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HC order for probe against ACP, SHO
Driving licence racket busted, two held
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Minor abducted, raped by engineer
384 non-bailable offenders held
Sania’s feat of clay stirs
Need for psychological rehabilitation stressed
Book lovers wait for ‘abandoned’ library to become functional
Chemist shops in residential areas not allowed
Disaster Management course at IGNOU
Stone laid for National Police Band
Institute
Protest against turban law
Artscape
Euphoria at AIT campus
Nasal, sinus surgery made safe
Body of old man found
Annual day celebrated at Amity
Contribution for tsunami victims
Korean students visit DPS
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HC order for probe against ACP, SHO
New Delhi, January 30 The court directed that the probe has to be conducted against Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hauz Khas, besides Station House Officer and Sub-Inspector of Mehrauli Police Station for allegedly attempting to grab the ‘open space’ allotted to the family of a former priest at Yoga Maya Mandir in south Delhi. Issuing notice to the ACP, SHO and SI, Justice R. C. Jain said, “The averments and allegations made in the petition are quite serious and therefore, it is directed that an inquiry into the complaint be made by an officer not below the rank of Joint Commissioner of Police (Vigilance).” The court also ordered that the report be submitted before March 14, the next date of hearing. The court said, “since there are allegations against ACP, SHO and SI, they are called upon to file reply supported by affidavit with regard to each of the allegations”. The petition filed by the daughter-in-law of a late priest of the Yoga Maya Mandir Sansthan, Mehrauli, alleged that the police officers have threatened the family members with dire consequences for protesting against the land grabber, who tried to “dispossess” them from the open space alloted along with accommodation by the temple management in 1965. Advocate J. P. Dhanda, appearing for the petitioner alleged the policemen were threatening the family that if they cause hindrance in the construction work at the open space, they would be implicated in a false case. Claiming that the petitioner and members of her family were also kept in illegal confinement and beaten up by the police officers, the counsel submitted that due to fear, the husband of the petitioner stayed away from the family. The petitioner has sought registration of case under section 340 (wrongful confinement), 341(wrongful restraint), 354 (assault to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 323 (punishment for causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC.
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Driving licence racket busted, two held
New Delhi, January 30 The sleuths also seized RTO rubber stamps of different cities and states, stationary, computers, printers, fake driving licences and registration certificates from their possession. The accused persons who were arrested have been identified as Charanjit and Puran Chand, both residents of Mangolpuri. Acting on a tip-off that some persons were involved in making fake driving licences and registration certificates of various cities and states in the Mangolpuri area, the sleuths sent a decoy customer to Charanjit and asked him prepare a fake driving licence in the name of one Gobind, resident of Paschim Puri and registration certificate of a Santro car (no HR-38-A-0550) in the name of one Narender Singh, resident of Rohtak. Accordingly, Charanjit demanded Rs 2,000 for the same and took Rs 1,500 as advance from the decoy customer. As per the deal, on January 29, Charanjit delivered the licence and registration certificate to the decoy customer and took the remaining Rs 500 from him. Immediately, the sleuths swung into action and nabbed him. During his personal search the sleuths also seized four fake driving licences, rubber stamps of RTO Moradabad, Guwahati, Bareilly, Dehradun, Una, Amritsar and Karnal from his house. During interrogation, Charanjit disclosed that he and associate Puran used to prepare fake documents for prospective customers. The sleuths immediately nabbed Puran and seized computers, printer, rewritable CD containing details of scanned photos, and 33 blank driving licence from his possession. Charanjit told the sleuths that he used to lure the customers and then provide the details and photographs of customers to Puran for making fake driving licences and registration certificates.
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Minor abducted, raped by engineer
Greater Noida, January 30 According to
S.O. Kasna Police Station, Alok Sharma, the girl from a Tugalpur village family is a class 11 student in a school in Greater Noida. One Chander Mohan, employed as a mechanical engineer in a multinational company was a frequent visitor to the house of
girl’s family. On November 22, 2004, Alok Sharma said the girl student was buying some medicines from a store. As she was on her way home, the accused offered to drop her in his car. He had already been waiting for her to step out of the shop. It was about 7.30 p.m. on November 22 when the accused took the car to Expressway, parked it on the road side and raped her in the car itself. He threatened her with death if she did not On January 28, the engineer again accosted the girl in the village, but she somehow managed to escape and reported the matter to her family, who in turn filed a written compliant against the accused with Kasna police. The police have registered a case under Section 376 of IPC and are on a lookout for the accused engineer Chander Mohan, resident of F Block Alpha-2 Greater Noida.
