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Wildlife smugglers nailed
Six CISF men suspended for beating up Canadian
Development takes a back seat for want of cement
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Shivaji teachers on dharna, clamour
Parade message: Lifestyle change key to perfect health
Law catches up with land shark
Health check-up camp misses target for lack of publicity
Panchayat
re-election on
April 9
Candidates file papers for Mayor’s post
My stars! Shoppers get star-struck
Noida hotel, 74 others get default notices
Security agency worker robbed
Hottest day of the season
Emergency domiciliary treatment is just a call away
VAT to lead to flight of capital: Tax advocates
Free eye camp held
Cancer: Prevention holds the key
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Wildlife smugglers nailed
New Delhi, April 7 The accused have been identified as Anand, alias Toshi, Lobsang Phuntsok, residents of Timar Pur and Jeet Bahadur Damang, resident of Nepal. Acting on a secret information that a gang involved in smuggling wildlife trophies would pass through Pontoon bridge crossing on Outer Ring Road, the police nabbed the gangsters. During searches, the police recovered a total of 59 trophies, including leopard and otter skins. The accused told the police that that the trophies were given to them by one Shwang, resident of Nepal. Shwang had reportedly told the accused that the trophies were given to him by a poacher Sansar Chand, resident of Sadar Bazar.
Fake currency seized, three held
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police today claimed to have arrested three persons and seized fake currency worth Rs 42,000 from their possession. The accused have been identified as Tej Partap Singh, alias T P Singh (42), resident of Mau, Anand Das (42), resident of Jharkhand and Pappu Khan, alias Pintoo (22), resident of Ghazipur. Acting on a tip-off that some persons would be coming to Chemsford Road in Paharganj near New Delhi Railway Station, the sleuths laid a trap and nabbed the suspects after sending a decoy customer. The suspects were ready to give the decoy customer fake currency notes of Rs 500 at half the rate. The customer received four notes of Rs 500 for Rs 1,000. During interrogation, the accused told the sleuths that they had purchased the notes from Firoj and Nihal of Bir Ganj. They used to deliver these notes at Raxol, India-Nepal border.
Child labourers rescued
With the arrest of the owner of a garment factory, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police today claimed to have rescued 43 juveniles who were working in inhuman conditions in Abul Fazal area of South district. The accused has been identified as one Abid Hussain (38), resident of Abul Fazal, Sarita Vihar. The accused, who hails from Bihar, had constructed two buildings and proclaims to be Deputy Chief of Delhi State, Bhartiya Human Rights Association. Acting on a tip-off that minor children were brought from the remote areas of Bihar on the pretext of providing them with jobs, the accused has been using them to make dresses for the garment industry. When a police team posing as prospective garment exporters visited the spot, they found that the children were working in inhuman conditions. A raid was conducted on six adjoining premises in the Shaheen Bagh area and the children were rescued.—TNS
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Six CISF men suspended for beating up Canadian
New Delhi, April 7 They include two inspectors, one sub-inspector and constables. The police said that on March 28 at around 9.45, the victim identified as Shamsher Singh Rai tried to enter the airport with an open ticket to board the Air-Canada flight. However, the CISF personnel refused to allow his entry into the airport. They told him that his ticket did not have the necessary endorsement. The CISF personnel later took him to the control room and beat him up. The victim alleged that his right hand was swollen due to the thrashing, the police said.
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Development takes a back seat for want of cement
New Delhi, April 7 The directive was given after the councillors had made a complaint that the construction and repair work hampered in the city as cement was not available from the usual source of the local government. Subsequently, the Chief Engineer was directed that if the cement was not available from the government source, it should be purchased from the private godowns and made available to the councillors. He said that each councillor is entitled to 100 bags of cement every month, but they received only 50 bags for the last six months. The councillors used the cement for development work in their wards. During festivals like Divali, Holi, Ramzan and Id, the demand for cement and other construction materials increases. When this direction was given in the last Standing Committee, the Municipal Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Mehta, and the Chief Engineer assured the councillors that the cement bags would be made available in all MCD godowns. But it has not been done so, alleged Mr Zameer Ahmed, Congress Councillor from Ballimaran segment. The Chief Engineer said that tender has been received for the purchase of cement bags and sent to the Finance Department of the corporation for concurrence. Once its concurrence is received, order for the cement bags will be made and it is likely to be supplied by April 15. Earlier, the corporation had submitted Rs 7 lakh to the Delhi Supply and Disposal department for the bags, but it could not make the cement available.
