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MCD principal, 18 teachers suspended
Over 1 lakh visitors throng fair, buy goods for a song
Now, women find it easy on Metro
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2 held for murder, sodomy
Three foreigners nabbed for
cheating bank customers
Sketch of another accused out
Sunny day likely today
Obesity leads to infertility: Doctors
Shera’s new avatar, the cynosure of all eyes
Govt to check fake drugs
2 CPUs stolen from Noida authority office
CWG official remanded
in custody
Two arrested for illicit liquor supply
World Organ Donation Day
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MCD principal, 18 teachers suspended
New Delhi, November 27 Dharam Veer Singh, the principal of MCD primary school in Shahdara north zone, was placed under suspension. The MCD initiated regular departmental action against him. "During the inspection today, it was found that the school was having poor sanitary conditions. The discipline was not found up to the mark. It was the duty of the principal to ensure proper cleanliness and sanitation as well as discipline on the school premises," a senior MCD official said. Besides, seven regular teachers of the school have been placed under suspension with immediate effect as they were found absent without intimation. "Contractual appointment of 14 teachers have been terminated with immediate effect as they were also found to be absent without intimation. Explanation of the school inspector concerned has been sought as he had not visited the school for the last four months," he said. The above action follows an inspection of the school by the director (Education), deputy commissioner, Shahdara (North) zone and members of the monitoring committee appointed by the Delhi High Court. In a related action, 11 regular teachers of MCD primary school at Mukundpur second shift in civil line zone have also been placed under suspension with immediate effect as they were found to be absent without intimation. The action was followed by an inspection of the school by the deputy commissioner and deputy education officer of civil line zone. The MCD authorities have warned that dereliction of duty will be viewed seriously and absenteeism in delivery of primary education will not be tolerated. |
Over 1 lakh visitors throng fair, buy goods for a song
New Delhi, November 27
With the prickly sun shining high today, people in the queues said that they wouldn't have missed the fair for anything and that the reason they are arriving on the last day today is because of the bumper sales at most pavilions. As a practice, most traders put out sales or are more open to bargaining on the last two days of the fair as they anyhow dread bearing the transport cost of the unsold articles. It was especially a bonanza for those who wished to buy more expensive items like furniture, carpets and even electronic items, as the traders were giving out 10 to 30 per cent discount on the last day. Other traders selling jewellery, textiles and home décor items were also in a mood to let the visitors bargain today. "It is better to sell things off on a lesser margin than carry back everything home. It is better business strategy. I had been selling these "nakashi bed sheets" for Rs 2,000 till yesterday, but today I have sold the remaining five sets for Rs 1,200 to the visitors," said Ahmed Abir at the Pashmina Stall at Pakistan Pavilion. "Many people avoid coming here on the last day for fear of being pushed around, but I don't think this is the case. You can't avoid crowd in such fairs. You can see the enthusiasm among the crowd. The sales are fantastic," said Girish Mathur, one of the visitors at the fair. Today, long queues outside Pragati Maidan with long traffic jams remained a prominent feature till late evening. Jams were reported in nearby Connaught Place, ITO and the Nizamuddin area. Best Displays Presentation of awards for the Best Displays was held at Shakuntalam Theatre earlier in the day today. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presented the awards. In the foreign pavilion category, Afghanistan received the gold trophy, while Thailand was awarded the silver trophy. Gujarat awarded the gold and Punjab got silver trophy in State/Union Territories Sector. Meghalaya received the gold trophy among the North Eastern State pavilions. In the Ministries and Government Departments category, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Power were awarded the gold and silver trophies, respectively. Ministry of Agriculture, Khadi and Village Industries Commission and National Small Scale Industries Corporation Ltd. were awarded by the Chairman's Certificate for Excellence in Display which was introduced for the first time to encourage the participants. Apart from Partner State 'Maharashtra', Focus States 'Rajasthan' and 'Chhattisgarh' were also awarded. |
