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Inspired by Bunty, kids plot kidnap drama
Vaghela moots India fashion council
Maths teachers discuss ways of popularising subject
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Robbery at ex-DIG’s house
Absenteeism hits Delhi police force
Bio-waste disposal satisfactory, says pollution control panel
‘Chilika Bank’ awarded at South Asian film fest
Bihar Flood Relief
Operate upon for Ischemic foot, prevent amputation
DPCC poll panel out
Parkash Utsav anniv celebrated
JNU remembers Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz
20 to receive ‘Meri Dilli’ awards
Pet lovers’ protest
Orissa killings condemned
1 injured as Blueline
hits car
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Inspired by Bunty, kids plot kidnap drama
New Delhi, September 1 On August 29, a case was registered regarding the kidnap and demand of a ransom of Rs 1 lakh for the release of a 16-year-old. The complainant reported that his son had left house to escort two minors to their houses in the neighbourhood and did not return home thereafter. The family then received another call from a public telephone booth. The description provided by the telephone-booth owner, hinted involvement of minors. During investigation, it was further learnt that one of the classmates of the victim was also missing from his house. Meanwhile, the family was asked to deliver the money at the Tigri bus stop. The police accompanied victim’s father in an autorickshaw to the spot. But the kidnappers changed the location and directed the complainant to deliver the money at Saket. After waiting for half an hour at Saket, a group of minors accompanied by the victim reached there. The police team overpowered the accused, who were identified as victim’s close associates. During interrogation the minors disclosed that they were fascinated with the wide media coverage received by Bunty’s biker gang and wanted to have their own gang. And so, the victim and his associates’ stage played his kidnapping. The victim himself made the ransom calls to his father in a changed voice. |
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Vaghela moots India fashion council
New Delhi, September 1 Many famous fashion designers and industry people also took part in the brainstorming session on India fashion council. In recent years, the fashion industry has evolved and carved a niche for itself in a highly demanding global fashion industry. The sector has been able to attract the talent and attention of the world, which is manifested through a large number of students passing out from the various fashion institutes and the recognition of work of Indian designers by global fashion houses. Presently there are bodies which provide a platform to fashion designers and others engaged in the field of fashion. However, budding entrepreneurs have a longstanding grievance that they lack a proper forum to showcase their creativity, crystallize and present their views. Keeping this point in view, the government today invited leading designers, industrialists from the textiles and garment fields and other stake holders to discuss and listen to their views regarding the India fashion council. “We will wait for another 15 days and will welcome all the views that come to us and then the other formalities will be discussed,” said Vaghela. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) members raised their voices against the formation of India fashion council as it will act as a government-run competing body. However, Vaghela said, “The council is not in competition with any other body. We are giving 30% reservations to fresh young designers to come out with their talents. And we will also organise fashion shows for them.” |
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Maths teachers discuss ways of popularising subject
New Delhi, September 1 Organised jointly by Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, and the Mathematical Sciences Foundation, the aim of the conference was to highlight the problems faced by teachers of mathematics and how to evolve better methods to popularise the subject. The conference was attended by eminent mathematicians, including Prof Dinesh Singh, director, Mathematical Sciences Foundation, New Delhi; Douglas Butler, director, ICT Training Centre, Oundle, UK; and Dr Shailesh Shirali, director, Community Math Centre, Rishi Valley School. In her welcome address, Dr Jonaki B Ghosh, in charge, mathematics lab and technology centre at the DPS, RK Puram, introduced the theme of the conference as “Enabling Mathematics Education through Technology and Making Mathematics Available to All”. She emphasised upon the need to enhance the effectiveness of mathematics learning for all sections of students. She said the challenge of educators lay in engaging the learners in exploring and experimenting with problems and their environment, so that they can learn and make sense of what they discover, on their own. Dr. Ghosh’s point was seconded by Dr Dinesh Singh, who in his plenary talk on “Mathematics and the School Child: Creating Familiarity and Attachment”, mentioned