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Beware! Redialling unknown number may cost you dear
Mayor defends shelter
razing
Noida RWAs protest DTC
bus fare hike
Gt Noida can expect better power supply
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Batra Hospital told to pay Rs 11 lakh
to man who jumped from window
Boys dressed as Santa Claus enjoy at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on Christmas in New Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui
Firm MD, aide held for piracy of Microsoft products
Temporary DTC drivers on dharna for permanent status
Indian Ocean musician dead
Man held for murder of daughter’s lover
Woman alleges husband poisoned her
Blood donated on Vajpayee’s
birthday
A warmer Christmas for Delhiites
The skeletal remains of a bus and bike after a crash between the two in Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo
Delhi reports 95 fresh cases of swine flu
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Beware! Redialling unknown number may cost you dear
New Delhi, December 25 A Delhi police head constable posted with Prashant Vihar police station lost Rs170 from his pre-paid mobile in a mere seven minutes after he responded to a missed call last morning. Head constable Pervez said he got a call on his mobile from 00953052392932 around 10 am and before he could take the call, it got disconnected. However, being a policemen and thinking it could be a source trying to catch attention, Pervez dialled back without realising that it was an odd 14-digit number. “The person on the other side told me that I have won a lottery of Rs10 lakh since I was an Airtel customer. After I told him that I am policeman and that I could throw him in the prison he got his supervisor, some Sanjay Verma on the phone. He confirmed the same thing and started telling about the procedure and how I could claim the money,” said Pervez. The head constable added that he kept talking to the person despite knowing that it was all crap with the intention of getting to know their modus operandi. “Verma further told me that I would have to buy a brochure of Dish TV before 1.30 pm and it should have Shahrukh Khan’s photograph on it. Besides, there would be some code number and after I tell them the number, the money would be transferred to my account,” said Pervez. The man also gave their Bandra, Mumbai, address to the constable and insisted that he should write it down. By the time Pervez hung up the phone, they had been talking for seven minutes and his mobile balance debited by Rs 170. “It then struck me that their intention was only to keep me engaged in talking to them and that is why they gave me a missed call,” said Pervez. When he told his colleagues about being thus cheated, they revealed that several complaints in this regard had been coming to the police station lately. “This is the latest technique of making money by some crooks who could have a tie-up with some service-provider cellular companies. They could be getting a cut of 30 to 50 per cent on each call initiated by them. We are investigating the matter and will soon catch the people behind it,” said a senior Crime Branch Officer.
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Mayor defends shelter
razing
New Delhi, December 25 The horticulture department of the MCD removed a temporary night shelter on Pusa Road on Tuesday night as part of the beautification drive for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As a result, seeing through the chilly nights has become an everyday struggle for the homeless who had taken refuge in the shelter. “The occupants were informed that the night shelter would be removed and a notice was served in this regard. We are well aware of the problems that the poor face during winter and would not render anyone homeless without reason,” said Mayor Kanwar Sain. Braving the plummeting temperature, men, women, children, old and the ill, who till now used to take refuge in the shelter, have been lighting small bonfires out of scrap material on the roadside to protect themselves from the cold. However, according to the municipal officials, alternate arrangements have been made for those who had been taking refuge in the night shelter. “An alternate arrangement has been made for the people who used to take refuge in the Pusa Road night shelter,” he said. Delhi has mere 40 night shelters— 25 run by the MCD and another 15 temporary structures run by the Delhi government— for around 1,00,000 homeless people. The Pusa Road roundabout from where the night shelter was removed is to be developed by the engineering and the horticulture departments for the Commonwealth Games. |
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Noida RWAs protest DTC
bus fare hike
