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Cops up vigilance in marketplaces
Brother had killed Bulandshahr family
Elevated road from Kale Khan to Nehru Stadium soon
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Girls enjoy in the rain in New Delhi on Thursday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
51% people suffer from back pain in Delhi: Survey
JNU teachers’ delegation visits Peshawar
Unmarried young women adopting children
Chargesheet filed against former Assam minister
IGNOU to offer health courses
Sheila lauds RWAs for improving civic amenities
Jamia career centre makes its mark
Guard held for burglary
Budget hotels to be set up in Gt Noida
Five DPS students represent India in Ukraine fest
Alcoholic man kills wife
Man killed over tying goat
Bus conductor held for sodomy
Girl kills sister
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Cops up vigilance in marketplaces
New Delhi, July 31 Crowded marketplaces, which are usually the target of the terrorist organisations for maximum impact, are high on the priority of the police. The police is also holding informal meetings with the shopkeepers and office-bearers of market organisations like Kamla Nagar Market, Chandni Chowk, South Extension, Connaught Place, Chowri Bazaar etc. “The aim is to instill a feeling of responsibility among the common man. The fight against terror is not only the responsibility of the police but every countryman. By interacting with the common man we are seeking their support by asking them to be more vigilant about the things and people around them,” said a police official. Besides, the police is also using public address systems in busy markets to educate people there to be more observant. It has also built barricades and placed sandbags in case of any eventuality. With the Independence Day inching closer, the police has already cordoned off the Red Fort area and a strong contingent of security personnel has been deployed there. “The security on Republic and Independence Days has always been foolproof. But with the recent terrorist attacks in the country, the security personnel are very concerned and determined about their job,” told a security personnel at barricade before the Red Fort. |
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Brother had killed Bulandshahr family
Bulandshahr, July 31 The heinous crime was committed by Ranvir along with his son Arvind and other criminals. Ranvir first slit the throat of his brother Sukhvir and then ruthlessly shot six other members of the family, including a two year old boy. The victims also included two pregnant daughter-in-laws. The police has arrested Ranvir and recovered a blood-stained sickle, two revolvers, seven live cartridges and the ladder used in the crime. According to DIG Meerut Range, P.V. Rama Shastri, family problems and land dispute were the main cause of the murders. Ranvir was arrested at 12.30 p.m. on Wednesday. However, Arvind is still absconding. Ranvir had confessed that he was among the assailants. Detailing the reasons, DIG Rama Shastri said that about four years ago Ranvir’s daughter Pinki had gone missing and has not been recovered yet. Ranvir suspected it to be the handiwork of Sukhvir’s elder son Surya Pratap. Besides, Ranvir was farming on half of a four bigha land of Gram Samaj. But, on Sukhvir’s complaint the land was taken back from him. And so, Ranvir wanted to take revenge from his younger brother. DIG said that few persons are yet to be interrogated. SSP Raj Kumar informed that Ranvir has a record of criminal activities. He had looted a petrol pump in 1979 and also has cases of loot and dacoity registered against him.
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Elevated road from Kale Khan to Nehru Stadium soon
New Delhi, July 31 EFC chairman and Delhi finance minister A. K. Walia informed that an elevated road over Barapullah Nallah starting from Sarai-Kale Khan to Jawahar Lal Nehru
(JLN) stadium would be constructed to facilitate movement of 10,000 players during Commonwealth Games. The chairman stated that an amount of Rs 499 crore would be released for the construction of the elevated road within 24 months of the award of the work. This project is an important infrastructure, which would not only prove to be beneficial during the Games but would also become a permanent link between East Delhi and Central Delhi. It would provide free-flow of traffic and save valuable time of commuters in moving from Eastern side of Delhi towards Central and South Delhi. Apart from this, it would also ease out traffic congestion on Ring Road at Ashram, on Mathura Road and other arterial roads. Increase in average travel speed will reduce fuel consumption, pollution and loss of time and will also reduce the road maintenance cost. It would serve as a dedicated corridor for movement of players. Walia expressed confidence that the elevated road would also prove to be a marvelous piece of architecture in Delhi. It would come up within shortest possible time as the city-government is keen to dedicate this project to the people of Delhi at the earliest. It has been decided to regularly monitor progress of work on this project. The EFC has also agreed to sanction Rs 7.80 crore to facilitate widening of road number 66 from the arterial highway Wazirabad-Gokulpuri Road to GT Road near SDM Office,
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Rains provide relief...and cause waterlogging, jams
