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Swasthya Bima Yojna next month: CM
Infant burnt in hospital
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Notices to 52 schools for not admitting poor pupils
Noida land deal threat to Yamuna
Delhi air better than Ghaziabad, Noida
Child born with two faces
DSGMC members differ over term
40 shops in DLF area to close down
Free health camps in Vasant Kunj
Songs beyond Borders on March 17, 19
Mumbai college wins Amity moot court competition
All-terrain vehicle to be launched
3 DU boys IQ leaders
Police assaults dental students
Tata case hearing on April 7
Food official caught
taking bribe
Youth assaulted
4 held for chasing couple
Walia pulls up Discoms
Fashion Week to save earth
2 lawyers made HC judges
Kendriya Bhandar
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Swasthya Bima Yojna next month: CM
New Delhi, March 12 The decisions were taken today in a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. While briefing media after the meeting, Dikshit stated that the RSBY would soon be launched in Delhi with an aim to provide health cover to around 4.40 lakh workers who have been issued BPL ration cards in Delhi. Most of these persons have been working in the unorganised sectors. It is meant for providing quality health cover to the workers and their families who possess BPL ration cards. She added that the RSBY would be launched next month in a function. The scheme would be implemented in association with Oriental Insurance Company Limited which would bear the cost of medical treatment up to Rs 30,000 a year per family. The beneficiaries of the scheme would be issued a smart card that will permit cashless medical transaction. The cost of issuing of the smart card would also not be charged from the beneficiary. Every person seeking insurance cover would have to get registered. The government has also decided to establish a society to be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the name of “Delhi Swastha Kutumb Society” with the charter of providing all kinds of support for efficient implementation, monitoring, evaluation of RSBY. Various schemes concerning department of health, education, social welfare, WCD, food and civil supplies, labour, urban development, IT and SC and ST Welfare would be converged under the mission convergence of social services. The Chief Minister stated that computerisation of hospitals is essential to improve their efficiency, reduce dependence on paper record, introduce electronic medical records, enable hospitals to exchange patient-related information besides re-engineering the hospital systems. Hence, HIMS needs to be implemented in true spirit for which the cabinet has given its nod for procurement of computer hardware and software. The cabinet has decided to enhance consolidated monthly emoluments of 211 Kashmiri migrant teachers working as TGT and PGT in the schools under the Directorate of Education. Monthly emolument for TGT categories has been increased from Rs 8000 per month to Rs 11,140 per month and
for PGTs from Rs 9500 per month to Rs 13,160 per month.
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Infant burnt in hospital
New Delhi, March 12 “It is a shocking incident. The baby was burnt to death inside the infant warmer due to an electrical short circuit,” Ashok Dang, medical superintendent of the Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital in Pitampura, North West Delhi, told IANS. The incident occurred early morning even when a doctor and nursing staff were in charge of the baby. Dang said the baby was born on March 7 and it was a premature birth. The mother had delivered the baby after a pregnancy of seven and a half months. “The baby had jaundice and was kept inside the warmer. We have suspended both the doctor and the attending nurse and have ordered an internal investigation as well,” he said. Om Prakash, the father of the infant, has alleged that the hospital staff did not respond to his alarm that the warmer is ablaze. The Delhi Police has registered a case against the hospital staff and investigations are on. Dang said they would cooperate with the police in all possible ways. Om Prakash, an industrial labour and his wife Kamlesh, are residents of west Delhi.