Noida, December 25 The association has appealed to UP Chief Minister Mayawati to intervene in the matter and ensure a roll back of the hike in the fares of DTC as well as UPSRTC buses. FONRWA president, N.P.Singh, said, “We are cursing the day when during the Mulayam Singh government the UP Roadways started operation in Noida. Since the day, bus service between Noida and Delhi has become worse. It was only after Mayawati came to power that the matter was resolved and buses started plying between the two cities.” “DTC was given special permission to ply city buses in Noida and set up its depot in the city. Noida appeared to be an extension of Delhi and enjoyed a special status not enjoyed by any other NCR towns,” said Singh. “UPSRTC had hiked bus fares as per its inter-state bus fare plan. But after the hike, when its buses did not get enough commuters, UPSRTC, instead of reducing its fares to the DTC-level, put pressure on DTC to hike its fares as per the inter-state fare structure. The DTC was threatened that if its fares were not hiked, its buses would not be allowed to enter Noida,” said Singh. “As a result, DTC hiked its fares as per the UPSRTC structure by introducing double-fare system. Now, the commuters have to very much extra,” said Singh. Singh said that a decade ago it was planned to set up Noida Trasport Corporation in association with DTC to run buses between Noida and Delhi. “Had this decision been taken, the residents would not have to suffer so much,” said Singh. |
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Gt Noida can expect better power supply
Greater Noida, December 25 Presently, private distribution agency Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) is supplying power to Greater Noida. With the grant of the distribution licence to PVVNL, the residents of Greater Noida can now choose their power supplier. PVVNL, which currently supplies power to the entire western Uttar Pradesh, including Noida, had on January 21, 2009 applied before the commission for grant of distribution licence for Greater Noida. NPCL, which got the distribution licence for Greater Noida in 1993 for the next 30 years, had filed its objection against the grant of licence to PVVNL. To decide about the grant of licence, UPERC conducted a public hearing on October 1 at the district magistrate’s office at Greater Noida. Based on the verbal submissions made during the public hearing, the commission came to the conclusion that the people of Greater Noida were not satisfied with the services of NPCL and had no objection to the grant of second distribution licence to PVVNL, as this would promote competition and lead to better service. The general view of the consumers was that NPCL did not have adequate power to distribute. People were generally unhappy with NPCL for its failure to set up a generating station of its own as promised by it at the time of the grant of licence in 1993. NPCL gets power supply from UPPCL and some other sources, but still residents have to experience long power cuts. “PVVNL would be investing an amount of nearly Rs 55.75 crore in the project,” said A.P. Mishra, superintending engineer, PVVNL (Noida). Residents with whom The Tribune talked were of the view that competition would bring efficiency and improvement in services. “We can hope to get rid of the long power cuts as now we can have choice our power supplier,” said Priya Sharma, assistant professor, Dayal Singh College and a resident of Greater Noida.
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Batra Hospital told to pay Rs 11 lakh
to man who jumped from window
New Delhi, December 25 The court was hearing the appeal of the hospital that was ordered to pay Rs 7 lakh by a single bench judge to Ashish Kumar Majumdar, who was admitted in the hospital following high fever suspected to be typhoid. However, Majumdar's condition did not improve so the doctors decided to change the treatment and put him on different medicines. On October 31, after giving Majumdar medicine, doctors left him sleeping in his third floor room, but in the middle of the night, his sister Kajal noticed that he was not in the room and informed the staff nurse. Majumdar has reportedly jumped out of his window and suffered multiple fractures with complete dislocation of the spinal cord. Despite treatment, he became disabled below the waist. A division bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and Sunil Gaur said: "Quality of care expected from specialised private hospitals is not ordinary but of a high degree." Majumdar in his plea alleged that the hospital had not taken proper care of him and due to their negligence he is confined to a wheel chair for rest of his life and he needs a full-time attendant to look after him. However, the hospital said it cannot be held responsible for the patient's act of jumping out of the window of his room and the consequent complications suffered by him cannot be said to be result of any negligence on its part. "Duty of care in the case of hospitals is not limited to diagnosis and treatment but extends to providing safe and secure place to ensure that the patients do not injure themselves. It is not uncommon that patients who are sick or under medication can become delirious, incoherent or act in a manner which would be harmful and not in their interest," the court said. "Strict vigil in hospital premises and round the clock safety checks are required to prevent a patient from taking steps or acting in a manner that could cause injury or harm," the court added.
