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Road over Barapullah Nallah from Sarai Kale Khan to JNU Stadium
Work on 3 subways, foot overbridge begins
Science and tech park to come up in Dwarka
Niki returns with signature line
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DUJ flays move on foreign news magazines
Med waste disposal okay: Govt
50-bedded hospital inaugurated at Baprola
Accused of copying in exam, boy commits suicide
IGNOU mulls selection for Zafar Chair
CRRI to help Noida improve roads
Security up in Noida
Admit disabled military man’s son to BE, HC tells DU
Mayor protests Sheila’s interference
Rich-poor gap widens: Study
NGO to hold TV contest for green energy
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Road over Barapullah Nallah from Sarai Kale Khan to JNU Stadium
New Delhi, September 21 “Delhi would have its first elevated road in April 2010, which would not only provide a dedicated corridor for movement of 10,000 players during the Commonwealth Games, but also become a permanent link between East Delhi and other parts of the city,” said the Chief Minister. The construction of the road would be commissioned within 18 months with an estimated cost of Rs 498 crore. The Chief Minister described that the elevated road was an important infrastructure project, which would provide a new recognition to the city and go a long way in making Delhi a world-class city. She said that the 3.7 km long dual carriageway elevated road, which will have three lanes each, from Sarai Kale Khan to Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium along Barapulla Nallah, would be completed before Commonwealth Games 2010. The road will pass over four major crossings at Ring Road, Nizamuddin Railway Track, Mathura Road, and Lala Lajpat Rai Marg. The elevated road is the first project which would not only provide an unobstructed view of heritage monuments from surface roads but would also provide a bird’s eye view of heritage monuments of the Nizamuddin area. It is aimed to provide free-flow of traffic and to save valuable time of commuters for movement of traffic from the Eastern side of Delhi towards Central and South Delhi. Apart from this, it would also ease out traffic congestion on Ring Road at Ashram, on Mathura Road and other arterial roads. Increase in average travel speed will reduce fuel consumption, pollution and loss of man-hours and will also reduce the maintenance cost of roads. She expressed confidence that elevated road would further prove to be a marvelous piece of architecture in Delhi, which would come up within shortest possible time, as the city-government is keen to dedicate this project to the people of Delhi at the earliest. It has been decided to regularly monitor progress of work on this project. The government has instructed the PWD to execute all the infrastructure projects related to the Commonwealth Games on war-footing as it is committed to provide world-class infrastructure, which would also enhance image of the city. The government has also ensured uninterrupted power supply and water during the Games. The roads are being provided with better signages. The PWD has also created a separate maintenance division to ensure better upkeep, which would project a better and aesthetic look of the city. |
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Work on 3 subways, foot overbridge begins
New Delhi, September 21 According to NDMC, the construction work will be completed within 18 months. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit laid down the foundation stones at all the three construction sites yesterday. The Chief Minister appreciated NDMC’s initiative and said that it was a long awaited demand of pedestrians who used crowded streets everyday. Three subways at Shahjahan Road, Park Street and Mandir Marg will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 5.92 crore, Rs 13.06 crore and Rs 12.83 crore, respectively. While the footover bridge will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 7.8 crore. Main features of the footover bridge include staircases and lift that would be provided at both ends near the edge of the street. The main features of subway at Shahjahan Road are underpass with sheltered pedestrian staircase and stair lift for wheelchairs. The Park Street subway would have a smooth slope and provision for two chemist shops with controlled access from hospital compound on both sides. The Mandir Marg subway would feature stair access to underpass while providing cross over at a school junction. All the subways would have provision for panels to display advertisements. |
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Science and tech park to come up in Dwarka
New Delhi, September 21 Announcing this, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the park would be established at Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT) campus in Dwarka. The park, which will in close proximity to the international airport, will be spread over 30 acres and will have a built up area of over 2 million square feet. The detailed project report was prepared by NASSCOM with assistance from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Dikshit said, “We see the science and technology park at Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology as a strategic initiative to position Delhi as an eminent research and development hub for the knowledge industry, which is today looking at undertaking advanced scientific research across various fields. The project is a part of the state government’s effort to foster industry-institutional partnerships in the area of advanced technology research and to provide opportunity to NSIT to leverage industry expertise to support advanced research.” Some of the areas identified for research at the park are information and communication technology, biotechnology and life-sciences, automotive technologies, nanotechnology, photonics, environmental