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384 non-bailable offenders held
Faridabad, January 30 According to the authorities concerned, more than 20 cases of illegal arms had been registered so far and several cases of supply
of illicit liquor had been booked. It is reported that a huge amount of country-made and illicit liquor was coming in the district daily from the neighbouring states like Rajasthan and UP to be supplied to the voters and supporters of the various candidates in these constituencies. The authorities have booked over 101 cases under the Excise Act against the offenders so far, while seizing hundreds of litres of illicit liquor in the past one month. The administration has decided to deploy about 30 special patrolling parties besides the regular police force assisted by the contingent of the Karnataka Armed Police to maintain law and order during the polls. While a flag march has already been conducted in the various constituencies, it will again be carried out a day before the polls also. There are a total of 12.13 lakh voters and about 1,091 polling stations in the district. About half of these are located in the rural parts and nearly the same are placed under the sensitive and very sensitive categories.
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Sania’s feat of clay stirs kids into action
Faridabad, January 30 The competition was organised jointly by the Faridabad Sports Journalists Association (FSJA) and ‘Creative Steps’, a school engaged in training students in art and craft. According to the organisers, as many as 250 young students took part in the competition. They were asked to paint something related to their favorite sports or sportsman. Most of the young participants had been aware of the performance of Sania Mirza in the Australian Open. Another participant in the same category also painted three sportsmen of India, which included Sania Mirza and the Silver Medallist at Athens Olympics, Mr Raghavender Singh Rathaur. Six-year-old Parul, a student of class I of a local school here, said that she liked sports very much and wanted to become a player, when she grow up. According to the Director of the Creative Steps, Ms Pinki Gandotra, though the topic of sports was new for the majority of the participants, she said she was pleasantly surprised by the interest shown by the kids today. She said such competitions could not only prove helpful in honing the talent of the children in drawing and painting, but would also be generating their interest in the games and sports. She said the competition was open and free for all and had been divided in three age groups up to 12 years of age. While the organisers have decided to hold an exhibition of the selected paintings for about four days, the prizes to the winners will be given on February 4. The achievements of Mr Rathaur and Ms Sania had motivated us to organise this type of event, said Saurabh Duggal, organising secretary of the FSJA. He said each of the participant will be given a certificate.
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Need for psychological rehabilitation stressed
New Delhi, January 30 “Stress and anxiety for instance can increase the relative risks of incident myocardial infarction and cardiac related mortality. Studies of patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease also demonstrate a near doubling of risk for adverse coronary disease–related outcomes, including myocardial infarction, revascularisation procedures for unstable angina and death,” said Dr Samir Parikh, a noted psychiatrist. Lamenting that hospitals have failed to “utilise the mental health aspects of medicine,” Dr Parikh said, “nobody focuses on the mental rehabilitation of patients.” Urging for a “complete health package”, he said, “counselling should be a part of any health care procedure.
If there is a heart surgery, counselling must be thrown in.” Consenting to this view, Dr Rajeeve Kumar Rajput, Consultant Cardiologist, G M Modi Hospital, said, “two patients with the same nature of ailment may show absolutely opposite recovery patterns, it
all depends on their mental state.” He explained, “if one of them is properly counselled, he will recover more easily than the one who cannot handle the stress and depression. Sometime, families imagine the worst, they too need to be effectively handled.” Experts point out that the investigating team should assess the patient’s condition and do the needful to help him tide over anxiety that stems from illness, especially if the patient has been referred to an intensive care unit. “The psychiatrist does not have to deal with all the cases, there are counsellors and psychologists, who can screen the patients and help with their recovery,” said Dr Parikh. He said “things like breaking the news of an ailment or helping cope with it have to be handled properly. A high-level of anxiety symptoms raises the risk of further coronary events in patients following myocardial infarction by two to five times
than for non-anxious comparison patients. High-levels of anxiety symptoms are associated with a tripling of risk of sudden cardiac death.” Highlighting the need for psychiatry treatment in cardiac patients, Dr Parikh said, “patients who did
not receive psycho-social intervention had 70 per cent greater mortality and 84 per cent higher cardiac recurrent event rates during the first two years of follow-up. Recent studies, however, indicate that relaxation training can alter autonomic activation during mental stress, implying a potential therapeutic role for such training in stress-induced Ischemia.”
