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Failure to implement quota for the disabled draws HC flak
MCF polls: 80% winners first-timers
4 nabbed for kidnapping child
‘Anti-worker’ policies of govt criticised on May Day
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‘Heritage Walk’ in Shahjahanabad held
HC strictures on poor public utilities
Businessman robbed of Rs 9.23 lakh, gold chain
Jawan strangles pregnant wife
Artscape
Noida admn to rein in stray bulls
V.K. Singh takes over as DG, AFMS
Cholera stalks Dadri villages
Donation for firemen benevolent fund
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Failure to implement quota for the disabled
New Delhi, May 1 The order came from Justice Vikramajit Sen on a petition by the All India Federation of the Blind, which complained that disabled persons were not being given three per cent reservation as required under the Disabilities Act. “No appointments to the posts of Principal be made till the next date of hearing,” Justice Sen ruled, asking the Delhi Government to respond to the petition by May 11. “Even though the Disabilities Act has been on the statute book for almost a decade, it is evident from the number of cases, which are brought before the court, that only cosmetic adherence to the Act takes place. There can be no excuse for the Government of NCT of Delhi, or the UPSC, or the Department of Personnel and Training, not to have adhered strictly to at least the minimum mandate of the said Act, that is, reservation of three per cent for the three categories of disabled persons,” the court said. Lambasting the authorities for neglecting “our physically handicapped brethren”, Justice Sen said, “it is, indeed, a matter of regret as well as alarm that as recently as July 2004 the Recruitment Advertisement should have mentioned reservation of only one post out of a vacancy of 90 posts.”
The Delhi Consumer Court (North district) held the Haldiram Products Private Limited guilty of causing mental agony to a customer, who purchased two bottles of ‘badam’ syrup for Rs 250 in which dead ants were recovered. The Consumer Court asked the company to pay the complainant, Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Jagatpuri village, Rs 2,000 as compensation and litigation cost. It also ordered to replace the bottles or refund its price to the complainant. Rapping the company for failing to address the grievance of Mr Singh, the court said, “being such a reputed company, Haldiram should have immediately taken the complaint into consideration and attended to the consumer properly.” Turning down the company’s plea that the bottles be sent to laboratory for tests, the President of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (North Delhi), Mr K. K. Chopra, Members Neeru Mittal and S. C. Jain said, “we can see with naked eyes a number of ants in the bottles and therefore there is no need for any test.” “If sealed bottles can have foreign parts, it means that either the defect was developed at the time of preparing it or at the stage of sealing the cap,” the court said. Furnishing the bills, bottles and medical reports as proof before the court, Mr Singh said he had on July 22, 2004, purchased the syrup and without checking started consuming it. But he was shocked to see that the bottles were full of dead ants and then got himself treated at the Sant Hospital. Claiming that all its products conform to standards laid down by the government, Haldiram said the complaint was frivolous and was filed intentionally to harass it, adding dead ants were in the bottle due to Singh’s negligence, as he did not close the cap after use.—TNS
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MCF polls: 80% winners first-timers
Faridabad, May 1 According to the results declared by the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, who had been the Returning Officer for the polls, the winners included a former Senior Deputy Mayor Shiv Charan Lal Sharma and a former Deputy Mayor Mrs Renu Bhatia who have been able to retain their seats from ward number 5 and 12 respectively. While Mrs Bhatia won with a margin of 3,166 votes, Mr Sharma thrashed his main rival by a margin of 1,929 votes. However, the heaviest victory margin had been in ward number 20 where the winner Mr Jitender Yadav got a total of 5,127 votes in against 1,736 votes polled by his nearest rival. The lowest margin of victory had been in the ward number 29, where the winner, Mr Hawa Singh Rathi, won with a margin of just seven votes over his main rival Dhanesh Adhlakha. While the highest number of votes were polled in ward number 20, with the winner getting 5,127 votes; it was ward 2 where the winner got just a total of 945 votes against his rival, who got about 805 votes. The new civic body will have as many as 19 corporators from the General category, while about 12 woman corporators, including one belonging to the SC category, will be representing their wards in the MCF. Two wards each had been reserved for the candidates of the SC and BC categories respectively. The candidates who have been able to retain their seats include Mr Shiv Charan Lal Sharma from ward 5, Mrs Renu Bhatia from ward 12, Mr Pravesh Mehta from ward 26, Mrs Omvati Kanwar from ward 27, Dayachand Yadav from ward 34, Mahesh Mani from ward 8 and Mr Bhagwat Nagar from ward 35. Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, who had been the Senior Deputy Mayor last time has been a frontrunner for the mayorship this time as he had been one of the most experienced corporator, besides having the advantage of being a loyal Congress worker and the majority of the winners had been supporters of the Congress this time.
