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	Metro link to Noida approved Syed Ali Ahmed Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 25 The much-talked-about project of the Delhi Metro Line - III from New Ashok Nagar to Sector-32 Noida has been approved by the Delhi Cabinet today. A large number of commuters will be relieved with the commissioning of the train service on this busy route. The project was cleared by the Cabinet after the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation submitted certain clarifications sought by the Delhi government and the Noida authorities. The distance from New Ashok Nagar, Delhi to Noida is seven kilometers. The total cost of the project is Rs 736 crore. Out of the total expenditure, Rs 611 crore as capital cost of network and Rs 32 crore as the cost of land would be borne by the Uttar Pradesh government, whereas the DMRC would spend an amount of Rs 93 crore as cost of rolling stock. The line would be operational before the Commonwealth Games 2010. The incremental traffic due to Noida corridor was expected to be 53,000 per day by 2011, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said. Referring to the hotel facilities in the Capital, Dikshit admitted that there was a wide gap between demand and supply of hotel accommodation in the city and an additional 30,000 rooms would be required to cater to the inflow of tourists in the city during the Commonwealth Games 2010. She said, "An urgent action is needed to augment the availability of accommodation in other ways. It has been decided to submit the 'Delhi Incredible India Bed and Breakfast Establishments (Registration and Regulations) Ordinance 2007' as approved by the Cabinet, to the Lt. Governor as the assembly session may take sometime to convene. Hence, the Lt. Governor is being requested to promulgate an Ordinance." The ordinance would enable the owners of residential units, who voluntarily offered the bed and breakfast to the visitors to the city, to get registered. Their working would be regulated by the local authorities. The visitors to the city would have the experience of staying with Indian families to obtain an exposure to the culture, cuisine, ideas and way of life and enrich their experience. This would go a long way in overcoming the scarcity of accommodation in the Capital city.
	Urban Shelter Bill to be introduced Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 25 The Delhi Cabinet has given its nod to a proposal to submit the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) Bill, 2007. Now, it will be introduced in the coming session of the Delhi assembly. But the authorities concerned will take approval from the Union government before introducing it to the assembly. The Bill provides for housing activities to be undertaken by the DUSIB for the economically weaker sections and low-income group and poor categories. It also provides for setting up of Basti Vikas Samitis to assist and advise the DUSIB in the matter concerning such Bastis. It would also expedite environmental improvement in urban slums as Delhi had been witnessing a very fast pace of immigration and urbanisation, which made imminent to tackle these complex issues on an emergent basis. The Bill provides for creation of a Board as a body corporate under the statutory control of the government of Delhi. The Bill also provides that Board may undertake preparation and execution of local area plan in accordance with the provision of the DMC Act 1957 in consultation with the MCD.
	Traders advised to pay conversion charges New Delhi, June 25 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has advised people carrying business and other establishments in residential areas of Delhi to pay conversion and parking charges. The charges will have to be deposited latest by June 30 to avoid any penal action. Several lakh people in Delhi are required to pay the charges. In view of the prevailing confusion related to the process of payment of conversion and parking charges, CAIT has appealed to the union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy to extend the deadline. In a letter sent to Delhi mayor, chairman standing committee and MCD additional commissioner, CAIT has asked for setting up of help centres in MCD headquarters Town Hall and in all zonal offices of MCD to provide information and clarification regarding conversion charges.
	Career of 200 BDS students in jeopardy Ravi S. Singh Tribune News Service Gurgaon, June 25 The career of 200 final year students of Bachelor in Dental Science (BDS) of Sri Govind Tricentenary Dental College and Hospital in Budhera village near here is in jeopardy following the directives of Punjab and Haryana High Court on a case relating to them. Disposing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by one Thakur Sumer Singh, in which the Union of India, Dental Council of India (DCI), the Haryana government, the Sri Govind Tricentenary Dental College and Hospital and the Maharshi Dayanand University have been made the accused parties, the High Court has directed for disposal of the representation of the petitioner to the Union of India within eight weeks. The petitioner pointed out that the letter of permission to start the college was issued on October 29, 2002 by the union ministry of health and medical education. The admissions for the college's first session, that is 2002-2003, were actually made in the April 2003. The letter of permission for the subsequent session 2003-2004 was issued with stipulation that admission must be completed before September 30, 2003 as per the Supreme Court's orders and only after the students admitted in the previous batch (2002-2003) have completed 240 days of teaching on working days. The petitioner alleged that 240 days condition has been violated by the college since first batch was admitted in April 2003 and the second batch for the subsequent 2003-2004 academic year on September 2003. It was also alleged that the college though permitted by the Haryana government to utilise the facilities of its 120-bedded Gurgaon-located Civil Hospital for mandatory teaching and training of its third year dental students, its third year BDS students did not avail the opportunity. Rather, the 100 students of the first and as many of the second academic sessions, who were promoted to the third year, respectively, in January 2005 and April/May 2005,were not imparted this obligatory clinical teaching and training. It has been also alleged the college was to pay Rs 10,000 per student for its admission strength of 100 students every year to the Civil Hospital. The college charged Rs 10,000 from each of its students but never paid it. He specifically urged the court that the Maharshi Dayanand University, with which the college is affiliated, be restrained from giving degrees to the unqualified students.