Now, women find it easy on Metro
New Delhi, November 27 While some men were still seen in the train's first coaches that are reserved for women, most chose to stay away -- clearly fearing yet another police onslaught. "Thursday's incident has certainly made things easier for us," said Aditi Singhal, a student who said she had "a breeze of a ride" from INA in south Delhi to IFFCO Chowk in the neighbouring Gurgaon. Bank employee Anupama Chaturvedi agreed. "Today, there is a change... Earlier, they used to pick up fights with us and use abusive language if we asked them to move down." The Metro reserved the first coach of every train for women on October 2. While most men kept away from the women's coaches, many continued to board it despite the threat of Rs 200 fine. On Thursday evening, policemen and women barged into the women's coaches of a few trains, dragged out the men and thrashed them -- in full view of television cameras. The incident was the first incident of an organised assault in the hugely popular Delhi Metro since it was introduced in 2002. Most women agreed the unusual tactic appeared to have worked. A security official at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station said that men were not intruding into women's coaches. When a group of youngsters tried to enter the coach of a train at Pragati Maidan Metro Station, Metro marshal Shabana remarked, "Don't you remember what happened to people like you?" The group silently ran to the next coach. — IANS |
2 held for murder, sodomy
New Delhi, November 27 Two days ago, an unknown body of a man (about 20 years of age) was found in Ganda Nala at main Kanjhawala Road in Bawana. The victim's throat was allegedly slit. Initially, the victim could not be identified. However, later, he was identified as Sagar from West Bengal. He worked as a domestic/ office help in Bawana. As the police made arrests, the weapon of offence i.e. a blood-stained sharp-edged dagger, mobile phone of the deceased and the blood-stained clothes of both the accused that they were allegedly wearing at the time of the offence have been seized. The accused have confessed to have murdered Sagar and dumped his body in a drain. They disclosed that they were addicted to liquor and sulfha. On the night of the murder, they had allegedly consumed liquor and sulpha with Sagar. Then, they allegedly sodomised him. Fearing disgrace if caught, they allegedly killed him. They thought that neither his body would be identified, nor would they be arrested as there was no eye-witness to the incident. |
Three foreigners nabbed for
cheating bank customers
New Delhi, November 27 The police swung into action on a complaint lodged by Md Aslam regarding the fraudulent withdrawal of money from his account in ICICI Bank, Green Park. During the course of enquiry, the police came to know that huge amount was withdrawn from the ICICI Bank accounts (Green Park) of Amit Arora and P.N.S. Nayyar too. It found that the transaction and purchase of items had taken place by the e-banking facility extended to the complainants. On sustained interrogation, the accused revealed that they had contacted some e-bank account holders on telephone. They would allegedly generate SMSes from ICICI Bank call centres to win their trust. Then, the accused would allegedly contact ICICI Bank call centres and arrange the information regarding parentage, date of birth, name of the nominee and account numbers. The hackers would then allegedly decode the e-bank account passwords and login ID's of the victims. On the basis of the hacked information, they would allegedly place purchase orders to Future Bazaar.Com. After placing the orders, they would get the consignment through Blue Dart Courier Company on the fake address which allegedly happened to be that of their associate's. After getting the consignment, they would allegedly sell the things to earn easy money. |
Sketch of another accused out
New Delhi, November 27 DCP (south) said that the police got some information which has narrowed down their focus. However, he said that he could not disclose anything at this stage. The police parties also visited fuel pumps, which were on the way the accused was taken on the fateful night, to find out if they could get any clues. As Delhi simmers over yet another rape case, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today rebuffed the media said, "If you have any advice, you suggest it to me and I will work on it." Dikshit has expressed her displeasure over the functioning of the Delhi police and the fact that she has no executive control over it. |
Sunny day likely today
New Delhi, November 27 However, the minimum temperature hovered above the average at 12 degree Celsius," the official said. The maximum and the minimum temperatures for Sunday are expected to settle around 24 and 12 degree Celsius, respectively.