sciences and micro engineering. President, NASSCOM, said, “The NASSCOM BCG Innovation Report 2007 highlighted that the lack of sustainable linkages between the ecosystem constituents, academia, user industry, research and development institutes and IT industry, is a key reason for the weakness of the Indian innovation ecosystem. Therefore, a key part of NASSCOM’s innovation agenda today involves the promotion of an Indian innovation ecosystem through development of innovation clusters”. “The science and technology park at NSIT can play the role of a catalyst in the development of an innovation cluster in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and thereby making it an important initiative towards the overall development of the Indian innovation ecosystem,” said Sheila Dikshit. “Through this initiative we also aim to step up industry and academia interactions for capacity building in emerging technologies at both faculty and student levels”, added
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Niki returns with signature line
New Delhi, September 21 “My new line is very simple. It is basically for brides and offers a range of outfits for the five days around the wedding and for the honeymoon days,” Mahajan said. With more than two decades of experience in the fashion industry, Mahajan has tremendous expertise in trousseaus, occasion-wear and prêt. Her forte lies in the textures and materials that she uses to churn out exclusive designs. For her new collection, she has used short silk to offer an effective blend of colours. “I wanted to make a re-entry with something totally different that no one is doing. With my international clients, I had totally gone into westerns. Now I am doing Indian wear but I have only improvised the Indianness in my clothes not modernised them. I don’t have any Victorian gowns in my collection,” she said. Mahajan has a wide range of lehengas, suits, saris and shararas for this collection, which she will be exhibiting at the 10th Bridal Asia to be held here in October. “My collection is simple with sequins. It is inspired by the way I see the women of today. They are so busy with their work that they hardly have any time to think about minor details in their wedding dress. So I have kept the clothes simple yet trendy. “If there is work, it is uncluttered. The embellishments are less and I have used zardozi. The blouses are sexy and contemporary and available in all styles - backless, full sleeves, corsets and others,” said Mahajan. Regarding the use of colours in her bridal collection, Mahajan, a recipient of the Bharat Yuv Ratna award for excellence in promoting the production of unique fabrics by the ministry of textiles, said she has made a conscious effort to keep away from the traditional bridal wear colours like rani pink, red and orange. “I have used salmon pink, rust, green and I have cut the colours - as in blended two colours, say yellow and green, black and red for a double shaded effect. You won’t find light shades in my collection as Indians look better in warmer shades,” Mahajan explained.
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DUJ flays move on foreign news magazines
New Delhi, September 21 The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a press statement said that the permission of foreign direct investment in the magazine sector was a violation of the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956, which reflected the aspirations of Indian nationalism. “It also has serious implications for our sovereignty and consensus based foreign policy. The invasion of all kinds of foreign magazines will also adversely affect the cultural ethos of the country,” said S.K. Pande, president, DUJ. The union noted that the announcement by the information and broadcasting minister was yet another step towards increasing trivia and smut in media. “The move assumes greater significance taking into account Murdoch’s recently acquired trophies in India after meetings with top ministers and media bigwigs culminating in selective regional deals in the country for the first time,” said Pande. The timing of the announcement, the DUJ said was equally interesting. The union called for greater unity among press bodies taking into account large-scale retrenchments following foreign entry in select media already. |
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Med waste disposal okay: Govt
New Delhi, September 21 The DPCC is a regulatory organisation and is responsible for implementing and enforcing environmental laws in Delhi including the Bio–Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. According to the report, as far as hospitals like Ganga Ram,
Moolchand, G.M. Modi, R. M. Lohia, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Lala Ram Swaroop
T.B. Hospital and Maternity Hospital are concerned, their compliance with the provision of Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 are satisfactory. All these hospitals have valid authorization, the report said. The applications for authorisation in respect of hospitals like Apollo, Ortho Nova and Hindu Rao are under consideration and no violation with respect to management of bio-medical waste was observed during the inspection, the report stated. The DPCC will be inspecting all these hospitals again to evaluate their compliance to the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules. According to the Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 “Every occupier, where required, will set up requisite bio- medical waste treatment facilities like incinerator, autoclave, microwave system for the treatment of waste, or ensure requisite treatment of waste at a common waste treatment or any other waste treatment facility.” The DPCC has authorised two operators for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of the bio-medical waste from the health care facilities in Delhi and their functioning appears to be satisfactory. Apart from this, periodic inspections of common operators and health care establishments are carried out to maintain proper collection, storage, segregation, transportation and treatment of bio-medical waste. The violators of the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules are dealt with as per the law. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued several public notices for the proper management of bio-medical waste. The pollution control committee has individually issued letters to 41 government hospitals and 37 private hospitals having 100 beds or more for installation of solar water heating system, rainwater harvesting system, replacement of ordinary bulbs with
