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28th trade fair gets under way
Cops to ensure trouble-free fair
Infrastructure, women Delhi pavilion theme
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Domestic violence law gains familiarity
Demanding JNUSU poll, students go on fast
Mukhi keeps tight campaigning schedule
Cong starts rallies; Sheila lists achievements
2 boys hurt in garbage blast
Street children pine for childhood
Workers protest as export firm sacks 250 staffers
Blueline kills milkman
Central Plaza Mall without power since Nov 11
Website for diabetic patients soon
Boy’s body found in well
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28th trade fair gets under way
New Delhi, November 14
Besides providing a platform for India to showcase its merchandise goods, the 14-day fair will seek to reflect the several facets of the country’s cultural diversity, including culinary delights, folk dances and special programmes. “India is a safe, secure and profitable trade and investment destination,” Ansari said at the inauguration ceremony, hoping the business delegations from some 35 countries will go back with the impression that India is now an important hub for high technology, research, manufacturing and services. “I am confident that the trade fair would continue to play its proactive role in catalysing trade, investment and technology transfer,” he said, asking India Inc to help the organisers, the commerce ministry’s India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), in the effort. Some of the attractions this year include exhibits with themes like technology mart, realty and good living, to showcase a wide range of products and services covering automobiles, electronics, pharmaceutical, jute, rubber, handicraft, jewellery and consumer goods. Merchandise like processed foods, cosmetics, healthcare and consumer electronics, among others, will also have dedicated halls, the organisers said. During the last year’s fair, more than 7,500 companies had participated from 34 countries besides India in an area covering 149 acres — inside 18 halls and open-air exhibition spread over of 10,000 sq mts, besides the 34,000 sq mts of permanent state pavilions.
The organisers have made provision for the sale of discounted tickets at Metro stations, Mother Dairy and Safal outlets and designated branches of Central Bank, Canara Bank, Allahabad Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Federal Bank, as well as at select Bharat Petroleum pumps. —
IANS
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Cops to ensure trouble-free fair
New Delhi, November 14 “There will be uniformed deployment inside and outside Pragati Maidan for the prevention and detection of crime. Adequate anti-sabotage and anti-terrorist measures are being taken at parking lots, entry gates and important pavilions,” said a senior police official. He revealed that plain-clothed patrolling will be carried out. Besides, observation towers are being set up to prevent chain-snatching, pickpocketing, eve-teasing and molestation. Delhi police also seeks the cooperation of visitors in ensuring proper traffic movement in and around Pragati Maidan. “Delhi police requests the visitors to cooperate. It should be the duty of every citizen to inform the nearest policeman in case they watch any suspicious persons or object lying anywhere in and around Pragati Maidan,” said Rajan Bhagat, public relations officer of Delhi police. |
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Infrastructure, women Delhi pavilion theme
New Delhi, November 14 The Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
(DSIIDC) will manage the Delhi pavilion. The pavilion spread over 1,400-sq ft has multi-dimensional features to highlight the city’s history and its present status as the cosmopolitan Capital of modern India, said DSIIDC managing director Manoj
Parida. One of the most popular pavilions in the trade fair, the Delhi pavilion displays a gigantic screen. Apart from tourism, the screen displays messages from the Election Commission appealing citizens to exercise their franchise. This is a part of the corporate responsibility of the
DSIIDC. And there is a make-belief building standing taller than the pavilion roof – to show the changing skyline in Delhi.
Shera, the mascot of 2010 Commonwealth Games that will take place in the city, also features prominently. A brick wall underlines the heritage that Delhi enjoys and its growing eco-friendly nature. The sidewalk has a railing, demarcating it as a city with walking space. A tree, straight out of a fairy tale, stands tall in the pavilion – complete with birds, fruits and flowers symbolising happiness and the city’s vibrant life. At the top of the pavilion is a dome made of
fibreglass. The interior of the dome shows smiling faces — the perfect way to greet visitors.