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Notices to 52 schools for not admitting poor pupils
New Delhi, March 12 A division bench of Justices TS Thakur and Aruna Suresh said, “It is a serious matter and is a prima facie contempt.” The schools had filed affidavits last year, promising to fill 15 per cent of their seats with poor students who would not have to pay any fee. A public interest petition (PIL) filed by Social Jurists, a voluntary organisation, alleged that school authorities while buying land at concessional rates from the government had agreed to provide 15 per cent of seats to poor students free of cost but had failed to do so. The schools that were issued contempt notice included Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, Apeejay Public school, Malviya Nagar; Greenfield Public school, Malviya Nagar; Ryan International school, Mayur Vihar and Salwan Public school, Mayur Vihar. In May last year, the court had directed the city’s private schools to comply with the rule from the academic session 2007-2008 on a trial basis. The court reiterated that schools that do not comply with its order could be de-recognised and dispossessed of their land. The schools have to file their replies by March 27. — IANS
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Noida land deal threat to Yamuna
New Delhi, March 12 On Tuesday , BPTP Builders,a Delhi-based group, had bagged a 95-acre commercial plot in sector 94 of Noida for Rs 5,006 crore from the Noida Authority. Substantiating his arguments with the help of a map of NOIDA ,YJE member Manoj Misra says that the map clearly shows that Sector 94, being located in the Yamuna riverbed. The YJE, along with other environmental organisations, has been fighting against the construction of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village and Delhi Metro infrastructure on the Yamuna riverbed in Delhi. Misra feels that it is most unfortunate that such appropriate land uses designated by earlier planners are currently being changed at will and with impunity by the so-called “developmental” agencies to make short term gains without realising the dangers involved in building upon riverbeds and flood plains. “NOIDA too is in zone 4 in the seismic map of the country. For those not aware of the fact that Amity University campus and JP Greens are also being raised in Sector 94,” he adds. “This appears to be much too obvious and dangerous land scam at the cost of the riverbed lying between the river and the Greater NOIDA Expressway. “One also feels sad about the fact that why are real estate developers so hell bent on developing these risky and dangerous lands in riverbeds / flood plains. Are they so naive of the ground realities or they don’t care,” he questions.
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Delhi air better than Ghaziabad, Noida
New Delhi, March 12 The ASSOCHAM environment committee stated that effective public transport system in the Capital was primarily responsible for reduction in the levels of air pollution. Secretary general of ASSOCHAM DS Rawat said that pollution levels in the Capital would remain in limit, as large number of vehicle owners would shift to CNG. Other reasons for Delhi’s sliding pollution levels include: mandatory fitting of catalytic convertors, introduction of low-sulphur diesel, CNG buses, complete removal of lead in petrol and restrictions on goods’ vehicles running on the Capital’s roads during day time, said Rawat. The air pollution level has reduced to 200 microgram per cubic metre from 300 microgram per cubic metre in the Capital’s congested areas like — ITO, ISBT, Laxmi Nagar, Narayana, Mayapuri and Azadpur. Releasing the findings, Rawat said that as far as Ghaziabad was concerned, the suspended particle levels had gone beyond 450 microgram per cubic metre. Earlier, the suspended particle levels stood at 300 microgram per cubic metre. The degraded transport system is responsible for causing high levels of air pollution in Ghaziabad. The pollution has also affected life in the Hindon river. The study claims that transportation system does not comply with the minimum prescribed environmental rules in Ghaziabad. Vehicles that take off from Anand Vihar to New Ghaziabad and Old Ghaziabad emit carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide. As a result, suspended particles are deposited in the air and cause hazardous lung and heart diseases, said Rawat.
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Child born with two faces
Noida, March 12 The baby is the child of Vinode and Sushma, a resident of Saini village in Greater Noida. Even the doctors are unable to understand the wonder. However, hospital’s senior Dr. Aas Mohd said mother and child were both in good health. Both faces and four eyes of the child were working and the newborn can suck milk from mother’s breasts, he said. The doctors are checking the inner organs of the baby. As the news of the baby having born in the hospital spread, a large number of people thronged the hospital to have a look at her. But for Sushma, who became a mother for the first time, the incident has been stunning and she does not seem to know whether to rejoice over the birth of the child or to feel anguish at the birth of such a child. Emotions of happiness and worry were alternatively seen on her face. She said she was happy to have become a mother for the first, but was worried for the future of the baby. While father Vinode seemed resigned to “God’s gift”.
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DSGMC members differ over term
New Delhi, March 12 They said that they were “disturbed with some members who tried to stall the move”. The DSGMC is a 51-member body. The letter signed by the 31 members stated, “Instead of respecting the move, the members are trying to create unhealthy atmosphere. They are trying to disturb the smooth functioning of the DSGMC by indulging in unlawful activities”. The last election to the DSGMC executive board was held in 2007. DSGMC president Paramjit Sarna said that he was willing to hold the elections right away instead of 2009.
