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Coldest night of the season New Delhi, January 9 The minimum temperature was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius, which is 0.2 degrees less than the last coldest night of the season when mercury dipped to 4.7 degrees. Though chilly winds continued to blow, the Capital got respite from the dense fog. Vehicular movement was smooth and no major disruptions were reported. Air and rail traffic however continued to remain disrupted. The departure of several trains was rescheduled with some trains were running five hours behind schedule. The Met office maintains that the intense cold in the national Capital is likely to end as the temperature is expected to increase by a few degrees within the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, schools in the national Capital have been closed till the 13th of this month on account of the extreme weather condition. |
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A day all roads lead to gurdwaras New Delhi, January 9 The Shabad Kirtan – Asa Di Var – was performed by Gurmej Singh of Amritsar, which mesmerized the devotees. The Shabad vichar by Giani Sarbjit Singh from Ludhiana, recalling the preachings and teachings of Guru Gobind Singh, moved the audience which listened to the Giani with rapt attention. Addressing the devotees, the Andhra Pradesh Governor, Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, said the 10th Guru was a prophet-warrior and a remarkable poet- scholar, who had 52 poets in his court. He said Guru Gobind Singh brought a revolution when Indian society was miserably divided. The Guru wanted to change the very outlook of the society for which on the Baisakhi of 1699 he created the Khalsa. Mr Barnala was presented a siropa by the DSGMC on the occasion. Others honoured at the function were Sardani Surjit Kaur Barnala, Manjit Singh Calcutta, Baldev Singh and Ajaypal Singh Meenakot. The DSGMC president, Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna, in his address, recalled the Guru’s significant contribution and the birth of the Khalsa. Mr Sarna also highlighted the achievements of the DSGMC. |
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Mystery deaths baffle doctors Panipat, January 9 And with the doctors at the Pt Bhagwat Dayal Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, also expressing their inability to diagnose the disease, the mystery of the killer ailment has only deepened. The institute doctors have sent back two patients–Farmina and Hasina–to their village, saying that they were able to diagnose the disease. Both of them have gone to the western UP for some ‘desi’ medication. In fact, panic has gripped the region after the death of five members of a single family in the last nine days. The death dance started when two members of the family–Ilyas and his granddaughter Famana–died recently and three persons, later discharged from hospital, had been taken ill. It is believed that the family had prepared ‘ladoos’, which might have been peppered with some poisonous substance. It was only after taking the ‘ladoos’, the condition of five members of the family deteriorated. They died later, villagers believe. However, some others are of the opinion that a poisonous insect might have fallen into the utensil, used for making tea, which led to the deaths. What has complicated the matter is the fact that one-and-a-half-year-old Sahil, who had not consumed the ‘ladoos,’ also died on Tuesday. Furthermore, the condition of the first victim of the disease, Hasina, is stated to be stable, thus further compounding the confusion. Even as rumours make rounds, the doctors had failed to diagnose the cause of the deaths. Since the postmortem of the four bodies was not performed, the doctors are not sure of the cause of the death. Only the postmortem on the body of Sahil was performed. Preliminary investigations have shown that Sahil died of ‘poisoning’. His viscera has also been sent to a forensic lab in Madhuban (Karnal) and only after that, the cause of the death would be known. It may be recalled that it takes years for the examination of the viscera at the lab. Only sensitive cases, where the viscera examination is specifically sought by the authorities concerned, are taken ‘out of turn’ by the lab. The lab is reported to be facing an acute shortage of staff. So far, the laid-back district administration has not pressed the panic buttons and not sought the ‘emergency examination’ of the viscera. This would mean that the viscera would continue to gather dust at the tab until another tragedy wakes up the administration. |
When gangsters dabble
in abracadabra Meerut, January 9 In the raid, Rolex watches and several other valuables were seized, besides some costly lingeries. Even the income tax director (investigations), Mr B K Gupta, was shocked to see the treasure which proved that the business of tantriks was growing. Some of the history sheeters of Meerut city are also making hay and made ‘abracadabra’ their vocation. Senior police officials have a list of the history sheeters who became tantriks. Most of them fall under Lisari Gate police station. They are pulling the wool over the eyes of people in many cities. The SSP confirmed that many of them cheated even some film personalities. According to the police sources, a notorious criminal Shahid fled to Mumbai after killing a rickshaw-puller and became a tantrik in Mumbai, changing his name. He became ‘crorepati’ there, cheating the people in the name of astronomy. He even opened a luxurious office in the big city. He cheated several gullible people. Later, SHO Lisari Gate Gajendra Singh arrested him in Mumbai. Another man Aabad, wanted by the city police in several cases of murder, moved to Dehradoon and became a tantrik. He, too, raked in moolah. Yet another man, Badru a.k.a. Badruddin, is a history sheeter and carrying his tantrik shenanigans in Delhi. While a local goonda Salim Sufi has his network in several cities of Punjab state. SSP Mukul Goel told the ‘NCR Tribune’ that police tried several times to arrest these self-styled tantriks. But failed as whenever the police team was sent to arrest the culprits, local people protested since they do not want to hear a single word against these ‘godmen’. Some of them even have links with politicians. Many of them are earning a packet at Tarapuri and Shastri Nagar in Meerut. They have their residences in post colonies. The residents said that the tantriks charge a fancy price to provide ‘relief’. Many cases of love and sex are ‘solved’ by them. They take full advantage of the marital discords.  |
CM dedicates 2003 to
water conservation New Delhi, January 9 While inaugurating the International Workshop on Waste Water Treatment: Decentralised Technologies for Effective Management, she said that there was a limit to the exploitation of resources; if the unbridled use of resources persists beyond this point, the ecological apparatus would go awry. Population has increased in the national Capital manifold and “if desperate steps are not taken to counter the looming threat, we may be heading for really bad times”, Dikshit said. The national Capital depends on neighbouring states for water and lacks its own resources. This makes it all the more necessary for citizens of Delhi to conserve water. Wastewater treatment should also be decentralised and small treatment plants set up at locality levels. This may necessitate commercialisation of water, though at the moment we are not in the process of privatising water, she said. Municipal Commissioner Rakesh Mehta said the Jal Board and the MCD would take steps at the earliest to separate sewerage and storm water drainage, which has complicated the wastewater treatment process. The workshop was organised jointly by the MCD and the DJB, the Infrastructure Development Finance Company and the Indian Institute of Technology; it was aimed aiming at exploring and evaluating modern technologies in recharging water for reuse economically to prevent water pollution. Several national and international delegates attended the workshop to address water problems generated by urban conglomeration. A highlight of the event was an interface between the service managers (civic bodies), technology providers, financiers and consumers. |
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NCR BRIEFS New Delhi Probe into tax
holidays Noida Fire from ‘angeethi’ consumes 3 kids New Delhi Delhi cop found dead Gurgaon |
MCD JE, SI arrested for taking bribe New Delhi, January 9 S. C. Goel, posted with the MCD at Kashmere Gate, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe money from the contractor for clearing bills relating to work done by him, a CBI release said today. The agency later raided his residence and recovered Rs 1.4 lakh, it said adding Rs 3.1 lakh was recovered from his locker, besides documents relating to bank balance and other investments of more than Rs 2.5 lakh. In another incident, CBI sleuths nabbed Sub Inspector Raj Kumar of the Delhi Police posted at Badarpur police station for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a man for not involving him in a murder case, the release added. |
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