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HM suspended in sexual harassment case
AAD fares well in DU academic council polls
Santa spreads sunshine spirit, despite chill pill
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VAT to ‘hike’ prices of essential items
Poll scene hots up in Faridabad
Soldier’s son drowns in high security zone
Blood donation camp held
Children participating in a procession on the eve of the martyrdom day of the Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh in the Capital on Saturday.
— Tribune photo
District gears up for
R-Day celebration
Brilliant cultural show by BVN students
New secretariat complex
for Noida
Welsh delegation visits AAFT
Zoo drive to keep the
denizens in their element
Anniversary of Dev Samaj founder celebrated
11 kids held
for thefts in shops, houses
Kohli opens PNB’s centralised branch
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HM suspended in sexual harassment case
New Delhi, December 25 Understanding the gravity of the case, the Municipal Commissioner ordered an inquiry which was made by the Chief Vigilance Officer, Mr B.S. Barar. The report was submitted to the Municipal Commissioner yesterday which held the Headmaster, Assistant Teacher and watchman accountable for the incident. The inquiry also indicated that the part-time safai karamchari Poonam had no business to take her relative to do her job in the school. Accordingly, she has been terminated from services. Besides, a warning has been issued to the Director Education, Mrs Indra Yadav, for not considering the case seriously. The Deputy Education Officer of Rohini Zone, Mrs Tejo Dahiya, also failed to take immediate remedial action to bring the culprit to book. It was her duty to meet the parents of the victim to express the anguish of the department and give them suitable counselling. The assistant teachers were put under suspension for their role in trying to pressurise the mother of the victim to withdraw the complaint, the Municipal Commissioner said.
Woman burnt to death
A twenty-three-year-old woman was burnt to death this morning in the Preet Vihar area of East district. The woman has been identified as Sonya. Her husband, Vijender, runs a cycle shop in the area. However, the victim’s parents complained that their daughter has been killed by her husband and brother-in-law. They set her ablaze by sprinkling kerosene, the parents alleged. The police said the in-laws of the girl objected to her talking on mobile phone for hours. However, the matter was sorted out recently.
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AAD fares well in DU academic council polls
New Delhi, December 25 While the AAD led by former DUTA president, Dr S S Rathi has managed a seat in the EC and six seats in the AC, the Congress-affiliate Indian National Teachers’ Congress (INTEC) has five candidates’ gain, a set each in the AC. Four candidates from the Left-backed Democratic Teachers Front’s (DTF) and three for the BJP-backed National Democratic Teachers’ Front (NDTF) have also won a seat for themselves in the AC. The CPI-backed Janawadi Sikshak Sangh’s candidate Dinesh Varshney and the CPI’s (M-L) candidate Rita Sinha have been elected alongside Samajwadi Sikshak Sangh’s candidate AN Jha. Ms Rekha Dayal, the AAD candidate, has been elected to the EC with over 1,700 votes. “The performance of our candidates is our victory over the Vice-Chancellor’s oppression and corruption,” said the overjoyed DUTA president, Aditya Narain Misra, who also belongs to the AAD. Of the 25 candidates contesting for the 26 seats, including five unopposed, 21 were elected to the AC. Of the five unopposed, two represented AAD, while one each from DTF, INTEC and NDTF.
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Santa spreads sunshine spirit, despite chill pill
New Delhi, December 25 The chill winds, however, failed to keep the high spirits down, with the city celebrating Christmas with fervour. From the petrol pumps to restaurants, Santa Claus was everywhere cheering not just the kids, but adults as well. Despite the cold winds, the minimum temperature recorded in the Capital was a degree higher above normal today, with the mercury registering 9.5 degrees and the maximum being 18.9 degree Celsius. In the last three days, the minimum temperature recorded had been above normal except for yesterday. Though the morning in the Capital remained cloudy, the sun appeared around noon and a clear sky was visible after several days. Dense fog continued to disrupt the air and rail traffic. Poor visibility caused diversion of five domestic flights from here. Fog led the visibility to drop to Although the fog lifted in the morning today, several flights had to be rescheduled due to disturbance in the air traffic last night. Train services continued to be affected due to the inclement weather. While some were late as much as by 17 hours, one had to The Met department has predicted partly cloudy skies with mist and foggy conditions and the minimum temperature to dip to nine degree Celsius.