	Crisis in JNU deepens Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 25 The crisis in JNU continued to prevail with ten students sitting on a relay hunger strike for the second day today. There is growing dissatisfaction among students on the campus with the university administration's tough stance of taking disciplinary action against eleven students for misbehaving with a university official. The demands of the students were not looked into through Monday with the administration not making any move to open negotiations with the students sitting on hunger strike. "We could not meet the administration. But JNUTA held a meeting and it strongly supported our demands for revocation of the punishment meted out to the eleven students by the administration," said Jyotsna, the joint secretary of the JNUSU. "We want the administration to hold discussions with us on the charter of demands. This morning, 10 students were sitting on hunger strike. The strike will continue till the administration does not hold a meeting to talk to us," elaborated Jyotsna. She further underlined the fact that, “If the administration does not pay heed to our voice, we will intensify our struggle.”
	Academicians from US visit AIT New Delhi, June 25 Academicians from the Eastern Michigan University (EMU), USA, visited the Ansal Institute of Technology (AIT), Gurgaon, to establish collaboration in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Under the academic exchange arrangement, EMU will accept students from AIT with provision of scholarships. There would be an exchange of the faculty members too. "EMU's emphasis on education in business sets us apart from many business schools across the world," said David E.Mielke, dean, college of business, EMU. — TNS
	Jamia offers diploma courses New Delhi, June 25 Even as the last dates for the submission of forms to most conventional courses have come to a close, for late-comers on the admission scene Jamia is offering both a certificate course and a diploma course in translation proficiency. The last date for submission of forms for both these courses is August 10. Admission will be granted on the basis of a written test. The tests will be held on August 14 and 16.—TNS
	'84 riots victims to get relief Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 25 After 23 years of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Delhi government today decided to initiate several relief and rehabilitation measures for the victims. This includes compensation for death, compensation for damage and loss of dwelling units, marriage assistance, grant of pension to widows, compensation of uninsured commercial properties, grant of stipend to children and grant of employment. This decision has been taken at a cabinet meting which decided to extend scope and sphere of employment for family members of 1984 riot victims. About 564 persons belonging to families of riot victims had already been nominated for employment on compassionate ground in various capacities. The Cabinet has now decided to process all the applications received recently for employment from family members of riot victims. Apart from this, it has also been decided to sanction pensionary benefit to those who had to leave their jobs due to riots and have already crossed the age of superannuation. Normal rules would be relaxed for this purpose. It has also been decided to provide relief of treating the period of absence as leave by taking administrative measures. The government would be issuing a circular to this effect.
	Rs 56 lakh given as loans New Delhi, June 25 Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit handed over cheques of loan amounting to Rs 56 lakh to 112 beneficiaries belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minorities communities and handicapped at a function here today. The cheques were given to members of weaker sections to start an initiative to make themselves economically strong. The chief minister also allotted 197 worksheds to the Scheduled Castes aspirants by a draw of lot. This would entitle allottees to start their industrial activities.—TNS
	Businessman shot at in Ballabgarh Bijendra Ahlawat Tribune News Service Faridabad, June 25 A businessman was seriously injured after being shot at by an unidentified person in Ballabgarh city today. The victim identified as Joginder, a resident of Adarsh Nagar locality, had been called by someone for a meeting. When he reached the place of meeting, he was fired upon by the unidentified assailant near a dairy at about 3.45 pm. The victim who was hit on his neck and face has been admitted in Escorts Hospital. He has a factory near Malerna village. At the time of the incident, he was busy in distributing the invitation cards of the wedding of his daughter, scheduled to be held on July 11. The assailant escaped from the spot after the incident. According to police, Joginder had received a phone call from someone, who had wanted to buy a machine part from his factory. The caller had asked Joginder to meet near the police post located near the bus stop. It is stated that the accused, believed to be 40 years old, got into the car of the victim to talk about the deal, and as soon as they reached a dairy, the assailant fired two bullets from a revolver from close range. While the businessman fell unconscious, the attacker fled away before the police or the people could reach for help. Mr B.S. Rana, DSP, Ballabgarh, told 'The Tribune' that while no one had been arrested so far, the police suspected the involvement of a person, who had been a former partner of the victim in his factory and who had a dispute pending in the court, regarding the ownership of the factory and its land. He said it had been learnt that the victim had expressed fear to his life a day before. He had been receiving threatening calls from someone in the past few days which had disturbed him. Mr Rana said he had even spoken to his wife and relatives about the development that had taken place during the past few days. The police have registered a case. It may be recalled that an old woman and a minor girl had been murdered a few days ago in the district.