New Delhi, July 31 Traffic was disrupted considerably on roads including Vikas Marg, Mathura Road and ITO intersection. Hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded on the ITO bridge and Vikas Marg this morning. Similar disruptions were reported from North, West and some areas of South and Central Delhi. The Kashmere Gate area, particularly around the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) was completely waterlogged causing heavy traffic snarls. Irate commuters cursed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for its inability to prevent waterlogging particularly on main roads which have heavy traffic inflow. “The same problem arise every time it rains but the authorities have been unable to find solutions to these,” said a commuter whose car was stalled on Vikas Marg. The MCD control room received complaints of waterlogging from 56 places from areas like — Sadar, Paharganj, Central and South Rohini, Shahdara (North), Civil Lines, Karol Bagh (West), Shahdara (South), Narela and Najafgarh. The worst affected places were ISBT, Kashmere Gate, CGO Complex, Raj Ghat flyover, Narayna T-Point, TTS Malviya Nagar, Bholanath Nagar, Tara Camp, Sarai Kale Khan, Qutab Minar, Daya Nand Road near Hanuman Mandir, Shahdara Metro Flyover, ITO, ISBT to Hanuman Setu, Bhajanpura to Brijpuri, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Kailash Nagar Pusta, Dhaula Kuan under flyover, Krishna Nagar. Meanwhile, the Met office has predicted more rain in the region during the next 24 hours. |
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51% people suffer from back pain in Delhi: Survey
New Delhi, July 31
According to these studies, working for more than 8 - 10 hrs continuously in a day at the computer has depleted both the mental and physical condition of the employees. Backache has emerged as one of the lifestyle problems for the metropolitans and especially for those who are working in a 24X7 work environment like call centres and BPOs. According to a survey conducted by Health India, an NGO, 51% of people in Delhi are suffering from back pain whereas in Mumbai, it is 56%. Surprisingly they don’t know the exact reason behind it and often blame it on a sagging mattress or driving over pot-holed roads. “Faulty sitting posture is one of the leading causes of back pain among white-collared workers,” says Dr Yash Gulati, sr. consultant, Orthopaedic, Apollo Hospital here. He says, “One should take precautionary measures on the very onset of pain like applying a hot water bottle or gently massaging the affected area with an ayurvedic pain relief ointment. A doctor should be immediately consulted if the pain persists.” Usually, people are ignorant about their sitting style as most of them are unaware of the correct sitting posture. “If your sitting posture is not perfect then you may be in for a problem. Try to maintain straight sitting posture with chair back support as long as possible and apply some pain relief balm for the immediate relief,” advises Dr Gulati. Research shows that the office ergonomics is the leading factor apart from obesity that contributes to backache. Normally, brighter lighting or sources that cause glare on the monitor lead to eyestrain or headaches which normally force one to work in awkward postures in order to have a better view of the screen. According to experts, to maintain a healthy back you need to maintain ergonomic seating while working at the computer workstation like ensuring that your hands, wrists, and forearms are in a row, straight, and almost parallel to the floor and that your head and torso are in line with the head slightly bent forward, facing towards the front and balanced. Also one should ensure that the shoulders are at ease with upper arms hanging normally at the sides of the body and elbows close to the body and bent between 90 and 110 degrees. The feet should be either supported by a footrest or should be relaxing on the floor with knees and hips at almost the same height with your feet slightly forward.
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JNU teachers’ delegation visits Peshawar
New Delhi, July 31 The delegation was invited to participate in a weeklong international seminar on ‘Higher Education-Trends and Prospects’, organised by the PUTA and the All Pakistan Teachers’ Associations. While, actually 15 Indian academicians were invited for the seminar, only five scholars could attend it due to an unexpected delay in procuring visa. Indian participants, all from JNU, included professor Chaman Lal from the Centre of Indian Languages, who also chaired one session at the seminar. Lal paid tributes to freedom fighter brothers Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan and Khan Saheb, in whose memory Delhi has its ‘Khan Market’. “I also remembered young martyr Harikishan, who was executed by the British government during the freedom struggle,” said professor Chaman Lal. Dr M.M.Kunju, former secretary, Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association (JNUTA), Dr Raman Sinha, vice-president, JNUTA, Dr Akhlaque Ahmad, school representative, JNUTA and Dr Ikram, from Centre of Indian languages were the other members of the delegation. Vice chancellor of Peshawar University, Dr Ajmal Hayat Khan presented mementos and a set of books to the members of the delegation and also for the vice chancellor of JNU. Delegation also met Dr Ajmal Khan, grandson of Dr Khan sahib and vice- chancellor of newly established Islamia College University of Peshawar. The teachers were invited to visit Hazara University Dodial by the vice chancellor, but due to visa restriction, it could not materialise. “We were impressed by the hospitality of the people of that beautiful country. All the four vice-chancellors expressed desire to develop friendly relations with JNU and other Indian universities through MOUs at various levels,” said Professor Chaman. A delegation of Peshawar University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) had visited JNU in year 2003, 2007 and 2008.