CFL, installation of effluent treatment plant and plantation of trees along side of the periphery of the hospital building. Since January 1, 2007, 531 show-cause notices were issued by the DPCC including 510 notices to those health care establishments who had not applied for renewal of
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50-bedded hospital inaugurated at Baprola
New Delhi, September 21 Shastri said that the government has been striving hard to make available the best possible advanced healthcare to people by commissioning hospitals at reasonable distances. Apart from this, well-developed dispensaries are also being commissioned to ensure that people may not rush to big hospitals for ordinary diseases. The dispensaries are also being provided diagnostic facilities. Health minister further stated that Mother and Child Hospital, once commissioned, would provide healthcare to a large section of Delhi’s citizens including the poorer sections, expecting mothers and children. It would be developed as a multi-disciplinary hospital complete with various medical, nursing and other ancillary services. It would provide secondary-level healthcare services to a population of about lakhs of people residing in and around Baprolla village. |
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Accused of copying in exam, boy commits suicide
Gurgaon, September 21 In his suicide note, he held the principal of Senior Secondary School, Garhi, responsible for the extreme step. Identified as Manish, he was a student of Government High School, Harsaru village, near here. He appeared in the first semester written test of physical education paper at the examination centre in Government Senior Secondary School, Garhi. A copy case was made out against him. On the way back home, he allegedly committed suicide by throwing himself on the track as the train ran over his body, about 250 metres from the railway station, Garhi. His body was first noticed by a passerby, Dinesh Aggarwal, around 1.30 pm. The station master was immediately informed but the GRP party consisting of ASI Varinder and a constable from Gurgaon reached after three hours. Three trains also passed on the track all this while. The ASI said they recovered the suicide note in which the he held school principal Rajinder Prasad Verma responsible for the suicide. The victim was the youngest of three sons of a hand pump mechanic, Hoshiar Singh. A large number of people, including the his family, relatives and residents of Harsaru and Garhi, gathered at the spot. Aggarwal alleged that it was criminal on part of the railway authorities to allow passage of trains over the body despite being informed. Angry over delay in lifting the body as well as in initiating action against the principal, the protesters led by Aggarwal did not allow any train to pass on the track. The ASI said a case was being registered against the principal. |
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Noida villages under flood threat
Noida, September 21 With the memories of misery and devastation brought by the recent flood in Bihar still fresh, the Noida district administration has swung into action. District magistrate Shravan Kumar Sharma called a meeting of officials and issued instructions to them to be prepared to deal with the developing situation effectively in case floodwaters entered Noida villages. The DM told the officials to be ready to help out the affected villagers in every respect and directed that in case of danger to life, livestock and property they should make necessary arrangements and be ready to evacuate the villagers to safer places. Due to heavy rains in the hills and the catchment areas the water level at Tajewala headworks in Sarhanpur had risen alarmingly. To safeguard the dam, 10-lakh cusec of water has been released into Yamuna today morning, according to additional district magistrate Shiv Kant Diwedi. This water will reach Gautam Budh Nagar district in 36 hours and could flood 40 villages in Javer and Sadar Tehsils of the district. |
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IGNOU mulls selection for Zafar Chair
New Delhi, September 21 The Chair on Bahadur Shah in IGNOU was inaugurated by the ministry of human resource development with a release from the ministry of culture of supportive seed money of Rs 2 crore to the university for both the Chair and the centre. The university will utilise the interest component of the seed money. The vice-chancellor, Dr V. N.Rajasekharan Pillai, said an understanding has been reached with the Institute of Socialist Education to implement various activities which would be taken by the centre. This year the centre honoured over 450 freedom fighters. Asked what is likely to be gained from the centre in today’s India, the current head of the centre Professor Ramanujam said, “There are two types of leaders. Those who serve only people, form one type. They are few and rare. The other type comprises those who use people on the pretext of service. Such leaders are plenty. The centre aims to let people know the message of the country’s freedom struggle, where the heroes and heroines served people unsung and unrewarded. Their services were vibrant but today those are locked in academic departments and museums. Nothing can be more tragic than turning the real heroes and heroines into harmless icons and idols of worship. We want to let people learn from them and through them safeguard our freedom.” |