	Old man thrown from rooftop Parmindar Singh Noida, June 25 In a property dispute, an elderly person was killed when he was thrown from the rooftop by his grandsons. A woman who came to his rescue was also tossed down by the same persons. She has been admitted to a Delhi hospital in serious condition. The assailants have been booked for attempt to murder. The incident took place in Behlalpur village under Sector-58 police station, Noida, where the land of 70-year-old Shiv Charan, a security guard, was the cause of the dispute. He was thrown down from rooftop by his grandsons, Sonu, Monu and Kalu. The young men often beat up the old man. On Saturday, the trio again accosted the 70-year- old Shiv Charan and demanded the money which he had received by selling his land. The youths in a fit of rage threw Shiv Charan down from the rooftop. When Kamlesh, the daughter-in-law of Shiv Charan's daughter tried to oppose the young men, she too was tossed down on the street. The incident has created commotion in the village. The assailants fled away after the incident, holding threats to the villagers. Shiv Charan and Kamlesh were rushed to district hospital in Noida but doctors declared Shiv Charan dead and referred Kamlesh to Guru Tegh Bahadur hospital in Delhi in view of her serious condition.
	Five drug peddlers held Our Correspondent New Delhi, June 25 The Narcotics Branch of Delhi Police today claimed to have unearthed two drug trafficking rackets with the arrest of five drug peddlers in two separate incidents in the Capital. In an incident, two drug peddlers - Sabir Ahmad (27) and Maqsood (26), both residents of Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested from Nizamuddin area. Around 13 gm of cocaine was allegedly seized from them. The police had specific information that they would be coming near Rajdoot Hotel in Nizamuddin area, a trap was laid around the area. During search, 6 gm cocaine was recovered from Sabir and another 7 gm cocaine was recovered from Maqsood. During interrogation, it was revealed that Sabir had been living in Delhi for the last 7-8 years. Earlier, he used to run a handicraft shop in Paharganj area. In another incident, three drug peddlers - Devender Kumar (30), Arvind (20) and Salim Khan (20) were held from Janakpuri area with 850 gm of heroine. Following a tip-off, when their Indica car parked near Hanuman Mandir, Janakpuri was searched, the contraband was allegedly recovered, said a police officer.
	Six vehicle thieves held Our Correspondent New Delhi, June 25 The Anti-Auto Theft Squad of East district police today claimed to have busted a notorious autolifting gang with the arrest of six autolifters-Savinder Singh, Manoj Kumar, Jai Bhagwan, Raj Singh, Pradeep Kumar and Dharmender Dagar from Sunder Block, Shakarpur. Seven stolen cars, two motorcycles, two countrymade pistols and four live cartridges have been recovered from them. Following a tip-off, Savinder Singh and Manoj Kumar were arrested with a stolen Maruti car. At their instance, their four other accomplices were also apprehended later.
	Three injured as car runs over them Our Correspondent New Delhi, June 25 Three people were seriously injured when a car ran over them when they were asleep on the roadside near Bhairo Road last night. They were immediately rushed to the RML Hospital where their condition is said to be critical. The injured have been identified as Sabnam (20), Monu (18) and Irfan (23), residents of JJ cluster near Pragati Maidan. The driver of the car has been identified as Inderjeet Singh, a resident of Dutt Colony. The driver of the car was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. In another incident, one person died on the spot and 12 others got serious injuries when a tempo overturned near Bhati Mines area in South Delhi. Among the injured, condition of four is said to be critical.
	Man commits suicide after wife's death Abhay Jain Gurgaon, June 25 One person committed suicide by falling from the fourth floor after his wife had died in the afternoon today. According to police sources, Pradeep Kataria, aged around 27, jumped from a commercial building in the evening adjacent to the Kalyani hospital where his wife Seema was declared brought dead in the afternoon. Dr Subhash Khanna, owner of the hospital, could not explain the cause of the death of Seema as the doctors found her dead when she was taken to the hospital. No treatment was given to her, clarified the doctor.