that “what you do with your hands, enters the heart”. It is essential for students to be actively involved in practical application of mathematical concepts to truly develop a keen interest in the subject and be set on a journey of discovery of self. A word of caution that appeared from the talks was that technology can be an excellent enabler in bridging divides and better understanding mathematics, but it can only be a tool. It is essential to learn to use technology in to our advantage, to aid and enhance, not suppress the usage of the human mind. The talks and workshops conducted over the four days included those on teamwork in learning mathematics, mathematical software: aid to learning & discovery, visualizing and exploring mathematics using handheld technology, teaching fractions to middle school children: some failures, successes and issues, visualizing and exploring mathematics using handheld technology, teaching mathematics using geometer’s sketchpad, math learning disability: signs, symptoms and classroom strategies, innovative digital pedagogy for CBSE math among others. The conference concluded with a panel discussion on issues confronting the mathematics teacher and was followed by a valedictory function in which Dr Shyama Chona, principal, delivered the vote of thanks. According to Dr Chona, “learning mathematics is all about developing life skills.” She stressed on the need “to equip all range of students and make it accessible to one and all.” Prof. Dinesh Singh and Dr Shailesh Shirali summarised the proceedings by stating that the workshop should not be the end but should instead lead to the formation of mathematics forums by way of which teachers can share ideas and classroom practices. The CMET 2008 was a highly enriching experience for the participating teachers and the speakers alike. |
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Robbery at ex-DIG’s house
Gurgaon, September 1 As per official information, the accused forced their entry into the house of the retired DIG RK Kharbanda in Block-H, Phase-II by breaking open the grill of its boundary wall at around 3.30 am. They overpowered and tied the guard. Kharbanda, his wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were present in the house. The robbers escaped after looting about Rs 50000 and some gold valuables. They hit the DIG in the face when he tried to resist them. The family informed the police at around 4 am. The police has registered a case at police station DLF Phase-II. SHO Ashok Kumar said investigation was on and the accused would be nabbed soon. This is the second case of this nature in the last two weeks in the city. About two weeks back, around six armed robbers struck in the house of a labour contractor in Sector-21 in the middle of night. They decamped with Rs 1 lakh and 30 tolas gold. |
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Absenteeism hits Delhi police force
New Delhi, September 1 Between January 1 and July 31, 2008, more than 5,000 personnel of the capital’s police force have gone on leave, most of them unscheduled and without getting sanction from the authorities. A total of 5,509 such cases were detected during the said period in which 4,121 men and 1,388 women personnel remained absent from their duties, according to a data provided by Delhi Police in response to an RTI application. Surprisingly, 85 per cent of them even did not bother to inform their higher-ups about their absence. Most absentees were field duty personnel, leading to the inadequate force deployment in the capital’s law and order duties, the data said. Though some of these absenting Delhi police personnel joined office after a week or after a fortnight, many of them reported for work after months, that too, without informing the authorities, it said. At a time when crime rate in the city is increasing and recovery of narcotics and explosive material from the neighbouring states is on a surge, such a lax condition inside the law enforcement agency poses a serious question over its ability to deal with the criminals. The maximum number of absentees were in the security branch where 2,242 personnel, including 59 women went on leave. Of the total, only 438 personnel informed authorities about their absence, while 504 took leave in advance and 403 others were given emergency leave. The rest of the personnel remained absent without informing the competent authorities. The special branch, which looks after security and passport-related work, reported 62 such cases, while vigilance had six with PCR four and one person missing from duties in the anti-corruption branch. Taking exception to the incidents, top brass of the Delhi police had warned 253 of the offenders and awarded punishment to nine others. In majority of the cases, authorities have initiated departmental inquiry against delinquents and reflected their findings in the service records. |
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Delhi honours Sushil with Rs 50 lakh
