|
|
|
|
Professional courses favourite at DU
Land scam worth crores in GB Nagar
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Farmers agree to give land Rs 850 for expressway
SC suspends HC order on closing nursing homes
Mobile dispensaries for labourers soon
Coping with Rains: Sanitary staff told to clean drains
Citibank told to pay for harassment
Drunk man drives over cop
Man commits suicide
Tapasya Murder: Husband arrested
Youth kills 13-year-old brother
Bikers’ gang robs 17 women of jewellery in Dadri
Rickshaw puller held for murder
Girl kidnapped, rescued
HSBC CEO summoned in staffer sacking case
|
|
Professional courses favourite at DU
New Delhi, June 2 An unprecedented rush of publicity counters of private universities in and around the North and South campuses of DU, offering professional courses also indicate that students want to go for studies that would get them jobs as soon as possible. Understanding the trend, the university has introduced a set of professional and vocational courses over the recent years. The university offers seven streams of subjects in the restructured vocational programme. The courses are on tourism, book publishing, retailing and trade, secretarial practice, store management, insurance and office management and secretarial practice. Most of the colleges that offer these courses are women’s colleges. These colleges are Bhagini Nivedita College, Bharati College, Kamla Nehru College, Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Lady Shri Ram College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Lakshmibai College, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Maitreyi College, Deshbandhu College (evening), Miranda House, Dyal Singh College (evening), PGDAV College, Indraprastha College, Shivaji College, Janki Devi Mahavidalaya, Sri Venkateswara College, Shyam Lal College Vivekananda College and Kalindi College. “Students would need to check with the individual colleges about the vocational subjects and courses offered by them. A prominent college that offers courses in vocational subjects is College of Vocational Studies. This college has courses in tourism, office administration and secretarial practice, management and marketing of insurance, small and medium enterprises, material management, human resource management, marketing management and retail business,” said an admission helpline volunteer. Interested candidates can apply for the vocational courses through the common admission form of the university after checking the colleges that offer these courses. The courses can be particularly useful for students, who had two or more vocational subjects in class XII. “The vocational subjects are generally not entertained by the colleges for regular academic courses. However, colleges do count scores of vocational subjects for candidates applying for vocational courses,” said Kopal Ahlawat, another volunteer. Apart from the vocational courses, DU offers professional courses as well. Some of these courses are BA (Hons.) in Hindi Journalism, BA (Hons.) in English Journalism, BA (Hons.) psychology, B.Pharma, BSc (computer science), BSc (bio chemistry), BSc (nursing) and BSc (occupational therapy). Different colleges under the university offer these courses and some of them have independent entrance tests for them. “There are entrance tests specifically for the journalism courses. Candidates need to check with individual colleges for the applications for entrance examinations,” said Ahlawat. Colleges under DU also offer a set of certificate courses in foreign languages, theatre and journalism. Hindu College offers certificate courses in creative writing, foreign languages and green chemistry. Lady Shri Ram College has courses in art appreciation and film studies. Ramjas College in North campus offers forensic science and biotechnology. Gargi College for women has courses in travel and tourism, banking and theatre. Jesus and Mary College has interesting courses in interior designing, news anchoring and financial management. Colleges start the certificate courses generally in the middle of the academic session. Students from all DU colleges can enroll for these courses, though preference is given to students from the same college. More information on these courses can be obtained from the information booklet of the DU and individual colleges that offer the courses. |
|
Land scam worth crores in GB Nagar
Greater Noida, June 2 Additional district magistrate (admn) O.P Arya said he had ordered an enquiry into the case after a group of farmers lodged a complaint in this regard at his office on Monday. According to information, 927 acres of land in Gulawli village was to be given to 153 villagers in 1989. But the land deeds were issued in the names of some influential people, while poor villagers were ignored. The then tehsildar of Bulandshahr had rejected the land deeds after conducting an enquiry. However, the deeds were later revived by some people. But the farmers of the area had refused to hand over the possession of the land to the deed holders. While the case is still pending in the Allahabad High court, the land was declared to have been transferred on February 4, 2009. However, according to law, if the land deed holder does not get possession of the land for 10 years, he forfeits the right to transfer the same, sources said. Ex-pradhan of the village Vedh Raj alleged that the persons involved in the scam were looking for opportunity to dispose off the land after getting the right to transfer it. The villagers had therefore lodged a complaint against it. ADM Arya said that SDM Saddar, Vishal Singh, has been ordered to probe the matter. |
|
|
Farmers agree to give land Rs 850 for expressway