Noel celebrations
Thousands of devotees today braved the chilly winds and attended midnight masses and special Christmas prayers in The St. Holy Cathedral, a mother church situated at Ashok Place, has been tastefully and traditionally decorated with silver and golden stars, Christmas Trees, balloons, candles around a replica of the place where the Saviour was born. In the Cathedral complex, special arrangements have been made for conducting holy masses. “The Cathedral has spent nearly Rs 1 lakh on the arrangements and all of it has been contributed by devotees,”
said Ignatius, pontiff of St. Cathedral. For the convenience of devotees, masses are conducted at regular intervals. “Its important for the Roman Catholics to attend the midnight mass for celebrating the birth of Jesus,” said sister Martin. Winter has failed to deter the people from enjoying the Christmas bash. The Cathedral is organising Jesus Youth Initiative in which the Christian youth will participate in various activities like skit, plays, etc. to spread the message of brotherhood, peace and love. According to Suzanne, a regular Church goer, “As we have musicians in our family, we will play music and sing carols and dine together with my in-laws who have come specially for the occasion.” Delicacies like coconut sweets, ‘guzia’ (navaries) and cakes, exchanging gifts, meeting friends and relatives and dining together play a major role in Christmas celebrations. As part of social service, the Cathedral also invites children and women from orphanages, schools, slums and night shelters and educates them on their rights. The celebrations were not restricted to the community. Many from other communities and religions joined in the festivities and events organised by the hotels and restaurants here. The bazaars and malls were also decorated for the occasion.
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VAT to ‘hike’ prices of essential items
New Delhi, December 25 “Raw material used for medicines will be taxed at the rate of 12.5 per cent. Exercise books which were earlier exempted from the tax will now be taxed at the rate of four per cent. Spare parts of two-wheelers will attract 12.5 per cent tax,” the spokesperson of Delhi VAT Sangharsh Samiti, Mr Praveen Khandelwal, claimed.
PAN IIT 2004 conference
New Delhi, December 25 Mr Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Group, inaugurated this largest congregation of IIT alumni at one place along with the directors of all the seven IITs. The central theme for the conclave revolves around the contribution of PAN IIT (Global IIT alumni) towards building our nation along with making it globally competitive with technology as the growth engine. Mr Mittal sharing his vision on the theme said, “Nothing else but application of science will put the country forward in today’s context. India is fortunate to have everything that is essential for growth. We have the natural resources, the people and brainpower as an asset, which allows us to take risks and to create products and services. The next 10-20 years clearly belong to India.” Few illustrious IITians who attended the conclave include Mr Jeet Bindra (President, Chevron Texaco Global Refining), Saurabh Shrivastava (Chairman, XANSA), Mr Hari Bhartia (CEO, Jubilant Organosys), among others.
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Poll scene hots up in Faridabad
Faridabad, December 25 The two meetings of the party workers of two major political parties – the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - were held in the district today. Some senior leaders of the respective parties addressed the meetings. While the ruling Indian National Lok Dal
(NLD) held a meeting at Panchayat Bhawan at Ballabgarh, the activists of the BJP Mr Ram Pyare, organising secretary of the BJP (North Zone), told the party leaders and activists to reach to the ground level to motivate the workers and create a favourable atmosphere, so that the party could do well and up to the expectations. He said as the BJP is facing the coming elections all alone, the party could not afford to take the polls lightly. The party will have to work in a manner that people come out in full support. He said that the UPA government at the Centre and ‘anti-incumbency’ factor in Haryana could prove advantageous to the BJP, as it is the only alternative left for the people in state. On other hand, the INLD leaders, including Mr Gopi Chand Gehlot, Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Assembly, said that the INLD workers and leaders should go to people to tell them about the achievements of the party and the present government, as people have seen the performance of both BJP and Congress at Centre. The party is strong enough to face the elections independently if the workers and its machinery work hard to reach out to the voters properly. He claimed that the party workers are in high spirit and a little hand work could go in its favour. It may be recalled that various parties have already begun inviting applications for the party tickets from various segments. It is reported that the rush for tickets in the Congress is heaviest as about 200 candidates have applied formally by submitting their bio-data and applications for the six Assembly seats in the district to the party high command. And these aspirants
have already began exploring individual contracts and approach with senior party leaders to get
the ticket. A whopping 60 candidates have applied for Congress ticket from
Ballabgarh, which is reported to be ‘heaviest’ from any constituency so far. While it is not learnt how many candidates have applied for tickets for the six Assembly seats in Faridabad of the BJP and the INLD.