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Book lovers wait for ‘abandoned’ library to become functional
New Delhi, January 30 Presently, the library building has been abandoned and is being used by anti-social elements for “recreational purpose”. The library campus has also become a shelter for rag pickers and stray animals. It may be recalled that the library building was inaugurated by the then Mayor in September 2000. It is amazing that the MCD has not considered deploying even a watchman to look after the building and safeguard its valuables. It is not surprising then that a number of valuables in the building including glass windows and A senior citizen and the president of Jan Vikas Manch, Mr J. N. Dogra, said, “we have been waiting for this library for a long time as there is no other recreational centre in this area. However, the basic infrastructures for the library have not been developed so far due to the sheer negligence of the MCD. Recently, the Delhi Public Library decided to close its two centres in Trilokpuri area. So it would be nice if this library was operationalised as soon as possible,” he said. When contacted, the local councillor, Mrs Savitri Sharma, said that fresh tenders had been invited for running the library. “Now we are screening these organisations and the responsibility to run the library will be handed over to one of them soon,” she said.
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Chemist shops in residential areas not allowed
New Delhi, January 30 ‘’Before issuing or renewing the licence to run a chemist shop, the drug authorities shall ensure that the area from where the shop is intended to operate is not residential area,’’ said the order. Giving the order on the petition of DDA Market Chemist Association (an unregistered body), the court said the authorities should ensure that the medicine shops in the Capital adhere to the provisions of the Municipal laws, Delhi Development Act and building bye-laws. The petition alleged that the DDA and MCD failed to act on the complaints lodged by the association against the shops opened in the residential areas in the Capital. The DDA and MCD continued to issue licences in disregard to the provisions contained in the Act, the petition said.
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Disaster Management course at IGNOU
New Delhi, January 30 According to the Pro-Vice Chancellor of IGNOU, Mr S. C. Garg, IGNOU will launch Masters degree courses in Dietetics and Food Service Management. IGNOU will also offer post-graduate level courses in Rural Development, Sociology, Economics, Public Administration and Bio-Informatics, he said, while inaugurating the nation-wide induction programme for the January 2005 batch students through teleconferencing. Other new courses include certificate courses in Aquaculture, Agricultural Policy, Community Cardiology, Medical Waste Management and Women Empowerment. The university also plans to develop skills and competencies of marginalised groups through new courses.
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Stone laid for National Police Band
Institute
New Delhi, January 30 He said regimental forces are incomplete without the accompaniment of the band, which not only adds colour and festivity but also inspires the troops to march with valour and pride. Stating that over the years the Band has become very popular among the rank and file of police forces, Mr Sinha said the setting of a National Institute would be a milestone in this direction and will provide ample scope for research, training and development. Mr V B Singh, Inspector General of Police, CRPF, Northern Sector, in his welcome address outlined the details of the National Band Institute, which is to be set up on 20 acres of land and its functioning for the betterment of the Band in the CPOs. Earlier, Mr Rashmi Sinha, President, CRPF Wives’ Welfare Association (CWWA), inaugurated rainwater harvesting project in the CRPF Campus, Kadarpur. Mrs Sinha said that the project launched in close co-operation with Central Ground Water Board and CPWD will not only help in raising the ground water level but also mitigate the facts of drought, apart from making the place drought proof.
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Protest against turban law
New Delhi, January 30 The President of NAD, Mr Paramjeet Singh Pamma, said that this law was an attempt to dilute the identity of the Sikh students studying in France. He said it was compulsory for the Sikhs to wear turban. He said religious freedom was a universal right for every human being. He called upon the international community to put pressure on the France to withdraw this law. Meanwhile, the Delhi Assembly Speaker, Mr Prem Singh, today condoled the death of Ram Singh, the press messenger at the Directorate of Information and Publicity of the Delhi Government. Singh died last night after a brain haemorrhage. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. He joined the Directorate of Information and Publicity in 1968 and had been since then delivering press notes and press releases of various ministers and heads of department of the state government to the media.
