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Sania takes up cudgels for polio eradication
BJP for residential facilities for scribes
FSIA export management programme
Human rights panel set up
RTO fire ‘not accidental’
Karzai visits NIIT kiosk
CNG kit made compulsory
Rally to create awareness for girl child
Disruption in water supply
Donation for tsunami victims
A museum of spiritual panorama
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Probe demanded into shortage of TB medicines
New Delhi, February 24 The Social Jurists have claimed that because of non-availability of essential medicines, more than 50 indoor MDR TB patients in Rajan Babu T.B. Hospital, Kingways Camp, are suffering. “We visited the R.B.T.B. Hospital, Kingways Camp, yesterday and found that more than 50 indoor MDR TB patients, both in male and female wards, are not being given essential medicines, Kanamycin injection, Ofloxcin tablet, Ethionamide tablet, Pyarazinimide (PZA) etc. for the last 10 to 12 months,” said Advocate Ashok Agarwal of the Social Jurists. The hospital being run by the MCD is the Asia’s biggest T.B. Hospital with 1,200 beds, but the present scenario has resulted in many deaths and some patients have also left the hospital midway, claimed Agarwal. “The Medical Superintendent, Dr R.C. Panda, told me that the higher authorities are aware of these facts,” added Mr Agarwal. A legal notice has already been sent to the Municipal Commissioner, Rakesh Mehta, bringing to his notice the contempt of court that has been attempted by the MCD.
RCI to train students through teleconferencing
New Delhi, February 24 Starting from March 9, 2005, a weekly teleconferencing session will be arranged every Wednesday via the teleconferencing facility at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. The 52 study centers of RCI have been connected with this dynamic communication infrastructure. The teleconferencing will include various topics on disability-legislation on disability, concession and facilities, early identification and referrals, aids and appliances, psycho-social implications, vocational services, inclusive education, etc. “We find teleconferencing to be the most effective way of educating students in the field of disability. We will rope in the most experienced professionals to train the students,” says Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Chairman, Rehabilitation Council of India. The students from far and remote areas, who are undertaking RCI approved courses, parents of the disabled and other related professionals will not only be able to download the multimedia courseware but will also get a chance to have interactive learning opportunities with experienced academicians and resource persons from the disability sector. The weekly programmes are being initiated to upgrade the attitude, knowledge and skills of trainees, trainers, related professionals and stakeholders in disability prevention and rehabilitation. It will also be aimed at producing need-based modules in print, audio-visual and multimedia. Another objective is to disseminate latest information related to disabilities to the disabled, their families and the general public.
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Vaishali allottees owe Rs 2 cr stamp duty
Ghaziabad, February 24 The administration is about to file a tax case against seven allottees in the first phase. According to
Asstt. Commissioner Stamps, Ajay Kumar Goel, Devika Apartments are built on plot No. 16 in Vaishali. It is a 13-storey building having 130 flats. Most of the residents have not got their flats registered. The stamp department has decided to proceed against seven allottees in the court in this connection. The government will get Rs 11 lakh revenue from the registry of the seven flats. Other defaulters will also be proceeded against in the next phase, Mr Goel said. The value of flats ranges from Rs 12.50 lakh to Rs 17 lakh each and people have been living here since 2000. Now the department has decided to take strict action against the defaulters. They reside here on the basis of allotment letters whereas as per rules, they should have got their flats registered long back. The state government is losing revenue worth crores of rupees on this account. The government is now very serious to put an end to such tax evasion.
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Gang of robbers busted, four held
New Delhi, February 24 The accused were identified as Qasim Khan, alias Sheru (21), resident of Wazirpur, Munna Rai, alias Babloo (24), resident of Narela, Raju Chauha, alias Mota, alias Genda (24), resident of Narela and Karan Thakur, alias Jeetu (24), resident of Narela. Acting on complaints that some persons were involved in robbing truck drivers at knifepoint in the wee hours, the police constituted a special team. On February 23, the sleuth received a tip-off that four persons were moving in a suspicious manner near Holambi Khurd Pathak. Accordingly, a police team reached the spot and overpowered them after a brief encounter. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that they were involved in a robbery on December 10, 2004, and robbed Rs 10,000 from a truck driver. They had also robbed Rs 30,000 and four wristwatches from one Suleman, a truck driver on February 16.