New Delhi, September 1 He was presented a cheque for Rs 50 lakh, a citation and a memento jointly by the union sports minister, Dr M. S. Gill, and the Chief Minister. Yogeshwar Dayal, another wrestler who missed a medal by 10 seconds in the Beijing Olympics was also felicitated along with Yashvir and Ramphal, trainers of Sushil Kumar. Sat Pal, additional director, Delhi government, who is also the coach of Sushil Kumar, was also felicitated. Diwan Singh, father of Sushil Kumar, and G. S. Mander, president of the Wrestling Federation of India, were also present on the dais. Dikshit stated that Sushil Kumar had created history by winning a medal in wrestling in the Olympic Games after a gap of 56 years. This has been possible only because of his commitment and extensive training imparted by his coach Sat Pal. Felicitating the sportsmen, the Chief Minister expressed confidence that Yogeshwar Dayal would also win a medal in the next Olympic. There would be no dearth of money for training to sportspersons and they would also be trained. She complimented the role of Sat Pal in making sports activities in Delhi government schools attractive and purposeful, which helped in winning 878 medals, including 401 gold medals in National School Games. Dr Gill paid rich tributes to Jadhav, who won a bronze medal in Wrestling in 1952 at Helsinki Olympics. His achievement was, no doubt, much commendable as he travelled to Helsinki without any accomplice, coach and contingent leader. He added that the country was aspiring for minimum four gold medals in 2012 Olympic. |
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Bio-waste disposal satisfactory, says pollution control panel
New Delhi, September 1 The DPCC is making all efforts to streamline the bio-waste management in hospitals. However, it is also the statutory responsibility of the individual hospitals to adhere to the stipulated norms within their premises, a spokesman of Delhi government said. The DPCC today disclosed the status of the major 10 hospitals including, Ganga Ram, Mool Chand, G. M. Modi, R. M. Lohia, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Lala Ram Swaroop T.B. Hospital and Maternity Hospital. Their compliance with the provision of Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 is satisfactory as per the inspection reports available with the DPCC. All these hospitals are having valid authorization, he stated. The applications for authorization in respect of Apollo, Ortho Nova and Hindu Rao Hospitals are being considered and no adverse comment with respect to management of bio-medical waste was observed during the inspection. As per the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 “Every occupier, where required, will set up requisite bio-medical waste treatment facilities like incinerator, autoclave, microwave system for the treatment of waste, or ensure requisite treatment of waste at a common waste treatment or any other waste treatment facility,” the spokesman said. The DPCC has authorized two operators for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of the bio-medical waste from the health care facilities in Delhi and their functioning appears to be satisfactory. Apart from this, periodic inspections of common operators and health care establishments are carried out for checking collection, storage, segregation, transportation and treatment of bio-medical waste. The violators of Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules are dealt with as per relevant provisions of the existing law. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued several public notices for the proper management of bio-medical waste, the spokesman added. |
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‘Chilika Bank’ awarded at South Asian film fest
New Delhi, September 1 Several filmmakers were awarded at the closing ceremony of the three-day festival that ended last night in the Capital. The first award was presented to ‘Chilika Bank,’ a film that highlights the problems of people who earn their livelihoods on the bank of Chilika Lake. In the film, a Banyan tree whispers tales of the lake and her fisher folk from times when there was no export bazaar to the time when there may be no lake. Filmmaker Akanksha Joshi said, “This award is not mine. It is for the people associated with Chilika Lake. We have put-in lot of hardwork in making this documentary and I want to take it to as many people as I could.” The second position was awarded to Nishtha Jain’s documentary ‘Lakshmi and Me’. The film is on a relationship between the filmmaker and her 21-year-old house maid Lakshmi. “Documentary filmmakers should make interesting films. Sometimes it so happens that the content is very crucial but the presentation is boring,” said Nishtha. The third prize was given to ‘Hollow Cylinder’. The film talked about the livelihood potential of Bamboo. “Due to a controversy amongst India’s foresters and policy makers the potential of the Bamboo has been unutilised for fifty years or more,” said Nandan Saxena, filmmaker. The student filmmaker award was presented to Aditi Banejeei for her film ‘What is the point of stories if they aren’t even true?’ The film was on the art of storytelling through the eyes of an eighty-year-old storyteller. “I would feel like an achiever when I would see those people making films for themselves, who need them the most,” said Aditi. A special jury prize was awarded to Meghna Damani’s ‘Hearts Suspended’. The film is an autobiographical documentary that reveals how highly educated South Asian immigrant women struggle to survive in United States on their dependent spouse visas. “We are not allowed to work, which is also an infringement of our basic right to work. I decided to document it and I am thankful to the organisers for providing me a platform to screen it,” said Meghna. The keynote and the chief guest addresses were delivered by Amit Mitra and Tarun Tejpal respectively on ‘Importance of Livelihood Freedom in India’. “When capitalism grew roots in India, we debated about the right to private property. However, the discussion always surrounded the rich. The small poor entrepreneurs were never provided with the right to their property and that is why today situations like Nandigram and Singoor are arising,” said Parth Shah, president, Centre for Civil Society. Talking about the power of state and its agencies, editor-in-chief, Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal said, “The amount of good that all the NGOs in the country together do in a month can be done by the state in just one day. This power, if utilised for the common good, can bring about wide positive social change.” He also criticised the repressive role that state played in the detention of Binayak Sen. Padma Shree recipient Amit Mitra said, “Almost 92 per cent of work force in India lies in the unorganised sector. FICCI is planning to work with the small entrepreneurs from next year. We are also looking forward to be associated with organisations like the Centre for Civil Society that are working on issues related to livelihood.” A play ‘Unsuni’ was also performed on the closing ceremony. |
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Bihar Flood Relief
New Delhi, September 1 The university has also dispatched a team of students of the department of social work to the affected areas in Bihar. The students are carrying 97 packets of relief items, which include infant food, milk powder, biscuits, torch, candles, chlorine tablets and ORS packets. The relief is expected to reach by Tuesday. AISA collects funds
The All India Students’ Association (AISA) has given a call for fund raising campaign at national level for flood relief in Bihar. “Keeping in mind the vast scale of displacement and destruction caused by this calamity, countrymen must generously donate fund and medicine for the relief work,” said Ravi Rai, national general secretary, AISA. AISA activists in all the three central universities in Delhi have already started raising funds and a joint team of students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Milia Islamia University and Delhi University (DU) will go to Bihar to deliver them. BJP seeks aid
BJP national president Rajnath Singh and leader of opposition in Parliament L. K. Advani today appealed to all BJP-ruled states and other party units to donate money for the flood victims in Bihar. A separate account has been opened for the flood victims. People are appealed to deposit their money to the central BJP office in Delhi. The account number can be got from the party’s central office to deposit the money. |
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Operate upon for Ischemic foot, prevent amputation
New Delhi, September 1 The new operation has been devised by the senior plastic surgeon of Safdarjung Hospital, Dr Vishwa Prakash. This information was given by Dr Vinay Aggarwal, managing director of the Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital during the Foot Rec Con-2008 workshop on managing Ischemic foot at the Indian Medical Association (IMA) convention centre here yesterday. More than 100 experts in the field attended the workshop organised by the Pushpanjali Hospital. “Diabetes is affecting more and more people in India. Every third or fourth person is suffering from diabetes in India. Diabetes is a disease which involves almost all of the organs of the body,” said Dr Aggarwal. “Foot Rec Con-2008 discussed different aspects of managing Ischemic foot, a direct fall out of diabetes, which is a challenging problem even in this high-tech era,” said Dr Agarwal. “The new surgical approach to save foot of a diabetic person is going to bring cheers in the lives of those whose legs were diagnosed as Ischemic and slated for amputation,” said Dr Vishwa Prakash. The organising committee of conference included Dr Dinesh Bhargava, Dr Vishwa Prakash, Dr Manoj Bansal, Dr Sandhir, Dr Raman Tandon and Dr Deepak Nanda. |
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DPCC poll panel out
