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Two cylinder blasts kill seven
Retd IIT don jumps off
building, dies
RS 400-cr Noida hospital hit by staff shortage
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Teen Behenein: The demon of dowry consumes three lives
Noida farmers to decide future action on Oct 25
Trader’s abducted son freed
Foreign artistes to showcase classical dance
Govt plan to make Delhiites computerate
Outside AIIMS canteen, Shehnaz lies waiting for death
Five minutes of breast
self-exam can save life
Sunday to be pleasant
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Two cylinder blasts kill seven
New Delhi, October 22 In today's incident, a minor girl and two persons were reported killed in the Hauz Kazi area of Walled City around 8 am when an LPG cylinder exploded. The incident was reported from the second floor house of Shahbuddin, a carpenter. "The incident took place when Shahbuddin's wife Mijwa was making breakfast. The fire caused by the blast killed Shahbuddin, his six-year-old daughter and Mijwa's sister Meena. Mijwa was lucky to escape and is undergoing treatment at Sucheta Kriplani Hospital," said a police official. In the incident reported from Jehangirpuri around 8 pm yesterday, 35-year-old Guddiya and her three sons-- Sandeep (13), Alok (7) and Brijesh (5) -- were killed in the fire due to the explosion of a cylinder. "The incident was reported from JJ camp, near H Block of Mahender Park. Guddiya's husband Sadanand was not at home when the fire broke. Guddiya was cooking food when gas leakage led to a fire. The fire spread to near by jhuggis, but was controlled by fire officials," said a police official. |
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Retd IIT don jumps off
building, dies
New Delhi, October 22 The victim, identified as Ashok Kumar Sharma, was a resident of Dwarka in southwest Delhi. He allegedly jumped to his death around 1 pm. While no suicide note has been recovered, the preliminary investigation has revealed that he was depressed due to health problems and some court cases. "Sharma jumped off the main building of the institute and fell to his death a few feet away from a group of students who had gathered outside an auditorium where a cultural programme was being held. He was rushed to AIIMS, but was declared 'brought dead," said a police official. Sharma's wife had gone to Bhuvaneshwar a few days ago to meet their married daughter and he had been living alone since then. "This morning, Sharma came to the institute and met some of his former colleagues. Some court cases are going on between Sharma and the institute and he was disturbed regarding them. He was not keeping good health either. It is being presumed that these factors had depressed the professor," said the official. He added that Sharma's wife had been informed about the incident. |
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RS 400-cr Noida hospital hit by staff shortage
Noida, October 22 Noida's first government multi-speciality hospital was the much-needed solution to the city's health needs. The hospital boasts of world-class facilities and was touted as the 'dream project' of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. It was constructed at a massive cost of Rs 400 crore. The hospital witnesses over 2,000 people walking in every day to avail services that match those offered by private hospitals at a nominal fee--Rs 36 for administration and Re 1 for OPD. The hospital has been battling problems of lack of staff since its inception. The chief medical supervisor, Meena Mishra, said that with the increasing number of surgeries being undertaken in the hospital, there was an urgent need for more staff. "There is currently only one radiologist and one anesthetist in the hospital. As a result, they are overburdened," she said. The number of surgeries taking place in the OPD has increased over the last month so has the number of general surgeries. However, the hospital has not increased the number of surgeons. "At any time during the day, there are always at least 20 people waiting for their turn. In a hospital, time is very valuable as it could be a question of the patient's life. We are looking for interested candidates and interviews will start soon. We should be able to solve the problem in the next week," said Mishra.
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Teen Behenein: The demon of dowry consumes three lives
New Delhi, October 22 The film is a fictional account of the last hours in the lives of three sisters from a lower middle-class family in a small town. The girls decide to kill themselves because their parents cannot afford dowry. The film has already been screened across many Delhi University colleges, IIT, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia, and has received widespread appreciation. Chief associate director of the film, Shekhar Hattangadi who has brought the film to the Capital for multiple screenings explained that the seed of the story has been culled from a real-life incident which occurred in Kanpur in 1988. None of these girls should have died. How these tragedies can be avoided is the hope and the vision of this film. The screening will be followed by an interaction with Hattangadi “In my capacity as the film’s chief associate director, I’ve been taking it (in DVD format) to various film festivals, film clubs and universities in India and abroad, where I typically introduce the film and also participate in a post-screening Q-and-A session with the viewers. In mid-August, screenings were organized at Allahabad University. Teen Behenein was also shown at the finale of the Connecticut Film Festival,” Hattangadi said. A journalist-turned-filmmaker, Shekhar said that working with Kundan on a project that was most unusual in many ways was a brilliant experience for him. “The tragic film is a total departure from his (Kundan’s) whacky personalized satire-comedies, and also the fact that we’ve pushed the envelope on this one in terms of film narrative—for instance, doing away altogether with the use of flashbacks,” he said.
