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Kidney scam: CBI make foreigners as approvers
Violence over cow slaughter in Kakode
Residents, authority at loggerheads over construction of wall
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Three killed in accidents
CAIT to open retail schools
World Stroke Day
Artscape
GNIDA to introduce 2 residential schemes by June end
Temple holds prayers for Arushi
Now, CNG crematorium for pets
Lull in rains to continue
Man dies of electrocution
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Kidney scam: CBI make foreigners as approvers
New Delhi, June 22 The CBI is in touch with foreigners, mostly patients of Dr Amit Kumar, the alleged kingpin of the racket, from Greece and Turkey and is set to turn them approvers in order to strengthen its case against the doctor. “We have sent letters routed through the external affairs ministry to Turkey and Greece to gather more information about Kumar’s patients, his business and stashing of money,” said a senior CBI official. Besides, banking on the foreigners, the CBI has also come to know about a particular square in Meerut where labourers work. This is allegedly the place from where Kumar and his associates lured them to donate their kidneys. The agency has already filed a chargesheet against nine persons in the case. Apart from Kumar, whose real name is Santosh Kumar Raut, his brother Jeevan Raut, Upender Kumar, another doctor K.K. Aggarwal, nurse of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Linda, Saraj Kumar Govind, Jagdish and Ghyaasuddin has been chargesheeted in the case. The chargesheet was filed in an Ambala court under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994. The CBI is likely to produce as many as 236 witnesses in the case. The agency also possesses around 130 medical equipment and other related articles recovered from the hospital of Kumar in Gurgaon to confirm that kidneys were transplanted there. It also filed the list of 126 relevant documents related to the scam in the interim chargesheet. |
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Violence over cow slaughter in Kakode
Greater Noida, June 22 The agitated people torched vehicles and set buildings afire. The police jeeps in Kakode town were also set ablaze. Seeing the gravity of the situation, the administration has imposed Section – 144 in the area. The enraged crowd torched about 30 shops. Even stones were pelted on policemen who came to control the situation and the jeep of SO Kakode police station was also set on fire. Vehicles were overturned and the highway was blocked. Seeing the situation getting out of control, senior police officials imposed Section 144 in the area but the situation continues to be tense. The police has registered cases against some unidentified miscreants. According to sources, cows are slaughtered for beef. Due to the police indifference the situation has become worse. The beef is allegedly sent to Meerut and other districts, which are a good market for it. Though cases of cow slaughter have been reported several times in the past, the administration has failed to take the right action. After all where does the beef vanish when hundreds of cows are being slaughtered, question agitators. Nobody in the administration has probed the matter seriously. According to sources, the cow slaughter is linked with Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Haryana. A truck loaded with slaughtered cows was seized on Expressway near the trade tax check post three years ago. It was transpired then that cows were being transported from Haryana to Meerut for slaughtering. About half a dozen people were arrested at that time. They told the police that there were many slaughterhouses in Ghaziabad and Meerut. The drivers take their trucks through those routes as have a little chance of police checking. One and a half years ago a truck carrying cows was seized at Kolesra checkpost. The cows were being carried in such a way that 24 of them had died due to suffocation. The truck was seized but those sitting in it managed to escape. Many people had indulged in violence and had damaged the property in protest. In Dadri too such cases have come to light. Cows are transported stealthily, slaughtered and the beef is supplied to various places in a clandestine way, so much so jungles are now considered a safe haven for cow slaughter by the cow slaughtering gangs. Most cows are stolen from villages. |
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Residents, authority at loggerheads over construction of wall
Noida, June 22 There are five parks on the Yamuna front opposite Sectors 14A, 15A and 16A – Mansarovar, Nandan Kanan, Children’s Park, Smriti Van and Nava Graha. To protest the construction, the residents have formed themselves into a group called ‘Yamuna Parks Users Association’ and have decided to file a PIL. According to the residents, they had approached the Noida Authority but did not get any relief. Therefore, they have decided to seek legal action. President of the Association Kanan. V. Jaswal said, “We want to draw the attention of the authority towards the damage done to the green belt in the five parks.” Jaiswal said that these parks, which run one after the other up to 3 kms along the Yamuna are the lungs of this part of Noida and adjoining areas of East Delhi. According to Jaiswal, the wall will have two disadvantages. First, it will block the view of the green belt from outside. Secondly, in case of any untoward incident like chain snatching, theft or harassment it will almost be impossible to seek help. “Long stretches of the boundary wall with an iron fence have been demolished. They are being replaced by huge concrete and stone wall. Eight-feet-wide and seven-feet-deep ditches were dug for building the boundary wall, destroying trees and bouganvillaea bushes,” said Jaiswal. “The joggers track has also been damaged,’’ he added. However, the CEO of the Noida Authority Mohinder Singh has said that the construction was for the betterment of the parks. He added that trees and shrubs would be replanted. |
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Three killed in accidents
