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Poll din in DU
Dress code: Law students up in arms
SFI notifies panel
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Plan to make DU tobacco-free
Programme on climate change for schools
Apeejay among top 10 schools
Book fair from Sept 1
Highway to Varanasi
Body in hospital: Admn orders probe
Four of a family murdered
Farmer robbed of Rs 12 lakh, rifle
Fake currency racket busted
2 held for double murder
Tihar inmate injures four others
Cases against B’deshi migrants dip
Protest on Women’s Equality Day
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Poll din in DU
New Delhi, August 25 Justice S. Ravindra Bhatt, on the petition filed by ABVP candidate Vikas Dahiya, passed the order. Dahiya’s nomination had earlier been rejected on grounds of Clause 7 of the model code of conduct, which states that a student should clear all papers in the previous academic year. Earlier, the Lyngdoh Committee constituted to look into the students’ union elections, in September 2006 had said that a candidate who had arrears against his/her name could not participate in the elections. Meanwhile, tight security arrangements has been made in Delhi University for the DUSU elections to be held on September 7 while, campaigning has reached a feverish pitch with candidates going out to garner support. Over 200 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the posts of president, vice president, secretary and joint secretary. From the NSUI alone, some 10 candidates have filed their nomination papers. 55, 49 and 54 have filed their nominations for the posts of president, vice-president and secretary respectively. Students’ organisations of major political parties, including National Students’ Union of India (Congress), Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (BJP) and Students Federation of India (CPM) have fielded candidates for the elections. Women contenders prominent in the race are- Amrita Bahari, Khushboo Sharma and Priyadarshini from the NSUI and Amrita Sharma, Suman Lata Dagar, Renu and Pooja Deshwal from the ABVP. Among male contenders, the NSUI has fielded Abhimanyu, Shashikant and Tarun Tanwar while, ABVP has fielded Vikas, Jitendra and Surendra Singh for the posts of president, vice president, general secretary and joint general secretary respectively. Candidates are expected to submit their identity cards before the treasurer of DUSU by August 25. The last date for the withdrawal of nominations is August 27. Issues like- better studentteacher coordination, improvement in communication, hostel and travel facilities were raised by different parties. |
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Dress code: Law students up in arms
Noida, August 25 Some 20 students who were not wearing advocates’ dress were turned out of the law classes and, later, from the campus of the university. It had resulted in a big chaos on campus. According to students, the college management was harassing them on the pretext of dress code. Besides, they were being penalised with fines. The daylong tumult had created tension on campus. A large number of security guards were employed to control the situation. A college spokesperson said that a dress code— black pants, white shirt and lawyerr’s jacket has been prescribed for the law students on Monday and Friday, when they are required to argue cases like advocates. The law faculty feels that it will help the law students develop confidence as advocates. The 20-odd students, who came in causal dresses were immediately ordered out of the classrooms. The students said they felt insulted when ordered to “get out”. They demanded appropriate action against the management and later started raising slogans. Students from inside the class also joined them as also students from some other classrooms. The management later ordered them to leave the campus. Incidentally, this is not the first agitation against a dress code at Amity. A few months ago, there was a strong protest from girl students which was joined by male students also against the ban on wearing of jeans. The students said this protest against dress code would continue till the authorities withdraw their order. |
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SFI notifies panel
New Delhi, August 25 This year, the party will participate in the DUSU polls independently with Natasha Narwal from Hindu College as its presidential candidate. Pankaj Sarma from Kirorimal College and Harish Dubey from Ram Lal Anand College are contesting for the posts of vice-president and general secretary respectively. While, Ambika Rai from South Campus is the joint secretary candidate from the SFI panel. “We have a history of struggles in DU and, this time, we are approaching the polls with an understanding that DUSU is an instrument of struggle, not a seat of power,” said Natasha Narwal. The SFI is the sole Left organisation with a panel in Delhi University Students’ Union elections. |
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Plan to make DU tobacco-free
New Delhi, August 25 Dr G R Khatri, president-WLF-SA stated that globally about five million people die every year on account of tobacco related causes and these deaths far out number all deaths on account of TB and HIV combined. According to a survey, 31 per cent males and 7 per cent females of Delhi colleges are smokers. About 5,500 adolescents start using tobacco every day, joining 40 lakh under 15 who already use tobacco regularly. This alarming data reiterates the fact that youth are becoming more susceptible to tobacco consumption. With 90 per cent of lung cancer cases caused due to tobacco consumption, it has become imperative to generate awareness about the ill- effects of tobacco consumption, especially among the youth. Dr Khatri, stated that unless urgent actions are taken, tobacco deaths in India may exceed 4,100 per day by 2020. With this background and encouraged by successful organisation of massive tobacco awareness march on December12, 2006 in Delhi University, WLF-SA has formulated a two-year project targeting to make North Campus a tobacco free area. Project envisages a package of strengthened awareness campaigns including street shows and hoarding, group sensitisation. |