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Shivaji teachers on dharna, clamour for salaries
New Delhi, April 7 “Last month the salaries were paid around March 17, now in April we have been told that the salaries will not be released this month. The staff members, including the karamcharis are facing a tough time,”
he said. While the staff members have blamed the College Principal, Dr Rama Patnaik, for not taking steps to ensure the release of salaries, she in turn claims that the college is yet to receive the funds meant for salaries. “The UGC has not released the funds because they have not received them from the Ministry of Human Resources Development. How can we pay salaries when there are However, the staff members are are not satisfied. They claim that the salaries can still be paid using the funds and moneys that the college has. “There are so many funds she can withdraw from. There is our Provident Fund that she can take a loan against. But she is adamant on not releasing the funds,” alleged Mr Chauhan. Responding to the allegations, the Principal said, “They are academicians and should know better than to create such fuss. No one will stop their salaries when the funds are released by the UGC. Basically this college has been without a principal for the last 16 years and some people are finding it difficult to adjust to the fact that there is a principal at the top. There are norms to be followed and the college is doing just that.” The teachers are, however, not prepared to wait. “We are not going to end this dharna till we get our salaries, but at the same time we will not let this dharna affect our work. We have written to the UGC, the MHRD and the Vice-Chancellor and sought an appointment with them to hear out grievances,” said Mr Chauhan.
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Parade message: Lifestyle change key to perfect health
New Delhi, April 7 Dr Shastri emphasised the need to care for the health of women and children from the underprivileged sections and said lifestyle-oriented disorders can be curbed effectively. Citing the examples of healthy living, he said yoga, exercises and meditation are essential to keep diseases away. The Health Parade was jointly organised by the Delhi Medical Association and Heart Care Foundation of India on the occasion of the World Health Day with the theme for 2005, ‘Make Every Mother and Child Count’. Commencing at the DMA headquarters, the parade terminated at Daryaganj after three hours, covering a distance of 50 kms. Throughout its course, the parade spread the messages of changing the lifestyle for healthy living. From ‘daily exercise is best against diseases’ to ‘health of women and children is imperative for general health in every household’, the parade tried to create awareness on a healthy lifestyle resulting in a healthy body. The daylong parade also focussed on the culmination of the Year of Scientific Awareness. A number of vigyan mashaals were carried through different parts of the country. A number of free check-up camps were also organised in the city. Awareness was also generated on how a large number of women die each year owing to negligence and complications during childbirth and pregnancy. It provided guidelines for increasing the survival rate of girl child by focussing on the need to have safe and clean delivery at birth, exclusive breast-feeding for first six months, vaccination and oral dehydration therapy and treatment against dehydration and diarrhoea.
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Law catches up with land shark
Noida, April 7 His arrest has been kept secret due to certain reasons, it is learnt. Moti Goel had fraudulently got a large chunk of public and government land transferred to his own name in revenue records with the connivance of the government officials in the administration and revenue departments. Moti Goel had not only got hundreds of acres of land transferred to his name but also collected land compensation worth crores of rupees from the government. The fugitive Moti Goel had clandestinely moved to Lucknow on getting the wind that the investigation of this case could be handed over to the CBI. He is understood to have got himself arrested on the advice of an SP leader so that he may not land in CBI’s clutches. A number of IAS, IPS and PCS officers are also suspected to have helped Moti Goel in amassing such a large property. The Samajwadi party leader is also reported to have played a role in the dramatic arrest of Moti Goel’s father, brother and accountant. SSP Piyush Modia is reported to have summoned the SP of Greater Noida and CO of Greater Noida to his camp office late night for urgent consultations in this connection.