Greater Noida, June 2 The success of the long struggle of the Noida farmers for the purpose has at last brought cheer to them as the rate agreed is the same at which GNIDA is paying land compensation to farmers whose land is acquired for development projects. According to farmer leader Teja Gujjar, this decision is likely to make thousands of farmers in 36 villages whose land will be acquired for the Peripheral Exressway millionaires overnight. Teja Gujjar had made it clear that nothing short of the rate of the GNIDA would be acceptable to the farmers. The district magistrate had also assured the farmers in the last meeting a land compensation rate of Rs 850 per sq mt. This amount will be paid by the National Highway Authority of India which is responsible for building the Peripheral Expressway. Though the farmers had agreed to the rate of Rs 850, but they were insisting on other facilities as per their agreement with GNIDA –that 6 per cent land be given back to them by the authority. The district magistrate had told the farmers that the land was being acquired in national interest and not for any industrial or commercial project, thus they should not expect Greater Noida-like facilities along with. The farmers countered this by saying that those farmers who were giving their total land and houses also for the project should be considered landless and therefore given plots. The district administration is considering this point. Eastern Peripheral Expressway from Palwal to Sonepat is being constructed by the Government of India to ban heavy vehicles from entering Delhi and save Delhi from unnecessary heavy vehicular traffic and the resultant pollution. The Peripheral Expressway will pass through villages in GB Nagar district also. The Noida farmers were opposing it for lack of proper land compensation. This Expressway will not only reduce travel time between Palwal and Sonepat but is also likely to throw up considerable employment opportunities for the people en route, it is learnt. |
|
|
CM informs MLAs of scheme for poor
New Delhi, June 2 This would help facilitate budgeting and handling of various departmental schemes for them. She said that Mission Convergence would provide social justice in the best coordinated way. It would ensure that the underprivileged and poor regularly receive welfare services for both sustainable growth and eradication of poverty though convergence of organising, joining forces, facilitating and making communities voices heard effectively. She was speaking at a seminar on Mission Convergence at Delhi Secretariat today, which was organised for Members of the Legislative Assembly. “Mission Convergence is an attempt to lay foundation for the proper psychological, physical and social development of the poor and unheard communities,” said Dikshit. She said the Human Development Report shows that annual per capita income in Delhi is twice the national average. It is also a fact that only 14.7% of population belongs to the BPL category against national average of 27.5%. “Mission Convergence has been established to provide a mechanism for unifying special policies affecting the poor and to integrate, establish, manage, operate, and maintain welfare entitlement to the under-privileged citizens in an efficient manner,” she said. Chief secretary Rakesh Mehta said that it is a unique combination of combining social security measures for families with an empowerment framework dedicated for women for sustainable growth. “It is also initiative of citizen-government partnership to bring more inclusive development, and to reinforce that Delhi cares for its poor, vulnerable and under-privileged,” he said. He said Mission Convergence is an extension of a successful initiative — bhagidari — of the Delhi government. |
|
|
SC suspends HC order on closing nursing homes
New Delhi, June 2 While suspending the high court’s April 25 verdict, a bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Deepak Verma also issued notices to the Delhi government seeking its response within four weeks on a lawsuit by the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) and several nursing homes. A large number of nursing homes , operating in violation of building by-laws and land use norms faced the prospects of closure following the high court’s April 25 order. The high court had ordered closure of large number of illegally-run nursing homes, dismissing a bunch of lawsuits by DMA and various nursing homes. The lawsuits had challenged a 1992 amendment to the Delhi Nursing Home Rules for registration, which barred registration of nursing homes unless they adhere to land use norms. The high court had also rejected the petitioners’ request to leave the issue to the central and the Delhi government to consider it in accordance with the amendments to the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 that introduced mixed land use norms. The high court had ordered immediate closure of those nursing homes, which had been operating without valid registration for years and did not comply with all the requirements not only under the MPD-2021 but also under other statutes as well. As for nursing homes, which had applied for registration but had not yet been granted permission, the high court had given liberty to the authorities concerned to take action against them as per its judgment. For nursing homes, which had approached the high court after applying for grant or renewal of their registration, the court had given them six months to shut down their business if they were unable to have themselves registered as per the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953, the rules and the law established in the judgment.
