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‘Be consistent in registering crimes against women’
Postal staff give strike notice for March 1
Move to make education mandatory for Tihar inmates
Relief for patients with chronic spinal pain
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Global meet on vocational education
Father-in-law, 3 others booked for rape
Liquor worth Rs 1.25 lakh seized from GoI car
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‘Be consistent in registering crimes against women’
New Delhi, February 12 Additional Sessions Judge Talwant Singh, considering the clarification of ACP R K Gautam that an FIR cannot be lodged when the offence alleged was only of dowry harassment, cautioned the police “to be careful in future” as it had registered the case in question in similar situation contrary to its declared policy. “ACP Gautam has clarified that in dowry harassment cases where counselling is required, the SHO is already under direction to refer the matter to CAW cell,” said the ASJ. The court, expressing surprise, said that in the instant case an FIR has been lodged straight away without giving the litigants an opportunity to settle the dispute amicably in a CAW cell. Earlier the police, after receiving a complaint from one Kashifa that her husband Amzad, father-in-law Imdad, mother-in-law Anisha, sisters-in-law Shabana and Sabhia had been harassing her for dowry, lodged an FIR against them under Section 498 A (subjecting a woman to cruelty) and section 34 (group liability) of the IPC. Kashifa, a resident of Mustafabad in east Delhi, was married to Amzad on March 20, 2005. The court cautioned the police to adhere to its declared policy in future and restrained it from arresting Anisha.
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Postal staff give strike notice for March 1
Faridabad, February 12 It is stated the notice has been given in accordance with the provisions of the Sub-Section (1) of Section 22 of the Industrial Dispute Act, which notify that employees of the Faridabad division of the department will go on indefinite strike from March 1, seeking acceptance of the demands raised in the 20-point charter of demands submitted to the Union Government earlier. A spokesperson of the local union of the AIPEU said the notice had been given as part of the announcement made by the national-level executive body of the Central government employee federations, including the AIPEU, regarding the various issues concerning the interests of the staff. He said while the government had not responded very positively towards the demands, which include the setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission, the employee bodies had been forced to adopt such a stance and the agitated staff had no option left in view of present attitude of the government. It may be recalled that the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had recently said the government was considering setting up the new Pay Commission, but declined to divulge further details. The 20-point charter of demands of the employees also highlight the need of merging the 50 per cent DA with the basic pay from July 1, 2002, instead of April 1, 2004, and implementation of the pending arbitration awards on HRA arrears and other allowances. Seeking increase in the interest rate of the GPF, the employee bodies have asked the government to remove the ceiling of 5 per cent quota in respect of compassionate grounds’ appointment. Demanding rejection of the Kelkar Committee on Ordnance Factories, the Income Tax Department, and Running Allowance Committee, the charter has sought withdrawal of the new contributory pension scheme. Opposing the ongoing downsizing schemes, surrender of posts, outsourcing and the ban on fresh recruitment, the bodies have asked to fill all existing vacancies. It has also raised the demand of counting the casual labour service in full for all purposes, including pension, and improve the career opportunities for group-D employees in all the ministries.
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Move to make education mandatory for Tihar inmates
New Delhi, February 12 “Education will be mandatory for the inmates between the age group of 18-21 years. They will be admitted in the school, if it materialises, and will continue their study,” said the law officer of the jail Sunil Kumar. He said the proposal has been mooted as per the Model Prison Manual drafted by the Centre, which states that inmates should be provided education. Presently there are about 1000 inmates in this age group. These inmates, after admission, would be exempted from their daily work, he said. As per the proposal, the inmates would resume their studies from where they have discontinued. The other inmates can take advantage of the facility also. On targeting adolescent inmates, Kumar said that this is time when they can rectify and reform provided they get proper education. Presently, there is a National Open School operating inside the prison, which offers education for class-10 and class-12 levels, he said. As per the proposal, a full-fledged school would be started, which would be supported by Delhi Government. A senior official of Education Department of Delhi Government said it was a good proposal, which was being considered. There is also a nursery for the kids staying with their mothers who are serving imprisonment. Two NGOs are associated with imparting education for the kids in the jail here. As many as 38 kids under the age of six are pursuing education, Kumar said. The jail provides basic books for the kids. Besides provision of special diets, these kids are taken on excursions regularly. Officials said that as soon as the kids cross six years of age, they are sent to residential schools for continuing study. The jail has sent about 400 kids during the last ten years.
