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School stripping case: Probe ordered
‘Sterile’ woman pregnant, medical team penalised
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Rapist gets 10 years’ RI
'Bird chasers' at airport
IGNOU admission procedure begins
Clean chit to Tytler disappointing: Vardhan
Don’t show sympathy to striking workers: SC
Cardiac facilities for senior citizens started
Delhiites to cool off with aqua sports
Qutub fest concludes
Farmers refused compensation
‘Regularisation after court approval of Master Plan’
Social activists urge public to use RTI judiciously
Farmer killed, body found in fields
Rs 52.83-crore annual dividend for NFL
Concert on many facets of peace
Top cops meet to tackle financial terrorism
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School stripping case: Probe ordered
New Delhi, September 30 A 19-year-old teacher forced Rakhi, an upper kindergarten student at the private Star Shine Public School in Uttam Nagar in West Delhi, to strip in front of her class when she said that she had not done her homework. The matter came to light when Rakhi refused to go to school the next day, Saturday. After gentle prodding by her mother, she narrated her horror tale. "I was asked to strip in front of the entire class and then stand on the desk. My hands were tied behind with a rope... All my classmates kept mocking me throughout the day," said a shocked Rakhi. The teacher, identified only as Neha, was arrested after the victim's father Gopal Das, who runs a catering business, reported the matter to the police. The teacher has been released on bail. "The teacher is just 19 years old and is not even well qualified. How can she teach our children? And to top it all, this is how she treats the kids... When I went to the school after the incident, I could find no one to talk to," said her father. Reacting to the callous incident, Dikshit has asked the education secretary to file a report. The central ministry of women and child development (MWCD) has threatened to cancel the school's licence. While the school principal remains incommunicado, there has been strong reaction from all quarters.According to Bharati Sharma, chairperson of the Child Development Committee, such a case demands a non-bailable warrant because it shakes the belief and trust that a student has for his or her teacher. "Such incidents are a black mark on the entire education system. A student looks up to his teacher, trusts him implicitly. An incident such as this not only shakes the belief of a student on his teacher but paints the entire teacher community in a poor light," said Barkha Misra, a teacher of East Delhi.
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‘Sterile’ woman pregnant, medical team penalised
New Delhi, September 30 Dismissing the Centre's plea that complainant, Om Wati got pregnant as she did not follow the doctor's instructions after her operation, Justice Kapoor said "If a woman does not observe certain instructions after the operation, it may affect her health but not in the failure of the operation". The Commission also rebuffed the Centre's attempt to shirk off the responsibility by taking refuge of a "consent form" which read that there was some percentage of failure in such operations. Om wati has signed the form before she was operated at the department's hospital here on May 19, 1995. "If we believe the doctor or the hospital that in such an operation, there is some percentage of failure, then every failed case will come within the so called percentage of failure," it stated. The Commission, in its recent order, cited a Supreme Court judgement laying down certain guidelines pertaining to medical negligence and said there could not be any relaxation in ascribing the liability on the doctors in such cases as a sterilisation operation needed to be perfect in all respect.
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Fun-filled Golf Carnival held
New Delhi, September 30 "Golf Carnival", like the previous "Green Fuel- Clean Environment" golf tournaments, advocated and reinforced the need for a greener and cleaner environment. Unlike conventional golf tournaments, "Golf Carnival" was a tournament with a difference. It was a fun-filled tournament that saw around 120 top participants, including prominent bureaucrats, CEOs and diplomats enjoying a game of golf. It was an occasion for the top corporate honchos to let their hair down and enjoy the undulating greenery of the golf course. Prominent among these were B K Chaturvedi, former cabinet secretary and current member, Planning Commission; V.N.Kaul, CAG; P V Bhide, secretary, revenue; S R Mehra, secretary, security; Ashok Jha, former finance secretary; Ashok K Nigam, MCD commissioner; Mac Cessna, CEO Exxon India, were also present. P Dasgupta, CEO and his team represented Petronet LNG (India). B K Chaturvedi inaugurated the tournament which was played on the 3/4 Stabeleford declared basis/format. He also distributed the prizes to the winners. The event concluded with a glittering ceremony in the evening, which included ghazals by Ustad Mujahid Hussain Khan of the Gwalior-Rampur-Sahaswan gharana.