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Unmarried young women adopting children
Greater Noida, July 31 Interestingly, all the four young women are unmarried, have fought social and family pressures against adopting abandoned children and are carrying on their mission with a spirit of self-confidence which has verily become their main weapon. One of them is Dr Yogya Khatwal. She hails from Bangalore and had started her career as an MBBS doctor in Delhi. Five years ago, someone had left a baby in the hospital whom Dr Yogya adopted. Since then Punit has been living with her as her own child. Later one of her classmates, Nya Thomas of Mysore, had also adopted a girl. Nya is employed in Palwal. Kiran Sharma, a resident of Sector-34, Noida, is another socially motivated young woman who has been inspired to adopt a rootless child. Employed at a BPO in Delhi, Kiran adopted a girl from Delhi’s Siwara Orphanage in the face of acute family pressure. This child is now three years old. Shiksha Vandana, a friend of Kiran Sharma, has also taken the responsibility of bring up a child, whom she has adopted. According to Vandana, quite a few of her friends, both men and women, are keen to give their love and care to abandoned children and bring them up as responsible educated human beings. Some Bollywood and Hollywood actors like Sushmita Sen and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have, respectively, adopted a girl and three kids. |
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Chargesheet filed against former Assam minister
New Delhi, July 31 A CBI spokesman revealed that the chargesheet was filed against Bora, journalist Mukul Pathak and businessman Ramesh Maheswari before the special judge under section 120-b (criminal conspiracy) and section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Bora was arrested when he was allegedly trying to bribe a CBI official who was probing the murder of student leader and his political rival Daniel Toppo. He was arrested on June 3 from Sundar Nagar in South Delhi. Pathak, a journalist with a Guwahati- based Assamese daily, and Maheswari, both of whom were accompanying Bora, were also arrested. Toppo, district president of the All Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Union, was Bora’s rival candidate during the 1996 assembly polls. The CBI was handed over the investigation into the case in 2001 after the Assam police could not make any breakthrough into the murder that took place on September 27, 2000. Bora, who had a long innings as Assam Pradesh Congress Committee spokesman, is a suspect in the murder case and had been questioned several times by the agency. He is claimed to have approached the CBI officer through the middleman for negotiating the outcome of the investigation into the murder case.
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IGNOU to offer health courses
New Delhi, July 31 The CMAI has 330 member hospitals and offers courses in nine allied health areas in over 56 schools, postgraduate medical fellowship programmes and is an INC-recognised accrediting body for nursing training in over 50 schools. As per the MoU, the CMAI and IGNOU will offer short and long-term training courses in areas including allied health, medical and others. They will work to produce and distribute self-instructional course materials besides imparting training through satellite communication channels. While signing the MoU, IGNOU vice-chancellor Rajasekharan Pillai said, “Christian medical institutions have been pioneers in health services and have rendered yeoman service in imparting quality health education, health care and social services to improve the quality of life of people in the country. The Christian Medical Association of India has became a household name in health services of India.” Pillai said that IGNOU has technical capabilities to reach nine million people through its networking activities. CMAI president Dr Joyce Ponnaiya said, “Health care training courses offered by the CMAI are need-based. The CMAI’s emphasis is on developing and imparting professional and quality health care training.” S.N. Arora, director, school of health sciences, IGNOU, said that the University has specially chosen CMAI because of its reputation. The MoU was signed in presence a senior officials of the CMAI and IGNOU. |
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Sheila lauds RWAs for improving civic amenities
New Delhi, July 31 Addressing a three-day workshop on Bhagidari, the Chief Minister complemented the role of RWAs in bringing substantial improvement in the maintenance of parks, streetlights, enhancement of green area and implementation of various people-friendly schemes. Bhagidari has given shape to the concept of people’s participation in governance and monitoring of various projects. The RWAs have been close partners in the endeavour to reduce pollution in Delhi, she said. The Chief Minister claimed that there has been a sea change in amenities like water, electricity, cleanliness and maintenance of other services. However, much is yet to be done in the area of sewage, she said. She called upon the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to concentrate on the issue. There has been major development in transport system in Delhi during the last nine years. The Delhi Metro has been extended up to 65.1 km under the first phase. Fifty-three flyovers have been providing smooth flow of traffic. Large number of low-floor buses and 25 low-floor air-conditioned buses are plying on roads. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is expected to introduce 6,000 buses by next year. While stressing the need of conservation of power, Dikshit requested the RWAs to help residents in imbibing the habit of power saving and rational use of electricity. She further exhorted the RWAs to popularise scheme of subsidy for the installation of solar heaters in dwelling units, which would go a long way in saving huge electricity.