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Soldier’s son drowns in high security zone
Meerut, December 25 The victim, Anesh, son of N. K. Prem Singh of Haryana, is posted with a unit of RAM Division here inside the Bhagat Line. The child went missing in the noon when he was playing outside his house. He drowned in a 10-feet depth gutter, barely 50 feet away from his house. At around 1 pm, the victim’s parents started searching for the boy, but failed to locate him. Later, some officials of the Ram Division joined the victim’s family in the search operation. Interestingly, the Army officials sought the help of a religious guru of the Bhaghat Line, Pt Lekhraj Sharma. Later, the guru told the Army officials and the victim’s parents that the boy has not gone outside the Cantonment area and the child is inside a dig. After hours of search operation, an open gutter attracted the attention of the officials. Subsequently, a soldier went into the gutter with the help of a rope and took the boy outside. After being informed, the police rushed to the spot. Later, the boy was rushed to the Military Hospital, Meerut, where the doctors declared him brought dead. However, the family members of the victim didn’t let the body for an autopsy.
No official of the MES and RAM division could be available for the comments on the death of the boy inside a high security zone area.
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Blood donation camp held
New Delhi, December 25 Dr Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation and Chairman, Amity University, said, “We expect blood to be there for us, but only a fraction of us donate it. Yet sooner or later, all of us will face a time of great vulnerability in which we will need blood. And that time is often unexpected. From its beginning, the Rotary Club has formed a community of service, of generous, strong and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. “The honor, spirit and resources of the people come forth with the human beings helping our neighbors in need—during earthquakes, floods, fires, storms—and also for the personal and often quiet disasters that require a gift of blood.” Mr Abhay Chauhan, president of Interact Rotary Club, said: “Through blood donation, one can save someone’s life. There are a lot of people who are looking for blood to survive and giving them some of yours would certainly help them a lot. Donating blood is something healthy at the same time because it helps the body renew the blood.” Ms Asha Bajaj, Chief Technical Officer, Rotary Club, stressed that the need for blood is always great, but especially so around holidays when regular donors may be too busy
or away. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, in good health, weighing more than 110 pounds, and feeling well. Donors on medication can donate in most cases, but should know the names of the medications they are taking. On this occasion, a debate on “Blood Donation” was organised. In this extempore, 11 students of Amity Institutions, Noida, participated. Ms Aditi Gandhi of BEd won the first prize, Ms Sheetal Kumar of MBA won the second prize and third prize went to Mr Varun Singh of PGDM course. Students who judged the competition were: Mr Maanav, MBA, Ms Vandana, BEd, Mr Vijay, MBA (Gen) and Mr Alankar of PDM course. Overall competition was judged by Dr Ashok K. Chauhan.