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40 shops in DLF area to close down
Faridabad, March 12 The MCF had identified about 137 such commercial units and initiated action against a good number of them, last year. The units also include the ones which were located in Housing Board colonies in these sectors. The authorities sealed a large number of them. The matter reached court where the owners got relief on account of the stay on administrative action. Those shops have been desealed. According to MCF joint commissioner , Ballabhgarh zone, Pushpinder Singh Chauhan, the owners have been firmly directed to close the shops, failing which the civic body would take punitive action.
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Free health camps in Vasant Kunj
New Delhi, March 12 These patient-centric activities were flagged off on March 11 and will continue till March 31, World Kidney Day. On March 14, the hospital will be organizing an interactive session with kidney transplant patients on its premises. The session, which is estimated to have more than 100 patient participants, will be addressed by senior nephrologists such as Dr Vijay Kher and Dr Sanjeev Gulati. On March 15, the hospital will be conducting an interactive session ‘Sparsh’ with dialysis patients. This session too is scheduled to be addressed by Dr Kher and Dr Gulati and will be attended by more than 40 patients. The session will also see Dr Rupali Dutta, dietician, speaking on healthy diets for patients with kidney problems. The sessions will be followed up by Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, conducting a free medical camp at C8 Vasant Kunj on March 16 between 10 am and 3 pm.
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Songs beyond Borders on March 17, 19
New Delhi, March 12 CCM would perform two choirs with Remscheider Vokalensemble at India Habitat Centre here on March 17 and 19. The title for the exchange concerts is ‘Viva la Musica – Songs beyond Borders’. This exchange invitation comes at a time when Hungarian born Gabriella Boda-Rechner is conducting CCM. Boda-Rechner is an acclaimed musician, teacher and conductor. She has won music awards from Hungary, France and China. Her musical network would provide CCM the opportunity to perform in many foreign lands. The German Federal Foreign office and Goethe Institut are supporting Remscheider Vokalensemble’s visit to India. Later this year, CCM will perform in Germany. Zohra Shaw fellow of Trinity College of Music, London founded CCM in 1994. CCM has emerged as a choral tradition in the Capital.
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Mumbai college wins Amity moot court competition
New Delhi, March 12 Government Law College, Mumbai won the best team award, beating Campus Law Centre, Delhi. Over 26 law schools across the country had participated in the competition. A souvenir was also released. Justice M. Katju said that every person has a right to be defended. He said that to be a successful lawyer, one should have control on five things – work, behavior, thoughts, character and habits. He warned the future advocates not to judge the Judge but present facts of the case. He advised students to serve those who could not pay the price but wanted justice. Justice PP Naolekar said that the art of advocacy could be learnt only by observing the court proceedings. He commented that the arguments of some students were much better than some of the practicing lawyers. The art could further be developed through such moot court competitions. He appreciated the knowledge of law among students. He advised them that lawyers should come forward whenever anyone’s rights were encroached.
