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Women’s safety issue: NCW writes to Patil
Foundation stone of new building laid at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
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Tips on staying healthy during the monsoon season
Cable operators hold subscribers to ransom
IGNAC to trace, preserve rare manuscripts
CP cracks the whip on his reluctant force
District initiates plantation drive
Shopkeepers protest move to shift market
GDA finds 93 hectares under land grab mafia
Girl lodges rape complaint against father
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Women’s safety issue: NCW writes to Patil
New Delhi, July 23 Reacting to the recent rape of a woman from Mayapuri in a moving car in Delhi, Advani has written to the Union Home Minister to address issues related to the safety of women in a mission mode. She has stressed the need for gearing up the system for dealing with crimes that negate the most fundamental right of women, the right to dignity. “The women of Delhi, as indeed the women of India, have once again been shocked by the recent incidents of heinous crimes against women in the Capital. The infamous Dhaula Kuan rape case, still unresolved, has been followed by others, latest being the rape of a woman from the Mayapuri slums in a moving car. Crimes of this nature have been occurring with increasing frequency over the years,”
Advani has said in her letter. The former NCW Chairperson has drawn the Home Minister’s attention to an action plan that was evolved jointly by the NCW and the Police Commissioner of Delhi following a spate of incidents of rape in the winter of 2003. The plan recommended strengthening safety at parking places, public parks and other open areas by providing adequate lighting and security and prominent display of telephone numbers of Police Helpline in buses, hospitals, institutions, schools and colleges. It further recommended increase in police patrolling and number of police control rooms and a survey to identify crime prone zones in the national Capital. In their action plan, the NCW and the Delhi Police agreed that tinted glasses in vehicles should be prohibited and hedges and bushes be trimmed to ensure visibility in public places. Advani has said that gender sensitisation programmes and sustained investigation would be effective in controlling crime against women.
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Foundation stone of new building laid
New Delhi, July 23 While a Sikh cleric laid the foundation stone, Ms Dikshit, along with other Sikh religious leaders participated in the ceremony. Ms Dikshit and some Sikh religious leaders walked to the place of foundation-stone ceremony carrying silver containers and silver spades. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Dikshit said “the expansion and beautification of this historic Gurdwara is a matter of great pride for lakhs of devotees who come to pay obeisance here daily”. The Delhi Chief Minister was presented a ‘siropa’ by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Paramjit Singh Sarna. While recalling her association with the Gurdwara, Ms Dikshit said as a student, she regularly visited the place before her exams or whenever she had any problem. “It was a small place then... I am very delighted at its expansion and beautification,” she said. Mr Sarna said once the expansion is complete, devotees would be able to reach the Gurdwara from all sides, in the same way as Golden Temple, Amritsar. A Sikh reference library would also be built, which besides reference material would also regularly screen films on Sikh history, he said, adding that the new structure would be built on the lines of the Southhall Gurdwara in London. Among others present on the occasion were Bihar Governor Buta Singh, former Punjab PCC chief HS Hanspal, Lok Bhalai Party chief Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, Mr Prem Singh Chandumajra and Manjit Singh Calcutta and Baba Harnam Singh of Damdami Taksal. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, whose name found a mention on the foundation stone plaque, was not present. Mr Sarna said he could not reach Delhi because of bad weather.
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Tips on staying healthy during the monsoon season
Noida, July 23 During the monsoon, acute diarrhoea, malaria and eye flu are major public health problems and almost universally infectious. For centuries, most people have laboured under the false assumption that it is important to rest when afflicted by diarrhoea. Monsoon means extra attention to children. According to Dr Vinod Chowdhary, Sr. Consultant, Pediatrics, Fortis Hospital, Noida. “Dirty water poses a grave risk to children, leading to diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration. Treatment would involve giving adequate fluids like ORS, ‘nimbu paani’, salted lassi (buttermilk), light juices, curd, bananas, etc. Antibiotics should not be taken without a doctor’s consent. Dirty water can also lead to typhoid and Hepatitis A. Using a filtered or boiled water can prevent many such diseases.” Malaria is also caused by stagnant water. Avoid having stagnant water in your house. “Empty the water coolers, unused flowerpots etc. Use a mosquito repellant 24 hours a day Eye flu or acute conjunctivitis is another common problem during the monsoon, Dr Manoj Rai Mehta, Ophthalmologist, says, “Rains and humidity are perfect conditions for eye flu. It is heralded by redness, watering, pain, stickiness of the eyelids and discharge with swelling etc. It is transmitted through contact, by shaking hands or using things like handkerchief and towel of the infected person. During monsoons, pregnant women need to be more careful.” According to Dr Madhu Srivastava, Senior Consultant & Coordinator, Gynecology, “Taking care of personal hygiene is important as humid weather may result in fungal infections.
