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Ten blast victims
still battling for life Residents protest gas
shortage, block road
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With another death, dengue
dread increases Noida, November 4 With the death of Noida authority Project Engineer V. K. Sharma, yesterday, the dread of dengue has increased in the town. Despite a senior Noida officer having been a victim of the fatal disease, fogging has not been done. Also, no public awareness efforts seem to have been made by the Noida health authorities or the CMO to combat the scourge.
CBSE scholarship scheme
for meritorious students Servant killed while
trying to foil robbery Doctor’s house
ransacked in Sahibabad Capital to get a new
Municipal Commissioner Workshop directed to
pay compensation for negligence Sub-inspector dismissed
from service for graft 100 CNG buses to ply
between Gt Noida and Delhi Calls about blasts
accused come a cropper Liquor seized after
gunshots fired at raiding party Two kids of fruit
vendor perish in fire Youth commits suicide Farmer shot dead in
Greater Noida Sheila inaugurates
Delhi Coin Exhibition International
conference on open learning Plan mooted for
elevated Ring Road
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Ten blast victims still battling for life
New Delhi, November 4 Ten patients have been discharged, while another ten are battling for life in the ICU, a senior doctor said today. “Ten patients are in critical stage, while condition of four of them is in deteriorating stage,” he said. Altogether 41 blast victims were admitted in Safdarjung hospital. While ten of them have been discharged, five have succumbed to their injuries and one patient has left for another hospital. Relatives of the victims are happy with the treatment. “Treatment is satisfactory. Our patients are improving,” said Hiralal, whose daughter and granddaughter are undergoing treatment in this hospital. However, relatives of a victim, Vandana claimed that no free medicine was provided to their patient. The condition of DTC driver Kuldeep Singh, presently undergoing treatment in AIIMS, is improving, according to family sources. Surgery has been conducted on his one eye and one ear. “I met him today and he said he was feeling better. I pray for his early recovery,” said Kuldeep’s wife Nigam. The doctors at AIIMS said that Kuldeep Singh was now out of danger but would not be able to get back to his duty due to the eye injury. It may be recalled that as soon as the bus reached near Govindpuri area, one of the passengers shouted from behind that there was a suspicious bag on board. Kuldeep Singh immediately stopped the bus and the passengers started rushing out of the bus. One of his friends on board asked Kuldeep to first check whether it was a bomb or something else, and Kuldeep did it. Subsequently, Kuldeep shouted that it was really a bomb and picked up the bag and threw it outside the bus. But the bomb suddenly went off, injuring him critically. “If Kuldeep had not taken the risk, it could be have been a great disaster as the bus was on CNG fuel and a large number of passengers were still on board,” said a police official. In appreciation of his heroic act, the DTC has taken Kuldeep on rolls. He was working on a contract basis so far. The bus conductor, Budh Prakash has been given an out of turn promotion. Both have also been rewarded with Rs 2 lakh by the government. Meanwhile, in a rare gesture, a social worker in Walled City area of the Capital today contributed Rs 1 lakh for the victims of the Delhi bomb blasts and Jammu and Kashmir earthquake by curtailing expenses for
Id festivities. Hazi Mian Faiyazuddin contributed the amount to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. He handed over a draft of Rs 1 lakh to Chief Minister Ms Sheila Dikshit, who appreciated the contribution and described it as noble and humane help for the needy, an official spokesman said. The Pehladpur Association, Pehladpur Bawana Road, Delhi, has also contributed an amount of Rs 51,000 to the CM’s Relief Fund. The cheque was handed over to Ms Dikshit yesterday.
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Residents protest gas shortage, block road
Faridabad, November 4 Over a hundred residents of the NH-I and NH-II areas of the NIT here blocked a main road for more than an hour as a mark of protest. They demanded strict action against the gas supply agency of the area for not supplying cylinders on time and for its alleged
blackmarketing. The roadblock started around 10 in the morning and continued for about an hour. It was lifted only after the intervention of the DSP who assured action in this regard. It was learnt that the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) has asked the Food and Supply department to conduct an enquiry into the complaints of the consumers. The gas agency owner closed down the shop during the agitation, said one Mr Mohan, who was among the protestors. Though this was the first time that the consumers had come out on the road, it is stated that the problem of gas supply had been there for past two months. Several residents had spoken to the officials concerned about the alleged delay in supply and blackmarketing of the LPG in the district. While the officials deny that there was any shortage, it is claimed that the problem could be at the distribution end. Those affected could lodge their complaint accordingly, the officials make it clear. An official claimed that there was no short supply of the LPG in the city and the district at present. The district has around 31 LPG distribution outlets (supply agencies) of various companies. Though the authorities concerned keep issuing guidelines regarding various complaints, including the problem of supply of underweight cylinders, the grievance is still not redressed as the complaints keep pouring in. A consumer complained recently that a cylinder supplied to him lasted only a couple of days. “There are many people expert in taking out the gas from a cylinder while it is on the way from the godown to the consumer and it is difficult to detect such a theft as they put the plastic seal back again. There are a number of consumers who do not go in for weighing the cylinder before delivery,” laments Mr
K.L. Gera, a social activist here. He said the oil companies should devise some method to check this activity and put a seal which cannot be tampered with. A few months ago, a consumer even found water in the cylinder supplied to him at Palwal town in the district, pointed out the social activist. Meanwhile, the police have arrested a person in Ballabhgarh town in connection with the alleged blackmarketing of LPG cylinders. A stock of about 32 cylinders has been recovered from him. Two persons, including owner of a gas agency, have been booked in this regard.