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Street kids get in Xmas mood
New Delhi, December 25 Many of these children, between the age group of three to 13, are the ones who have either run away from their homes or failed to have the financial backing of their parents. Generally, these kids can be seen haggling with customers at various intersections in the city, but today it was a frolicking time for them, who celebrated the mirth of Christmas with the beats of music. Seven-year-old Prakash, said, “Generally I move around Okhla, ITO and CP for work, but I am very happy today as I don’t have to go out and sell pens and pencils instead I am enjoying with my friends and Santa Claus.” Likewise, 11-year-old Raju, who is an orphan and sells newspapers, was very delighted to have a small bag of goodies and cake to eat. He silently prays that the old messenger of God would some day give him his parents. The special component of the entire celebration was Music Basti—a project run by the Integrated Development Education Association for empowerment of destitute kids. Volunteer of Music Basti, Ishani Butalia, said though carols were not the part of the celebration, gentle strings of music, played by artists kept the spirit of joy and love of the occasion going. It was a good experience, she said. Adding that it is essential to empower kids with social security and identity, she outlined that Music Basti worked towards the cause of child rights and in the process also tried to instill confidence among kids, who are either orphaned or do not enjoy the support of their parents. |
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Firm MD, aide held for piracy of Microsoft products
New Delhi, December 25 “Kamlesh Kumar Jha of K.K. Software Solutions Private Ltd. in Dwarka has been arrested along with his accomplice Kishan Kumar on the complaint of Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd,” said CBI spokesman Harsh Bhal today. The two were involved in high-end counterfeiting and piracy of Microsoft Software products by various means. Searches were conducted at 14 locations in Delhi, Jaipur, Dehradun and Hyderabad in this regard. Large volume of counterfeit / tempered software CDs worth lakhs of rupees have been seized during the search operations. Suicide
A 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in Jyoti Nagar area of northeast Delhi. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Nirmaljeet Kaur. Her husband claimed to have not been in the house when she killed herself. “The incident took place around 11 am today and Nirmal’s husband Surjeet Singh was not in the house. When he came home later, he found her hanging and informed the police. No suicide note was found. We are awaiting the post mortem report,” said the police. Liquor seized
The Pandav Nagar police arrested Rambir Singh (30), resident of Ghazipur village, yesterday. According to the DCP, East District, he was arrested on a tip-off from Shashi Garden Turn. As much as 500 quarters of Jimmy brand Whisky of Haryana Make has been recovered from his possession. |
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Temporary DTC drivers on dharna for permanent status
New Delhi, December 25 This was said by Surender Kumar, a temporary driver with DTC, who was sitting on dharna in front of the DTC headquarters demanding that his job be made permanent. He said 1,500 temporary DTC drivers had been sitting on dharna for the past 15 months demanding permanent jobs. According to Surender, in 2003, DTC appointed 1,500 temporary drivers for Rs 100 per day. In 2007, they were taken on contract basis for Rs 94 per day. Later, DTC appointed 500 new drivers on permanent posts. Surender said legally first the 1,500 temporary drivers should have be absorbed and only then new candidates should have been hired. “We are well qualified and fulfill all conditions required for the permanent job. We are given Rs 94 per day, though the new drivers are given a salary of Rs 16,000 per month. This is injustice”, he said. Surender said that in the leadership of Gopal Paharia, a senior leader, a delegation of temporary drivers had met former transport minister Haroon Yusuf and the new transport minister Arvinder Singh demanding permanent jobs. “The minister assured us that we will be absorbed, but so far nothing has happened. We will not take back our agitation till our demands are met,” he said.
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Indian Ocean musician dead
New Delhi, December 25 The musician was cremated at a private ceremony attended by close friends, family and the three remaining band members, Amit Kilam, Susmit Sen and Rahul Ram.