Pregnant women should wear soft, loose, pure cotton clothing and skid-proof shoes. They should also pay attention to their diet. Fresh food should be the rule. Stale or raw foods—salads and dressings—should According to Dr Ajay Bhalla, Consultant Coordinator, Gastroenterology, intake of well-cooked food should be promoted. Avoid raw food, fruits and salads, in case of diarrhoea. In case of dehydration, oral re-hydration solutions (ORS) should be used. Unnecessary prescription of drugs and antibiotics do more harm. The time between the preparation and consumption of food should be kept short. Food must be adequately cooked and heat must penetrate the centre of the food leaving no cool spots. Foods should not be left in warm pantries as germs multiply in a few hours. Uneaten food should be properly refrigerated in temperature less than 4C, Dr Bhalla added.
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Cable operators hold subscribers to ransom
Noida, July 23 “We are only increasing the maintenance cost,” says a cable operator. The cable operators are also known to be threatening that the rates could go up to Rs 1,000 per month, eventually. Random monthly fee hikes, no information about free-to-air channels and poor quality of transmission are concerns being voiced by consumer groups across the city. Residents feel that cable operators are holding consumers to ransom. The authorities are, however, aware that cable operators not only do not give full details of the total number of their clients, but even get away with evading entertainment and other taxes,
it is learnt. Television, no doubt, has become a very powerful media and has entered every household, office and commercial establishment. At present, there are more than seventy-five channels vying with each other to beam their signals to as many TV sets as possible. This is done through the cable operators, who are in a position to pick and choose the channels and charge whatever they wish to from the individual subscriber. Today cable operators are calling the shots and the subscribers, who are unorganized, are left to their mercy. Significantly, cable rates in Ghaziabad and Delhi are reported to be Rs 200 a month, while in Noida they want to increase them from an already-high rate of Rs 250 to Rs 350 per month. District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Yadav, however, assured that the official machinery will not allow cable operators to get away with exploitation of subscribers.
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IGNAC to trace, preserve rare manuscripts
New Delhi, July 23 “There are thousands of manuscripts that are unaccounted for and therefore not being preserved. These handwritten documents, which are a national treasure, are being lost for want of care and preservation,” pointed out Prof. G C Tripathi IGNCA. Stressing on the need to identify and catalogue these documents, Prof. Tripathi said, “though it is difficult to reach out to individuals in possession of these priceless documents, we are trying by enlisting volunteers, who will visit homes in the city to seek information on these”. These volunteers will aid the IGNCA conduct a survey for identifying old manuscripts in Delhi and its outskirts. “Delhi has been divided into five zones and each zone has been further divided into 10 sub zones. For the next 10 days, these 125 volunteers will be touring the city in search of manuscripts,” it was pointed out. Reluctance and ignorance being the main reasons why individuals or families shy away from disclosing the details of manuscripts in their possession, the task of cataloguing these unaccounted manuscripts is an arduous one, said an official of the IGNCA. “We want to assure people that we will not be taking away their manuscripts. We just want to record them and we will also show them the way to preserve these,” said Prof. Tripathi. The data obtained will be put on the Internet. While the focus areas will be places of worship, universities, institutions, NGOs and trusts, IGNCA will also try to reach out to individuals in possession of manuscripts.