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With another death, dengue dread increases
Noida, November 4 Mr Sharma, 46, breathed his last in Apollo Hospital at midnight yesterday where he was shifted from Noida’s Kailash Hospital when his condition became critical about a week ago. He was admitted to Kailash Hospital on October 21 after the detection of dengue symptoms. Mr Sharma is survived by two daughters and one son. Earlier, a few dengue deaths occurred in New Ashok Nagar. The Public Health Department officials do not seem inclined for a change in their style of working. The common man wonders what is the idea of having a budget of crores if the basic cleanliness and hygienic conditions can’t be ensured. Accountability to the public and transparency in its working still seem foreign to the set-up in Noida. Mosquitoes of all categories are breeding in different sectors and waste is being dumped in the open. Even routine cleanliness is not being ensured. Meanwhile, in spite of Health Department claims, dengue struck again in Ghaziabad as another youth succumbed to the disease at Noorpur Sahani village on the Meerut road. Rakesh Kumar Singh, 28, was rushed to Narinder Mohan Hospital in Mohan Nagar with high fever. He has died during treatment. The Medical Superintendent of Mohan Nagar Hospital, Dr (Col) Uday Veer Singh, has confirmed that Rakesh Kumar Singh had died of dengue. On investigation, dengue symptoms were found on his body. Suspected dengue patients are being admitted to Narinder Mohan Hospital almost daily, like many private hospitals in Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi. Prior to this, Mr Kalyan Singh, resident of Amar Khand in Indira Puram, and Prince Juneja of Shakti Khand-I had both died of dengue. The Health Department has so far confirmed eight dengue deaths in the area. Dengue has, however, claimed 10 lives in Sahibabad so far. A large number of patients admitted to private hospitals in Ghaziabad, Noida and Delhi are all suspected dengue patients, according to doctors.
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CBSE scholarship scheme for meritorious students
New Delhi, November 4 These scholarships are self-selective and the meritorious students of AIPMT/AIEEE and Class XII public examination conducted by the CBSE from the year 2005 onwards will be automatically considered. A total of 500 scholarships per annum each of Rs 1,000 per month will be awarded for four years to candidates pursuing professional studies, and for those pursuing undergraduate studies there will be 550 scholarships of Rs 500 per month for three years in Central and state government or UGC recognised universities. The objective of the CBSE merit scholarship scheme is to provide scholarships for professional education of medicine and engineering in Central Government /State Government controlled or aided institutions to the candidates who have appeared in CBSE PMT and AIEEE examinations. The scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance to the brilliant students to enable them to pursue higher studies. The scheme also aims to support the higher education of girls, who are the only children of their parents, so that they become professionally qualified and financially independent. Single girl child, who is the only child of the parents, has been accorded special status under the scheme. All such girls appearing in the merit list of the AIEE/AIPMT will be given scholarships for pursuing professional courses. In addition, five per cent of the total number of scholarships are available to the single girl children pursuing undergraduate non professional courses, if they have secured at least 60 per cent marks in class XII CBSE examinations.
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Servant killed while trying to foil robbery
New Delhi, November 4 Pyarelal (30) had worked in Srinivas’ house in Budh Vihar in north-west Delhi since childhood and was very close to the family. Last evening, Srinivas and his wife had gone to a relative’s house in Palam area for a function there, police sources said. As they planned to spend the night there, Srinivas asked his brother-in-law Sonu (22) to come and stay in his house. According to police, Sonu invited Pyarelal for a drink in the night and the latter soon dozed off under the influence of alcohol. Sonu then tried to break the lock of an almirah. Pyarelal woke up on hearing the noise and challenged Sonu. At this, Sonu allegedly attacked Pyarelel and strangled him to death. He also received some injuries in the scuffle. When Srinivas returned this morning, Sonu told him that two robbers had entered the house last night, strangulated Pyarelal, beat him up and escaped with Rs 20,000 and some jewellery. However, inconsistencies soon emerged in his version upon which police sustained him to detailed questioning. Sonu soon confessed that he had committed the murder and had been arrested, the sources said. Part of the looted money and ornaments had also been recovered from him, they added.