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Rapist gets 10 years’ RI
New Delhi, September 30 Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Braja Raj Kedia held Jag Mohan Tiwari guilty of raping the five-year-old-girl after finding her alone in her Sabzi Mandi residence in North Delhi. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on the convict. According to the prosecution, the accused, a resident of Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, had raped the girl on October 7, 2006. Declining Tiwari's leniency plea, Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Mohammad Abdul argued that the convict should be given maximum punishment for his devilish act, which would also act as a deterrent in the future. |
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New Delhi, September 30 The special "follow me vehicle" not only guides aircraft to parking spot after landing but also chases away birds by producing sounds that scare them. "We have employed about 120 bird chasers, in two shifts, to drive the birds away from the vicinity of the airport. Apart from that, we have now introduced a multi-purpose 'follow-me vehicle', which not only guides the aircraft to its parking space from the runway in foggy conditions but is also being used as a bird chaser," said DIAL spokesperson Arun Arora. According to AAI sources, the country has experienced about 536 cases of bird hits between January one, 2004 and December 31, 2006 at various airports. Delhi, with 79 cases, is placed at second position after Mumbai where 86 cases were recorded.—PTI
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IGNOU admission procedure begins
New Delhi, September 30 The last date for submission of forms is November 12. Computer, library and information sciences, journalism, communication and creative writing, health nutrition and child care, engineering and rural development, education and distance education, management, tourism studies and women and youth development are among the courses offered. Admission procedures for area specific awareness, manpower development programmes and bachelor's preparatory programme would also begin from tomorrow. IGNOU, RCI join hands to help the disabled To facilitate and empower the disabled, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is launching various extension training and education programmes across the country. The 3-month awareness-cum-training programme for parents would be a self-viable initiative, which will promote and implement specially designed courses that would benefit the disabled. IGNOU and the RCI will also launch B Ed, M Ed and PGPD (special education) programmes for areas, where state open universities are not functioning. Through this, IGNOU will develop and design special education and rehabilitation programmes for multi-media distance learning, besides facilitating their delivery and certification.—UNI.
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Clean chit to Tytler disappointing: Vardhan
New Delhi, September 30 He alleged that Tytler had participated in the Sikh massacre in 1984. People, who were waiting for justice for the last 24 years were disappointed with the CBI's judgement, he added. |
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Don’t show sympathy to striking workers: SC
New Delhi, September 30 A bench comprising justices Arijit Pasayat and Lokeshwar Singh Panta, while disposing of the appeals of some dismissed employees of Gujarat Ambuja Cement Private Limited, has observed ''in recent times there are increasing evidences of this, perhaps well meant but wholly unsustainable tendency towards a denudation of the legitimacy of judicial reasoning and process. The apex court further said ''The relief granted by the court must be seen to be logical and tenable within the framework of law and should not incur and justify the criticism that the jurisdiction of the court tends to generate misplaced sympathy, and generosity.” |
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Cardiac facilities for senior citizens started
New Delhi, September 30 As members of this exclusive Escorts Heart Golden Age Club, senior citizens have the privilege of accessing world-class medical facilities at special concessions and discounts at EHIRCL, New Delhi. The membership is only open for senior citizens above 60 years of age. A complimentary ambulance service would be provided, in case of cardiac emergencies within a radius of 5 km from EHIRCL, Okhla. The annual membership is Rs. 500 and a lifetime membership is for Rs 5000 on a non-refundable basis. Smart Heart Card members can avail special offers on all health check-up packages. Dr T S Kler, executive director, cardiac sciences, EHIRCL formally launched these two facilities. He stressed that change of an unhealthy lifestyle is essential to control and prevent cardiac disorders. He also shared few pointers on how moderate physical activities help to minimise stress and increases the blood flow to the heart. "This helps keep hypertension and other lifestyle diseases at bay. Regular exercise, proper diet and medication can prevent heart diseases to a large extent," he said. According to him activities like stair climbing, brisk walking, cycling, or aerobics would prove highly benificial for maintaining good health. Clinical case presentations were made by a reputed panel of cardiologists like Dr. K S Iyer, Dr. Nishit Chandra, Dr. Yugal Mishra and Dr. T S Kler. Dr K.S Iyer discussed the challenges of congenital heart disease management in India, Dr Yugal Mishra discussed the advances in robotics & minimally invasive cardiac surgeries. Recent trends in cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and advances in congestive heart failure management were also discussed.
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Delhiites to cool off with aqua sports
New Delhi, September 30 The objective behind the event was to create awareness among general public that world-class water sports event is possible in Delhi The teams of Indian Army, Border Security Force and Para Military Forces participated in this competition. S.K. Arora, secretary (Sports), Govt. of India gave prizes to the winners. The Rowing Federation of India also organized an exhibition of the rowing and rafting boats. Indian Olympic Association, Indian Kayaking and Canoeing association and Rowing Federation are to provide world class facilities in this aqua sports complex.. The international level course at Chhawla will have a single span bridge (120 m) to replace the existing two-lane Badu Sarai Bridge. Also on the anvil is a boathouse with training facilities, equipment storage and spectator and media facilities. The complex would have a water treatment plan along with latest lifeguard equipment. There will also be opportunities for anglers and entrepreneurs interested in fish farming and aquaculture. Kanganheri, another adjacent site is being developed into an Eco Park having aesthetically planned greenery with picnic huts, amusement park and aqua sports. Both these plots are near Najafgarh drain located within a radius of 2.5 km from each other. The Najafgarh drain is around 18 km long and is filled with water all through the year.