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Sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh’s family recalled
New Delhi, December 25 The Nagar Kirtan which began at 9 am, was led by Panj Pyaras, followed by the president of the DSGMC, Paramjit Singh Sarna and the other office-bearers of the DSGMC. Schoolchildren and raagi jathas followed by devotees travelled across the city singing hymns. The sacrifice made by the Sahibzadas and those who laid down their lives on December 25 at Chamkor fields was recalled. The two Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh, Baba Jhujar Singh and Baba Ajit Singh achieved martyrdom while fighting in the battle field at Chamkor. Recalling the history of sacrifices made by Guru Gobind Singh’s family, DSGMC president Sarna said that the present generation of Sikhs should pledge to infuse inspiration in their children to preserve the culture and pave way for a healthy Sikh community. Tomorrow on December 26, a huge congregation will pay obeisance to the martyrs at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
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District gears up for
R-Day celebration
Faridabad, December 25 The authorities asked the departments and officials concerned to take every precaution to ensure that the election code of conduct was not violated, especially in the presentations of the ‘tableau’ on the occasion. The Deputy Commissioner asked the officials to get the themes of various presentations approved by his office before the final selection. The authorities have been instructed to get the sports stadium complex at Sector-12 ready by January 20 for the purpose. A committee has been set up to finalise the cultural events to be presented on the occasion and the officials have been asked to ensure maximum participation from the schools, colleges and other educational bodies.
Workshop on voice modulation
A workshop on ‘Voice Modulation’ was conducted in the Primary wing of the DAV Public School, Sector- 14, here today. The chief guest, Ms Vandana Vadhera, a known radio jockey with the All India Radio, told the students and the participants about the uses of voice modulation in daily life and various fields like acting, singing and teaching. She explained various yogic exercises for keeping the voice fit and healthy. She gave several examples of exercising control over the voice pitch and sang many lyrics and songs as a demonstration. The school authorities, including the Principal Dr A. V. Bhalla, and the Headmistress of the Primary section, Mrs Sanyogita Sharma, expressed their satisfaction over the programme and claimed that such functions help the students hone their talent in various fields. Mrs Hemlata Chaudhary, in-charge of the nursery section, and a large number of students and staff were present on the occasion.
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Brilliant cultural show by BVN students
New Delhi, December 25 Mr Abhishek Singhvi, lawyer and politician, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The cultural fiesta saw over 500 children from class I to XII put up a mesmerising performance. The programme began with the rendition of the school song followed by a musical symphony.
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New secretariat complex
for Noida
Noida, December 25 The proposed building will be constructed between the collectorate and LG Chowk, officials said. The UP government had earlier sanctioned Rs 2.73 crore for the construction of the Development Secretariat which has now been revised to Rs 3.26 crore. Of the sanctioned amount Rs 61 lakhs has already been released. Five thousand square metre (1.24 acres) of land had been acquired by the district administration and the soil testing was done more than a year ago. The project was held up because of the cancellation of the district by the UP government in 2003.
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Welsh delegation visits AAFT
Noida, December 25 She held detailed discussions on matters relating to higher education in the Wales region and India with Vice-Chancellor of University of Media Arts, Prof Sandeep Marwah. The visiting dignitary went round the facilities being provided by the Asian Business School of the university to students of the business management and to media professionals in the making at Asian School of Media Studies.
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Zoo drive to keep the
denizens in their element
New Delhi, December 25 “Though the animals have their own natural instincts to fight against adverse conditions yet we have made special arrangements in winters on our part like heaters, blankets and tarpaulin cloth,” said B. S. Bonal, Director of National Zoological Park (NZP). However, carnivores like lion, tiger, jackals, jaguar are protected with heaters and for the birds the zoo has got various trees and plants where they take shelter to protect themselves from cold. The top of their enclosures are covered with tarpaulin and as the night falls, the entire cage gets covered with thick cloth. Reptiles, like crocodiles keep themselves warm in deep water itself. Special care is also taken to protect some of the exotic species imported from tropical countries as they are not used to harsh winters and are liable to fall ill with the sudden drop in temperatures. About the herbivores like black buck and spotted deer, he said that providing winter care measures to such animals is difficult as they live in open and in a herd. So, dry grass and heaps of straw are provided in their enclosures to protect the newborn. Concerning the provision of medical facilities to the animals, zoo has got two vets, one compounder and three attendants to look after them. Diet is increased to 12 kg in winters, which is normally 10 kg in summers because of the increased metabolic processes. Antibiotics are added into the diet for the sick and wounded animals. The zoo authorities said that these precautions have been obviously been effective as there have been vary few instances of the inmates falling ill because of the cold. However, they are keeping their fingers crossed as there is another month of winter to go through. Meanwhile, the zoo has got a new acquisition - Chimpanzee –through a novel procedure. Delhi zoo had two chimps earlier, male and female, but due to some psychological factors the female didn’t conceive even after mating several times. So, the authorities took note of it and brought another female chimp from Chandigarh Zoo on mutual terms. Under the agreement, Delhi zoo has decided to hand over the first baby chimp to Chandigarh zoo, if the mating is successful and the new female chimp conceives. Meanwhile, the female chimp is being kept in quarantine and will be released with the male when they are ready to mate.