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Relief for patients with chronic spinal pain
New Delhi, February 12 For the first time in the country, the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre has established a Department of Pain Medicine, which include a pain clinic, interventional pain management centre and indoor admissions for patients with acute and chronic spinal pain. The department is being headed by Dr G P Dureja, who was formerly heading the Pain Management Clinic at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the Capital. “The pain centre at the Indian Spinal Injury Centre not only treats the physical cause of pain but also simultaneously treat the emotional, cognitive, behavioural, vocational and social aspects of chronic spinal pain,” says Dr Dureja. Various modalities of treatment at this pain centre include basic facilities such as transcutaneous nerve stimulation, spinal interventions, which are done under x-ray imaging, and advanced interventional modalities such as spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal pump implantation. Severe spasticity and pain in a spinal cord injured patient is also treated at the Pain Clinic at ISIC by local nerve injections as well as other spinal cord interventions. Phenol nerve blocks are used for relief of spasticity and severe pain suffered by patients with paraplegia due to spinal cord injuries. In India, low back pain is one of the most common conditions and one of the leading causes of an individual seeking a physician’s advice. In fact, at least seven out of ten adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is the leading cause of disability in population younger than 45 years. It is a major cause of work absenteeism with significant emotional, physical and economic ramifications. The pain clinic at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre provides non-surgical methods for an early pain relief in patients with severe back pain due to disc disease. This involves precise and targeted injection of drugs in the spinal cord for an early and swift recovery.
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Marathon with a difference
New Delhi, February 12 Industrialist and politician, Naveen Jindal, who also participated in the run, appreciated the zeal of the participants. According to figures, around eleven million people in India have been treated of this dreaded disease since 1984 when multi-drug therapy was developed. “This is my first marathon in life. I never thought that I will be able to run shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of my city. I ran for five kilometers and enjoyed it thoroughly without any problem,” says Yashwant a leprosy cured person of Lajpat Nagar Colony. “We want to come forward emphasising that we are equal and capable citizens of the nation and in spite of some physical difficulties at times we do not lack in energy, enthusiasm or patriotism,” notes Yashwant.
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‘Faltu’ to be released on February 17
New Delhi, February 12 Present on the occasion were Arindam
Chaudhuri, managing director, Planman Motion Pictures, Mr Anjan Das, the director and the lead casts of Yash Pandit and Manjari
Fadnis. “It is a story of a young man, Faltu, who realises that he has no identity of his own. The story is based in a village near Murshidabad in West Bengal, called
Ranirghat. The film transcends through Faltu’s emotional turmoil, his search for identity and his process of rediscovering himself,” said Arindam
Chaudhuri The story is an adaptation from the Bengali novelist Syed Mustfa Siraj’s novel ‘Ranir Ghater
Brittanto’. It is said that once both Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen had also thought of making the novel into a film. Speaking about his experience with the movie, Anjan Das, the noted director, who is also credited with the launch of Soha Ali Khan in his previous directorial venture, ‘Iti
Srikanto,’ said, “Faltu is based on a strong story line, which has a mix of intense emotions. I feel the actors have portrayed their characters appropriately and convincingly.”
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Bequeathing glimpses of history through photography
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 12 “In the Art of Picture – making skill, surpassing all a master is Raja Deen Dayal”, this couplet composed in Urdu by his exalted highness the Nizam of Hyderabad reflects the esteem in which the Nizam held his court photographer, Lala Deen Dayal. In fact, as an expression of appreciation of the photographer’s work, the Nizam conferred on Lala Deen Dayal the title of Raja, a courtesy normally reserved only for nobility. Born in Sardhana in Meerut in UP in 1844, Lala Deen Dayal received his education from Thomson’s Civil Engineering College, Roorkee. Later, he served as a government’s draughtsman till the age of 30 after which he began experimenting with amateur photography. Within a decade, he had the opportunity of working with leading English photographers and of photographing eminent personalities including the Prince of Wales and his royal party. With his appointment in 1885 as official photographer to the then Governor General and Viceroy of India, Lala Deen Dayal resigned from the government service to dedicate himself to professional photography. During the years that followed, his work received widespread recognition and acclaim. He excelled at portraiture and court life photography, and his work is an immortal record of bygone Anglo Indian era. Though trained as a draughtsman, Raja Deen Dayal’s primary passion was to capture through the lens his country’s architectural heritage. With no formal training in photography and with primitive equipment, Deen Dayal by a combination of sheer talent, acute artistic sensibility and rare business acumen went on to secure a royal warrant from the Queen Empress of India, Her Imperial Majesty Queen Victoria. At home, he was the only one from the tribe of picture takers to enter the charmed circle of titled nobility of the largest and richest princely state of India. In recognition of his monumental work, he was the proud recipient of a medal and certificate of merit at the “World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the landing of Christopher Columbus. The photographs on show capture the splendour of the British, dressed to the nines everywhere – be it at the high tea at Apollo Bunder, high noon on a hillock or a picnic at Gwalior Fort. Some of Deen Dayal’s pictures of Hyderabad include those where one can see the Charminar in its full glory without any obstruction. Then there is a picture of the Nizam of Hyderabad standing in the middle of a jungle- on a carpet. Or for instance, the Yacht Club in Mumbai where now stands the majestic Gateway of India. The interiors of Qutb Minar and Taj Mahal can only be seen in his photographs. Deen Dayal has bequeathed to history an intimate glimpse into the lives of the rulers of Hyderabad, the British rule, the royalty, ordinary people as well as vistas or archaeological sites and the architectural heritage. Cultural festival at Kamani Auditorium
The Indian Council for Cultural relations here is holding a three-day music and dance festival from February 13 to February 15 at the Kamani Auditorium here. On the opening day, Neil Nongkynrih and the Shillong Chamber Choir from Meghalaya will regale the audience with their musical recitals. This will be followed by folk dance and music from Sri Lanka the next day. The concluding day will have folk dances from Bangladesh.