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CRRI to help Noida improve roads
Noida, September 21 But, if plans of the Noida Authority fall in line, things will change for the better and driving on Noida roads would be a treat. Also, the roads will no more break down within just few years of construction. According to chief executive, Noida Authority, Mohinder Singh, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is working on a project to get rid of this problem. Within three weeks, CRRI will hand over its report to the Noida Authority. The study will focus on three major points: the traffic load, the quality of roads, so that it does not break down before five years and finally the kind of design that won’t let water to get collected on the roads even during heavy rainfall. “Noida is growing at a fast rate and this has increased transport demand, which in turn puts a lot of pressure on the road. Therefore, it is very important to have proper planning for future development,” said a senior Noida Authority official. The plan is to first take up the DSC Road from Sector-37 to Kulesara and the Master Plan Road No. 3 between Model Town police post and Flex Industries, Sector-61, first since these are the busiest roads of the city. Meanwhile, in a bid to reduce the chances of accidents, it has been decided to install cat’s eyes and reflectors along road-dividers and footpaths, particularly on the turnings. Cat’s eyes are retro-reflective safety devices used for road construction. “These would help drivers manoeuver their vehicles when the lights go off,” said an Authority engineer. To begin with, all the roads connecting the Master Plan Road No. 3 would be taken up. In upcoming sectors, this would be done on internal roads as well, whereas the internal roads in old sectors would be taken up at a later stage. |
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Security up in Noida
Noida, September 21 The district police also does not have its own sniffer dog and bomb disposal squad. “We have already placed our requisition for a bomb disposal squad, sniffer dogs and CCTVs for Gautam Budh Nagar district. And we expect the budget for the same will be sanctioned before the end of this year,” says P.V.R. Sastry, director and inspector general (Meerut range) “From the information received, we have come to know that dogs, for both sniffing and tracking purposes, are already under training,” he adds. Of late, closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) have come to be recognised as a very useful and reliable source in tracing culprits of traffic offences, snatchers, car jackers and most importantly for nabbing terrorists. But unfortunately the CCTVs installed by the Noida Authority in Sector-18 have all gone defunct for lack of proper maintenance. The CCTVs have not been working for the past two years. But shaken by the Delhi bomb blasts, the Noida Authority has now decided to step in and help installation of new CCTVs once again in the area. In June last year, the Sector-18 commercial complex association had written to Y.K. Bahal, the then additional chief executive officer of Noida Authority, about the defunct TVs lying inside the police post. But no steps were taken to replace them. “We cannot do anything about the CCTVs since these have to be repaired by the Noida Authority. We are doing everything we can on our part, like patrolling the area regularly,” says SHO Vijay Singh. “Three sub-inspectors, one head constable and 15 constables has been posted in this market since this is the biggest and the most crowded market of the city. We are also using service of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel,” he added. “Apart from this, we have also asked shopkeepers and mall owners to be vigilant. They have been told to get the garbage in the dustbins disposed off every 10-15 minutes. Any suspicious-looking person or anyone sitting at a particular place for a long time is to be watched carefully. Also, window shopping is being discouraged,” says Singh. “The CCTVs are required not just for Sector-18 and the Expressway, but are a must for all crowded markets of the city,” says P.V.R. Sastry. “They act as a major deterrent for criminals and are a big help for the security forces in case of any mishap,” he added. |
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Artscape
A known name in the photographic circle internationally, Paulius has travelled extensively and has won more than half a dozen international awards for creativity through the lens. Born in Lithuania, Paulius is living and working in Hungary since 1983. On September 30, the IIC is also presenting an evening of Hindustani classical music with a vocal recital by Rita Devi. Originally from Assam, Rita Devi is now settled in Delhi. Narrative of Life
“Narrative of Life”, an exhibition of drawings by Aanchal Jain is being held at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature from September 22 to 25. The show is being sponsored by the Aparna Fine Arts Gallery here. The artist claims that her constant source of inspiration is the living world all around her. In her own words: “When the sunlight falls on my paper, my eyes light up in its glow. They move in a rhythm created by the magical glow. The constant echoing sound made by the squirrel and chirping of the bird helps me to connect to my inner self. As I stare into the vast space of the sky, flight of the bird and swirling movement of the leaf keeps me in the same rhythm I start my work with. My desk vibrates as I hear the train arriving and departing. It stirs the excitement to draw as it reminds me of the mysterious life on the railway tracks.” Ramkali - The Good Woman of Delhi Zenith Academy here last week presented “Ramkali - The Good Woman of Delhi”, Hindi adaptation of the famous German play ‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’ at Sirifort Auditorium here. The play was directed by the renowned Arvind Gaur and choreographed by internationally famous young dance Guru Sooraj Katoch. Originally written in German by Bertolt Brecht it was adapted in Hindi by Amitabh Srivastava with lyrics by ‘Aaja Nachle’ and ‘Tashan’ famed Piyush Mishra and composed by Dr Sangeeta Gaur. The play featured artistes of Zenith Academy along with a few actors from the Asmita Theatre group. It was produced by young theatre activist Ritu Soni Kapoor. The play revolves around a virtuous prostitute called Ramkali, who is blessed by the gods to remain good all her life, even among wrong doers. To justify their existence, the gods have to find a single good person, living a life worthy of a human being. They travel throughout the countryside, unable to find lodgings in Delhi; they meet Ramkali, who takes them in. The gods take pity on her and contrive to give her a share of the money. With this windfall, Ramkali promptly gets into trouble. And this is the climax of the thought provoking play. British Art in India with Friends
Studio Vasant in association with “Roko Cancer”, an NGO engaged in fighting cancer, is presenting “British Art in India with Friends”, a group show by British and Indian artists from September 20 to 26 at Studio Vasant Gallery. The participating artistes are Graham Clarke (VPRBA), Nick Tidnam (RBA), Brian Lewiss, Tikki Gullands, Mike Hutchings, Cas Holmes, Ravinder Kalsi, James Hornton (from UK) and Victor Vijay Kumar, Alka Raguwanshi, Manoj Mantra, Sangetha K Murthy, Baljit Chadha, Indu Tripathy, Prince Chand, P.K. Roy and Sanjib Saha (from India). Circus Musical Show
The Indian Council for Cultural Affairs (ICCR) and the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation are jointly presenting “Circus Musical Show at the Sirifort auditorium on September 25. |
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Admit disabled military man’s son to BE, HC tells DU
New Delhi, September 21 Directing the university to grant admission to Sandeep Sheoran as per his merit, Justice Vipin Sanghi said, “I direct DU to grant admission to the petitioner (Sheoran) according to merit by treating him as falling within priority-IV of the 5 per cent reservation provided to the children/wards of defence personnel disabled in action.” Filing a petition through his counsel S M Dalal before the high court, Sheoran said that his father was forced out of service on account of disability. He was issued a disability certificate and has been getting disability pension. Despite these evidence, the university denied him the admission in 2008, he alleged. “I am also of the view that the grant of reservation to the wards of military personnel is a beneficial provision and it has to be construed liberally so as to extend the benefit to all those who are found deserving,” the judge observed in a judgement recently. The court rejected the university’s plea that the disability certificate of the Sheoran’s father was not attributable to military service.“So far as objection with regard to disability is concerned, that does not appear to be the reason for rejection of the certificate of the petitioner’s father and the consequential denial of admission to the petitioner,” the court said.
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Mayor protests Sheila’s interference
New Delhi, September 21 Mehra, who is from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), told Khanna in a letter that Dikshit was not respecting her (Mehra’s) rights as the head of the city. Mehra found fault with Dikshit’s decision to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with other cities, including Tokyo, “which in principle is not correct”. “The Mayor should have been involved in signing any MoU or entering into any kind of agreement with any city. But unfortunately the Chief Minister did not even inform the Mayor”. Mehra pointed out, “In the past, no Mayor dared to question the Chief Minister or protest as the two were from the same political party. Such acts repeatedly encroaching my jurisdiction have left me with no choice but to send this letter ... for further action.” Mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the largest of three civic bodies in the Indian Capital. It manages over 85 per cent of the city’s land area. Mehra said that she was neither informed nor involved in an earlier agreement reached between the ministry of external affairs and the Chief Minister.
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Rich-poor gap widens: Study
New Delhi, September 21 With the rich and the poor gap becoming wider, the overall gains on poverty reduction have not translated into much-touted “inclusive” growth, the PHDCCI study has shown. “Planning and economic policies have failed to produce inclusive growth to enable substantial parts of the country to get the benefits of development,” the chamber said. The gap between the highest and the lowest per capita income (in 1993-94 prices) of states, of which 15 were included in the study, has increased from 2.55 times to 3.76 times between 1980-81 and 2004-05.
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NGO to hold TV contest for green energy
New Delhi, September 21 It is the fourth annual nationwide environment television spot contest on the theme of ‘Clean Energy, Green Energy’ by the Earth Communications Office-India Association (ECO India). “The contest winners will get an opportunity to show their work on national and regional TV channels with a credit by-line as well.” an official release of ECO India said on Saturday. Apart from people from the creative field, the contest is open to anyone with a vision, the release added. The last date for receiving entries is October
15. — IANS |
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