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Brakes on pvt buses in BRT corridor likely
Cong ponders over cantt poll defeat
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Cabinet gives nod to grade separators in E. Delhi
CM for job-oriented education in madarsas
Sikh jagriti yatra reaches Delhi tomorrow
Women advised to check for breast cancer
CBSE results next week
‘Go green go solar’ drive a hit
Rains catch MCD on wrong foot; Delhiites fume
DU to announce new courses
IGNOU admission process begins today
3 foreigners held for
duping airlines
Bail plea of bomb accused rejected
Cyclists get traffic lessons
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Brakes on pvt buses in BRT corridor likely
New Delhi, May 20 So far 10 accidents have been reported on the BRT corridor and out of them six had taken place this month. Only one of the cases involved a DTC bus. According to a senior official of the transport department, the drivers of private buses are not disciplined and they drive in a rash and negligent manner. He said that yesterday’s accident was also because of the negligence of the driver. The victim, a security guard, was standing at the right place and it was the bus that hit him. The officer said that private bus owners are flouting the guidelines given by the transport department. They have been told to appoint two drivers and conductors each for an eight-hour duty. The conductors have been directed to wear gray-coloured uniform with a name batch. Not more than 63 to 70 passengers are allowed on one bus. Buses are supposed to stop only at bus stands. According to the official, in case of yesterday’s accident, the driver and the conductor were not in uniform. Also, inquiry reveals that the conductor and the driver had been on duty for 16 hours. |
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New Delhi, May 20 Hawa Singh was killed after he was hit by a Blueline bus in the Multan Nagar area in the afternoon. The bus plies on route number 926 between Old Delhi and Tikri border. — IANS
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Cong ponders over cantt poll defeat
New Delhi, May 20 What has obviously compounded the concern of the local leadership is the fact that the defeat in the local elections comes ahead of the scheduled assembly polls in November this year. Incidentally, this is the second local election in which the Delhi Congress has come out second best. The Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had also managed to wrest power in the local Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections last year. The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) had carried out a high-profile campaign in the cantonment board elections which were being held after a decade with almost every leader touring and addressing meetings in the eight wards. In fact, DPCC president J.P. Aggarwal had persuaded all Delhi MLAs and ministers to campaign in the local elections. Youth Congress members were also actively involved in the campaigning. Even a day before the elections, the Congress leadership had very confidently asserted that the party would romp home with all eight seats as it had countered the anti-incumbency factor and was focusing on projecting the developmental works completed by the Congress government in the National Capital Territory of Delhi during the past nine years. While the local leadership is analysing the factors that led to the defeat, party workers are unanimous that it was the price rise and the anomalies in the Sixth Pay Commission which went against their candidates as the voters blamed the Congress governments at the Centre and Delhi for these. In their opinion, the party would have to come out with some concrete programmes during the run-up to the assembly elections if it has to return for a third term. The Congress government of Delhi is on the verge of completing its second consecutive term. In contrast, the Delhi Pradesh BJP is euphoric over its performance in the local elections. It came out victorious in five wards. The Delhi BJP leaders who were till last week a little unsure of the campaigning in the local elections are now a little more confident and assert that they would continue to highlight the problems of the common man which are the “direct result of the Congress government’s decade long misrule” in the nation’s Capital. |
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Cabinet gives nod to grade separators in E. Delhi
New Delhi, May 20 Talking to media after the meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit stated that the cabinet had given its nod for construction of two more grade separators in East Delhi within 21 months in run up to Commonwealth Games. A grade separator at intersection of GT Road and road number 56 near Apsara Border, Delhi, would be constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 226.47 crore. The grade separator would include a six-lane flyover along GT Road at the intersection with road number 56. There has been pressing demand for providing safe, smoother and faster movement of traffic at Apsara Border. GT Road has been the main link for the traffic coming from ISBT. The Chief Minister said that another grade separator would come up at ISBT Anand Vihar crossing with an estimated cost of Rs 123.44 crore. It caters to the traffic from ISBT Anand Vihar, Patparganj Industrial Area, Ghaziabad, NOIDA, Gazipur Mandi besides the traffic from nearby fast developing colonies like Indirapuram, Kaushambi, Vasundhara, Vaishali, etc. With coming up of grade separator at ISBT Anand Vihar, smooth flow of traffic would be ensured and movement up to the Yamuna Sports Complex would become easy. The cabinet also reviewed the restructuring of PWD into seven zones. A new maintenance zone was added last year after restructuring the PWD. The cabinet has since approved creation of another zone—horticulture zone—to provide green environment in Delhi. |
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CM for job-oriented education in madarsas
New Delhi, May 20 Dikshit announced that the government would provide computers in Madarsas to modernise education. The Delhi government has accorded second language status to Urdu. It has enhanced the remuneration of Urdu language teachers by 139 per cent and has converted part-time teachers to full-timers. |
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CM honours players
New Delhi, May 20 “The pace of their preparation for the ensuing Commonwealth Games makes us confident that they would be able to win a number of medals. It is important to keep alive sportsman’s spirit and winning instinct which inspires budding players,” Chief Minister said at a function organised by the Directorate of Education, Delhi. The function was organised to felicitate sportspersons who have participated in various international and nations tournaments and brought laurels for the country as well as state during 2006-07. An amount of Rs 3.5 crore was disbursed through cheques among 2,373 players.
