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SC to examine ordinance on colonies
Indian doctor out of WMA prez race
BJP blames CM
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CP shootout: Verdict on Oct 16
Award to fight malnutrition
Price
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Crime
Profile
Scorpio catches fire on Noida Expressway
People trust ads in print
Best of food, wine at hospitality fair
Ansari condoles Singhvi’s death
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SC to examine ordinance on colonies
New Delhi, October 8 A bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat issued notices to the union urban development ministry, the Delhi government, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and others, and asked them to reply by November 1. The bench, which also included Justices C.K. Thakkar and L.S. Panta, was hearing a petition by the Delhi Pradesh Citizens’ Council, which challenged the legality of the September
15 ordinance. The petitioner said the government issued the ordinance to negate the apex court’s August 27 order. By that order the apex court asked the government to stop commercial activities in the residential complexes within three weeks and put the unauthorised colonies on a par with other authorised colonies in the capital. The ordinance also granted immunity from demolition and other punitive measures to the buildings in unauthorised colonies, like Sainik Farms and various slum clusters. The bench passed its August 27 order following an unprecedented courtroom drama, which witnessed Justice Pasayat pitted in an unsavoury row with central government counsel Vikas Singh on the question of the court’s power to order closure of the commercial activities in the unauthorised colonies without hearing the four million affected people.
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Indian doctor out of WMA prez race
New Delhi, October 8 The WMA is an umbrella organisation of 84 national medical associations and represents about nine million physicians worldwide. It focuses primarily on issues of ethics. Commenting on the development, honorary secretary general of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr Vinay Aggarwal said that India would again field its candidate next year. This time, we just wanted to put our candidate. But next year, we will contest with full zeal, as we are to host the World Medical Assembly in 2009 in the Capital, Aggarwal told PTI. He added that over two lakh Indian doctors were members of the WMA. Blachar, 67, chairperson of the Israel Medical Association, has served two consecutive terms as chairperson of the WMA council. He said that he would try to bring Arab and African states into the organisation. “I am proud to be a part of the medical profession, a field that bridges borders,” he said. Blachar is an emergency care and paediatric physician with a speciality in kidney diseases in children. Besides Desai and Blachar, a New Zealander was also a contender for the post. |
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BJP blames CM
New Delhi, October 8 Harsh Vardhan has alleged that in the leadership of the Chief Minister, the transport ministry has become totally corrupt and is beyond the control of the court or the government itself. The party has demanded immediate arrangements of alternative transport system in the Capital. “A policy should be framed where adequate system has been provided to give sufficient compensation to the people, who die in road accidents,” said Harsh Vardhan in a press statement. The party has mentioned that the bus was challaned six times earlier, but was still plying by paying bribe and then getting a fitness certificate. “Even after many assurances, the insensitivity of the government can be clearly seen,” he said. “When the RWA members went to meet the Chief Minister, she refused and kept speaking on behalf of the bus operators,” Harsh Vardhan added. |
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Urja wants Haroon out
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 8 “We demand the resignation of the transport minister and, if he does not do it himself, the Chief Minister should ask him to do so,” said Sanjay Kaul, spokesperson, URJA. In a meeting called at his office, Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna asked the government to plan out a road map for safe transport system in the Capital. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal, transport commissioner D.M. Sapolia and other senior officials attended the meeting. The residents’ anger reached its peak following yesterday’s incident, where a Blueline bus killed seven persons.
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CP shootout: Verdict on Oct 16
New Delhi, October 8 Two businessmen were allegedly shot on the order of a suspended ACP S S Rathi 10 years ago. The CBI has charged ten police personnel for gunning down two Delhi-based businessmen, Pradeep Goyal and Jagit Singh near the Statesman House in Connaught Place. According to the CBI, the police resorted to indiscriminate firing on the duo, who were sitting in a car, on the order of the ACP, without any provocation. The CBI has also alleged that the ACP and the police personnel took the extreme step to get promotion, by claiming to have killed gangsters. However, the police personnel have claimed that they opened fire on the two businessmen in self-defense. They claimed that the two had fired the first shot. A gun was recovered from the car of the businessman. |
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Award to fight malnutrition
New Delhi, October 8 The annual award of Rs 5 lakh would be given to officials of a district that excels in implementing the project. Women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury said the award is aimed at acting as an incentive to encourage district level officials in ensuring the success of the ICDS.
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Call for dharna
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 8 He demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, as the government had failed to control the rising price of essential vegetables. He blamed the government of taking the side of wholesalers. He alleged that the government had claimed of arranging vegetables at cheaper rates in some special stalls, but they were very crowded. “The festive season is arriving and the government must consider the pocket of the residents,” he said. “There has already been an exorbitant rise in the rates of food articles consumed by the poor and, now, the rates of vegetables are sky-rocketing,” said Tanwar. “It has become extremely difficult for poor families to arrange for their bread,” he added.