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4 nabbed for kidnapping child
New Delhi, May 1 On April 29, one Sita, resident of Jamrud Pur lodged a complaint with the police that her son Deepak was missing and immediately several teams were formed and search was conducted in Chadoli, Dadri, Dasna and Kotla. The child was recovered from one Nazma, resident of Kotla. During interrogation, Nazma told the police that she bought the child for Rs 14,000 from a couple, Naimmuddin and Anzum, through a conduit Rizwan. Further interrogation of the accused persons revealed that Anzum had a second marriage with Naimmuddin, but failed to have any issue, even though she had three children from her first husband. When Anzum visited the house of her relative, Jamil Ahmed, she met the baby of Padam and Sita. On the pretext of playing with the baby, Anzum took the baby to Jamil’s house and both Anzum and Naimmuddin vanished along with the baby.
Auto-lifters arrested
With the arrest of two inter-state auto-lifters, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police today claimed to have seized 11 stolen cars from their possession. The gang had stolen cars from the national Capital and disposed them in Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. They accused were identified as Rakesh Kumar Sahai (29) and Ranjit Shah (24), residents of Bihar. Acting on a tip-off that the inter-state auto-lifters would be coming to Sector –11 in Rohini, the sleuths laid a trap and nabbed them when travelling in a car. During interrogation, the accused persons disclosed that they had stolen the car in Sarai Rohilla along with their associate, identified as one Raju, resident of Timarpur.
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‘Anti-worker’ policies of govt criticised on May Day
New Delhi, May 1 The flags of various unions were hoisted in front of factories in the industrial areas in Okhla, Naraina and elsewhere this morning to begin the May Day celebrations. Thousands of workers, who gathered in front of factories, shouted slogans like ‘Workers of the world unite’ and ‘Long live workers’ unity’. In the neighbouring Ghaziabad, a major industrial centre in Uttar Pradesh, factory workers staged a huge rally to mark the occasion. “The workers are protesting the anti-labour economic policies and globalisation this year too,” said D. L. Sachdeva, Secretary of the pro-CPI All India Trade Union Congress. In the evening, a huge procession was taken out from the Ram Lila grounds here. The procession ended in a rally at the Town Hall in Chandni Chowk. The senior leaders like AITUC general secretary and MP Gurudas Dasgupta, CITU president M. K. Pandhe and UTUC secretary Abhini Roy among others addressed the rally. “The May Day pertains to the assertion of the rights of workers. The same right is today under severe attack because of globalisation,” said CITU secretary Tapan Sen, who flayed the government’s move to change labour laws for bringing labour market flexibility. “The working class of the country are today taking lessons from the history for their future struggle,” Mr Sen said.
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‘Heritage Walk’ in Shahjahanabad held
New Delhi, May 1 The walk started from Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir and Bird Hospital in front of the Red Fort and culminated at Jama Masjid, passing through Gauri Shankar Temple, State Bank of India, Central Baptist Church, Gurdwara Sisganj, Sunehri Masjid, Paranthe Wali Gali, Nau Ghara, Katra Khushhal Rai, Digambar Jain Naya Mandir, Dharampura and Gali Gulian. The Municipal Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Mehta, Convener, INTACH (Delhi Chapter), Mr O. P. Jain, officials of the MCD, DDA, Delhi Tourism, Archaeological Survey of India, diplomats, tourists, prominent citizens, representatives of trade associations and RWAs joined in the Heritage Walk at 8 a. m., which passed through various roads, lanes and bye-lanes of Shahjahanabad. The interaction amidst the walkers enlivened memories of a vibrant city with its distinctive language and lifestyle. The ‘Heritage Walk’ hopes to make people aware of the architectural heritage and living culture of Shahjahanabad. It also guides citizens through the lanes and neighbourhoods, pointing out places of historic and religious importance, intricately designed havelis, gateways and arches.