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Programme on climate change for schools
New Delhi, August 25 Children from schools of Delhi presented their points of view on climate change, which is one of the most critical environmental challenges the world is facing today. The objectives of these workshops are to educate and motivate students across the country, to contribute in a meaningful manner towards reducing their contribution to global warming and to inculcate leadership and motivation skills for promoting energy efficient lifestyles, eco-friendly attitudes. According to secretary general WWF-India Ravi Singh, “the programme was a unique initiative - first and possibly the largest single activity on climate change among students in India.” The programme aims to reach over 50,000 students in 200 schools in one year and make them aware about the issues of climate change and the importance of energy efficiency. “By reaching out to the younger generation, we expect to kindle the harbinger of new hope to mitigate this significant threat to our environment,” he said. Climatic changes that are taking place and those predicted are largely human induced. People are using too much resources and in an inefficient way. By burning fossil fuels inefficiently increasing amounts of Green House Gases (GHGs) are released into the atmosphere every year, way beyond nature’s capacity to absorb them through its natural processes. This has caused unprecedented levels of global warming which has led to the problem of climate change. WWF’s recent publication Climate Solutions: WWF’s Vision for 2050 identifies key solutions and pathways for reducing the level of GHGs in the atmosphere in a planned and phased manner to increase the probability of avoiding dangerous climate change. |
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Apeejay among top 10 schools
New Delhi, August 25 The EW-IMRB Survey of 2007 has ranked Apeejay Saket seventh, amongst ‘India’s Most Respected Schools’. These rankings are a clear indicator of the academic quality of schools listed under it. This rather-intensive survey was conducted on 250 high-profile selected secondary schools across the country based on 12 parameters of excellence. This includes academic reputation, co-curricular education, sports education, quality of teachers, teacher-pupil ratio, value for money, leadership/management quality, parental environment, infrastructure, quality of alumni, reputation for integrity and selectivity of admission. The survey has given, Apeejay Saket, a high rating for its academic reputation, its co-curricular education and the integrity of the management. The school also dominated among the top five schools in the North Zone League. The principal of the school, Mrs Anita Paul commented, “The high rating that the school has received is a reflection of the distinctive education philosophy pursued in the school. We have always believed in providing a strong moral and value-based foundation to our students, which would inculcate self-confidence and belief to become achievers. The school takes pride in being sensitive to generate a healthy learning atmosphere that stems from a system of working with enthused team spirit.” |
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Book fair from Sept 1
New Delhi, August 25 The major attraction of the fair, spread over an area of 1,500-sq metre, will be the participation of 22 foreign nationals. There will be nine participants from China and seven from Vietnam and others from Pakistan, Iran, Germany and the UAE. Seminars, conferences, book launches, book releases and painting competition for children and various other programmes will be held at the fair. The fair, to be inaugurated by Delhi lt governor, Tejendra Khanna, is being jointly organised by the Federation of Indian Publishers and the India Trade Promotion Organisation
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Celebrities walk for heart
New Delhi, August 25 Organised by Pankh, a NGO working for the cause of diabetic children and supported by the World Diabetes Foundation and the Indian Medical Association, the ‘active morning walk’ started from the Rose Garden in Siri Fort Cultural Complex. Apart from Farouq Sheikh, other celebrity participants included Kapil Dev, Bishen Singh Bedi, Zafar Iqbal and Bengali film actress Rituparna Sengupta. Delhi police commissioner Y. S. Dadwal flagged off the walk in presence of Rotarians, schoolchildren and RWA office-bearers. Doctors and heart surgeons present emphasised the need for regular exercise regime to prevent obesity, diabetes and heart disease. According to medical experts, most of these diseases are the result of sedentary lifestyle adopted by people living in crowded cities. |
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Highway to Varanasi
Greater Noida, August 25 The state government has taken a decision to spread the network of roads and highways, criss-crossing Uttar Pradesh. The Greater Noida- Varanasi highway, named Ganga Highway, has been given a pride of place in this programme. The work on this project, which will be built at a cost of Rs 2,700 crore, will be completed fast. The Ganga Highway will pass through Bulandshshar district, Sakendrabad, Shikarpur, Debai, Naroar and Ramghat. The Taj Expressway in Greater Noida will be the starting point of this highway, which will be built along Ganga bank from Ramghat onwards. The Greater Noida-Varanasi highway will pass through Gautam Budh Nagar, Badayun, Shahjahanpur, Fatehpur, Hardoi, Unnav, Rai Barielly, Pratap Nagar, Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Mirzpapur, Varansi and Chamoli districts. In all, 20 bridges will be built on the way. According to Public Works Department officer, N.K. Singh, the environment authorities have already given a green light to this project and meetings of officers are being held at district level to coordinate efforts and remove bottlenecks. The representatives of the public are also being involved in these meetings, he added. |