New Delhi, June 22 Lawyer Ashok Sehgal, 45, was on his scooter when the Blueline bus hit him at the Faiz Road Chowk near Jhandewalan in Central Delhi around 12:20 p.m., the police said. The bus on route number 358 was plying between Karol Bagh and Seemapuri. The driver was reversing the bus but could not control it. The fast-moving bus crushed the lawyer. Sehgal was rushed to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. “He was a resident of the Patel Nagar area. He used to work as a lawyer as well as an insurance agent,” a police officer said. His family was informed and the body was sent for the post-mortem examination. “Bus driver Yaqoob Ali has been arrested and the bus has been impounded,” the police officer added. In another accident today, two people were crushed to death by an over-speeding truck in Sultanpuri in outer Delhi. According to the police, the accident took place on the main Kanjhawala Road where the truck ran over two cyclists. Pillion riders on the two cycles, Sheetal Prasad, 32, and Bhola Ram, 45, died on the spot. “However, those riding the cycles were safe. The truck driver, Shivpuri, has been arrested,” a senior police officer
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CAIT to open retail schools
New Delhi, June 22 The retail schools will come up in New Delhi and Nagpur shortly and subsequently spread to other areas of the country. CAIT has been spearheading protests against the sealing and demolition drives in the Capital. It has been fighting for the rights of small traders. Terming it as ‘retail revolution’, CAIT national president B.C. Bhartia and general secretary Praveen Khandelwal said that traders who are said to belong to the unorganised sector need to be given adequate information in face the increasing competition. They said that the CAIT would hire the best faculty for its retail schools. The learners will be imparted knowledge about retail market, how to best utilise information technology in business and develop retail skills to manage retail infrastructure efficiently in relation to buying and merchandising. They will also be taught about increasing the survival rate of businesses. The Indian retail accounts for around 10 per cent of the GDP with more than five crore small shopkeepers and about 20 crore people dependent on them. The category excludes low-cost kiosks, push cart and footpath vendors. The CAIT said that India has the highest density of retail outlets. There are approximately 15 retail outlets for 1,000 persons. The overall size of retail market in India is estimated at Rs 15 lakh crore. About three per cent of the retail trade is in the so-called organised sector and the rest 97 per cent is self organised. The retail trade is expanding by as much as 8 to 10 per cent every year with an addition of 25 million middle-class consumers. It is expected that the size of retail trade would exceed Rs 20 lakh crore by 2010. The trade leaders said that self-organised network of small shopkeepers across the country made “magnificent contributions to the economy both in terms of income and other things as time, flexibility, control and personal expertise.” Knowing something about consumer behavior, communication pattern, managerial styles and the amount of support members can expect from their family may be as important to entrepreneurs as knowing how to reach a market or managing cash flows, they said. |
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World Stroke Day
New Delhi, June 22 The CME saw specialists highlighting the key areas and ways to prevent stroke. Dr S.K. Gupta from the Apollo Hospitals addressed the cardiac care in stroke while Dr M.V. Padma from the AIIMS underlined the concern in management of spasticity in stroke patients. Doctors observed that compared to heart attack, the awareness about brain stroke, which is even more debilitating is very limited. Stroke also called as brain attack, happens when the arteries leading to the brain are blocked. “A stroke can be devastating to individuals and their families, robbing them of their independence. It is the most common cause of adult disability. If a brain attack victim is given emergency care within three to six hours of the first symptom, the disabling, long-term effects can be thwarted or greatly reduced,” said Dr Pushpendra N. Renjen of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. According to the World Health Organisation WHO, stroke is becoming a global problem. In India, approximately 200 people die everyday of stroke. According to an independent study, in India, in a population of 100,000, 100 to 268 persons are struck by brain strokes. About 20 per cent of heart patients are susceptible to strokes. |
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Artscape
New Delhi, June 22 Children from the National Association for Blind and Rajendra Ashram Orphanage attended the evening. Ankur Gupta from the National Association for Blind also performed at the concert. The evening was organised to reflect that music is just not heard but also felt from the heart. Keeping this in mind, visually challenged children were invited to be a part of this musical extravaganza. Children’s drama
The scintillating performance of children between the age group of 9 to 16 years again proved that all good things come in small packages. Children acted in a play titled “In Your Elements” organised by Radisson Hotel at Surya Mahal here last week. Directed by the well-known theatre personality Sita Raina, ‘In Your Elements’ created awareness about the importance of protecting the environment, its benefits to mankind and the need to save it for posterity. The play concluded the 12-day summer talent and theatre workshop that aimed at developing confidence, teamwork spirit and communication skills in children. The summer workshop also helped children to bring forth their hidden talents. They were also given lessons in drawing, painting, puppet and mask making, yoga and meditation and games. Kids painting contest held
Ebony Gautier had organised ‘Tomorrow’s Artist’, a painting competition for children at Noida last week. The junior section of the mega store was packed as the competition got underway on Saturday and over 50 children in the age group of 6 to13 years from Delhi and NCR participated in it. The creativity of the young minds was reflected in the vibrant colours that decked large plain papers. ‘Tomorrow’s Artist’ aimed to encourage the talents of young artists and give them the creative freedom. Art expo