— IANS |
|
Mobile dispensaries for labourers soon
New Delhi, June 2 These mobile dispensaries would be sent to various constructions sites in the city, especially at constructions related to the Commonwealth Games. In this context, the state labour department will provide Rs 4.3 crore to the health department. The money would be dispatched in a week's time, said labour commissioner of Delhi K. S. Wahi today here. The money would be released from the kitty of the Delhi building and other construction workers welfare fund. Wahi outlined that the project would be equipped with three basic components-- medical vans, doctors and essential drugs-- that would enable medication in cases of common diseases during exigencies taking place at construction sites. Extending the facilities further, the labour department has decided to transfer Rs one crore to the Arogya Nidhi Fund to cater to cases of life-threatening ailments. Under this, cases would be referred to the officials concerned for the certification of the sickness, and then the amount would be released as per the expenditure incurred. For cases involving expenditure up to Rs 3 lakh, the money would be granted by the Delhi government, but for expenditure above Rs 3 lakh, the case would go to the central ministry, informed an official from the Chief Minister's office. This scheme is part of a comprehensive plan initiated by the Delhi government to streamline the medical and educational facilities for the construction workers. The direction in this regard had come during a review meeting last month. At the meet the Chief Minister had asked the health department to make available mobile dispensaries and related medical care to the construction workers and the education department to depute Chalta Phirta Schools for the children of construction labourers. |
|
Coping with Rains: Sanitary staff told to clean drains
New Delhi, June 2 Standing committee chairman Ram Kishan Singhal said the sanitary superintendents, inspectors and assistant sanitary inspectors of all the 12 zones had been issued instructions to ensure visible improvement in sanitary conditions of Delhi roads within one month. “We have issued necessary instructions to complete cleansing work of nullahs, drains, gully-gratings and bell-mouths to ensure smooth flow of rain water during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. We would be reviewed after a month and action would be taken against those indulging in dereliction of duty,” said Subhash Arya, Leader of the House, who was also present at the meeting. “The first priority would be main roads and the inspectors have been asked to remove silt, dust deposits, leftover garbage and malba lying on roadsides or pavements. The internal and colony roads would be taken up immediately thereafter,” said Singhal. Subhash Arya informed that the MCD would privatise two Zones — Civil Lines and Rohini — for the collection of garbage. Narela and Najafgarh Zone will subsequently be taken up. He said that small auto tempos fitted with hydraulic system have been introduced for lifting garbage in colony roads. “These are fitted with public address system conveying the message of the arrival of auto tempos in the area. The sanitary workers in the colony are required to put garbage in these tempos,” said Arya. He also said the condition stipulating that the trucks lifting garbage should be not more than three years old has been waived because the MCD was not getting such trucks. The sanitary superintendents and inspectors were warned if in case the sanitary conditions do not improve in a month, action will be taken against officials concerned. |
|
Citibank told to pay for harassment
New Delhi, June 2 Justice J.D. Kapoor said that despite no proof of any transaction on his credit card, the bank regularly harassed the consumer and sent huge bills and also included his name in the defaulter’s list. Holding that including the consumer’s name in the defaulter’s list “is unfair trade practice”, the court said: “It is defamatory as the bank has no business to take its disputes to other banks and tell them that he is a defaulter and don’t give him loan.” The court also issued instructions to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other banks not to reject loan to the consumer on these grounds. The case pertains to a consumer Bijay Kumar Dash, who was lured by the Citibank agents to get a credit card made. Though there was no transaction on his credit card, the bank billed him for Rs.27,000 as membership fee for a club. Thereafter, the bank kept sending hefty bills along with the accumulated interest and eventually Rs 1,30,000 was billed to him. Dash reached a settlement amount and paid the money. However, the bank put his name in the defaulter’s list and sent messages to other banks to blacklist him for sanctioning loans.