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Roadways worker murdered
Parmindar Singh
Noida, October 8 Police, who have recovered three liquor bottles, three glasses and a diary from the spot, feel the victim had consumed liquor along with others before he was killed, apparently by some people known to him. The body of a 40-year-old man was recovered in a pool of blood by the watchman from the chamber of advocate R.P. Singh Rana on Sunday morning. Soon SP Rural and police circle officer reached the spot with cops. From the diary, the deceased has been identified as Narinder, son of Piarey Singh, resident of Papri under police station Ahmed Garh in Bulandshahr. He was an employee of UP Roadways, whose duty was to fill diesel in UP Roadway buses at Sekandrabad Depot. SP Rural said Narinder had left the depot for Dadri on Saturday evening. His family—wife, three daughters and two sons, had also reached by afternoon.. SP Avdesh Kumar Vijeta said some people appeared to have summoned Narinder to Dadri to kill him by treachery after making him consume liquor. The way Narinder was killed, police said, it appeared he was involved in a romantic affair. The police have lifted some crucial clues from telephone numbers, found in deceased’s diary and one youth has been detained for questioning, SP Rural Avdesh Kumar Vijeta said.
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PROFILE
New Delhi, October 8 Her critically acclaimed performances in India, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the US have distinguished her as one of the leading Kuchipudi soloists in the world. She has taught for over 20 years in the United States and produced outstanding young classical dancers who are now dancing professionally in their own right. She comes to the Ananya Dance Festival organised by Seher and beginning at the Purana Qila from October 11 with a class of her own and would present her most recent production—Navarasa, or the Nine Moods. As a performer, Anuradha has been critically acclaimed around the world. Her stage presence and sophisticated aesthetics, whether in movement, costumes, or light design, set her performances apart from others. While her training is firmly rooted in the Kuchipudi style of her guru, Vempati Chinna Satyam, she relishes dialogue with other artistes of different genres, constantly nourishing her desire to seek new horizons for Kuchipudi. These experiences as a solo performer internationally have contributed to her innovative choreography. Most recently the production Navarasa (The Nine Moods) premiered in Washington DC in 2005. The Washington Post wrote, “Nehru uses Kuchipudi, the deliciously graceful yet rhythmically pungent South Indian classical form, as the expressive base from which she urges her eight dancers onto an epic and expressive quest.” Anuradha’s work in Kuchipudi has had a particularly deep impact on the Indian diaspora in the United States. She has trained several professional dancers who have gone on to distinguish themselves as soloists. She has been recognised by the Governor of Maryland for her “dedicated efforts to promote and preserve the classical dance form ‘Kuchipudi’ for future generations”. She is also a recipient of the ‘Teacher Recognition Certificate’ from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts for encouraging and supporting students who have been recognised for exceptional artistic achievements. She is the artistic director of her Bethesda-based school and dance company, Kuchipudi Kalanidhi and Kalanidhi Dance. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Kalanidhi Dance is a company of dancers trained in the Indian classical style of Kuchipudi. Kalanidhi dancers based in Washington DC, see Kuchipudi as an unbroken thread of cultural memories of myth, religion, music, and rhythm that connects them to India. They have been trained in the rigors of the classical form, and are using this form to explore new and creative ways to connect with diverse audiences in the United States. In this endeavor, they are striving to create for themselves a unique voice as young dancers of the Indian diaspora. Incidentally, Navrasa is the latest in a series of dance performances Kalanidhi has presented in several venues, including the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic, Asia Society, Indo-Indian Cultural Association of Jakarta, Singapore Arts Alliance, as well as innumerable community-based organisations. The Maryland State Arts Council recognised Kalanidhi’s work by funding its performances in 2004 and 2005. An important part of Kalanidhi’s mission is to promote dialogue in the arts and nourish creativity through interaction with dancers of other styles and with artistes of other genres. For example, Kalanidhi has worked with modern dancer Astaad Deboo, director Tim McCarthy, the Padma Menon Dance Theater, Mayur Dance Company, Indian Dance Educators’ Association, and Dakshina or Daniel Singh Dance Company. Anuradha Nehru, artistic director of Kalanidhi Dance, began teaching Kuchipudi in 1992. She offers classes seven days a week, developing new generations of Kuchipudi dancers trained to the highest professional standards. As a repertory company, Kalanidhi Dance upholds these high standards of creativity and
performance.