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HC strictures on poor public utilities
Noida, May 1 It has also called for an explanation from the authority that if the Ganga water is for drinking purpose only, then why it is being supplied to the industrial and commercial sectors when water from other sources could equally serve their purpose. The Allahabad High Court has also taken the authority to task for the poor condition of public utilities and services. The court has made these comments during the hearing of a PIL, filed by the Gramin Journalists Association. The Noida Authority had already filed an affidavit on the subject. According to the Water and Power Consultancy Services India (Wapcos) survey report, only 32 MLD Ganga water, out of 48 MLD, is being used in the residential sectors of Noida, as the other pipeline is connected with the green belt irrigation and industrial sectors pipelines, thus depriving a large number of Noidaites from wholesome drinking water. UP Jal Nigam had promised that by the second week of May, over 20% Ganga water will be mixed with water to be supplied to Noida area. The High Court has also called an explanation for the authority for the misuse of parking lots earmarked along commercial complexes for other purposes.
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Businessman robbed of Rs 9.23 lakh, gold chain
New Delhi, May 1 As he reached his house, he spotted three men coming towards him. Soon, one of them pointed a country-made pistol at him while the others took away his suitcase and gold ornaments. When the incident occurred, the victim’s brothers, wife, mother and servants were present at his house. The police suspect the hand of his brothers in the robbery. The police said his brothers were demanding a share from him to start a business on their own, while Ramesh was not interested in their venture.
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Jawan strangles pregnant wife
Greater Noida, May 1 Father of the deceased has filed a dowry death report, naming four persons. The police have arrested the victim’s husband, his elder brother and uncle. Rajinder Singh, resident of Bhogpur village in Bulandshahr, had married his daughter, Kunti, to an army jawan, Sanjay Kumar, of Ibrahimpur village under Jahangirpur police station in 1999. Rajinder Singh in his report alleged that Sanjay Kumar had been pressurising his wife to bring Rs 50,000 and a motorcycle from her parents. Sanjay had been ill-treating his wife. For six months, she had stayed in her parents’ house. He had brought Kunti back a month ago, but the harassment continued. On Thursday, the couple clashed again, following which Sanjay strangled her, despite the fact that she was pregnant. After locking the body in the room, Sanjay fled. However, he came back after an hour and raised the alarm that his wife had committed suicide. Meanwhile, a villager informed the police on phone, but Sanjay had again absconded. SO Raj Bahadur Singh said the victim’s father had been informed on phone. Her father said his daughter had been killed for dowry. The police have arrested Sanjay, his brother and uncle Chanderpal. The body has been sent for autopsy.
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Expo zeroes in on fighting gender-based violence
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 1 Organised by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the exhibition will be open to the public at the Alliance Francaise till May 6 and then at Lalit Kala Akademi till May 13. Comprising specially selected photographs, drawings, paintings and prints, the exhibits emphasise the urgent need of the youth to get involved in eradicating this malaise from society. Addressing the gathering, Mrs Annan said women’s organisations have to take the lead in developing innovative efforts, ranging from providing services, lobbying for legislation, raising awareness and building wide networks to ending violence. She appreciated UNIFEM’s efforts in involving young people to look afresh at the issues of violence against women, gender and masculinity, especially in examining interplay between them. Paintings by Bindra: An exhibition of paintings by Dr Dharam Vir Bindra is being held at the Lokayata: Mulk Raj Anand Centre in Hauz Khas village here from April 28 to May 5.Gurgaon-based, Dr Bindra is a self-taught painter who has had several shows in various parts of the country earlier. A product of Punjab University, Chandigarh and Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, Dr Bindra spent over two decades working for an MNC before pursuing his artistic career full time. Dr Bindra is also a prolific writer and has penned numerous poems and short stories over the last few years. Landscape painter acclaimed all over: An exhibition of paintings of artist, Ranu Singh, is being held at the Hotel Ashok here from April 23 to May 5. Acclaimed by critics all over for her landscapes, Ranu has also painted a large number of abstracts which are now a part of her