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Body in hospital: Admn orders probe
Faridabad, August 25 The police had no intimation of the body and the hospital sources allegedly have not maintained proper record. The inquiry team consists of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Faridabad, and police officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner. The body has not been cremated even after 72 hours which is against the law. According to hospital sources, the person was being treated for some ailment. The relatives of the dead person had assured to collect the body, but they have not turned up. Although the Deputy Commissioner could not be contacted for his comment, the administration is said to be probing the communication gap between the hospital and the police. As per the rule, the body has to be cremated after conducting the postmortem. |
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Four of a family murdered
Ghaziabad, August 25 According to the police, some unidentified people barged into Vijay Pal Singh’s home in the early hours of Saturday and attacked his family with sharp-edged weapons and hammers, while they were fast asleep in the open compound of their home in the Nabipur area. “Singh, his wife Rajesh, son Nishant and son-in-law Mangal, were killed in the sudden assault,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Ghaziabad) Deepak Ratan told IANS. “Initial investigations suggest that the family was murdered over a property dispute and we have got vital clues about the suspects’ hideouts. We can’t say how many were involved in the assault, but they will be arrested shortly,” he claimed.
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Farmer robbed of Rs 12 lakh, rifle
Bulandshahr, August 25 The loot stirred the police department into action and it sealed the district borders and undertook an intensive combing operations. But the criminals could not be nabbed till late at night. Shivpal, resident of Sunehre, was returning in a vehicle from Gabana in Aligarh after selling off his land in the afternoon yesterday when four bandits who were trailing him in a Scorpio overtook his vehicle near Thandi Pio and forced it to stop. The four armed criminals then surrounded Shivpal and snatched Rs 12 lakh and a rifle from him who reported the matter to the Dehat police. Soon CO city and ASP city along with rural police reached the spot. A police officer took Shivpal with him in his vehicle to chase the bandits. An alert was flashed and district borders were sealed but till late in the evening, there was no clue to the criminals. |
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Fake currency racket busted
New Delhi, August 25 An information about Yogesh Kumar, associated with the racket, was received yesterday. The accused was nabbed and counterfeit notes worth Rs 5,500, in the denomination of Rs 100 were recovered from his possession. According to police, the accused had come to deliver the notes to one Ahmad. He disclosed the address of the place, where the notes are published. A raid was conducted and Deepak Kumar, who was allegedly behind the printing of such notes, was arrested. One computer, CD containing the scanned notes, scale and other raw material have been recovered from the house of the accused. |
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2 held for double murder
New Delhi, August 25 Three accused from Bulandshahr had murdered a 25-year-old pregnant woman Sarita and her one-and-a-half-year-old son, in June this year. The killings were a result of an illicit relationship of Sarita’s mother with one Baleshwar Singh. Baleshwar Singh’s wife Suman had hired the accused to eliminate Sarita’s mother Rani. On June 1, the accused along with two more persons went to Rani’s house and killed Sarita and her son Abhishek. Rani had managed to escape then. The rest of the accused are absconding. The hunt is on to nab them. |
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Tihar inmate injures four others
New Delhi, August 25 According to police, Tihar inmate Shawar Ali, who is from Jammu, attacked the four with a surgical blade inside a jail van ferrying them to the Patiala House court in the morning. The injured were given first-aid and a case registered against Ali at the Hari Nagar police station, close to Tihar Jail. Ali later attacked another inmate Jagdev, who also is from Jammu, while they were in the court cell. “Investigations reveal that Shawar Ali’s aide, Momin, who was booked by the Hari Nagar police, had helped to hide the blade inside his nose wrapped in carbon paper. The attack was due to some personal enmity,” a police official said. After the attack on Jagdev, another case was registered against Ali at the Tilak Marg police
station. — IANS |
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Cases against B’deshi migrants dip
New Delhi, August 25 Only five cases of dacoity, murder and attempt to murder, robbery and rape were registered against illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the year 2006 as compared to 16 in 2005. “In 2004, Delhi Police had registered 16 such cases against the migrants. This year so far, the police has registered only a single case of dacoity,” minister of state for home affairs informed Parliament.
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Protest on Women’s Equality Day
New Delhi, August 25 Groups from across India are participating in the protest on behalf of the suffering husbands, mothers, sisters, children and relatives. Many prominent persons and VIPs will also participate in the protest. |
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