New Delhi, September 1 The members are as follows: Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister; Janardhan Dwivedi, general secretary AICC; Kapil Sibal, union minister; Ajay Maken, union minister; Jagdish Tytler, MP; Sajjan Kumar, MP; Krishna Tirath, MP; Sandeep Dikshit, MP; Karan Singh, MP; R. K. Dhawan, MP; Subhash Chopra, MLA; Ram Babu Sharma, MLA; Tajdar Babar, MLA; Prem Singh, speaker, Delhi assembly; A. K. Walia, minister; Raj Kumar Chauhan, minister; Arvinder Singh Lovely, minister; Haroon Yusuf, minister; Mangat Ram Singhal, minister; Yoganad Shastri, minister; Mahabal Mishra, MLA; Major Ved Prakash, secretary, AICC; Captain Parveen Davar, secretary AICC; Parvez Hashmi, secretary, AICC and Alka Lamba, secretary, AICC. Following are the ex-officio members of the committee: Anil Chaudhary, president, DPYC, Abha Chaudhary, president, Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress; Dineshwar Tyagi, chairman, Delhi Pradesh Congress Sewa Dal and Harsh Chaudhary, president, Delhi state NSUI. The DPCC has also declared its election campaign committee comprising 77 members. |
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Parkash Utsav anniv celebrated
New Delhi, September 1 The programme started early in the morning with the recitation of Sukhmani Sahib and
Nitnem. Asa Di Var with Shabad Kirtan was performed by Ragi Jatha of Bhai Manohar Singh Gurinder Singh. Shabad Vichar with the background of compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1604 was performed by Giani Jagtar Singh Ji
Jachak. The Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee also observed the the anniversary by organising a langar. The vice-president of the sewadar committee, Darshan Singh, urged the Sikhs to maintain the “maryada” of the religion by following the teachings of the Gurus. |
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JNU remembers Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz
New Delhi, September 1 “Faraz was a revolutionary poet, whose poetry has been translated in Hindi and other Indian languages. He fought against all kinds of oppression with his poetry and never bothered about the consequences,” said Chaman Lal, chairperson of the centre. Chaman Lal added, “Faraz had to suffer jail terms during military rule and had to stay away from his home and live abroad for many years.” Professor Shahid Hussain spoke about Faraz’s association with JNU. Dr Ikram, professor Jinawade, Dr Ranjit Saha and Dr D.K Choube also spoke on the occasion. Faraz, who was immensely popular in India, was fighting against disease in a Chicago hospital. He was brought back to his home in Islamabad, where he breathed his last. |
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Leopard killed in accident
Gurgaon, September 1 Wildlife officials said the animal was about three years old. It might have belonged to any of the 2-3 families of leopards identified some months back during the joint survey conducted by the Wildlife Department Haryana and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. The body of the leopard was spotted in the wee hours of the morning today by some commuters. The curious onlookers caused traffic jam. On being informed, the body was brought to police station, Manesar from where it was sent for post-mortem. Leading animal protectionist and president of PFA, Haryana, Naresh Kadyan said the post-mortem should be done by experts in Delhi Zoo to confirm whether the animal was a pet or wild one. He alleged that such wild cats and exotic birds’ species were being kept as pets in farm houses in the area for breeding purpose. He demanded this aspect should be investigated by special cell of the central ministry of environment and forests. |
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20 to receive ‘Meri Dilli’ awards
New Delhi, September 1 His Holiness Gopal Krishna
Goswami, governing body commissioner of the International Society For Krishna Consciousness
(ISKON) will be the chief guest. Among the recipients this year are social activist Nafisa Ali
Sodhi; dancer and founder of Natya Vriksha, Geeta Chandran; founder of the Luv Kush Ram Lila Committee, Ram Kishan Gupta; Dr Ashok Jhingan of the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre and artist Akshat Chopra. |
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Pet lovers’ protest
New Delhi, September 1 President of the
PLA, Shakeel Khan, said after the legislation of Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, no rehabilitation has been made for the unemployed people whose families have been engaged in animal-related vocations for generations.
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Orissa killings condemned
New Delhi, September 1 The function was organised to highlight the government projects for upliftment of the minorities. Some of the participants of the seminar were Jitenderpal Singh, a Sikh scholar, Bishop Vincent Conscio and Tahir
Mehmood. |
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1 injured as Blueline
hits car
New Delhi, September 1 According to the police, the accident occurred at around 5.30 pm when a speeding Blueline bus on route number 522 plying between Ambedkar Nagar-Arya Samaj road, hit the car. “The victim, Satender Rana, was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,” a police officer said. The driver has been arrested. In another accident, a 47-year-old man was crushed to death by a vehicle in the Punjabi Bagh
area. — IANS |
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