Parida said the ground floor saw flowing water with eye-catching illumination. Besides, a mini Bharati Emporium, an emporium run by the DSIIDC is also displayed. Among the other government departments that find a place of pride in the pavilion are those of power, forest and environment, urban development, Delhi khadi and village industry board and Tihar Jail. Sixty counters have been set up in the pavilion where many products produced in the national Capital are on display and sale. |
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Domestic violence law gains familiarity
New Delhi, November 14 “The fact that 22 judgments have been delivered under PWDVA by high courts of different states, indicates that women and judges have become familiar with this new law,” said NCW chairperson Girija Vyas. After reviewing the Act for the second time in a national conference ‘Staying Alive’, the NCW and Lawyers Collective made seven recommendations here today. “We oppose any move towards making Section 498A of the IPC compoundable. We see cases of severe violence everyday. Making the Act compoundable would mean weakening the Act. Those desirous of settling their cases may do so under the PWDVA,” said Indira Jaising, project director, Lawyers Collective. Saying there has been considerable progress in implementation of the Act, retired IPS Kiran Bedi said, “We have seen Acts with severe limitations. This should not happen with PWDVA. The annual review is a step in the right direction.” Girija Vyas said, “The central government and state governments should launch mass media campaigns to spread awareness on the rights of women recognised under PWDVA.” The review conference noted that the Supreme Court judgment in the Batra vs Batra case, which held that women were not entitled to reside in premises owned by mother-in-law in cases where the husband has a separate property, continued to be a challenge in front of women living in shared households with their in-laws. “We call upon the central government to seek a review of the Supreme Court’s decision in Batra vs Batra,” said Girija. |
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Demanding JNUSU poll, students go on fast
New Delhi, November 14 Along with the restoration of JNUSU elections, the students demanded student union elections to be conducted in all central universities in a “most democratic manner and with maximum student participation.” “The hunger strike has been called in wake of the recent Supreme Court stay on JNUSU elections following the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations,” said Avdesh, a student of JNU and member of AISA. The students claimed that the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations had failed to curb money and muscle power politics wherever they were implemented, including Delhi University. |
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Delhi Poll Scene
New Delhi, November 14 He starts his day from 8 am for campaigning and covers four to five election booth areas till 10 am. He does not use a vehicle. He along with his party workers and other supporters moves on foot asking for vote. Whenever he sees elderly people, he wishes them with folded hands and appeals for vote. After 10 am, he ends campaigning in the morning session. Thereafter, Mukhi, who has been MLA for the last three terms since 1993 and two-time councillor, addresses media persons if they visit his constituency and dictates his press statements to his assistant for handout. At two pm, he takes lunch and rests till three pm. By the time Mukhi leaves campaigning, his wife Prem Mukhi takes charge to ensure her husband’s win in the election. She is always seen in the field from 11 am to 1.30 pm. While in the field, she tries to woo women voters. In the afternoon, Mukhi has meetings with councillors of all four wards falling in his assembly constituency. All councillors are of BJP. He says that from 8 pm to 10 pm, he addresses corner meetings reminding the people of the area about the development work done in his constituency. Mukhi says he asks for vote in lieu of development work done in the area. He said that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had cheated the residents of unauthorized colonies by issuing provisional regularization certificates which are just like fake currency having no legal validity. |
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Cong starts rallies; Sheila lists achievements
New Delhi, November 14 Promising of taking forward the development works in the Capital, she said that people could judge their performance by the developmental works that had been carried out in the city in the past 10 years. “We have not only provided a stable government but have also taken care of all sections of the societies,” she claimed. Dikshit said that her government had regularised colonies in the Capital. She described regularisation as historical and one of the major achievements of her government. Regularisation work has been carried out in Delhi after three decades. Dikshit was addressing a public meeting at Tuglaqabad Extension under the Sangam Vihar assembly constituency for Congress candidate Amod Kanth. Congress candidates Subhash Chopra and Shish Pal also addressed the gathering. |