Cockroaches found in curd pack
A sensation was caused here when a resident found dead cockroaches in a sealed curd pack of Delhi’s Mother Dairy. The victim, Arvind Chauhan of Godaveri Complex, Sector 37, had bought a 200 gm sealed pack. He was shocked to see a number of dead cockroaches in the curd pack, which he had bought for his lunch on Tuesday. The pack had March 28, 2005, printed on it as the date of manufacture, and the product, if consumed within 10 days, was considered safe for human consumption. Arvind Chauhan has brought this to the notice of the District Magistrate as well as the Consumer Protection Forum. The residents had pleaded with the DM to stop all supplies of Mother Dairy’s products to Noida till full inquiry has been conducted into the matter.—OC
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Health check-up camp misses target for lack of publicity
Faridabad, April 7 A press release issued in the afternoon said that a function was held at Yogdham, a place near Sanjay Memorial Nagar, where about 738 persons were checked up by the doctors of the Health Department. But there are many who had no knowledge of this function and could not take the benefit of the free camp. Deepak Kumar, a resident of Sector- 3 here, said he had no information if the department has held any health camp on the occasion of the World Health Day today. Claiming that there are many poor people in the locality, who require such a facility, but it appeared that the authorities concerned believe in organising such functions just as a formality. He said the authorities could have organised several such camps in various parts of the town, if it wanted to benefit the people in real sense. Moreover, it is added that if such programmes were given publicity, the number of beneficiaries could rise, besides the achievement of the motive. According to Mr K. L. Gera, a social activist, the department should have organised several health camps in various parts simultaneously, as this was an important day He said the help of the private doctors and bodies like the Indian Medical Association and NGOs could have been taken to make the programme more intensive and fruitful. Meanwhile, the authorities, which held the function today, claimed that patients with several types of disorders were checked up and given free medicines on the spot. These included 129 general patients 222 gynae, 104 eye ailments, 97 ortho 62 dental cases over 70 cases of skin and ENT disorders were treated at the camp. The experts also provided information about the HIV and other health problems to those attending the camp. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr R. S. Kharab, inaugurated the camp.
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Panchayat
re-election on
April 9
Faridabad, April 7 The villages where the repoll will be held include Fatehpur Billauch in Ballabhgarh sub-division, Bansva in Hodal sub-division and Dhauj in Faridabad sub-division. The repoll will be held on April 9 and polling will take place between 8 am and 4 pm. The district has a total of 410 Gram Panchayats and polling in the first phase at most of the places was peaceful. The counting of votes for the Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and the Zila Parishad, for whom voting will take place, will start soon after the polling was over.
Procurement
of wheat
As many as 95.20 thousand tonnes of wheat have been procured by various government agencies in different mandis in the district so far. The Hafed has procured about 41,484 tonnes while the agencies like the District Food and Supplies department has purchased about 32,104 tonnes. The traders have lifted about 11,000 tonnes of the wheat from various parts. According to the Deputy Commissioner, about 18 mandis and procurement centres have been functioning in the district. The procurement had been started from April 1.
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Candidates file papers for Mayor’s post
New Delhi, April 7 In opposition, the BJP candidate Meena Thakur filed nomination for Mayor and Ramniwas is for the Deputy Mayor’s post. The name of Satbir, considered close to DPCC Chairman Ram Babu Sharma and Outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar, has cropped up in the beginning, but Razia Sultana’s name was in background. She represents Jafrabad segment of the corporation and has been member of the Standing Committee and a few other committees. Three councillors, Jai Krishan Sharma, Jitender Kochar and Farhad Suri have filed their nominations for the memberships of the Standing Committee. Their election will also be held on April 11. Today was the last date
to file the nomination papers, an MCD spokesman said.
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My stars! Shoppers get star-struck
New Delhi, April 7 To prevent chaos, such shoots in the Capital are normally a hush-hush affair as was the case recently when Satish Kaushik shot for his film ‘Milenge Milenge’, starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur at the Film City in Noida. Dharmesh Darshan also shot his ‘Bewafa’ at the Shahdara and Kashmiri Gate Delhi Metro stations without fanfare. However, the shooting of ‘Fight Club’, being jointly produced by Sohail Khan, brother of teenage heartthrob Salman Khan, and Rising Star Entertainment at Ansal Plaza in South Delhi, caught a lot of attention. Shoppers and fans simply thronged the corridors of the sprawling mall to catch a glimpse of the stars and see them ‘perform’. A heavy contingent of police and private security guards, however, maintained a strict vigil to prevent the fans from getting overly enthusiastic and breaching the cordon sanitaire. Various malls which have mushroomed in the Capital and adjoining areas of Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon have been regularly organising events to attract shoppers. Giving an opportunity to the shoppers to watch their stars is yet another marketing strategy, opined many visitors.