Dikshit added that sport is as important for life as other activities. One can learn discipline and good habits which help foster positive attitude in life. The involvement in sports also results in concentration which is key to success. It is important to develop interest of the children and youth in all other sports. The city government has been providing financial assistance once a year to talented sportspersons for participation in international tournaments. The maximum ceiling for the assistance is Rs 1.25
lakh. The city government also gives outstanding players Rajiv Gandhi State Sports Award which includes Rs 2
lakh, a citation and a memento. The government is providing nutritious diet and scientific training to budding players. It has also made mandatory for every government school student to take part in one of the offered sports. The players who have been selected for participation in Commonwealth Games are being imparted intensive training. The Chief Minister exhorted Delhi citizens to come forward and make Commonwealth Games a grand success. Two veteran players 80-year-old Ram Lal Sharma and 75-year-old Krishna Chopra were also felicitated. A handicapped player Balwant Singh was also presented a cheque of Rs 1.5
lakh. The players who have qualified for Beijing Olympics were also felicitated. They include wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar
Dutt, table tennis player Neha Aggarwal and swimmer Sandeep Sejwal. |
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Arushi Murder
Noida, May 20 Even the Talwar family was under the range of suspicion. Today a new angle, that of property, has been added to the murder which brings in the ambit of suspicion on all the relatives of Talwar family because Arushi was the only child of her parents so that property of the doctor couple can be a big motive for the crime, police feel. The investigators said that they had stumbled upon some valuable clues which SSP AS Ganesh said “could surprise you all when we make them public. These would be made public soon”, he said. The SSP also said that Vishnu Thapa, the earlier domestic help was no longer the prime suspect. Most of the investigations are centred around the calls made from the cell phones. Arushi is reported to have made a long call in the afternoon of May 14, a day earlier, to a friend who too has been quizzed by the police. There are about 10 persons who are being grilled by the cops in this connection. Old compounder Krishna, old domestic help Vishnu and many others are still in the range of suspicion. It is not clear if the cell phones of Arushi and Hem Raj have been found though some calls made from a Nithari PCO have been traced. As per the latest police theory, Hem Raj was killed first and after washing his hands from the water taken from the cooler, the killer came down to Arushi’ room and killed her as he felt that she had seen him killing Hem Raj and could turn a witness. None of the suspected persons being grilled by the police has been given a clean chit yet. Vishnu Thapa had also worked as the compounder at the clinic as such he had a free access to the Talwar’s house. Police is interrogating in all about eight past domestic helps. Even the statement of maid Bharti yesterday has also raised a number of questions. She was not the first person to have entered Arushi’s bedroom and seen the girl lying in a pool of blood as the Talwars had told the media initially. Bharti said that the main gate to the flat was bolted from outside when she came to the flat in the morning on May 15. After seeing the body of Arushi, Mrs Talwar told the maid to call some neighbours. The police was informed on phone after the members of the family living in the opposite flat had reached Talwars’ flat, Bharti said in her statement to the media. |
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Sikh jagriti yatra reaches Delhi tomorrow
New Delhi, May 20 Headed by Dr A. S. Pasricha, former DGP of Maharastra and president of the Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, the holy yatra started its journey from Nanded on the eve of Simran Divas, a day marking the beginning of the year-long celebrations of the 300th year of the consecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The yatra has covered over 100 cities of India since November 15, 2007 and will travel to more cities in India and also overseas. The rath carrying the 300-year old shastars (weapons) of Sri Guru Gobind Singh and Sikh martyrs along with puratan
hast-likhit Sri Guru Granth Sahib will travel across the globe for the benefit of the Sikh devouts in India and abroad. The Jagriti Yatra aims to connect devotees across the world and spread the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib, celebrating “300
Saal, Guru De Naal”. 2008 is expected to go down as the golden year for the Sikh religion as more than three million devotees are expected to congregate at Nanded during October-November to commemorate 300 years of the consecration