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Qutub fest concludes
New Delhi, September 30 A special bus service has been started from Jamia, JNU, North Campus and East Delhi to the Qutub Minar Complex. Artistes like Mohit Chauhan, Ahsaan Bharti Ghungruwala, Sugato Bhaduri, Hem Chandra, Arpita Mukerjee and Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan from Pakistan performed at the festival. Mohit Chauhan and Ahsaan Bharti Ghungruwala performed yesterday evening.
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Farmers refused compensation
Greater Noida, September 30 It is learnt that a lot of land prior to 1952 of the villages was entered as Gram Samaj land in revenue record, but was given to farmers during consolidation of holdings (chakbandi). Now the administration has refused to pay compensation to farmers for such land. Farmers have to bear double loss due to this. Besides their land, this chakbandi land is also being transferred back to Gram Samaj land or is being given to other farmers instead. The District Administration is comparing the present land khatonis with those which obtained in 1952 and in case a mistake is detected in some khasra numbers, the compensation of land pertaining to that khatoni is being withheld. Zamindari Abolition Act was enforced in 1952. According to a leading farmer, Bhim Singh, before this Act came into force most of the land in villages was in the name of Gram Samaj, but after independence, the central government issued land titles in favour of farmers with a view to increasing farm productivity. In spite of this considerable land was registered with Gram Samaj in revenue record. During consolidation of holdings, considerable changes in farmers' fields were affected. Some of farmers' land came under Gram Samaj and considerable Gram Samaj land was passed on to farmers. But the district administration is refusing to pay compensation for land about which there is slightest doubt. The farmers' response to this is that in case government does not want to pay them compensation for land earlier under Gram Samaj, they should be handed back their land which was theirs prior to consolidation of holdings was affected as that was their ancestral land. According to District Magistrate A.V. Raja Moli, during consolidation of land, complete record pertaining to changes in land holdings is prepared. In case the transfer of land under consolidation of holdings process was completed as per rules, the farmers can be paid land compensation in that case. But if some people have got the benefit of consolidating of holdings (chakbandi) by violating the rules, such farmers will not be paid compensation. The District Magistrate accepted that during this probe, there will be some delay in the payment of compensation. "We can't release the land compensation without completing the enquiry. It might delay the payment in the process."
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‘Regularisation after court approval of Master Plan’
New Delhi, September 30 Outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar presided over the gathering. Union urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy was also present. Reddy said that the Centre would issue notifications for the regularisation of unauthorised colonies after the court approved the Master Plan 2021. Sajjan Kumar blamed the BJP for misleading residents.
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Social activists urge public to use RTI judiciously
New Delhi, September 30 "Public is the king in democracy and they should very clearly realise this and use the RTI responsibly," said former Prime Minister VP Singh at a function here to mark the national review of RTI since its enactment in October, 2005. The function was organised by the Nehru Memorial Museum and library as part of its celebration of freedom week, International Day of non-violence in collaboration with the National Campaign for Peoples Right to Information and National Book Trust. Singh also demanded that the election commission should ask every political party about the implementation of its manifesto and on receiving the response, a public debate should be held on it. He released a book titled the 'Right to Information Act: A Primer' by Suchi Pande and Shekhar Singh. Bipan Chandra, Chairman, NBT while congratulating the authors, said that the book would be translated in other Indian languages. West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, while delivering his key note address, said that the RTI act should be taken forward responsibly.—PTI. |
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Farmer killed, body found in fields
Greater Noida, September 30 According to the police, Harinder, alias Guddu, of Nar Mohammedpur village had taken his tractor to Bulandshahr to get a new harrow for sowing his field on Friday. Pushpan and Praveen of the same village had accompanied him to Bulandshahr. After getting the harrow Harinder returned to his village while Pushpan and Praveen stayed back with their relatives in Bulandshahr. When he reached near Shahpur Kalan late in the evening, some criminals intercepted him and killed him. Villagers found his body in the fields next morning. However, since the cops took more than two hours to reach the spot, the villagers became impatient and blocked the road and held a demonstration. Later, CO Javer and police from Khurja junction reached the spot. They pacified the mob after assuring them that the killers would be nabbed soon.