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Obesity leads to infertility: Doctors
New Delhi, November 27 "A majority of the women having PCOD are found to be obese and the tendency is more noticed among those in North India due to food habits. Though the exact cause of the condition is still under research, there are studies suggesting that obese women are at a greater risk of infertility," said Dr Hrishikesh Pai, infertility expert of Fortis La Femme, Delhi, and Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. "Though there are no definite pin-pointers to the causes of PCOS, it is believed that night shifts, increasing stress, consumption of junk food and strong family history of diabetes add to it," underlined gynaecologist and IVF specialist at Gaudium IVF and Gyno Solution, Dr Manika Khanna. According to Dr Khanna, if polycystic ovarian syndrome when a woman has delayed periods or does not make healthy eggs in every cycle owing to hormonal imbalance is left untreated, she may develop obesity, which in turn leads to increased chances of infertility. Experts believe that during the deliveries of obese women, the risk of stillbirth is two or three times more vis-a-vis normal weight women and the infant being underweight is also considerably greater. Besides, chances of miscarriage and Caesarian go up in case of expecting women who are obese. The worrying fact is that these days the incidence of PCOS has become more common, with the number of females in the reproductive age group of (20-27 years) going up. "Being at risk of having difficulty in conceiving babies, women with central obesity are also likely to develop long-term health problems, in the form of diabetes, increased blood pressure and uterine cancer. They may develop diabetes after they turn 40," said Dr Khanna. "Timely intervention in the form of going for weight loss measures, including proper exercise and reduction on fatty food intake, could be of help. Keeping the body-mass-index below 25 can check obesity, which in turn would check other associated diseases, like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases," stressed Dr Pai. Thus, at a time when sedentary lifestyle and changed eating habits have exposed over 2,15,00000 lakh people -currently living with obesity in India- to a host of health troubles, keeping a tab on the body weight could actually go a long way in fighting obesity and associated ailments. |
Shera’s new avatar, the cynosure of all eyes
Shera, the adorable mascot of the Commonwealth Games, has got a robotic version, and it is called "V. Shera" or versatile Shera. V. Shera was the centre of attraction at the Delhi Pavilion at the India International Trade Fair. Designed and developed students of Delhi Technological University, V. Shera is a robot with gestures and speech capabilities. Its creators told the audience that the technology used was not just limited to adding motion sensors, but to make it as close to a living Shera as possible, with capabilities to blink eyes, move hands, bow and greet everyone with a smile. Rajnikant-starrer ‘Robot’ had also an almost similar character and, no surprises, that many were comparing V. Shera with the film’s hero. The young and the old thronged the Delhi Pavilion to get glimpses of Shera in his new avatar and see it welcome visitors with a 'Namaste' followed by a speech. L-G vs CM: Over to the Centre
With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit deciding to challenge the powers of Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna head-on, power circles are abuzz over the fate of this battle between the two most powerful functionaries of the Capital's administration. Dikshit thinks she can change the dynamics of power in her favour because she has her MLAs' backing. Khanna believes that the L-G is vested with more powers in constitutional scheme of things. It is now almost certain that the Centre would take a final call on this feud. The CM, despite being instrumental in leading the Congress to successive victories in the Assembly and Parliament polls, has many detractors in the Centre and it may disadvantage her. There is a general view that the democratic government should be given more executive powers, but internal politics of the ruling party may prove to be a spoiler for Dikshit. Parking owners ride gravy train
The owners of parking lots near Pragati Maidan have made a killing courtesy the trade fair, which has attracted tens of thousands of people. The rush has been so huge that parking spaces located quite far off the fair have seen vehicles making a beeline to them. While some private parking lots from India Gate till Rajghat were charging on per hour basis, the closest parking place at Pragati Maidan Metro station was charging the minimum of Rs 75. If you were a bit late, you would have to pay up to Rs 150 to park your car. The owners of a parking lot flashed a big grin when asked about the profit he was making. "Sab khuda ka shukra hai (It's all due to God's mercy)," he said, quite humbly. Woman breaks the glass ceiling
Craftsmanship is considered a citadel of men, but Shaheen Anjum from Seelampur in the city has done her gender proud by bagging the national award for contribution in preserving and promoting the work of fine wooden carving, an art pioneered by the Mughals. However, a part of credit goes to her husband Md Maqbool, who has received numerous national and international awards. Anjum’s work adorns the walls of various embassies in Delhi. The fine wooden carving in which she specialises is called 'filigree'. She says her husband as her teacher. Maqbool, though, says it is all her hard work and talent. So, here is a couple who are as much in love with each other as with their art. (Contributed by Charu Singh, Syed Ali Ahmed, Jyoti Rai, Himani Chandel) |
Govt to check fake drugs