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Doctor’s house ransacked in Sahibabad
Ghaziabad, November 4 Dr Anil Kumar Saxena lives with his family in B-12, 22 Jawahar Park. Last night while the
family had gone to attend a birthday party, criminals broke three locks and ransacked the house. The intruders decamped with Rs 30,000 and valuables, including jewellery worth Rs 1.50 lakh. They also broke open the steel safe in the bedroom. When Dr Saxena and his family returned home at midnight, they were stunned to find the house with everything lying here and there. Dr Saxena’s nephew Deepak said a
complaint has already been lodged with the police but they have not registered the FIR. Besides, two vehicles were also stolen from Shalimar Extension-II during the festive days. Lokesh Kumar of UTC Apartments is also going round the police station to file a report of the vehicle thefts.
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Capital to get a new Municipal Commissioner
New Delhi, November 4 “I received the letter a couple of days ago. I will be handing over charge on November 14,” Mehta said. Denying that he had sought a transfer, the outgoing Municipal Commissioner described it as a “routine government procedure”. He said it was not proper for an official to occupy such an important and sensitive post for more than three years. Mehta had occupied the post for about three-and-a-half years. A 1975 batch IAS officer, Mehta is now likely to be made Principal Secretary, Urban Development, in Delhi Government. Known for his innovative ideas for improving the civic amenities in the capital, the bureaucrat was having a tough time with the MCD House about a couple of months back passing a resolution that he should be removed from the post for alleged irregularities in the Ghazipur abattoir project. “It was the most challenging job of my career so far. I had to deal with the woes of the 50 million odd people. It was indeed a tough job,” Mehta said. “If Delhi is to become a global city, civic amenities have to measure up to the
global standards, and that is a very, very uphill task,” he said.
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Workshop directed to pay compensation for negligence
New Delhi, November 4 “The complainant had taken the car for a small purpose of charging the battery for Rs 80, but instead the workshop had created further defects for which he had to pay Rs 17,047,” Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (North) President K. K. Chopra and Members Neeru Mittal and S. C. Jain observed while ruling in favour of complainant Subhash Aggarwal. Aggarwal had called the local workshop, M/S Gupta Service Station, on June 18, 2004, to check his car, a Hyundai Accent, as it had a starting problem, the complaint said. The mechanic checked the car and found the car battery low and took it back in order to have it charged. The next day, the complainant called the service centre and was told that the car had developed further defects overnight and further repairs were called for. A day later, when the car was brought back, not only did Aggarwal find the car in a bad condition but was also forced to pay Rs 940 as “repair charges”. However, on Aggarwal’s request, the service centre agreed to take the car to a different workshop for further repairs. For an entire week, the centre kept the car with them and towed it from one workshop to another in vain. Finally, the complainant himself had to take the car to a registered service centre and get the repairs done. Besides the repair costs, the Forum ordered the workshop to pay the complainant Rs 5,000 as compensation and Rs 1,000 towards litigation costs.
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Sub-inspector dismissed from service for graft
New Delhi, November 4 “Sub-inspector Satya Raj has been dismissed
from service,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) B S Bassi said. Bassi said investigations were on against Raj after which he may be arrested. Raj, posted at Srinivaspuri police station in south Delhi, had allegedly demanded Rs 26,000 from the family of Himanshu Sharma (34), who had allegedly committed suicide, to hand over his body. The policeman was filmed using a secret camera by a TV news channel purportedly accepting the bribe. He had been suspended yesterday after the footage was telecast. Sharma had allegedly hanged himself in his house in Srinivaspuri last month as he was depressed after a private bank reclaimed his motorcycle which he had bought on loan. He was unable to pay instalments as his business was not doing well. Sharma’s family alleged that Raj had even threatened to convert the suicide case into one of murder if they did not pay the bribe.