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Noida farmers to decide future action on Oct 25
Greater Noida, October 22 They have decided to hold a mahapanchayat in Itheda on October 25 to deliberate over the possibilities of approaching the Supreme Court for a higher compensation. These villagers feel that the high court decision has opened the Pandora's box. "We will hold a meeting with other villagers in the area. However, one thing is sure that we will approach the Supreme Court for a higher compensation," said Jai Chand, a farmer from a Noida Extension village. The farmers contend that though all the lands were acquired at the same time, they were bought at different rates. "While the Noida Authority had acquired lands for Rs 340 per sq mt, the Greater Noida Authority acquired the lands at more than double the rate at Rs 850 per sq mt. According to the high court decision, we are entitled to a lower compensation, which is not fair," said the headman of Sorkha village, Naresh Yadav. However, some villagers feel the court's decision is balanced. "Most of the farmers in our village are satisfied and quite happy with the decision, but there are always some who yearn for more," said Ajay Nagar from Roza Akbarpur village in Noida Extension. While the unhappy farmers will attend the mahapanchayat at Itheda, the happy ones may assemble at Chhoti Milak in Noida Extension, according to Rupesh Verma, president of the Bhoomi Adhigrahan Praatirodhak Aandolan. Apart from the 12 villages where farmers were not allowed to appeal to the court because their lands were acquired before 1997, farmers from 18 other villages did not approach the court. Now, all these farmers may approach the apex court, hoping to get their lands back, feels Dalbir Yadav, president of the Noida Kisan Sangarsh Samiti.
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Trader’s abducted son freed
Ghaziabad, October 22 The child was rescued from Dastoi village. "The father of the child is a highly reputed businessman.. The kidnappers knew his financial worth," said inspector general of police (Meerut) Rajeev Krishna. A policeman injured in the encounter was critical, he added. The kidnappers have been identified as Lalit Kumar, Kanhaiya, Raj Kumar, Shiv Ram, Pappu and Iqbal. The child was kidnapped on October 18. -- IANS |
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Foreign artistes to showcase classical dance
New Delhi, October 22 The first International Dance Festival was held last year from August 2-4. This year, it will be held on October 24 and 25 at the Kamani Auditorium. It will begin its journey with a performance by Shebana Devi Mangold from Germany on October 24. The concluding dance is a duet by Manesh Maharaj and his disciple from South Africa. The festival will showcase a rich variety of dance forms from the Indian classical dance heritage ranging from Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi to Jugalbandi. These artistes are promoting Indian dance and culture abroad. Most of them have learnt advanced level of classical dance at a dance institute in India and taken on a commitment to disseminate their knowledge in their home countries. Organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the event will host artistes from Germany, Argentina, Sri Lanka, the UK, Bangladesh and South Africa. Apart from their performance at Kamani Auditorium, ICCR has also arranged workshops at various schools in Delhi and NCR. |
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Govt plan to make Delhiites computerate
A series of 27 digital learning programmes have been planned in the nine districts of the Capital to generate IT awareness in Delhiites in order to make them computer-literate. The programme will help them use government's various e-services, said a senior government official. It will also help RWAs in availing e-services of the government which include e-tendering, payment of utility bills, travel booking, and instant e-mail. The programme was organised jointly by the Department of Information Technology, Delhi government and Delhi Productivity Council. It was attended by RWA representatives of Krishna Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Geeta Colony, Vishwas Nagar, Vivek Vihar, Jhilmil Colony, Mayur Vihar and Preet Vihar. The Anna factor
What has happened to Anna Hazare is the only question being asked by the BJP leaders in the parties given on the occasion of Divali. They are of the opinion that the issues raised by Anna should remain alive as they can harm the Congress party in the ensuing elections. Whatever questions are being raised by Anna and his team members will benefit the BJP or other opposition parties. A senior BJP leader in one of the parties said that the Congress has also understood that the Anna factor damages its prospects in the elections. The recent election in Hisar is its best example where the Congress candidate was badly defeated. JNU student polls
With the Supreme Court order on the student elections at Jawaharlal Nehru University reserved as of now, parties have now lost hope for polls this year. Earlier, the parties had decided that if the court ruled in their favour, election would be conducted by mid-November. But now, it seems that if the decision is delayed by even a month, the elections may be postponed to next year. JNU has not had student elections for three years. Even as students are hopeful of a favourable verdict, the wait is keeping them on their toes. Bitter fact
about sweets
