sometimes, parking of such vehicles leads to traffic jams. Some of the social bodies have sought the shifting of all offices of the transport companies and booking offices to Sector–58, where the ‘Transport Nagar’ is located.
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CAIT concern over move to table
New Delhi, December 5 The secretary-general of the CAIT, Mr Praveen Khandelwal, said that it was also contrary to the announcement of the chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers that a joint committee would be formed to examine the VAT laws of different states. He said that the empowered committee has formally constituted a joint consultative committee and invited nominations from the trade and industry bodies, including the CAIT. The joint committee, he said, was yet to be constituted and therefore, if the Bill is passed in the Assembly, would the Delhi Government carry out amendments to the Act as per the decisions of the joint committee.
Free eye camp at Laxmi Nagar
New
Delhi:
The camp was being organised with the help of Harish Chand Jain, in which all patients will get free treatment besides board and
lodging.—TNS
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Cultural razzmatazz at Amity
New Delhi, December 5 It was an evening of scintillating music and rhythmic dancing. The annual function showcased the talent of more than 1,200 students. The show opened with the traditional lighting of the lamp. The school ground reverberated with the chanting of the Vedic shlokas Mrs Mohina Dar, the Principal traced a decade of achievements and the grit and determination that made Amity, Noida, a force to be reckoned with.
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No generation gap in this unique party
New Delhi, December 5 Proud grandparents had tears of joy welling up in their eyes as the little children sang “Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Man Jao” and “Nani Teri Morni Ko Mor Le Gaye”. And, when it was the turn of the grandparents to take the stage, they sang and danced with gay abandon. Grandparents indulged in shero-shairi, told jokes, shared anecdotes and sang old film songs. Variety shows presented by the teachers and the staff were greeted with thunderous applause. The party was reserved for the grandparents, who enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Grandfathers won prizes for putting gajras and nailpolish on grandmothers, while the grandmothers created a sensation with their enticing catwalk. The parties were held over two days in two shifts and included well known personalities including Delhi Congress chief Ram Babu Sharma and Cabinet Minster Ashok Walia. The grandparents were presented with a unique Ganesha icon as a mark of love and respect. Grandparents play a vital role in the development of little children, said Principal Sudha Gupta. Their tender care and self-less love completes the upbringing of the children, she added. Grandparents give the children the feeling of belonging, the security of continuity and a strong cultural foundation. Grandparental influence, she says, is of great importance for the all-round development of a child’s personality.
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A journey into the abstract with four young artists
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 5 Three of these young artists, Satish Warvare, Sanjay Sawant and Rajshree Karkera, are contemporaries from the Sir JJ School of Art in Mumbai while Vanita Gupta is from the LS School of Painting and Soumen Das from the MS University, Baroda. While this is their first group show, all of them have exhibited their paintings individually in several cities. Meenakshi Salve, a well-known stained glass artist, is showcasing a selection of her works entitled, “Shadow Play” at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, from December 2 to 7. The exhibition is curated by well-known art critic and writer, Dr Alka Pande. The wife of the former Solicitor General of India, Mr Harish Salve, Meenakshi gives credit to her husband for inspiring her to expand her art and claims that she took the cue from some exhibits at Tiffany’s. Osho World Galleria at Ansal Plaza here is holding an exhibition of paintings by Anusheh Hussain entitled “Finger Pointing to the Moon”. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mrs Najma Heptullah on Saturday. The artist, Anusheh Hussain, was born and brought up in Pakistan and is currently living here. According to the organisers, her creative expression is inspired by the spiritual philosophies of this land, especially by Osho. In this collection of paintings, she uses the symbol of the moon to depict the master in his varied moods. The exhibition is part of worldwide celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of the spiritual master on December 11. On December 8, German artists will perform the famous contemporary dance theatre, “Back to the Present,” at the National School of Drama here. The performance has been made possible through an agreement between Daimler-Chrysler and the Goethe-Institute/ Max Muller Bhawan here. The Netherlands-based, Homeless World Foundation, is holding a unique travelling photo exhibition of the pictures taken by street children from across the globe, depicting their unsettled lives. The exhibition was inaugurated by the eminent filmmaker, Ms Mira Nair, at the Amphitheatre in India Habitat Centre here.
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Noida is city of future: Wipro chief
Greater Noida, December 5 Rewards for arrest of criminals
Ghaziabad:
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Karamchari body chief’s appointment opposed
New Delhi, December 5 They held a meeting yesterday and demanded that the members of Valmiki Samaj should be appointed to the coveted post so that their problems can be resolved. The government is privatising the safai work. This is injustice with the Valmiki Samaj as it has been their traditional work and if it has been privatised, the contractors will hire others. The Valmikis will be deprived of their traditional works, Mr Sunil
Parcha, Press Secretary of the National Balmiki Veer Dal, said.
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