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Noida hotel, 74 others get default notices
Noida, April 7 Shipra Hotel alone owes over Rs 1 crore, most of which comprises as the arrears of lease rent payments. The Commercial Department of the Noida Authority had compiled a list of properties, which were not only shut down, but also owed the Noida Authority crores of rupees in default. In this connection, two shops in Kanchanjunga shopping complex in Sector-53 were sealed for their failure to pay the default amount as well as for not having gone in for lease deed. The possession of these shops had been taken back by the Noida Authority. There are a large number of premises, which have similarly been taken over by the Noida Authority. According to the sources, like Shipra Hotel, many allottees in Sectors-18, 15, 29 have been slapped with similar notices while a number of shops are expected to be sealed and their possession taken back by the Noida Authority in the coming days.
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Security agency worker robbed
Gurgaon, April 7 The employee was driving a scooter and was on his way to Pathways School to hand over the salaries to his colleagues in Pooja Security agency. Three motorcycle-borne persons waylaid him and allegedly looted him at gunpoint. No arrest has been made so far. Further investigations are on.
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Hottest day of the season
New Delhi, April 7 It was one of the hottest days recorded in April in several years. The official said that the minimum temperature also stayed at seven degrees above normal and settled at 25.2 degree Celsius.—TNS
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Emergency domiciliary treatment is just a call away
Noida, April 7 “The motto of the Fortis Hospital group is to extend latest medical facilities to each and every citizen in the country,” Chief Medical Superintendent of Fortis, Dr Alok Rai said. Specialist doctors, nurses and other staffs will be made available at the patient’s residence after a telephone call is received by the hospital, he added. The new service is at present functioning under the supervision of senior physician Dr Asif Ali. Initially, the system will be limited to Sectors 52 to 62 and 71 in Noida, Indirapuram and Shipra Sun City in Ghaziabad. The service will be available from 0900 hrs to 1700 hrs and a sum of Rs 250 will be charged, Dr Ali said. Fortis has also commissioned an Air Ambulance service for bringing critically ill patients from other parts of the country to the hospital. In fact, a 72-year-old man, who met with an accident in Kanpur, was first brought to Lucknow and was then airlifted to Noida by the air ambulance. The patient is now recovering in the hospital, Dr Ali said.
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VAT to lead to flight of capital: Tax advocates
New Delhi, April 7 According to AIATF president MK Gandhi, the anti-trader stance of the Delhi Government would not only lead to a mess in businesses but also to the flight of capital and trading activities into the neighbouring states such as Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. “That apart, the penal provisions in the new VAT law had been enhanced to draconian levels even as the Union Finance Minister assured that such clauses as available in the earlier sales tax regime would be retained in the new VAT regime,” Mr Gandhi claimed.
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Free eye camp held
New Delhi, April 7 Mr Ashok Jain, president of the Tarun Mitra Parishad, disclosed that today the medical team of St. Stephen’s Hospital comprising Dr Krishna, Dr Jitendra Chauhan, Dr Emmamuel examined 281 eye patients, given medicines and selected 11 patients for cataract operation free at their hospital. The patients will be given lens and free board and lodging.
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Cancer: Prevention holds the key
New Delhi, April 7 “From time to time, every person should visit his physician and get thoroughly checked to remain disease-free. Such checks will detect if one has any sign or symptom of a chronic disease,” Dr Tarang Krishna, chairman of World Cancer Foundation (WCF), said. Giving free consultations to the visitors at his Clinical Centre at KD-842 in New Friends Colony on Thursday to mark World Health Day, Dr Krishan urged the visitors to follow preventive measures to avoid dreaded diseases like cancer. “Cancer is no longer a hereditary disease. It can happen to anyone. There is, however, nothing to be worried as the disease is curable and preventable,” he added. Over 200 people were given free consultation on health. Dr Tarang, who treats the terminal cancer through immunotherapy technique, said, “The patient of cancer gets critical if the immunity power of body decreases.”
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New Delhi, April 7
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