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2 boys hurt in garbage blast
Noida, November 14 “As they were searching for usable scrap from the garbage, an explosion took place. Monu lost two fingers of his right hand while Golu sustained minor injuries in his palm and leg,” Singh said. Witnesses said the intensity of the explosion seemed to indicate that it was a crude bomb. The police immediately barricaded the area and kept the public far off from the site. The injured boys were taken to the district hospital for immediate treatment and a bomb disposal squad was summoned to identify the cause of the explosion. “The blast seems to be due to a powerful cracker left unused on Divali and has no terrorist link. However, the real reason could be revealed only after the bomb disposal squad submits its report,” said superintendent of police (City) A.K. Tripathi. |
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Street children pine for childhood
New Delhi, November 14 Shabbily dressed, rough brown hair, sitting at a footpath near Great India Place, chewing pan masala, he was gazing at another child sitting on her mother’s lap eating ice-cream while her mother was wiping her face with her pallu. “I wish I was somebody’s child,” said Ankit (8), born in Ghaziabad, grew up as an orphan. His home, family, everything is this footpath of Noida. Today is Children’s Day and the Capital seems to be having a blast enjoying and marketing all around, making it a special day for their lovely kids while there are hundreds who don’t even know that there is a special day for them, celebrated on 14th November in memory of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Apart from being known for his skills as a statesman, Chacha Nehru was also immensely fond of children. Hence, this day came to be known as Children’s Day. Children’s Day is not just a day to let the future generation have its say. It is a day to remember a leader who, in his quiet but determined way, laid the foundation to convert a nascent nation into a world power today. Malls, community halls, shopping complexes and even amusement parks made special arrangements for celebrating the day. Most schools had cultural programmes for the day, with the students managing it all. Besides, Ambi Mall’s gaming centre had a lot of fun with car and bike gaming, magnetic table tennis, water games and much more specially at discounted rates. The amusement parks Adventure land alongside Metro City Walk and the Great Indian Place were also good bets for a fun day out. Apart from gala time, it was a day to inculcate social awareness and the quality of sharing in children. There could be what better day than Children’s Day to get your children involved in doing a little something for underprivileged children. There were some families in the Capital who thought the other way and brought smiles to the faces of street children. “We brought an innocent smile just by sharing a little love. That is a priceless gift for me in return,” said Shivani Rastogi (23). |
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Workers protest as export firm sacks 250 staffers
Noida, November 14 However, economic meltdown and resulted financial crisis have nothing to do with the management- workers’ row in Noida. On Wednesday the company management asked the workers to sign on a blank paper else they would not be allowed to go in for work. Only those workers were allowed in to the factory premises who had signed on blank papers. As a result the workers started a dharna on the company gate. Even the labour department officials could not hammer out an agreement. Workers’ union leader R.P. Chauhan said AMS Fashion P. Ltd. Company used to pay them double for doing overtime duty. But the company has recently started single payment instead of double payment. On Wednesday workers were shocked when the management asked them to sign on plain paper before going into the factory. While a few workers had signed as desired, about 250 workers refused. As they were not allowed to go in, they sat on a dharna at the company gate. Seeing the gravity of the situation, a large posse of police and members of LIU were deployed around the company. Labour enforcement officer A.K. Singh also reached the site, but no compromise could be worked out.“The management was not ready to take the protesting employees in,” a frustrated labour officer said. |
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Blueline kills milkman
Noida, November 14 The victim, Ajit Singh (26) hailed from Bulandshahr. He lived at Naya Bans in Sector-15 here. As usual he was going to Ghazipur at around 5 am to collect milk when a Blueline bus coming from the opposite direction knocked him down opposite Gulab Vatika. There were no passengers the bus plying on route no. 34 that was reportedly coming from Delhi. The critically injured dairyman was rushed to Kailash Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The body has been sent for post mortem. |
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Central Plaza Mall without power since Nov 11