15 ACPs shifted
New Delhi, February 24 According to the order, the new postings are: Ashok Kumar Talwar, on promotion from North-West district, has been posted as ACP, DIU in East district; Om Prakash Sharma on promotion has been posted to PCR; Ashok Kumar Saxena on promotion has been posted as ACP, PG Cell in North district, Rajender Singh on promotion has been posted to FRRO; Joginder Singh on promotion has been posted to Security; Raghubir Singh Yadav on promotion has been posted as ACP, DIU, New Delhi district; Surjit Singh on promotion has been posted to the Anti Corruption Branch; Siri Ram Meena, ACP, DIU in East district, has been posted in Vigilance Branch; Tilak Ram, posted in Anti-Corruption Branch has been transferred to 6th Battalion; Tola Ram Mirwani has been posted as ACP, CAW in New Delhi district; R. K. Bansal, ACP, Narela, has been posted to Special Branch; Sharat Kumar Sinha as ACP, Narela, Dheeraj Kumar, ACP, Patel Nagar, to Economic Offences Wing; Ram Chander Singh as ACP, Patel Nagar and Mohinder Ram Mehmi who was ACP, New Delhi district, has been posted with the Vigilance Branch.
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‘Operation Karakoram’ released by Natwar Singh
New Delhi, February 24 The book traces the Right-wing party REP, which is sure to win the next general elections in India and has the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) worried. The Delhi-born writer, whose lawyer-grandfather once practised in the Lahore High Court, took months of research and nearly three years of writing in long hand to complete the book. Set in 1995, the novel gets its title from the code name the ISI gives to its plan to assassinate Prof Kapre, leader of the REP. The idea of the novel struck Nayar when he was studying law at Delhi
University. Nayar, who has never been to Pakistan, says he welcomes the idea of the two countries embracing permanent peace. Inspired by thriller writers like Forsythe, Robert Ludlum, Sidney Sheldon, the author is just as fond of R. K. Narayanan, Vikram Seth and Ruskin Bond. Published by Rupa & Co, the novel marks Nayar’s debut. His next book will be a thriller but not of the same kind as the first. Having fictionalised the India-Pakistan political rivalry, Nayar is keen to turn his attention on another kind of rivalry between the neighbours.
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Sania takes up cudgels for polio eradication
New Delhi, February 24 “My message to all parents today is that if two drops can help save a life,
then why not,’’ Ms Mirza said after administering the drops to several young
children at an MCD dispensary in the Capital. Organised by Rotary International, the event is one of the several awareness programmes being done with celebrities to mobilise people before the coming polio immunisation drive on February 27. A
first year student of mass communication at St Mary’s College in
Mumbai, Sania plans to be a journalist. “Having answered so many
questions from newspersons all these years, I know what to ask now,”
she said. According to Rotary Chairman of the India National Pulse
Polio committee, Mr Deepak Kapur, “We roped in Sania specially because
she is a girl and from a Muslim family. We hope to attract that
particular segment of the population as 60 per cent of the total
children affected by polio were Muslims. Most of whom were traced back
to the western UP region. Mr Kapur also announced the launch of a
mobile tableau, which will travel to all the villages in the polio
hotbed of the country, between Muradabad and Bareilly.
Foreigners join pulse polio drive
Faridabad, February 24 The Rotary Club of
Faridabad (Industrial Town) held a special camp for the purpose at
Sihi village near here. Besides the office-bearers of the club here,
Mr N. Scott Davis, Winfred Davis and Marifan Evelin Godfrey from the
US joined the team to administer the polio drops on Tuesday. The Rotarians also got stationed at the busy crossing of the Sector 7-10 market here and urged the passers-by to get their children administered the drops. They stopped several vehicles and gave the drops to the small children, said a spokesperson of the club here. The team visited several slum areas and urged the people to avail themselves of the facility, said Mr Arun Bajaj, the president of the club here. He said the club and members of the Manav Sewa Samiti had been providing cooperation to the department in the drive. Mr Bajaj claimed that the involvement of the Rotarians from the USA had been a motivating factor not only for the local members and activists, but also for the people, who were fascinated by their presence. Earlier,
the foreign visitors were welcomed at the office of the Manav Sewa
Samiti, before the team proceeded to Sihi village, where a number of
villagers interacted with them, he added. — TNS
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BJP for residential facilities for scribes
New Delhi, February 24 The Delhi BJP chief, Dr Harshvardhan, said that he has written letters to the Chief Minister and the Lieutenant- Governor also in this regard.
Mock exercise at Delhi Secretariat
New Delhi, February 24 The fire was reported at around 4.30 p.m. and immediately six tenders were rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire in the multi-storeyed building, Fire Brigade sources said. The employees of the Delhi Secretariat were evacuated from their offices for a while and later it was disclosed that it was only a mock exercise.