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Global expo of contemporary art
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
The unique feature of this exhibition is the Art Mart, which is a platform for displaying a wide range of Indian art. The Triennial was inaugurated at a glittering show at the Crafts Museum, Pragati Maidan on January 15. The rural backdrop, crafts stalls and folk dance performances added to the rustic charm of the evening. The Triennial is an international exhibition of contemporary art and will be on view till February 10 at four venues – Lalit Kala Akademi’s gallery at Rabindra Bhawan, Craft Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Art. According to the organisers, fifty per cent of the sales proceeds will be donated to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Tsunami victims and the rest will go to the Artists Aid Fund. Immortal Gandhian beliefs: On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, artist Vijender Sharma has expressed immortal Gandhian beliefs through his paintings “Gandhi Never Dies”. The two paintings are on view at the Shridharani Gallery here and are a part of an ongoing exhibition there.In the first canvas, a khadi cloth is draped from the top of the frame which is tricoloured like the canvas. The white colour in the middle is sandwiched by orange on the top and green at the bottom. The khadi cloth has rose petals strewn at three places, recalling the three bullets that took Gandhiji’s life. The petals are falling graciously down the canvas. The significance being that the bullets may have silenced Gandhiji, but his ideals can never be snuffed out. And as it is said, no power can stop an idea whose time has come. The petals on the khadi cloth, in the forefront and the tricoloured background speak of simplicity and freshness of ideals that are worth sacrificing one’s life for. This has been vividly brought out by Vijendra Sharma in this canvas, says Jaswinder Singh, an art critic. The other painting has a khadi cloth that seems to have been hung over the canvas, covering the top left of the painting. Strung on this cloth is a pocket watch dangling on a blue string, with the hands of the clock frozen at the time Gandhiji was riddled with three bullets. The bullets are depicted by three clusters of rose petals drifting away from the canvas, signifying the immortality of Gandhiji’s ideals, the wafting petals are like the wind spreading his message of tolerance and goodwill. The bullets may have silenced him, but his beliefs can never be put down, they have an immortal fragrance that permeates time. The bottom of the painting depicts Gandhiji’s silhouette at one end and three monkeys at the other. The limbs are symbolic of the need to desist from speaking evil, seeing evil and hearing evil. ‘Existence of Instinct’: The Shakshi Gallery here is hosting an exhibition entitled “ Existence of Instinct” comprising recent paintings by contemporary artist Shibu Natesan at the Sridharani Gallery on Tansen Marg here. The exhibition will be open for public viewing till February 7.Harat School of Painting: Dr W. H. Siddiqui. Director of the Raza Rampur Library delivered a gripping lecture on “The Collection of Harat School of Painting in Raza Rampur Library” at the Cultural House of the Islamic Republic of Iran here last week. Dr Siddiqui gave a historical background of the Harat School of Painting, Harat, which is now in Afghanistan and which was one of the main centres of arts during the reign of Tamarlane and his successors. Despite his ferociousness, Tamarlane was known for his love for art and had a huge collection of paintings. His aim at that time was to turn Samarkand into the most beautiful cities of the world and in this quest, he sent all the artists and scholars from the conquered cities to Samarkand.‘So many Journeys’: An artiste’s impressions on her journey with the classical dance form of Bharatanatyam and her anxieties about its future in a globalised and market-oriented world, form the essence of a latest book released here.‘So many Journeys’, a book containing intensely personal and autobiographical articles by Bharatanatyam exponent Geeta Chandran, provides an insider’s view of the various facets of the dance form while offering to the world, a contemporary dance dialogue. “In an emerging market-oriented world order, the future of traditional art forms like Bharatanatyam is very much at stake and an artist finds it a challenge to protect her art from such onslaughts,” Geeta says in her work. “Topics ranging from the emerging frontiers of Bharatanatyam to the dimensions of its mythological content; and from the changing role of critics and audiences to the gender discriminations in classical dance, are discussed in the book,” Geeta’s husband, Rajiv Chandran, who has co-authored the book said. Releasing the widely-illustrated 288-page book last evening, Padma Vibhushan laureate and Member of Parliament Karan Singh said that in a globalised world, contemporary artistes also need to take into account the marketability of their art while practising it. “Artistes, who are worshippers of Saraswati (the goddess of art), should realise that, for their survival in the present world, they should equally worship Mahalakshmi (the goddess of wealth),” he noted.