(Gur-Ta-Gaddi) of Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru. The shastras (weapons) on display are not just mere weapons. The weapons are the spirit of Guru Gobind Singh who had inspired his followers to fight against the tyranny of evil-spirited and cruel kings committing atrocities on innocent people. The Guru sacrificed the lives of all his four sons for this great cause. In an effort to enthuse and bind his disciples, he created the Khalsa Panth before leaving this materialistic world for heavenly abode. He consecrated Sri Guru Granth Sahib to the status of eternal Guru. The teachings of Sikh Gurus enshrined in this holy book underscore the importance of living a normal life free from bias and animus and advocating universal love and peace. |
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Women advised to check for breast cancer
New Delhi, May 20 Data collected by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently shows that the incidence of breast cancer is high among Indian women in metropolitan cities. It is estimated that one in every 22 women is likely to develop breast cancer. Once thought to be a disease of the rich, it is now a global epidemic. Oncologists believe that every year they see approximately 80,000 new cases of breast cancer. An estimated 1.3 million new cases were diagnosed around the world last year. “Breast cancer is the creation of our modern lifestyle,” says Dr Shyam Aggarwal, medical oncologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, here. “Lack of physical exercise, obesity, blood sugar, diabetes, delay in having children, non-breast feeding combined with lack of awareness of cancer, sex education and reproductive health could predispose you to breast cancer,” he says. According to the ICMR data with modernisation, more women will enter an increasingly sedentary workforce, delay childbearing, exert control over their reproductive lives, live longer and eat a more westernised diet. Their breast cancer rates will no doubt increase. It is crucial that women’s awareness of their risk and their expectations of their government and the medical community regarding detection and treatment increase at a similar rate. “Breast cancer does not cause pain in the early stages, but as it grows, it triggers some changes that can be caught early. Every woman needs to practise early detection measures,” says Dr Aggarwal. The earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the better are the chances of beat it. “Cancer is more treatable and curable, especially with early detection techniques such as breast self exam (BSE) and clinical breast exam (CBE) by the doctor. Mammography is beneficial and recommended once a year or two years after the age of 40. Benefits are more for women over 50 years of age since the breast density reduces and lesions are more easily detected” says the oncologist. Breast cancer is often considered hereditary but it doesn’t mean women without a family history are in the safe zone. While familial reasons result in 20 to 30 per cent of women with breast cancer, more than 70 per cent patients are women with no family history of cancer. According to the ICMR report, In recent years, there’s been an explosion of life-saving treatment advances against breast cancer, bringing new hope and excitement. Instead of only one or two options, today there’s an overwhelming menu of treatment choices that fight the complex mix of cells in each individual cancer. |
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CBSE results next week
New Delhi, May 20 The increasing competition and decreasing number of seats puts extreme pressure on students to score as high as 90 to 95% and struggle for seats in good colleges. Psychiatrists are helping students to cope with the pressure. “Exams are neither monsters nor killers. Exams should be taken as skills that help in the overall development of a child’s personality as he/she grows up into mature adults. They have to cope with bigger stresses of life,” said Samir Parikh, a psychiatrist. Some guidelines from experts help students to deal with the burden. After identifying the negative thoughts, students should tell themselves, “It was just another exam and there is always a next time to prove oneself.” “Judging yourself harshly would not help you in performing better in future. Focus on what went wrong and how to correct it,” said Samir Parikh. “Do not get into the vicious web of self blame and try to break the chain of anxiety.” According to doctors, it is always helpful to view the problems from a distance. “Another mistake an individual makes is to change his lifestyle completely,” said Samir Parikh. “It is assumed that if a child isolates himself from all leisure and fun, he might do better. Do not stop having fun,” he adds. It is necessary for parents to look for stress symptoms in their children. Families should always be sensitive towards sadness, crying spells, social withdrawal, exceptionally quiet behaviour, sleep impairment, somatic complaints like — body aches, appetite reduction, sense of loss, irritability and constant self-blame. “Parents should never nag a child too much and interact with him/her,” said Samir Parikh. “However, if a child withdraws himself from normal activities completely, parents must provide medical help to the child to avoid any untoward
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‘Go green go solar’ drive a hit