Mystiq Art Gallery is presenting ‘Mystic Abstracts’, the biggest summer show by a group show of eight artists from Indore in Madhya Pradesh. The art expo is on from June 21 to 24 at the Open Palm Gallery, India Habitat Centre. The artists participating in the show include, Shabnam Shah, Rahul Solanki, Monika Solanki, Jitendra Vyas, Shashi Bharti, Satish Narayania, Vijit Sharma and Sanjay Punekar Kathak recital
Sayanee Chavda Banerjee from Kolkata will perform a Kathak recital at the India International Centre (IIC) here tomorrow. A disciple of Pandit Vijai Shankar, Sayanee is said to be an innovative performer combining both grace and rhythm in her dance. She has been honoured with “Sangeet Kalaratna”. Sangeet samaroh
The 7th Pranav Rang Sangeet Samaroh will be held at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre here on June 24. The event is being organised by NGO Swar Rang. The event aims to promote the Indian classical music and raise funds for the poor kidney patients. Mohiniattam dancer Deepti Omchery and well-known Thumri exponent Savita Devi will perform at the Samaroh. Hindustani duet
Well-known vocalist brothers Geetesh and Rajesh Mishra will present Hindustani duet at the IIC on June 27. Sons of the renowned Sarangi player, Pandit Mahesh Prasad Mishra, the two started their training at an early age. They were trained by Pandit Shafi Ahmed Khan and Late Pandit Kumar Prasad Mukhopadhaya. |
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GNIDA to introduce 2 residential schemes by June end
Greater Noida, June 22 The houses and plots under the scheme will be located near Sector KP-5. The houses will built over an area of 35 to 45 sq. mt. They have been priced between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh per unit. Each unit will consist of a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. According to an official source, an added attraction of these houses will be its locality that will have broad roads, community centres, parks, children’s park, nursing home and market. Parking lots for vehicle will also be provided. The houses will be allotted on installments for 10 years at 12 per cent rate of interest. However the possession will be given after three years. The residential plots will have three categories - 90 sq. mt., 120 sq. mt and 200 sq. mt. The plots, like the houses, will be allotted on installment basis and the payment of installments will be spread over 10 years. In both the schemes 17.5 per cent houses and plots have been reserved for farmers. But, according to official sources, farmers who sold off their plots allotted to them earlier under 6 per cent scheme will not be allowed to apply this time. Last year the Greater Noida Authority had not floated any scheme except for the houses. |
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Temple holds prayers for Arushi
Noida, June 22 “We organised a shanti havan in the morning, followed by prayers for the peace of Arushi’s soul,” said Rohit Rana, son of Dheeraj Kumar who established the Baba Balaknath Temple in Sector 62 five years ago. Prayers were followed by a feast for devotees. The temple organises the havan ritual every day and on Sundays it is followed by a feast. Asked why today’s ritual was dedicated to Arushi, Rana said, “We prayed to Baba Balaknath to give justice to Arushi, whose character has been assassinated by the Noida Police.” “We also prayed to Baba to bless the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) so that they can catch the real killer,” Rana said. Devotees from Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh participated in the function. Asked why the victim’s family was not invited, Rana said: “We did not want to disturb the family, which is already in grief.” Arushi, 14, was found murdered in her parents’ Jalvayu Vihar apartment in Noida on May 16. The police initially named her family’s domestic help Hemraj as the prime accused but backtracked when his body was found on the roof of the building the next day. The Noida police arrested Arushi’s father Rajesh Talwar on May 23, claiming he killed his daughter in a fit of rage as he objected to her “closeness” with Hemraj. The CBI took over the case on June 1 after a public outcry over the shoddy manner in which the Noida police had investigated the case. The agency has questioned a number of people but is nowhere near zeroing in on the motive for the crime, the killer or recovering the weapon of murder.
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Now, CNG crematorium for pets
New Delhi, June 22 Officials of the veterinary sciences department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said that the plans for the animal crematorium had been finalised and a one-acre plot had been identified. At present, the city has no scientific way for disposal of pets and stray dogs that die of suspected or diagnosed rabies and other diseases. The dead pets are normally disposed off at sanitary landfill sites while a few are disposed off in electric crematoria of the Capital. According to the MCD, people were not happy with the way these animals were carried to the border areas of the Capital and disposed off in an unscientific manner. After studying several options and talking to environment experts it was finally decided
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Lull in rains to continue
New Delhi, June 22 The monsoon arrived in the Capital and the adjoining areas two weeks ahead of schedule bringing relief from the dry heat and humidity. The Met office said that this lull in the rains was quite normal. According to the Met office, the current conditions indicate that heavy rainfall is unlikely in the Capital and adjoining areas for the next four to five days. However, the possibility of scattered showers is not being ruled out. The city has received just 57 mm of rainfall since Sunday. |
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Man dies of electrocution
New Delhi, June 22 “Rakesh, 20, was found dead at his uncle’s house. His family said that they discovered the body on the bed with the ceiling fan on his legs at around 2 p.m.,” a police officer said. Rakesh was rushed to a nearby nursing home but was declared brought dead. The police suspect that Rakesh was electrocuted by the live electric wire of the fan.
Rakesh, who belongs to Chhapra in Bihar, had arrived to the city few months ago. He was staying with his uncle, who works in the Delhi Jal Board. “He was looking for a job here,” a police officer added. |
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