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Dress code for Sikh students
Ghaziabad, October 8 “Turban is a traditional symbol Sikh religion which students should wear after class IX onwards. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Amritsar and Delhi Gurdwara Management Committee have already issued similar appeals, Manjit Singh said. This tradition is being followed from primary classes in all the schools and colleges being run by Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in Punjab, Delhi and other states also. The Gurdwara Committee also stressed the need for marriage ceremonies to be performed in a simple way and during daytime only. The president also appealed to Sikhs for doing away with tendency for holding marriage receptions in the evening and advised them to accomplish the marriage ceremony on Gurdwara premises only. Manjit Singh was critical of Allahbad High Court Judge S.N. Sriwastava’s recent verdict. He said it was wrong to club all Indian religions like Jainism, Budhism and Sikhism as part of Hindu religion. The committee condemns such decisions, Manjit Singh said, “Guru Nanak Dev ji had founded Sikhism while Guru Gobind Singh had established Khalsa Panth in 1699. To say Sikhs are Hindu is not only insulting the Sikhs but the great Sikh Gurus also,” the president stressed. |
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Scorpio catches fire on Noida Expressway
Greater Noida, October 8 The driver who had jumped come out in time, fled from the scene. When fire tenders reached the site, the vehicle had been reduced to ashes. The cause of fire could not be ascertained. It may be added that a number of vehicles have caught fire on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway in the past also. At about 8 pm, Scorpio UP-16J-8455 was coming from Greater Noida to Noida. Besides the driver another person was also travelling in the vehicle. According to eyewitnesses, when the vehicle reached Badoli, smoke was coming out from its bonnet. After stopping the vehicle when the driver opened the bonnet, flames started leaping out and soon the flames engulfed the whole of Scorpio. The occupants could not even retrieve their papers and belongings from it. Both the persons did try to extinguish the blaze but they could not succeed, eyewitnesses said. Soon both the persons boarded a bus for Noida and left the place. Fire brigade officials said fire could have been triggered by a short circuit. The police have seized the charred vehicle but it could not be ascertained as to who owned it. |
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People trust ads in print
New Delhi, October 8 Whereas the word-of-mouth, that is the one consumer recommending a product to the other, is the best bet for most consumers, newspapers have topped the scale of trust their ads enjoy among the readers. In a survey conducted by market and media wiseacre firm Neilsen, as high as 77 per cent of consumers responded saying they trusted a newspaper ad more than the television. In the credibility index, the newspapers ads were followed by the online portals where 73 per cent of the consumers said they trusted the online comments posted by the peer users about the advertised product or service. This was closely followed by the branded websites of the companies about which 72 per cent of the consumers said they believed on the ads posted on the company portals.—PTI |
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Best of food, wine at hospitality fair
New Delhi, October 8 While inaugurating the Fair, Lt. Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna said that service par excellence should be the priority of the hospitality industry to make India a preferred destination for global tourists. “Initiatives such as these are a step towards the right direction,” he added. State tourism minister Arvind Singh Lovely, Sheela Bhide and chairperson of the confederation of Indian industry S.S.Mehta were also present. An exotic biryani, aromatic nalli korma (mutton) and delectable chocolate mousse was found decorated on tables at the International Hospitality Fair 2007. Chef Akshraj Jodha of Kuala Lumpur restaurant in the Capital’s Shangri-la hotel was one of the co-ordinators of the culinary and pastry competition at the Fair. He said that the competition was tough and the teams would not only have to concentrate on the taste of the food, but also on the presentation, proper usage of equipment provided, practicality and hygiene. “11 teams are participating in the culinary competition, of which six will be short- listed. Each team will have to prepare a four-course meal and four portions of each. Two portions are for judging and the other two are for display. Similarly, in the pastry competition which will be held Tuesday, there will be 12 teams would compete, of which six will be short-listed,” Jodha told IANS. Of each of the six teams in the culinary and the pastry section, three will compete in the finals. As one takes a turn from the culinary section, where the chefs are busy juggling and chopping vegetables, mincing meat and taking various dishes in and out of the ovens, one comes to the wine section. C.T.G. Trambusti Gigliola’s stall has wines from 13 well-known Italian wine companies. C.T.G.’s stall was a crowd-puller. “We have the best of Italian wines in our stall. And, what more, customers can also taste wines like Provenza and Chianti. The best thing is that buyers can come to one place and select from a whole range of wines, which suit their palette,” said Swadhin Panda, marketing head of the India office. The fair is expected to provide a business platform to meet sourcing needs for the latest in food and beverage, bakery, food service, hospitality equipment, products, services and technology. Besides the culinary, pastry and wine tasting challenges, there will also be interactive sessions on legal issues in hospitality industry, which will have a mixed panel of lawyers and industry professionals. There will also be sessions on shortage of trained manpower and financing, equity and operating options. The event will include a seminar on revenue management in association with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), as well as seminars for purchase managers and general managers. |
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Ansari condoles Singhvi’s death
New Delhi, October 8 A man of great vision, Dr Singhvi contributed significantly to the nation through his writings and association with various cultural institutions, said Ansari. I convey my condolences to the family members of the Dr Singhvi, he added.
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