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One killed, six injured as car hits tempo
New Delhi, June 13
A youth was killed and six persons were injured when the tempo they were travelling in overturned after being hit by a speeding car in Vasant Kunj, south Delhi, today. The deceased has been identified as Ashok Chaudhary, a native of Banka district of Bihar. He was staying with his family at Rangpuri Pahari near Vasant Kunj.

Gazipur grid failure causes outages in east Delhi
New Delhi, June 13
The Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS) link to Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) Ghazipur 220 KV Grid broke down on Monday night in the Noida segment sporadically affecting power supply in parts of east Delhi for the past couple of days.

One dies after inhaling poisonous gasses
New Delhi, June 13
A 22-year-old man died after inhaling poisonous gases from a sewer in Karol Bagh, after he and his brother went inside it this afternoon to allegedly find gold residue. The deceased has been identified as Lalan, who worked as a potter. His brother Punnu (19) was rushed to Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, where he was given first aid treatment. Punnu belongs to Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and resides in a rented accommodation at JJ cluster in Beadon Pura in Karol Bagh.

New technical university for women
New Delhi, June 13
Women students who want to pursue higher education in the field of technology and research now have the first university in the country dedicated to them with the inauguration of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University (IGDTU) for Women, created after the up gradation of what was previously the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT).

Homeless, activists seek action against police
New Delhi, June 13
In the case of two homeless women of Hanuman Mandir Rood being allegedly beaten up by four police officials of the Connaught Place police station in May, with one Alka (27) said to have succumbed to her injuries, a group of homeless residents section and activists today demanded action against the guilty.

Children play cricket in the pleasant weather at Rajpath lawns in New Delhi on Thursday. Some parts of the city received rain showers which brings the mercury down. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

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One killed, six injured as car hits tempo
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 13
A youth was killed and six persons were injured when the tempo they were travelling in overturned after being hit by a speeding car in Vasant Kunj, south Delhi, today. The deceased has been identified as Ashok Chaudhary, a native of Banka district of Bihar. He was staying with his family at Rangpuri Pahari near Vasant Kunj.

The injured persons have been identified as Krishna Nand Chaudhary, Raghu, Rajesh Chaudhary, Magru, Prakash and Ghanshyam. The car driver, Shivam Chawla, is yet to be arrested as he is undergoing medical treatment.

"The accident took place when they were returning to their homes in the tempo after selling vegetables in Vasant Vihar," said a police official. They were on Nelson Mandela Road when a speeding Chevrolet Cruz car rammed into the tempo at 12.40 am.

The tempo overturned upon impact with the car. The police reached the accident site after they were informed about it. Ashok, Krishna, Raghu, Rajesh, Magru, Prakash and Ghanshyam were taken to Fortis Hospital at Vasant Kunj where Ashok was declared brought dead.

"He died due to head injuries and excessive bleeding," the official said.

The car driver, who is a resident of Vasant Kunj Block C, was overpowered by locals. He and one of his friends is undergoing treatment at Max Hospital in Saket.

A case of rash driving, causing death by negligence and causing hurt has been registered at the Vasant Kunj (North) police station over Krishna's complaint.

Gazipur grid failure causes outages in east Delhi
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 13
The Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS) link to Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) Ghazipur 220 KV Grid broke down on Monday night in the Noida segment sporadically affecting power supply in parts of east Delhi for the past couple of days.

An official of power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) today said that they have approached DTL to help out Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) with the repair of an affected 220 KV line.

"This is constraining the flow of electricity to DTL's Ghazipur Grid, which in turn feeds electricity to Patparganj, Ghazipur and Mayur Vihar areas of BYPL," said a senior official of BYPL.

"On BYPL's request, DTL has agreed to loan 220 KV 'jointing kits' and 'cable spools' to UPPCL for fixing this issue. It is expected that UPPCL will be able to restore the 220 KV line in a couple of days," said the official.

In order to overcome this constraint, BYPL in the meantime, is in the process of diverting power from its Akshardham Grid to Ghazipur. For enabling the same, DTL will have to replace an undersized isolator in their downstream Patparganj Grid.

"DTL has initiated the work at its Patparganj Grid. The activity to replace the isolator is expected to take around 6 hours, post which full normalcy is expected to be restored in Ghazipur, Patparganj and Mayur Vihar," he said.

There could be some rotational loadshedding in a few pockets of Ghazipur, Patparganj and Mayur Vihar during the intervening period till the isolators are replaced at Patpagranj.

One dies after inhaling poisonous gasses
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 13
A 22-year-old man died after inhaling poisonous gases from a sewer in Karol Bagh, after he and his brother went inside it this afternoon to allegedly find gold residue. The deceased has been identified as Lalan, who worked as a potter. His brother Punnu (19) was rushed to Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, where he was given first aid treatment. Punnu belongs to Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and resides in a rented accommodation at JJ cluster in Beadon Pura in Karol Bagh.

At 3.30 pm today, Punna was found in an unconscious state at lane number 28 in Beadon Pura.

The police rushed him to the hospital. After he regained consciousness, he informed them about his brother, Lalan, lying unconscious in a sewer located near the place where he was found.

The police took Lalan to the same hospital, where his brother was admitted. Doctors there declared him dead.

According to the police, Punnu and Lalan had gone into the sewer to search for gold residue from the mud located in it. There are several gold refinement shops located in Karol Bagh.

But they soon started feeling dizzy with the poisonous gas. Punnu managed to come out of the sewer and immediately lost consciousness. But his brother remained trapped inside.

New technical university for women
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 13
Women students who want to pursue higher education in the field of technology and research now have the first university in the country dedicated to them with the inauguration of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University (IGDTU) for Women, created after the up gradation of what was previously the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT).

Inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, today, capital's first technical university for women is offering new MTech programme to the students. The university has opened its gates to those who have BTech, MSc or MCA degrees and are looking to pursue research in the field of technology and innovation.

The erstwhile IGIT was established in 1998 by Directorate of Training and Technical Education, Delhi Government, as the first engineering college for women.

"Women's participation in technical education plays an important role in the economic growth and development of the country. IGDTU has been set up to impart quality education to women so that well-qualified women engineers become part of the workforce to meet growing demands of the industry," said Dikshit.

Homeless, activists seek action against police
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 13
In the case of two homeless women of Hanuman Mandir Rood being allegedly beaten up by four police officials of the Connaught Place police station in May, with one Alka (27) said to have succumbed to her injuries, a group of homeless residents section and activists today demanded action against the guilty.

Radhika, the other victim who is pregnant, was beaten up by the officials when she went to rescue her husband, a driver, while he was allegedly being assaulted by the same officials at the police station and even her mother-in-law was pushed when she intervened.

In this regard, after three complaints filed by the complainant and an NGO earlier this month saw no response from the police, today a demonstration was held outside the police station.

Consequently, the additional SHO assured of action against the officials.