New Delhi, November 27 "It is also the need of the hour to have an adequate testing laboratory to ensure that the suspected samples are tested expeditiously," said the Chief Minister. Dikshit said the State Drug Control Department will be strengthened and prepare an action plan after duly examining the recommendations made by Mashelkar Committee. She urged the All India Drugs Control Officers Confederation to make every effort to check the manufacture, sale and distribution of spurious drugs. She said that Drugs and Cosmetics Act should be enforced effectively to curb this practice and the pharmacists must ensure that their sources of supply of drugs are reliable. Delhi health minister Kiran Walia who was also present on the occasion recommended starting a toll-free helpline to receive complaints about spurious drugs. India is the third largest producer of pharmaceuticals in the world and 13th in terms of value. "Recently the Union ministry of health and family welfare conducted a nationwide survey which reveals that the extent of spurious drugs in retail pharmacy is only 0.046 per cent, that is 11 samples out of 24,136 samples," she said. |
2 CPUs stolen from Noida authority office
Noida, November 27 The CPUs were stolen on November 22, but officials kept the information under wraps. The report of the theft was lodged with the police on Friday after it became known to the higher authorities. The files of legal department have been stolen in the past also as a result of which the legal adviser was removed from his post a few months ago. A report has been lodged with Sector 20 police station by Noida systems manager, Shobha Khushwaha on Friday. As per the complaint, a CPU each was found stolen from housing and legal department on Friday containing important documents. |
CWG official remanded
in custody
New Delhi, November 27 Jayachandran, who was arrested on November 23, moved a bail plea and the court posted the matter for hearing on it on December 8. The court had earlier remanded two other sacked CWG OC officials T S Darbari and Sanjay Mahendroo, who were arrested on November 15, in judicial custody till December 8. |
Two arrested for illicit liquor supply
New Delhi, November 27 A picket was set up near the Holambi Kalan railway crossing and during checking of vehicles at the picket, a white Santro car by two men was found to be loaded with cartons of liquor. Both the accused were arrested and an FIR was registered. They smuggled the liquor from Haryana and supply it to the dealers in different parts of UP and Delhi and earn huge profit. 2 burglars held
The north Delhi district police has arrested two persons allegedly with 3,200 kg of stolen hardware and iron goods, the police said today. The accused -- Muzzamil (22) and Sharif (20) -- both residents of Sadar Bazar, were arrested from Roshanara Road yesterday, while they were travelling in a tempo allegedly with the stolen goods. |
World Organ Donation Day
New Delhi, November 27 In fact, the country's organ donation picture is very discouraging and among the lowest, with only 0.3 donors per million population vis-a-vis 35 donors per million population in Spain, 22 per million population of the USA and 14 donors for every million people in the UK. The gap between the requirement and number of transplants remains wide, with only 4,000 transplants being done annually even as the demand stands at one lakh transplants. This even as India unarguably stands a rich-resource of potential donors, with fatalities due to road traffic accidents being as high as 1,60,000 of which one lakh are owing to brain death alone. In the national Capital, there were only 20 donors available in 2009. In response to the urgency, the union health and family welfare ministry has initiated a National Modular Organ Collection and Donation Programme and plans are afoot to include the willingness to donate organs in driving licence. "A nationwide organ donation card and registry would also be launched so that interested donors can pledge their organs on the website," said health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today, while adressing a gathering of audience and experts from across the world at the 6th World and country's first-ever Organ Donation Day. In this directon, as reported earlier by The Tribune, the minister confirmed, "A comprehensive Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 for ensuring optimal utilisation of harvested organs and bringing a provision for networking all organ retrieval and transplant centres is now under consideration of Parliament." With concerns being raised from several quarters regarding organ donation becoming a trading business, the penalities for unethical practices have been raised both in terms of fine and imprisonment, and very soon, the new law would be enacted with the proposed amendments already gaining wide acceptance in Parliament, he added. Stressing the need to better the outcome of the organ donations, the World Health Organisation's representative from Geneva, Dr Luc Noel said, "There is a need to develop donation from deceased donors. Inclusion of organ donation in school curriculum can be of imense help." Globally, the organ transplant models of Spain, the UK and the US are considered to be the best. "Pledging organs for donation can save many lives. A single brain dead person can donate as many as 30 organs and tissues and save as many as six lives. Mobilisation has to be increased towards convincing people for pleding their organs after death," said Dr Harsha Jauhari, chairperson of Renal Transplant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. A significant amendment to be made in the Act is covering transplant of tissues and with this the new Act would be enforced as Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, said the health secretary and chief coordinator for organ donation program, Sujatha Rao. To start with in and around Delhi, seven centres, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Army Research and Referral Hospital (RR), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital along with three private centres-Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Fortis Hospital and Artemis Health Institute, have been considered for organ donation networking, said Dr Sanjay Agarwal, head of department of nephrology at AIIMS. |
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