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Euphoria at AIT campus
New Delhi, January 30 The institutions participating in the annual cultural festival include IIT-Delhi, NSIT, Delhi, Delhi College of Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, New Delhi Institute of Management, National Law College, Amity Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, ITM Gurgaon, Delhi College of Advanced Studies, College of Vocational Studies, Delhi and Sushant School of Art and Architecture. Besides inter college events there are a large number of in-house events such as choreography, skit, volleyball and informal games. The Ansal Institute of Technology (AIT), established in 2000, has introduced innovative courses including Engineering, Biotechnology, Hotel and Resort Tourism Management, Information Technology, Business Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Business Administration and Information Systems.
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Nasal, sinus surgery made safe
Noida, January 30 Renowned ENT surgeon Dr V.P. Sood said endoscopic sinus surgery has revolutionised the concept of treatment of sinus infections, nasal and polyps and other sinus diseases. These diseases causing nasal blockage, persistent cold, headache and other symptoms are becoming common these days because of allergy, infection and increasing pollution. The diseases of sinuses, if diagnosed early, can be cured completely by newly introduced techniques of endoscopic sinus surgery. Shorter hospitalisation, less post-operative discomfort and faster recovery are the advantages of the new technique. Metro Hospital has been organising this workshop for last five years and is doing pioneering work in this field under the Chairman, ENT Department of Metro Hospitals Dr V.P. Sood. The core faculty for the training course includes Dr Vasant Oswal (UK), Dr Vijay Anand (USA), Dr Phillipe Eloy (Belgium), Dr Gill M. Vincente (the Philippines), Dr V.P. Sood and Dr S.K. Kacker. Live demonstrative surgical procedures will also be conducted during the workshop, Dr Sood said. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr Ashok Pradhan, MP and former Union Minister.
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Body of old man found
Ghaziabad, January 30 The Superintendent of Police (Rural), Mr B.K.Shekhar, said that Dharam Pal, son of Kham Chand of Abupur village, had gone to his tubewell in the fields when some assailants attacked him with sharp-edged weapons, which resulted in his death. No one has been arrested in the case so far. The residents of the village had informed the police about a body lying in the jungle. The police have sent it for a postmortem and are questioning the family members and other villagers in the case.
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Annual day celebrated at Amity
Noida, January 30 Dr Amita Chauhan highlighted the education pattern provided by the school. While presenting the annual report of the school, the Head Mistress highlighted the initiatives undertaken by the school. She briefed the gathering about the new additions in the school infrastructure. Mrs Mohina Dar, principal, presented few glimpses of the future and the need of the School in providing overall development of students. The event unfolded with the unique blend of soothing Indian and vibrant western music. It was followed by the “Saraswati Vandana”. The main attraction of the evening was a play, “Apna Apna Bhagya”, which was completely evolved by the children right from the formulation of the script to the framing of the dialogues. The theme, ‘luck is the by-product of hardwork and perseverance’ was portrayed well by the participants.
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Contribution for tsunami victims
New Delhi, January 30 Last year, she represented India at the United Nations in an International Youth Summit on Human rights. Her speech was appreciated by all the delegates and organizers of the summit. Natasha Jain has contributed more than Rs 60,000 to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. She has collected this amount from her
neighbours, relatives and friends. The Prime Minister blessed her and asked her to continue such work. Earlier, Natasha had also handed over a contribution for the tsunami victims to the Chief Minister of Delhi.—TNS
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Korean students visit DPS
New Delhi, January 30 The group was led by Mr Jung-Kun Moon, Senior Supervisor, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, South Korea. They visited the Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram and interacted with their Indian counterparts.
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Maths talent competition
New Delhi, January 30
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