New Delhi, May 20 Around 50 schools and colleges including Miranda House, Sri Ram College of Commerce, St Stephans, Modern School, Delhi Public School at RK Puram and Air Force Bal Bharati school have installed solar water system at their hostels. “Thus, they are saving on money as well as energy. In view of worsening power situation coupled with climate change threats, it is high time to bring down the increasing rate of energy consumption in the Capital,” J K Dadoo, Delhi environment secretary told PTI. Partly funded by the Delhi Government, Delhi Transco Ltd as well the institutions, the 1,000 litres capacity solar water system costing Rs 1.30 lakh each have been installed at the hostels of the schools and colleges. “The idea is to encourage consumers to rely on solar heating, which in turn will result in twin saving of money and power,” Dadoo said. More and more schools and colleges are coming forward to get the solar water heater system by availing the incentives offered by the government to encourage the use of alternative source of energy. In 2006, the Delhi government made use of solar water heater mandatory in all government hospitals, hotels and jails as well all residential buildings built on an area of 500 square metres or more. Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Management Centre has been set up to co-ordinate the efforts of energy conservation under Energy Consumer Act.
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Rains catch MCD on wrong foot; Delhiites fume
New Delhi, May 20 Most drains at I.P Extension are choked with silt. This has resulted in water logging that led to traffic jam in the area. The residents welfare association (RWA) has expressed concern over the poor civic amenities including poor roads, choked drains and water logging in the area that has a large number of houses. “Last year the Mayor had promised that all drains would be de-silted within 30 days of her taking over the post. It is one year now and the conditions have worsened. Our reminders on choked drains and sewerage system in the I.P Extension area to deputy commissioner and other officials concerned have fallen on deaf ears. The drains are full of silt. No de-silting has been carried out for the last couple of years. During rains things become worse,” said G.S Aggarwal, general secretary of I.P Extension RWA. “Last year drains were constructed in some parts of I.P Extension. The quality of construction was very poor and the drains did not have any leveling. The drains are choked with stagnant water and silt for the whole year. They have become breeding place for mosquitoes and threaten health of residents in the Patparganj area,” said O.P Arora of Agarsen Society. The I.P Extension RWA has also demanded relaying of roads in the area. Almost all roads are in poor condition causing traffic jams throughout the day. The one opposite Paradise Apartments that connects to NH 24 is in disrepair. Same is the fate with the main road that connects to Mother Diary Road. The roads are full of potholes. |
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DU to announce new courses
New Delhi, May 20 “Till last year, most of our undergraduate courses required an entrance test, but we have done away with this and, students will now be judged on merit,” says Verma. “Some of the courses to be announced are – BSC in mathematics at Keshav Mahadev and Daulatrao College, BA in philosophy at Hindu college, BSC (honours) in mathematics and an applied psychology (honours) at Bhimrao Ambedkar College,” informs Verma. Each course has 30 seats. Students would be enrolled on the basis of marks scored by them in XII. “Yes, we are announcing a number of courses for this session. Though many were introduced late last year, the formal announcement is being made only now. Also, the entrance test has been waived for almost all courses except for one or two professional ones,” said deputy dean (admissions) Suman Verma. He underlines, “Due to the new government regulations relating to OBC quota and the students influx, we at DU have had to re-think and re-prepare the admission process. Two new and detailed course lists will be made available, one for the general and the other for OBC candidates.” |
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IGNOU admission process begins today
New Delhi, May 20 “Candidates can obtain application forms and prospectus for masters in business administration (MBA), post-graduate diplomas in management, human resource development, finance, operations, marketing and diploma in management,” said Ravi Mohan, Indira Gandhi National Open University spokesman. “The university will be admitting the students for the degree/diplomas in management starting from January 2009 and July 2009 through an entrance test OPENMAT-XXIV. It will be held on August 17 across the country,” Mohan added. The university, one of the largest distant learning centres in Asia, has a students’ base of over 1.5 million. It has a presence in 35 countries including India. Authorities said admission forms can be obtained personally, by registered post and can be downloaded from the varsity website. The last date for submission of filled forms is July 15.