Memorandum to Health Minister
New Delhi, February 24
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FSIA export management programme
Faridabad, February 24 The participants will be made aware of all the guidelines and requirements connected with the export process. Stating this, the general secretary of the Association, Mr Rajiv Chawla said that a detailed information would be given to the units already exporting or interested in exports, regarding the customs, excise duty, VAT and the service tax. He said a seminar would be held on March 4 on the subject of ‘Intellectual Rights’, while the workshop on March 5 would
be dealing with all the related topics of the export procedure. Stating that the FSIA was observing the year 2005 as the ‘Year of the Global Reach’, he said it was the target of the association to make its members aware of all the techniques, that could expose them to the competition. The general secretary of the Association, Mr Rajiv Chawla said at least 80 of its members were able to acquire the ISO 9001:2000 certificate and ten other got the TS –16949:2000 certification last year when the association had observed the year 2004 as the ‘Year of Self-Improvisation’.
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Human rights panel set up
Noida, February 24 It has been done on the instructions of the UP state government. The District Magistrate will head the committee, which will include SSP, CMO and administrative officer. The Additional District Magistrate (law and order) will be its secretary. The committee will meet every fortnight. Significantly, the committee has been set up in view of increasing violation of human rights of the people in the district. The record of all the complaints will be maintained in a register and decided in the committee meetings to be held every fortnight.
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RTO fire ‘not accidental’
Noida, February 24 It was the result of mischief of some vested interests who wanted to destroy the proof of all fake documents on the basis of which driving licences and registration papers of vehicles had been issued. Touts, who frequent the RTO in league with the staff and officials of the regional transport office, it is feared, had connived to destroy the documents of all shady deals. The staff and officials said that the blaze was caused by a short circuit, but the observers found this explanation hard to swallow as the fire had originated only in the record room of the RTO on Tuesday night. An interesting fact is that a security guard had informed the Asstt Regional Transport Officer about the blaze.
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Karzai visits NIIT kiosk
New Delhi, February 24 Painting competition
New Delhi, February 24
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CNG kit made compulsory for autos
Ghaziabad, February 24 For Noida, this limit has been fixed for June 5. In the meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, permits for 47 private vehicles were sanctioned, while 17 permits transferred. Regional Transport Officer Vinay Kumar Singh said that issuing CNG permits to three-wheelers and transport busses has already been started. Since in Noida, CNG filling station has started functioning, the time limit for vehicles to get CNG conversions has been fixed up to June 2005.
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Rally to create awareness for girl child
New Delhi, February 24 Drug for sugar patients
New Delhi, February 24
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Disruption in water supply
New Delhi, February 24 The main areas affected would be Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, Sikandara Road, Firoz Shah Road, Barakhamba Road, Tolstoy Marg, Janpath, Bengali Market and adjoining areas.
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Donation for tsunami victims
New Delhi, February 24 The management had already made a donation of Rs five lakh to the PM’s Relief Fund earlier on January 11.
Appeal to devotees
New Delhi, February 24
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A museum of spiritual panorama
New Delhi, February 24 ‘Nirankari
Museum’, set up by the Sant Nirankari Mission, was inaugurated here
by the Head of the Mission, Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj. The museum
is located on the Nirankari Sarovar complex, Burari Road, near Sant
Nirankari colony in North Delhi. Addressing a gathering, Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj said that the museum sought to show the path to truth. He said that the realisation of God does not require any rites and rituals, but a soul sincerely in quest of the Super-Soul, i.e. God. The museum, he said, highlights the real truth, cuts across all divisions and unites humanity as one global family. One
of the highlights of the inaugural function was a short documentary
film on the ‘Making of the Nirankari Museum’. Produced by
Nirankari Studio, it showed the history of the Sarovar, right from the
days of Shahenshah Baba Avtar Singh Ji, when the flood-prone land was
acquired and developed initially for a Sarovar. The museum takes the viewer through multiple sections broadly related to the material world along with its illusions, the soul longing for liberation from the chaos, the role of
Satguru, the congregation of saints (Satsang), and the final stage of
Sahaj, where the soul-seeker finds communion with the Super-Soul i.e. God. A good portion of the museum has been devoted to the history of the Mission and highlights its message like five pledges, etc. The museum will remain open for public from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. for six days a week, with Sunday as closed.
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Mirza, the 18-year-old tennis sensation today joined in the polio
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