	St Marks, Ravindra win Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, June 25 St. Marks Sports Academy defeated National Stadium Cricket Centre (NSCC) by eight wickets in the 5th Cambridge Foundation Summer League Cricket Tournament at the Cambridge Foundation School ground, Rajouri Garden. Scores: NSCC: 95 all out in 26.2 overs (Anshul Gupta 30, Tejasvi Yadav 26, Vishu Tomar 3 for 16, Yogesh Rana 3 for 17, Sanjeev Sharma 2 for 15). St. Marks: 96 for 2 in 13.4 overs (Shobit Kaushik 34, Pankaj Sethi 32). In another match, Ravindra Public School defeated Bharat National Cricket Academy by 55 runs. Scores: Ravindra: 106 (Ashish Yadav 36, Manoj Chauhan 30, Rahul Pandey 2 for 12, Vaibhav Sharma 2 for 29, Sanjay Tomar 2 for 25). BNCA: 51 all out in 16 overs (Ravi Kant Sharma 3 for 14, Chander Thapa 3 for 18). Saurabh deadly A vicious spell of 5 for 26 by leg-spinner Saurabh Dogra (5 for 26) and 3 for 16 by Nikhil Jha helped Mishra Sports defeat Citizen Club by 54 runs in the DDCA Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Yamuna Sports Complex ground. Scores: Mishra Sports: 202 (Sagar Verma 29, Saurabh Dogra 26, Sunil Pal 25, Praveen Choudhary 3 for 48). Citizen Club: 148 all out in 36.2 overs (Naveen Ruhiel 63, Tejas Bhardwaj 28, Saurabh Dogra 5 for 26, Nikhil Jhan 3 for 16). Virat, Varun Sood shine All-round displays by Virat Kohli (3 for 16 and 50 n o) and Varun Sood (3 for 30 and 36) helped West Delhi Academy beat Rohtak Road Gymkhana by seven wickets and enter the final of the 14th All India Shera Pandit Cricket Tournament for the S.P.Trophy at the Mohan Meakin ground. West Delhi will take on East Delhi Coaching Centre in the final at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground tomorrow. Scores: R.R.Gymkhana: 142 (Mohit Sharma 45, Rahul Yadav 30, Vinod Chugh 30, Virat Kohli 3 for 16, Varun Sood 3 for 30, Ajay Basoya 2 for 23, Abhinandan Singh 2 for 28). WDCA: 145 for 3 (Virat Kohli 50 n o, Varun Sood 36, Rishab Vashishit 34, Mohit Sharma 3 for 36), Pahari Dhiraj win Pahari Dhiraj defeated Hari Nagar Sports Complex by six wickets in the West Delhi Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Hari Nagar ground. Scores: Hari Nagar: 138 (Kunwar Singh 35, Haran Babuta 33, Mannat Veer Singh 30, Harnav Juneja 3 for 6, Tapan Kumar 3 for 20). Pahari Dhiraj: 140 for 4 (Ankit Singh 56, Arjun Chawla 40, Harnav Juneja 30 n o, Manmeet Singh 2 for 15, Varun Kumar 2 for 20).
	SAI cricket coaches, trainees face uncertain future Our Sports Reporter New Delhi, June 25 The spectre of an uncertain future haunts the cricket coaches and trainees of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) as once the stadiums go under the hammer for renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the trainees would be uprooted from their habitat. The SAI is yet to find proper grounds to keep the cricket training programmes going, though a SAI official said they were on the job to relocate the cricket trainees. The SAI runs hugely popular cricket centres in the Capital--at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the National Stadium and the Indira Gandhi Stadium. A source said the cricket centres have been given one more month as the SAI is still searching for venues to relocate them, which may be at the Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi University and the Central Secretariat ground. There have been demands for the services of the SAI cricket coaches from the reputed public schools like DPS and others for their services, though the SAI is yet to formalise any decision. Once the renovation works begin, no coaching activity would be allowed in any of the stadiums till the completion of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. SAI assistant director Manjushree S Roy, however, said enough ground work and creative thinking have gone into ensuring that the athletes, training at the stadiums under various schemes of the SAI, do not miss out on their training. She said care has also been taken to bring in more trainees under the ambit of the SAI schemes by focussing at the larger goal of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Mrs Roy said the institutions which have been offered to operate the SAI schemes are: Delhi University, Delhi Administration, Civil Services Sports Control Board, Jamia Millia, Kendriya Vidyala Sangathan, Delhi Development Authority, Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Northern Railway, New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Central Board of Secondary Education. She said the SAI would provide the necessary facilities like maintenance of fields, equipment, coaches and supporting staff. And the sports trainees of these institutions would get free expert coaching and equipment from the SAI.