Celebrating nature
The Anant Art Gallery here is hosting an exhibition of creations of two well- known artists, Bhagat Singh and Ramlal Dhar entitled, “Celebrating Nature” and “In a Lyrical Vein” respectively. The exhibition is on till February 14.
Piano recital
at IIC
The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre here in cooperation with the India International Centre (IIC) is presenting a piano recital by one of the best known Hungarian pianist, Karoly Mocsari, at the IIC on February 15. Mocsari, who has been a guest soloist in many major orchestras, was born in Budapest in 1962 and graduated from the Ference Liszt Academy of Music.
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Global meet on vocational education
New Delhi, February 12 The conference aims at discussing strategies for development of marginalised groups through VET, explore the use of ICT for VET through Open Schooling, outline a road map for development and expansion of the VET and examine possibilities of international cooperation and networking, which may be mutually
beneficial. — TNS
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Father-in-law, 3 others booked for rape
Greater Noida, February 12 All limits of civil and social behaviour were crossed when the father-in-law, along with three others, raped his daughter-in-law. The police have registered a case against the man and three others on the written complaint of the father of the victim. Police investigations are on. It is learnt that Rajveer of Mehrauli, New Delhi, had married his daughter on February 28, 2001, to Kanwar Singh of Kaam Nagar village under the Kasna police station here with pomp and show. The in-laws had reportedly started ill-treating the newlywed for dowry from day one. Many times, a panchayat was also called. A few months ago, Rajveer Singh had given Rs 3.70 lakh to Kanwar Singh. But even this had failed to satisfy the in-laws of Rajveer’s daughter. On February 10, when nobody else was present in the house, the man is alleged to have raped his daughter-in-law along with three others. When Rajeev Singh came to see his daughter on Saturday, she told him of what had happened. The police have now registered a case of gang rape as also one under the Dowry Act against the father-in-law and three others.
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Liquor worth Rs 1.25 lakh seized from GoI car
Ghaziabad, February 12 One bootlegger has been arrested by the police while his companion gave the cops the slip. It may be recalled that three days ago also, a liquor consignment was seized at the highway under similar circumstances. The SO of the Munda Pande police station, Mr Chhatar Pati Singh, said the white Ambassador car (DL7C 7413) had a Government of India plaque and the Tricolour was aflutter on the bonnet of the car which was being driven at fast speed. The police got suspicious of the young man travelling in the car so the vehicle was stopped for checking at the Rampur crossing. On seeing the police, one youth ran away. Seventeen boxes of foreign liquor were recovered from the white Ambassador car. Driver Ram Lal Yadav, son of Shravan Yadav, on questioning, told the police he belonged to Chhatarpur district of MP.
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Burglars held
New Delhi, February 12 The police also claimed to have recovered 400 grams of wire, one Maruti car and two iron rods from their possession. The police also claimed to have worked out three cases that were registered in the Narela police station area.
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Traffic diversions
New Delhi, February 12 The Delhi Traffic Police have advised the commuters to avoid the procession route starting from Parade Ground and moving to Hanuman Mandir, Town Hall, Fateh Puri, Qutab Road, Sadar Bazaar, Bara Tooti, Pahari Dhiraj, Bara Hindu Rao, East Park Road, Arya Samaj Road, Ravi Dass Marg and finally reaching Guru Ravidass Vishram Dham Mandir in Dev Nagar.
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