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CP cracks the whip on his reluctant force
New Delhi, July 23 In this concern, he called a special meeting of all officers above the rank of Joint Commissioners yesterday. According to a senior police official, special directions have been issued to all police officials to maintain vigil during night hours. Besides, Dr. Paul has also directed all district DCPs and Joint CPs to be present on the spot in case a serious crime such as the Mayapuri rape case is reported at night. Directions have also been issued that in such cases, the PCR van on the spot should immediately send a wireless message to other PCR vans in the entire city which would go on alert and start checking vehicles. Joint Commissioner (Operations) Dr. Aditya Arya also called a meeting of his ACPs and DCPs in PCR to be alert during night hours. The ground reality is somewhat different. When this correspondent spoke to some police constables deployed at a police picket in New Ashok Nagar area in east district during night hours about their reluctance to stop cars for checking, they said they feared for their jobs. “We don’t know who might be travelling in a particular car. We are afraid that if we stop a big shot’s car, we might face action.” Reacting sharply to the statement, a senior police official said, “If this is the morale of the force, I’m afraid that the crime rate would go up.”
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District initiates plantation drive
Faridabad, July 23 According to the Deputy Commissioner, Mrs G. Anupama, the trees to be planted are of several varieties and include those having medicinal values. She claimed that nearly every department of the state government has been assigned the work of planting new trees in their respective areas. As per the details, the Block and Panchayat Development officers have been asked to plant about a total of 2.50 lakh saplings in their respective blocks. Other departments including the Education, Municipal Corporation Faridabad, Public Health, Irrigation, Pollution Control, Tourism and Mining departments have been allotted separate targets. The forest cover in the district is much below the national average, thanks in large part to the indiscriminate mining and building activity in the Aravalli hill belt over the past decades. Although the Supreme Court banned mining within five kms radius from Delhi’s border in these hills in May 2002, it is common knowledge that illegal mining is going on merrily in the region. Meanwhile, there is rampant building activity even on land belonging to the Forest department. It is estimated that about 2000 acres out of the total 7000 acres of land belonging to the Forest department had been either encroached upon or had been a victim of illegal building activity. Another several thousand of acres of land in a village in the area has also been occupied by the ‘land mafia’ operating here.
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Shopkeepers protest move to shift market
New Delhi, July 23 They recently gave a memorandum in this regard to the chief minister of Delhi Ms. Sheila Dikshit, saying that they were being harassed in the name of metro work. According to president, Panchkuian Road Furniture Market Association, Mr. Tilak Raj Arora, prior to the start of the metro work in the area, the concerned Japanese and Indian officials had assured them that the market would not be shifted. Now that almost all work related to the construction of metro lines and station in this area have been completed, they were being compelled to shift from the area, he claimed. “If they want additional space for the project, then we all are ready to curtail our existing spaces. Apart from this, open spaces are vacant behind this market and at near Suchitra Kriplani Hospital. They can use those spaces,” he said. A senior member of the association, Mr. S K Garg said that some shopkeepers of this market had also stores and shops in NDMC’s Palika Palace. “Bhai Vir Singh Marg is far from this area. Apart from this, it is not practical to operate furniture business from a multi-storey building,” he said.
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GDA finds 93 hectares under land grab mafia
Ghaziabad, July 23 A detailed booklet, with photographs mapping the land under illegal possession, was currently being prepared by the authority to be made public shortly, GDA sources said today. They said GDA Vice-Chairman D P Singh had issued orders for getting all the land released from the clutches of the land-grab mafia, individuals or parties. Of the 93.26 hectares found under unauthorised possession, 37 were in Indraprastha and Koyal Enclave, 15.92 in Pratap Vihar, 7.2 in Kaushambhi, 4.42 in Patel Nagar, 4.21 in Sector 9 Vijay Nagar, 4.01 in Sector 3 Nehru Nagar, 2.52 in Sector 2 Nehru Nagar and 3.65 in Nand Gram, they said.
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Girl lodges rape complaint against father
Ghaziabad, July 23 In the complaint, the girl alleged that her father Ram Pal, a resident of Loni, about 15 km from here, raped her about two months back to “teach her a lesson” for falling in love with one Yogesh Chandra of Lucknow, police said. The girl reportedly eloped with Yogesh after the alleged rape two months back and had secretly married him in a Lucknow temple. Following a complaint from Ram Pal that the girl was minor, the police arrested her on July 19 and produced her before a magistrate yesterday. In the court, the girl levelled the allegation against her father following which the magistrate directed police to register a case. Police said that they have also conducted a medical examination which proved that she is above the age of 18 years. — TNS
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New Delhi, July 23 Speaking on the serial’s launch, Tarun Mehra, Vice President, said the programme is an intense love saga, quite different from the other shows that were already on air. — TNS
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