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3 foreigners held for
duping airlines
New Delhi, May 20 The Delhi Police Crime Branch sleuths nabbed a Nepalese Kedar Nath, 28, from near Rachna cinema on Pusa Road in West Delhi on May 12. Two mobile phones and three SIM cards were recovered from him. On his instance, another Nepalese Kailash Shrestha, 32, and Mikhail Akolade, a Nigerian, were arrested from their residences in Malviya Nagar and Tilak Nagar area, respectively. Shrestha was arrested on May 14 while Akolade was caught on May 18. The police claimed that two laptops and three mobile phones were recovered from them. “Their interrogation revealed that this racket has its roots in countries like Thailand and Singapore. They used to get stolen credit card details from their conduits in these countries,” said deputy commissioner of police (Crime Branch) Anil Shukla. After getting the credit card details, the accused used to buy e-tickets of various airlines in the name of different people. The airlines duped by the accused include Air India Express, SpiceJet, Go Air, IndiGo, Etihad Airways, and Kingfisher airlines. “They used to lure travellers by offering them cheap air tickets on condition of cash payment. After travellers paid them money, they used to buy a ticket from the stolen credit card details,” said Shukla. “The airlines had to refund the money once the person, whose credit card details were stolen, objected to the airline company by saying that he/she had not used the credit card for any travel purpose,” he added. The police said over 250 e-tickets and details stolen from at least 500 credit cards have been recovered from them.
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Showers keep city cool
New Delhi, May 20 According to the Met office, the rain and thundershowers, which followed a heavily overcast sky since yesterday, plummeted the minimum temperature from 28.1 to 20.8 degrees C, six degrees below normal. A total of 7.3 mm rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung and 7.6 mm at Palam till 8.30 am. The cool weather is likely to persist with the weatherman forecasting more rain and thundershowers accompanied by squalls in the National Capital Territory of Delhi during the next 24 hours. |
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Treat girls as adults from age 16: Court
New Delhi, May 20 Pointing out that girls were maturing faster in the present social conditions and environment, additional sessions judge Rajendra Kumar Shastri suggested that they should be treated as adults from age 16. The judge made the observation after dismissing charges against the young man, Kapil, who had faced trial for three years for no fault of his. The case pertained to 2004 when Kapil and his girl friend fled from their homes here and got married in Nepal. The young woman’s father registered a case with the police accusing Kapil of running away with his daughter who he claimed was a minor. After a week, the young couple returned to New Delhi. Kapil was arrested on charges of raping and kidnapping his girl friend. The young woman initially recorded a statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code stating she was not a minor. Later, she changed her version and turned against Kapil. However, the court acquitted Kapil noting that the woman had retracted from her earlier statement after pressure from her family.
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Bail plea of bomb accused rejected
New Delhi, May 20 Additional sessions judge Bablulal rejected the bail plea and said that the investigation was in its initial stages. The court had on Saturday reserved its order on the bail plea and had framed charges against Khan, who has been booked under Sections 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities Act. The judge had earlier ordered that Khan’s trial be run separately.
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Cyclists get traffic lessons
New Delhi, May 20 The drive concentrated mainly on industrial areas like — Okhla, Ashok Vihar and Wazirpur. According to the police, cyclists often become victims to rash and negligent driving. The rider must know ways to avoid accidents. The police has pasted radiant stickers on cycles. Over 6,650 stickers were pasted on Monday and 3,800 stickers were pasted on Tuesday morning. |
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Arushi Murder