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All-terrain vehicle to be launched
New Delhi, March 12 The students took six months to develop the vehicle. They designed it as their project work for semester 7 and 8. KM Hrdraulics, SGT Nagar, Delhi provided technical support to the project. The NIEC provided financial and technical assistance to students. Some features of ATV are — hydro elastic suspension system, clutchless effort-free drive, console mounted control panel, password start security system, collision detector sensor and automatic headlamps. Students plan to add some more features to the vehicle. These include enabling engine to run on water gas, making engine compatible with bio-diesel, installing Bharat stage 4 norms on the engine and introducing fingerprint start security system on the vehicle. |
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3 DU boys IQ leaders
New Delhi, March 12 Maps of India, a leading portal providing mapping solution, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law of North Campus, Delhi University, had recently organised a two-day search for an IQ leader. The event was marked with an IQ leader quiz. Students from various DU colleges participated in the event. Over 900 students participated in the quiz. Candidates were selected on the basis of a written test. Fifteen students were shortlisted for the final round. The final round was held today at the Faculty of Law, DU. Mani Singh, president, Maps Excel, Compare InfoBase said, “Maps of India’s (www.mapsofindia.com) has been the most popular website for finding IQ leaders. The website provides information related to business, travel and education.” |
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Police assaults dental students
Ghaziabad, March 12 Students of the ITS Dental and Paramedical College at Murad Nagar were observing a dharna on Monday evening at the college gate to protest against the high fees charged by the institute, among other things. They alleged that the Uttar Pradesh police kicked the girls and hit the boys on the head with batons. Five students of Bachelor of Dental Surgery were injured and admitted to the MMG District Hospital here, they said. The student leaders claim some of the police personnel were drunk and they misbehaved with girl students. Inspector general of police VK Gupta said, “We are enquiring into the matter and will initiate stern action against policemen found guilty.” The students said that the college management was charging exorbitant fees from them. They also alleged college authorities’ collusion with the police and district officials. Assistant district magistrate Sunil Srivastava said that the administration would conduct an inquiry.
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Tata case hearing on April 7
New Delhi, March 12 The company had filed the complaint in the Patiala House Courts in April last year. But metropolitan magistrate Sudesh Kumar dismissed it on October 9 on the ground that no prima facie case was made out.
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Food official caught
taking bribe
Gurgaon, March 12 Nur Mohammod, a depot holder lodged a compliant with the Bureau that Rathee was asking for Rs 5,000 to give clearance for opening the shop. In his complaint, he stated that the official was asking for money through his peon. In the course of investigation, the officials of State Vigilance Bureau laid a trap and succeeded in apprehending Bal Krishan while he was taking Rs 5,000 from the complainant in the presence of independent witnesses. The tainted money was recovered from his possession and the accused was taken into custody. Official said that Rathee was arrested from Sohna as he had asked his peon to collect the money from the complainant. |
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Youth assaulted
Greater Noida, March 12 The police caught Amit Upadhya and started to beat him up when he was returning with his elder brother Prakash Upadhya from a restaurant. Amit, a law student in Janhit College, is a resident of Alpha-II in Greater Noida. Reportedly, he is not able to hear from one of his ears. According to sources, the circle officer continued beating him till SP Rural asked him to stop. Meanwhile, SSP A. Satish Ganesh has assured that an enquiry will be conducted in the case. Action will be taken against the circle officer, if found guilty.
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4 held for chasing couple
New Delhi, Mach 12 The incident took place on Monday night when Jagdeep Singh, 40, a resident of Greater Kailash area of south Delhi, was returning home along with his wife Gagan and a six-year-old son in their car from Model Town. “When they were near Lodhi Road flyover, their vehicle was hit by another car. The couple then had a heated exchange of words as they protested against the rash driving by the four men, who were in the car,” a senior police officer said. “The couple then sped away from the place, trying to avoid a brawl. But the four drunken men started chasing them. “The couple drove to the Greater Kailash police station. Meanwhile, they called up the police and informed them about being chased,” the senior police officer added. The police flashed the message and arrested the four men — Rajeev, Tavrej, Sanjeev and Arjun from near the police station itself as they were chasing the couple.
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Walia pulls up Discoms
New Delhi, March 12 Delhi power minister A. K. Walia has directed the power distribution companies (Discoms) to finalize their summer action plan (SAP). The minister asked the Discoms to make their interaction with respective MLAs more purposeful and result-oriented. The direction was issued at a weekly power review meeting. Walia urged Discoms to complete their capital works by March 31 to make available approved infrastructure. |
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New Delhi, March 12 The fashion event, one of the biggest in the country, conveyed a vital message- ‘protect the mother earth’. ‘Save the earth’ as Phadnis titled his show drew the attention of the audience to environmental issues.
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2 lawyers made HC judges
New Delhi, March 12 The oath of office will be administered by High Court Chief Justice Mukundakam
Sharma. — TNS |
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Kendriya Bhandar
New Delhi, March 12 She said that the new branch would provide quality goods at reasonable prices. |
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