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Jamia career centre makes its mark
New Delhi, July 31 Earlier, the centre had announced the list of its candidates who had successfully cleared the competitive exams. Of the 24 students who had completed their training at the centre, one candidate had ranked 21st in the Civil Services while another had topped the West Bengal judiciary. The centre was set up in 1984 under a scheme of the UGC for providing coaching to students from the weaker sections of society, especially the educationally backward communities and minorities. Recently the centre has been sanctioned a grant of Rs 1 crore from the ministry of minority affairs for 100 students from minority groups. At the beginning of the new academic session, the Centre has received 150 applications. Of these about 35 will be chosen for training for the preliminary exams. Coaching is also given for Central and state government
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New Delhi, July 31 The police had received information that a Nepali gatekeeper, employed in the area of Qutub Vihar, and his accomplices were indulging in house thefts in the area. Accordingly, a raid was conducted at his rented room. Ganesh revealed that he use to identify shops during his night duty and later robbed them with two of his associates. — TNS
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Budget hotels to be set up in Gt Noida
Greater Noida, July 31 Sealed tenders can be deposited by August 20 in the Greater Noida office, which will be opened on the same day. Additional CEO of Greater Noida, P.C. Gupta said applications have been invited for Pie-Chei extension, Theta-2, City Centre and Delta-I for constructing hotels and professional buildings. Except the smallest plot in Delta- l, the reserved rates for all other plots are fixed at Rs 20,000 per sq mt. Application forms can be procured from the branches of HDFC Bank in Noida and Connaught place in New Delhi and ABN-AMRO Bank at Sector-18 Noida, the ACEO added. |
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Five DPS students represent India in Ukraine fest
New Delhi, July 31 The festival that started on July 15 will end on August 4. Prateek Ghoshal, S. Kavin, Amish Ralhan, Vanisha Sharma and Chhavi Mehta led by their teacher K. Sharma, Hindi Academy award winner, are representing India in Ukraine, a press release said. The event offers the opportunity for communication among children, the release said. The festival aims to create a multicultural environment and contribute towards the formation of principles of tolerance, equality of rights, pluralism and religious liberty within the international community of children. The festival is conducted within the terms of the “the international decade for culture of peace and non-violence for children of the world,” the release added. |
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Alcoholic man kills wife
Faridabad, July 31 The accused, Rajbir, is alleged to be an alcoholic and used to torture his wife on several counts, including for money. The wife, Bimla, was the only breadwinner for the family. The accused is alleged to have had dispute with his wife last night. The latter allegedly refused to serve him food. The man went to sleep but in the wee hours killed his wife while she was in deep sleep. According to the police, the accused killed his wife by badgering her head with a brick. The accused went to sleep after the incident. His daughter found her mother in a pool of blood when she went to give her morning tea. The accused who was arrested today confessed his crime. |
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Man killed over tying goat
New Delhi, July 31 Mohamed Abdul was allegedly attacked with iron roads by his neighbour Mohammed Omar and his wife Nakim after they objected to him tying his goat in their house’s compound in Okhla Vihar locality of Jamia Nagar on Tuesday. Omar apparently asked Abdul to untie the goat and take it somewhere else. But when Abdul refused, a heated argument ensued and Omar and his wife thrashed him, a police official said.
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New Delhi, July 31 The 19-year-old victim reported to the police that Subhash sexually assaulted him in the Trilokpuri locality of Mayur Vihar on Tuesday. The police took the victim to a hospital where doctors confirmed sodomy. “We have registered a case and Subhash has been arrested. He hails from Garhwal in Uttrakhand,” said a police officer. — IANS
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Girl kills sister
New Delhi, July 31 Shabnam, 19, was arrested for killing Zulekha, 34, on Tuesday at their house in V.P. Singh Camp slums of Okhla. The police said that Shabnam was living with her sister for the past three years and fell in love with her husband. “The sisters had a scuffle that night when the victim’s husband was not at home. Shabnam in a fit of rage attacked her sister with a hammer,” said a police officer.
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