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100 CNG buses to ply between Gt Noida and Delhi
Greater Noida, November 4 From 80 to 100 CNG buses with E-ticketing facility will be plying between Greater Noida and Delhi soon, said Rakesh Bahadur, Chairman of Greater Noida Authority. These buses, he emphasised, will be accessible to the physically challenged. Fifty new bus shelters as per design in Greater Noida will also be built in Noida. The Chairman said negotiations between Greater Noida and Noida with the UP Roadways are at final stage in this regard. One depot-cum-terminal each will be constructed in Noida and Greater Noida. He said this service could be started from the current financial year. Regarding power shortage in Greater Noida, Mr Bahadur said the ban on buying power from outside imposed on Noida Power Co. Ltd. (NPCL) is likely to be lifted so that power supply in the area may be improved. After the removal of the ban, NPCL will be free to purchase power from any agency. After commissioning of the Pali power house, power shortage in Greater Noida is likely to become a thing of the past. Double power cable over 24 km will be laid for bringing power to Greater Noida from outside, Chairman Rakesh Bahadur said.
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Calls about blasts accused come a cropper
New Delhi, November 4 In Ghaziabad, one Mohd Nawab was detained on suspicion of being involved in the blasts and even beaten up by some people. However, he was given a clean chit after a Delhi Police team grilled him. Other cases had similar endings. “We have made no arrests and detained no one,” a senior official said but added that there were several leads on which police were working. The Delhi Police had on Wednesday released the sketch of a youth, aged around 21, who was alleged to have planted a bomb in a DTC bus in Govindpuri area of South Delhi. The portrait was prepared on the basis of the description given by the passengers and conductor of the bus. The explosive was detected in time by a passenger and it was thrown out by the driver and conductor of the bus averting a major tragedy.
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Liquor seized after gunshots fired at raiding party
Gurgaon, November 4 Reportedly, more than 250 bottles of liquor have been seized. The miscreants, who were in two separate vehicles, fired gunshots in the air to thwart the raiding team. In response to an alarm call sent at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon, Mr R. P. Bhardwaj, police reinforcements were sent on the spot. The miscreants fled from the scene. The police is still trying to identify the miscreants. There were no arrests at the time of this dispatch. The police will register a case in the matter shortly.
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Two kids of fruit vendor perish in fire
Meerut, November 4 The fire was sparked by a candle that had toppled over while Sohail, 3 years, and Amir, 18 months, were fast asleep inside the hut in Kankerkhera area last night, according to the police. Their elder brothers, Hina, 12, and Danish, 10, tried to rescue them but suffered severe burns and were rushed to a nearby hospital. Sohail and Amir were declared brought dead by the doctors. Heeding to the pleas of the locals, the police allowed them to perform the last rites without the mandatory
postmortem. — OC
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Youth commits suicide
Faridabad, November 4 Bharat Bhushan, a resident of Jawahar Colony, was married to Pooja who used to work in a nursing home. The couple did not have a child even after four years of marriage. This was reportedly a reason for marital discord, the police said.
On Divali night, they had a fight and Bharat went inside the room and hanged himself from a fan. An FIR was lodged with the Saran Police Station and the body was sent for postmortem, the police said.
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Farmer shot dead in Greater Noida
Greater Noida, November 4 The reason for the murder is not known. The police have sent the body for autopsy. Farmer Charan Singh has his farm outside the village where he was sleeping after having taken his dinner at home at 8 pm. Certain unidentified assailants, after having pumped bullets into his skull from close range in the night, fled away. Next morning, his son Tejveer Singh found his father lying in a pool of blood on his cot at the tubewell. He reported the matter at the Kasna police station. The police are investigating the cause of murder and feel the guilty person will be in the police net soon.
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Sheila inaugurates Delhi Coin Exhibition
New Delhi, November 4 The two-day exhibition will remain open till November 5. While inaugurating the exhibition, Ms Dikshit said that the collection of variety of ancient and medieval coins reflect the historical aspect. She also added that the exhibition is much more informative and useful for children and youth. A large number of Numismatists have displayed their collection of rare coins and currency notes, which date back from 1300 to 1857 A.D. and later period. The exhibition is aimed to make people more sensitive and aware of coins as symbol of our national and cultural heritage.
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International conference on open learning
New Delhi, November 4 The five-day conference themed “Open and Distance Education in Global Environment” is being organised by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), Norway. The conference will offer a platform to all involved in education and training in different institutions to deliberate upon various modern-day challenges they face, a press statement here said.
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Plan mooted for elevated Ring Road
New Delhi, November 4 Chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday, Dr Walia said that the elevated road is going to be a long-term solution to the traffic congestion in coming years. He asked the officers to draw a plan and also take into consideration those flyovers, which are in the pipeline. Apart from Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, five artery roads would also have better connectivity once this project takes off. He added that the elevated road would prove to be much beneficial during the Commonwealth Games 2010.
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