Gurgaon, November 14 The Central Plaza Mall was built three years back, but the board has now suddenly woken up asking for the dues that too not from the builder but from the occupants. There has been no electricity in the mall since November 11. The directive of this has come from the chairman of the Haryana Pollution Control Board. The move is affecting around 200 families of traders who have been deprived of their source of income. They have lost crores of rupees in just four days. Vandana, owner of Northern Spice restaurant in the mall, said that all their eatables have deteriorated without electricity and they have nowhere to go now as this was their only source of income. The owners in the mall claim that they have been duped by Delhi-based Senior Builders Ltd., the construction company that built the mall, who did not take the conformation letter (NOC) from the pollution control board regarding sewerage plant and genset, resulting in the disconnection. Attempts by the Central Plaza Mall Occupants’ Welfare Association and this reporter to reach Vijay Dixit, CMD, Senior Builders Ltd. have been futile, as he refused to respond. Rajpal Singh Bajwa, president, Central Plaza Mall Occupants’ Welfare Association, told The Tribune that the builder has been regularly collecting electricity and maintenance dues from them but never paid to the electricity department. He had collected almost Rs 65 lakh, but after the court order, paid only Rs 55 lakh, keeping Rs 10 lakh pending. Bajwa added that the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) had earlier on November 5 and 7, disconnected the electricity. But then they had paid Rs 14,000 and had also promised in writing that they would pay the remaining Rs 1 lakh by December 15 and so the power supply should not be stopped till that date. When contacted by The Tribune, C.V. Singh, regional officer, pollution board, said, “We have sent several orders in the name of Vijay Dixit, but he never replied. Now, I have told the association to complete all the relevant documents and to deposit the required security along with the bank guarantee, which they agreed to.” On being asked why the builder has not been arrested yet he said, “It is the duty of the police.” A.S. Chahal, chief of the pollution board, refused to speak about it. “The main question is why the board is taking action now after three years of the building of the mall and did not do anything when it started functioning. Why are they not arresting the builder Vijay Dixit on charges of cheating?” asks Bajwa. Chahal even claimed that the action has been taken in connivance with Dixit, who now wants them to vacate the mall. “It is actually the DHBVN who is responsible for the situation, as its officials never filed any complaint against the builder. In addition to a civil and criminal suit against Senior Builders, the association has already filed a suit in the consumer court for lack of facilities and a case for providing misleading claims about the “Salient Features” of the mall (widely published on its website and catalogues) and misappropriation of funds. However, neither the builder nor his attorney shows up for hearings and the judge is left with little choice but to assign a new date for the hearing. The association, meanwhile, today organised a puja in front of the mall seeking relief from their troubles. |
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Website for diabetic patients soon
Gurgaon, November 14 An ex-armyman, Dr Yudhveer Suri, Onkar Health Care Centre, has treated patients who were in diabetic coma or were suffering from gayrin (foot diabetes) and many more severe cases. On the eve of World Diabetes Day on November 14, he shared his thoughts with The Tribune. He said, “We are going to launch a website within two to three months which will help the patients by answering all their queries,” and added that the site was still under process and will be operational soon. According to Dr Suri, around 50-60 diabetic patients visit his clinic every day. Due to the changing lifestyle more and more people are getting prone to this disease which includes children as young as eight-year-old. The incidence of the disease was earlier not so high, but now with modernisation and a sedentary lifestyle people are inviting the disease themselves. At present, 11.6 per cent people are suffering from diabetes and by 2020 the percentage is expected to rise 25. “Diabetes is growing at the rate of five per cent per year among pre-school children and three per cent per year in children and adolescents. This means that 70,000 children under the age of 15 develop Type I diabetes per year, which translates into 200 children per day. Diabetes is also one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world with a rising trend in Asian population, of manliness (impotency), paralysis, heart attack even kidney failure,” he quips and adds that all these contribute not only to physical disability of the sufferer but also account for a major economic strain on the
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Boy’s body found in well
Gurgaon, November 14 Sujit was 10 years old and was studying in a government school in Gazipur. His father Shivjeet told the police that he left his son in school in the morning and after that he received the news of his death. He has no idea what had happened to him. |
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