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Anniversary of Dev Samaj founder celebrated
New Delhi, December 25 His contribution to the society was remembered by organising bhajans and other programmes in its branches in Sukhdev Vihar and Sriniwaspuri. His life story was narrated by the tiny-tots of Sukhdev Vihar branch of Dev Samaj School. The function was presided over by the school manager, Mr K. L. Vohra. Mr Girwar Prasad, a senior member of Dev Samaj Society was chief guest. A science exhibition was organised on the premises of Sri Niwaspuri School. Rakesh Kumar, student of ninth standard, prepared a model in which he did a comparative study of polluted areas in the national Capital. Likewise, Sana, student of class XI, demonstrated how the use of salads could control diabetes. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr P.K. Bhattacharya, Director of the NCERT. The school also constructed a science park which was inaugurated by Mr Ajeet Verma, ex-Director of the NDPL.
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11 kids held
for thefts in shops, houses
Ghaziabad, December 25 Senior Superintendent of Police Jai Narain Singh said that the questioning of one Rajesh, who was allegedly trying to sell off some stolen goods at Sihani Gate Bridge here led to the arrest of his 10 partners. The arrested children, in the age group of nine to 16, were active for the last one year, the SP said. The alleged buyer of the stolen goods has also been arrested. All the arrested children were sent to juvenile jail, Singh added.
Discourse on success
New Delhi, December 25
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Kohli opens PNB’s centralised branch
New Delhi, December 25 While inaugurating the branch, Mr Kohli said that the bank has embarked upon banking with freedom, flexibility and convenience by introducing the concept of CBS for the benefit, convenience and prompt delivery of services to its customers. The branches, networked under CBS, now cover 166 top business centres across the country and around 50 per cent of the bank’s overall business has been brought under the fold of CBS. With this, the bank has become the largest centrally networked bank in South East Asia. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kohli said that CBS is an inter-branch networking and data-sharing platform, which makes ‘Anytime Anywhere Banking’ a reality. The implementation of CBS has provided customers with state of the art facilities like tele-banking, ATM facility, internet banking, cash management service for corporates etc.
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Colourful programmes mark National Day
New Delhi, December 25 Beneficiaries from various schools presented cultural programmes and painting competition on the occasion. The programme was attended by parents of some of beneficiaries, principal and staff of the various participating schools. The distinguished guests present at the show included Mr Sandeep Jajodia, MD, Monnet Ispat Limited, Mr N. C. Nirula, president, Aryan Coal Beneficiaries Private Ltd, Mr J. L. Sippy from Awaz, Dr Shanti Mathur, Presidents FWMR (I) and Mrs Seema Jajodia, general secretary FWMR (I). Mrs Seema Jajodia was the chief guest on the occasion. Nine schools participated in the painting competition, where Air Force Golden Jubilee School secured the first prize and Masoom School received the second prize while Soumik Banerjee, a beneficiary of Sahan School secured the third prize in the competition. Children from 11 schools gave colourful cultural programmes, which received acclaim from audience. Orchestra item presented by Masoom School was adjudged the best followed by the item given by Balwantary Mehta Vidya Bhawan, Air Force Golden Jubilee School and Kulachi Hansraj Manovika Kendra. Participation gifts were distributed to among the representatives of various schools and prizes for outstanding performance were given away by the chief guest.
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