Chakravarty, who had earlier suffered his first heart attack in October this year had been in coma for a brief period but was recovering. “He was out of coma and in a semi-conscious state. He had a heart attack and breathed his last at around 2 in the afternoon today. The death happened at his home here. His friends and family were around him,” Amit Kilam, the drummer of the band said. The band was at their transit stop in Qatar en-route from their US tour when Chakravarty suffered a massive heart attack at the Qatar airport on October 15. The musician, who quit a career in advertising to pursue his passion, played the tabla, tarang and other percussion instruments while also being a vocalist for the band. Chakravarty was popularly known among Indian Ocean fans as “the man with the golden voice” and had the rare talent of being able to sing and play simultaneously.
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Man held for murder of daughter’s lover
New Delhi, December 25 Naresh Rana had gone missing on December 16. His body was found today from Narela Industrial Area after the confessional statement of Hema Ram. According to the police, Hema’s daughter Guddi (name changed) was kidnapped by Naresh Rana in March this year. Naresh was arrested in the case and later got bail.
Guddi, however, refused to go back to her parent’s house and was staying at Nari
Niketan. She insisted on staying with Naresh. “Since the boy belonged to a different caste, Hema could not reconcile to the fact and decided to eliminate him,” said the police. On December 16, Hema had called up Naresh on his mobile to meet at Ghogha Mod,
Narela. “Hema Ram along with his cousin took Naresh to his dera and assaulted him with lathi and finally strangulated him. They dumped his body after burning at Bhorgarh Phase-II, Industrial Area,” said a senior police official. The police has also recovered the weapons used in crime. |
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Woman alleges husband poisoned her
New Delhi, December 25 According to Bara Hindu Rao police station, the police was informed about the incident today afternoon. “The woman Naseema
Bano, a resident of the Filmistan area of Neb Sarai, was admitted to the hospital yesterday night in an unconscious state. She regained conscious today. The woman, after calling her parents, informed the police that her husband Kasim tried to poison her,” said the police. According to the police, in her statement, Naseema said that she passed out after eating sweet dish offered by her husband and believes that he is having an affair outside marriage. “She alleged that Kasim had been mistreating her for the past three months,” said the police. |
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Blood donated on Vajpayee’s
birthday
New Delhi, December 25 Besides, the newly-appointed president of the saffron party, Nitin Gadkari, offered 86 kgs of ladoo to God and prayed for his long life. The spokesman of the DPYM, Yogesh Chhabra, although only 86 youths were supposed to donate blood, eventually 121 men donated blood. On the occasion, Gadkari gave text books and other study materials to 101 poor students. Distributing the books, he said that Vajpayee always favoured development. “We would realise Vajpayee’s dream of building a patriotic India,” he said.
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A warmer Christmas for Delhiites
New Delhi, December 25 The mercury rose slightly to 7.4 degrees Celsius on Friday. “The minimum temperature recorded on Friday morning was a notch below the average for this time of the year, at 7.4 degrees Celsius, but it was higher than the last few days,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature recorded on Thursday was 6.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the season. “There was a shallow fog in the morning which reduced the visibility to 500 metres at 8 am, the official added. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 23 degree Celsius. “Fluctuations in the temperatures will be observed over the next few days.” — IANS
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Crash reduces bus, bike to skeleton
New Delhi, December 25 According to the Civil Lines police station, the injured — Kallu and Jugnu — are hospitalised at ISBT Trauma Centre. “The two are residents of Mayur Vihar and were going to Laxmi Nagar when hit by the bus. The accident took place near Chandi Ka Akhara on ring road just across the ISBT.” |
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Delhi reports 95 fresh cases of swine flu
New Delhi, December 25 “No more death due to swine flu was reported. A total of 94 fresh cases were reported and 40 of them are children. These numbers are tentative and could go up as we have not received reports from two private labs due to the holiday,” said Anjana Prakash, deputy nodal officer in charge of swine flu in Delhi. “With this, the total cases of infection across the city has reached 8,983,” Prakash added. Delhi has recorded highest number of swine flu cases across the country.
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5 highway robbers held
New Delhi, December 25 |
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