Come festive season and concerns surrounding the adulterated sweets become the most talked-about subject in the city and even at the offices. The department of food adulteration of the government seems to have become quite active. The authorities have booked 15 violators under various provisions of the new Food Safety and Standards Act. However, the crackdown hasn't been able to solve the problem. People remain wary of adulterated food items, leading them to only a few branded chains. Many of them stick to home-prepared delicacies rather than endangering their health. (Contributed by Himani Chandel, Syed Ali Ahmed, Jyoti Rai, Ananya Panda) |
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Outside AIIMS canteen, Shehnaz lies waiting for death
New Delhi, October 22 She smiles at every passer-by who cares to look at her bony structure, protruding jaws, sunken eyes, and a skin that has turned dark blue after years of battling with bone TB. After spending 40 days outside the AIIMS campus, her parents are packing a set of blanket and pillows to leave for Patna. The faint flicker of hope that came the family's way faded on Saturday when doctors told them to take Shehnaz away because there was "no hope left for her life". "She has been under treatment at AIIMS since 2002. She had tuberculosis (TB) in the lungs. Later, doctors said it was chronic bone tuberculosis. The infection has spread to the entire body. Doctors today said she may die soon, so it is better we take her back home," her father Kamruddin, 50, said. "Ab shayad kuchh nahi ho sakta... (Maybe nothing can happen now)," the crestfallen fruit vendor from Khagol village in Patna said. He clutches all treatment-related documents and reports in his left hand, while holding his daughter's arm with his other hand. Shehnaz does not speak, only smiles and listens . She weighs just 15 kg . Her white-and-pink bedsheet, infested with flies, tells the tale of the last 40 days. "We came to Delhi on September 12. Since then, we have been spending days either in the toilet or outside the canteen. Thankfully, we got a stretcher when we came, and nobody asks for it, considering Shehnaz's condition," Kamruddin said, adding that "wards were not available". He is under a heavy debt after spending nearly Rs 5 lakh on the treatment. His house and farm land were sold to pay medicine bills a long time back. The family stays in a rented house now. The family's agony began in 1999 after Shehnaz, then studying in Class III of a local school, was diagnosed with lung TB. For around three years, she was admitted at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), after which she was referred to AIIMS. Since 2002, Shehnaz has been visiting AIIMS every three months. Shenaz's mother Asha feeds her khichdi while Kamruddin narrated the family's journey from Patna to Delhi. But Asha soon steps in to say that there have been some "joyful moments" in Shehnaz's life. "When she was under the medical observation of a pediatrician in AIIMS, she showed tremendous signs of improvement. After some time, she was referred to two other doctors, who ruined the case," Asha said. She said Shehnaz was never referred to a specialised department. "We visited pediatrics and medicine OPD. Otherwise, nobody referred us to any specialised department. We don't even know what exactly is bone TB," said Asha. Shehnaz gestures towards her father to show her picture which he carries in his pocket. "It is hard to recognise she is the same girl who always spoke of becoming a teacher and educating children back in the village school," he said, packing his bag. -- IANS
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Five minutes of breast
self-exam can save life
New Delhi, October 22 While the cause of breast cancer is still perplexing medical brains, doctors discussed the risk factors and recommended early screening and detection keeping in mind that in India 48 per cent of the patients are below 50 years. "The cancer patients in India come for the treatment at a later stage of disease as they are either scared or ignorant. Through this initiative, we urge every woman to do a breast examination once a month to guard herself against the disease. It takes just 5 minutes to do self-examination. Besides, every woman should go in for an annual check and, if need be, for mammography," said senior consultant, oncology-surgical Dr Ramesh Sarin at Apollo Hospital. Experts said the form of cancer is most widespread among Indian women and accounts for 27-32 per cent of cancer in the country. In case of men, it appears usually in their sixties and seventies. The seminar, which was inagurated by the principal health secretary, Govt of NCT, Anshu Prakash, was a part of the campaign initiated by the hospital. |
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Sunday to be pleasant
New Delhi, October 22 Sunday will see similar conditions. "There will be mist in the morning and the sky will remain clear throughout the day. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 34 and 19 degree Celsius, respectively," he added. -- IANS |
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Seven people, including four minor children, were killed in two incidents of LPG cylinder blast reported from two areas of the Capital since last night.
New Delhi, October 22
Taking a major step towards strengthening Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), the Delhi government organised a digital learning programme for the associations to develop skills in Information Technology (IT).