— IANS |
|
Drunk man drives over cop
New Delhi, June 2 According to the local police, constable Rajbir was assigned the duty of checking vehicles on Pancheel Marg near Nehru Park in the area. Last night while he was checking the vehicles, a Maruti Zen approached the barricades placed on the road at high speed and even as Rajbir signaled the driver of the car to stop the vehicle, he accelerated and hit the barricading. “The accused driver Rajesh first hit the barricading in order to flee the spot but lost control over the vehicle and the vigilant cop immediately ran over to the driver and when he was trying to block his way, the driver deliberately hit him by accelerating his car,” said the police. Some other policemen present on the spot managed to get hold of the driver. The constable was rushed to RML hospital and discharged after initial medication and first aid. The police has lodged a case of attempt to murder and negligent driving against the accused driver. The driver was tested positive for alcohol. |
|
Man commits suicide
New Delhi, June 2 Sanjay was discovered dead at his rented accommodation in Gali number 8 of Than Singh Nagar by his landlord Madan Lal Saini (65) around 9 pm yesterday. Doubts have been raised about the suicide theory since Sanjay was found dead in a sitting posture with nylon wire around his neck. However, the police dispels the murder angle. "The nylon wire sometimes stretches to about 5 to 8 feet when put under weight for hours. In this case, the wire must have stretched after breaking the neck bones of the victim, leading to the body being found in sitting position over the bed. This is a case of suicide and we have no doubt about it," said the investigating officer in the case. He added that Sanjay used to miss his wife who lives in a village in Bihar and often remained depressed because of it. However, contrary to police claims, some neighbours say that Sanjay was looking to quit his job and he had no reason to take his life. "His employers kept him as a bonded labourer and never gave him permission to go here and there. He wanted to go back home but they never allowed him. In fact, he was looking to quit and had told his employers so only a day earlier," said a neighbour on the condition of anonymity. According to information, Sanjay worked in a plastic monogram making unit owned by brothers Shekhar and Mukesh. Sanjay's body has been sent for a post-mortem and his family in Bihar has been informed about the incident. |
|
|
Tapasya Murder: Husband arrested
Gurgaon police commissioner S.S. Deswal said the woman had died in Rajiv’s house under mysterious circumstances in less than seven years of their marriage. “The onus lies on Rajiv to prove why he should not be held responsible for it,” he added. Tapasya’s brother Lalit said Rajiv had married her off at Khurja in 2004. The brothers said the initial few months went fine, but thing started worsening thereafter. “Since my father is no more, my uncles even went to meet Rajiv and his parents a few months ago and resolve the situation,” he maintained. Meanwhile, Tapasya was cremated today. |
|
|
Youth kills 13-year-old brother
Ghaziabad, June 2 Rahisu, the third of the four sons of Mumtaz, allegedly killed his younger brother Shahrukh on Monday night. Police said the provocation for the crime was not known. The police said Rahisu, married three months ago, drowned Shahrukh in a canal and buried the body in the nearby field. When Shahrukh did not return his home till late on Monday night, his parents lodged a complaint with police. However, before the police initiated investigation in the case, Rahisu confessed that he killed Shahrukh and led the police to recover the body. “We are investigating the case why a real brother killed his innocent younger brother that too a minor one,” said superintendent of police (rural) K.K. Asthana.
— IANS |
|
|
Bikers’ gang robs 17 women of jewellery in Dadri
Noida, June 2 The Badalpur police has not registered the report of the loot and snatching. In Bambawar, women usually go for a morning walk in groups near the canal bank. As a group of women walkers reached the canal bridge on Monday, they were allegedly accosted by four bikers on two bikes who frightened them by saying that they were looking for someone to murder. After a minute, by pulling out their guns, they ordered the women to sit in a line at the nearby field. Then they snatched their gold chains, necklaces, bangles, eartops, rings, etc. When another group of women reached there after a few minutes, the bikers trained their guns on them also and deprived them of their jewellery in the same manner. In all, 17 women were deprived of jewellery worth lakhs by the bikers. The area police has not been able to trace the bikers yet while the villagers, especially the women in the area, are in panic. |
|
|
Rickshaw puller held for murder
New Delhi, June 2 The body of Anil (29), a resident of Shakurpur, was yesterday found in the bushes in the cement siding area with two huge stones placed over it. Blood was oozing out from several parts of the body. Acting on a tip-off, the police picked up rickshaw puller Phool Singh, who on sustained interrogation, revealed that he killed Anil as he had an illicit relation with his wife. Phool Singh, on May 30, invited Anil for a drinking session. When Anil got drunk, he took him to a forest area and murdered him by hitting him with huge stones. |
|
Girl kidnapped, rescued
New Delhi, June 2 The police said the girl, Sonu, a resident of Mandoli in Nand Nagri area, was kidnapped by four men while she was going to market along with her aunt in Burari area around 2 pm today. Her aunt filed a complaint in this regard at Burari police station, leading to the flashing of wireless message across the border and the kidnappers’ arrest in Sonepat. Sonu had come to meet her aunt a few days back. The Haryana police managed intercept the Maruti 800 car in which the girl was being taken near Sector-23 police post in Sonepat. "The men and the girl have been brought back to Delhi. We are looking into the matter," said DCP (north Delhi) Sagarpreet Hooda. However, according to police sources, it does not seem to be a case of kidnapping. "There is some financial dispute between the two sides," said a policeman. |
|
HSBC CEO summoned in staffer sacking case
New Delhi, June 2 Metropolitan magistrate Jitendra Mishra, while hearing a petition of Manju Saxena challenging her termination from service, observed that there was prima facie a case for summoning the bank's CEO, HR head and manager north India to appear before the court on July 28. Saxena had contended that she was summarily terminated from service with immediate effect in 2005 and the intimation of this was sent through an e-mail.
— IANS |
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Classified Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
Gurgaon, June 2