exhibition. A postgraduate in drawing and painting from the DAV College in Dehra Dun, Ranu confesses to having been influenced by her teachers from Kolkata and this is reflected in her paintings. She has held several exhibitions in different parts of the country.Sensitive ‘Third Eye’ from May 7: Well-known photographer Sipra Das is holding an exhibition of some of her most sensitive pictures at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from May 7 to 13. Entitled the ‘Third Eye’, the exhibition will be inaugurated by two visually impaired girls.Sipra has held several exhibitions of her works in the country and abroad. A melange of old and modern: Gallery 51 in Greater Kailash here is hosting an exhibition of photographs, paintings, prints, drawings and engravings by some of the well-known artists in the field. Entitled ‘Delhi’, the exhibition will be open to the public till May 6. The exhibits have been specially selected to bring out the unique character of the Capital city with a rich mix of the old and the modern.A dab hand at painting female form: Rajni Mehra, a Delhi-based artist, is holding a solo exhibition of her paintings at the AC Art Gallery in Lalit Kala Akademi here from April 29 to May 5. Rajni, who has held several exhibitions earlier, excels in painting the female form and landscapes.The wealth of Hungarian literature in Hindi: On Monday, May 3, the Hungarian Cultural Centre here is organising a book release of Chakori, the Hindi translation of the book ‘Pacsirta’, a novel by one of the most famous writers of Hungary-Kosztolanyi Dezso.Dr Nirmala Jain, eminent Hindi writer has consented to release the book and Dr Asghar Wajahat will be the chief guest. The novel was written in the early 20th century. It is the story of an ugly girl who finds herself unwanted by the people around her. She is naïve, but she loves her parents immensely. The parents too are very caring and loving, but as the narrative unfolds, we sense the pain they are living with. When she leaves to be with her relatives for just one week, they miss her, but they also start re-living their own lives. The translation of ‘Pacsirta’ has been done by Mrs Indu Mazaldan, a Reader in the Department of English, at Mata Sundri College, University of Delhi. Indu translates Hungarian literature into Hindi, directly from the original Hungarian. That is why her translations always convey the real Hungarian flavours. Despite being a teacher of English, she has chosen to translate into Hindi, as in her opinion, the Hungarian language is closer to Hindi—both in style and content. Therefore, it is easier to give back the feel of the original in Hindi. By her own admission, Indu says that she is not very well versed in literary Hindi. Her endeavour is just to give the Hindi-reading public an insight into the wealth of Hungarian literature, in simple Hindi.
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Noida admn to rein in stray bulls
Noida, May 1 A few NGOs and social organisations have come forward to help in catching the bulls and transporting them to veterinary hospital in Sector-94 Noida. Here Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) will sterilise the bulls, while AG Gosadan will arrange fodder for them. The meeting held under Noida Chairman Deo Dutta also examined framing a policy for dogs, monkeys, donkeys and
mules. Gosadan had offered to run the veterinary hospital in Sector-94 without help. While SPCA wanted financial help to manage the animal hospital.
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V.K. Singh takes over as DG, AFMS
New Delhi, May 1 He did MS (ENT) with gold medal and underwent specialised training in cochlear implant surgery in India and abroad. He served in various command, staff and instructional appointments, which include professor and head of department of ENT, AFMC, Pune, Commanding Officer of the prestigious Indian Naval Hospital Ship, Asvini, Mumbai. He has published more than 95 scientific papers in national and international journals and has been guest speaker, visiting faculty, postgraduate teacher and examiner in various institutions and universities.
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Cholera stalks Dadri villages
Noida, May 1
The private nursing homes are reportedly minting money from the hapless patients.
Jarcha, Bisauhra, Pahadi Kote, Dadri, Kailashpur, Rupwas, Anka Nangla and Luharli are among the more acutely affected areas. About a hundred patients from the nearby villages are being treated in private hospital and over six patients are in serious condition.
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Donation for firemen benevolent fund
New Delhi, May 1 This fund is meant for providing financial assistance to the fire personnel who are killed while performing their duty. The congested Sadar Bazar has often been scene of devastating fire.
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B.Ed. entrance test on Aug 7
New Delhi, May 1
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