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Rs 52.83-crore annual dividend for NFL
Noida, September 30 The NFL is the leading producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the country with a market share of 17 per cent in urea production. The government of India holds 97.64 per cent shares and as such the major portion of this dividend will go to the government. The company, during 2006-07, had registered a net profit of Rs 176.10 crore. The NFL produced 33.51 lakh MT of urea by recording a capacity utilization of 103.7 per cent. |
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Artscape
New Delhi, September 30 Four years ago, the Capital City Minstrels (CCM) realized its longstanding dream when it commemorated the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti with a concert of choral music devoted to the many facets of peace. This has now become an annual event. CCM's wide repertoire, which spans from the earliest formally written choral music through the entire spectrum of western classical music, opera to ballads, to rock, pop and jazz has made it Delhi's best-known choir. The Capital City Minstrels' concerts attract a large and devoted audience of Delhi's music lovers. Every CCM conductor has brought their own unique perspective to the music performed at the peace concert. Gabriella Boda-Rechner, the conductor for this season's concert, brings together Mozart and Pergolesi, hymns and blessings in a meditation on the peace brought by the freedom of hearts and voices joining in harmony, the glory of gratitude and the serenity of benediction. The joy that comes from such peace is further reflected in songs from around the world, from the Dravidian Dithyramb of India to music from Argentina, Venezuela, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Indonesia and Hava Nagila from Israel. Music reminds us that all humanity can sing "With Happy Hearts". 'The Enchanted Object'
Arushi Arts is presenting "The Enchanted Object", recent works by Venkat Bothsa from September 27 to October 12 here. According to critics, the spectacular dazzle that permeates the polychromatic world of Venkat Bothsa's sculptures is instantly appealing. The colourful effulgence and pictorial condensation on his forms easily qualifies the works as perfect exemplars of a fantasy-based, post-modern, image-driven culture. Their flashy finish simulates aesthetics of mass tastes and commodity abundance, as he breaks away from the formative disjuncture between forms of 'high culture' and mass appeal. While Venkat Bothsa represents a hyper-reality that is arresting and sensuously alluring in its conjuncturing of multivalent codes and signs, it is his transgressive spirit that animates the otherwise inanimate and restive objects. Journey across
mountain range
In a bid to bring to the youth the magic of the Himalayas and the myriad ways to enjoy this magic, India's original mountain man, film maker and painter, Serbjeet Singh has produced a 20-part television series called "Destination Himalaya". Commissioned by Doordarshan, the series has been written and directed by Karamjeet Singh. Destination Himalaya takes the viewer on an exploratory journey across the length and breadth of the mighty mountain range from Arunachal to Zanskar. Films of Franco-German TV network
The Embassy of France and the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany are organising a unique festival of documentary films from ARTE, the Franco-German TV network under the banner, "The World Through ARTE's Eyes" from October 5 to October 11 at the Alliance Francaise auditorium. ARTE was created in 1992 as a joint Franco-German venture to achieve the goal of producing high quality programmes on art and culture 'Faces of Indian Art'
The exhibition in essence mirrors the journey of the book. While the book captures the process of creativity, the painted images concern the journey's end. From the isolation of the artist's studio the painting /sculpture emerges thus ready at last to face the public gaze. The exhibition will feature the works of Akbar Padamsee, Amitava Das, Amit Ambalal, Anjolie Ela Menon, A. Ramachandran, Binode Behari Mukherjee, Dhruva Mistry, Ganesh Haloi, Himmat Shah, Jehangir Sabavala, Jamini Roy, Jeram Patel, Jogen Choudhury, K G Subramanyan, K.S.Radhakrishnan, Krishen Khanna, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Laxma Goud, Madhvi Parekh, Manjit Bawa, Manu Parekh, M F Husain, Mrinalini Mukherjee, Nilima Sheikh, Paritosh Sen, Prabhakar Kolte, Rameshwar Broota, Ramkinkar Baij, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Ram Kumar, Sakti Burman, Sarbari Roychoudhury, Satish Gujral, Shankho Choudhuri, Shanti Dave, Shyamal Dutta Roy, SH Raza, Somnath Hore, Sudhir Patwardhan, Thota Vaikuntam, Vivan Sundaram and Yusuf Arakkal. Art of fusing abstract with realism
The Chawla Art Gallery here is presenting the recent works of artist Puja Bahri from October 4 to October 7. Puja excels in the art of fusing abstract with realism. Born and brought up in Delhi, Puja trained in mixed media and abstraction at the Central Saint Martins in London and learnt the intricacies of painting and sculpture at the Triveni Kala Sangam here. Her works are now a part of various collections in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Hungarian cultural festival
The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre here is organising a Hungarian cultural festival at the India International Centre on October 5. The festival is dedicated to the famous Hungarian composer, Zoltan Kodaly on his 125th birth anniversary. |
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Art Alive is presenting a group show of India's most well known contemporary artists, "Faces of Indian Art" from October 6 to October 8 at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre here. This exhibition will coincide with release of the book "Faces of Indian Art".