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Pay your water bills online soon
400 flow meters to improve water supply
Only CNG autorickshaws in Noida from Oct 1
Students protest ‘invalid’ certificates
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DUSU Poll
Runaway DPS girl brought back from Mumbai
7 kids among 18 fresh cases of swine flu
Jobless executive steals laptops
Sheila promises 9 more forests
Noida general stores selling smuggled liquor
Bikers rob 2 women
Gzb cops foil abduction, gangrape
Health ministry official found hanging
MCD engineer suspended for senior citizen’s death in pit
2 die in Tuesday’s building collapse
2 held for kidnapping
BPO car crushes cop
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Pay your water bills online soon
New Delhi, September 2 The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is considering a proposal which would enable consumers to pay for water usage through Internet. The proposal has been introduced with the intention to make bill payments simpler for the public, said an official of DJB. Once the project is completed, the consumers will have the privilege of paying their water bills from their homes. “We are looking into the procedure of launching an online system for the payment of bills. It might take some time,” said the spokesperson of DJB. But according to the sources, the project has already been kickstarted and is expected to get over by the beginning of next year. “We have started working on the project and are looking into its various aspects,” said the sources in DJB. At present, the water bills are paid at few assigned post offices and at DJB sub-offices. The people have since long been complaining about the harassment of standing in long queues for submitting their water bills. The DJB has more than 160 lakh consumers in the Capital. The average availability of water is 50 gallons per capita per day through a network of water treatment plants, booster pumping stations and 9,000 km of water mains and distribution system. The DJB has also begun construction of two new water treatment plants at Dwarka and Okhla apart from several other works related to augmenting drinking water supply and improving the sewerage systems. The expected cost of the projects is said to be more than Rs 1,000 crore. Apart from that, it has also initiated the process of installing flow meters to track the exact inflow and outflow of water from various sources to households in order to streamline water distribution across the city and bring about equity. The officials said it would lead to total water accounting and help to track leakages, thefts and wastage. Flow meters are being installed at the water treatment plants and underground reservoirs. |
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400 flow meters to improve water supply
New Delhi, September 2 “The project involves designing, installation and commissioning of an online data monitoring system which would help measure the flow, pressure, underground reservoirs (UGR) levels, energy and water quality parameters. These measured parameters will then be transmitted to officials for analysis, through radio telemetry, GSM or other viable technologies. This analysis will help the DJB in better water accounting, checking water losses and expediting emergency response,” said Sanjam Chima, DJB spokesperson. “A total of 400 critical points have been identified at all water treatment plants (WTPs), major underground reservoirs (UGRs) and transmission and distribution networks, where these measurements will be gauged,” she said. So far, all water treatment plants (WTPs) and major underground reservoirs (UGRs) have been covered. The Delhi Jal Board is planning to install one meter per day on the transmission and distribution network. The installation process will be carried out from September 03 to September 11, 2009. |
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Only CNG autorickshaws in Noida from Oct 1
Noida, September 2 The decision taken in a meeting presided over by Noida Authority CEO Mohinder Singh yesterday aims to improve traffic system in the town adjoining the national Capital. District magistrate Deepak Agarwal, SSP A.K. Singh and officials of the transport department attended the meeting. Mohinder Singh said cycle rickshaws would not be allowed, except in Sector-18 market on Master Plan road no. I, II and III, DSC Marg, Udyog Marg, Expressway and at the entry point in Sector-14 A. Three-wheelers using CNG only will be allowed. All diesel-run autorickshaws will stand banned in Noida. UP Roadways buses will ply on these routes instead, Mohinder Singh informed. These buses will be painted distinctly and will ply in Noida and Greater Noida as part of the city bus service. Details about the routes and time-table of buses will be made available at all bus stops. All crossings will be made left turn free and footpaths will be provided at all main roads. Subways, foot over-bridges and flyovers will be constructed for the convenience of the public. Another important decision was to identify land for the proposed traffic park in Sector-91. The police will be given full authority to bring about improvements in the flow of traffic, Mohinder Singh added. |
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Students protest ‘invalid’ certificates
Faridabad, September 2 They assembled at the mini-secretariat here, held demonstration and burnt the effigy of chancellor of the university, O.P.Bhalla and urged the district administration to initiate a probe into the courses run by the institute. The students, who have formed “Chhatra Sangarsh Samiti” for the ongoing agitation on the issue against the authorities of the university, submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner, Faridabad, Praveen Kumar and urged for registration of a criminal case of cheating against the institute. The students have also urged the administration to intervene and get their money returned to them. The deputy commissioner promptly ordered for a probe into the allegations of the students and assured them of justice, and action against the university authorities, if necessary. No one from the university was ready to speak on the development. The chancellor of the university, O.P.Bhalla, was not available for comments. The Haryana School Abibhavak Ekta Manch, a voluntary organisation also announced support to the agitating students at the mini-secretariat. Leaders of the Chhatra Sangarsh Samiti alleged that the university had motivated the public for admission to various diploma courses, including journalism, run on its premises. A student of journalism, Jeetender Chaudhary alleged that he had cleared his two-year diploma (2007-09) and was given a certificate/marksheet. When he, like many others, went hunting for job, the certificate was said to be invalid in the job market. According to him, around Rs 2 lakh was charged from each student of journalism for the course. The agitating students alleged that the diploma certificates of other courses were also found to be invalid. They further alleged that the university had assured of helping the students in getting placements after they had done their courses. However, the university authorities have washed their hands of the case. |
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DUSU Poll
New Delhi, September 2 Rajan Pandey, state secretary for AISA, says, “There is no doubt that this election provides a unique opportunity to AISA. Time and again the code of conduct was violated by NSUI and ABVP and for years no action was taken against them. However, this time round both these parties have been rendered helpless due to the varsity’s zeal in implementing the code of conduct.” Pandey adds, “This election is different because now common students have a right to choose ordinary students and money will not be a deciding factor.” AISA presidential candidate Sunny Singh said recently, “It is high time that the anti-student and muscle-flexing cult of NSUI and ABVP is broken and the varsity administration has taken major steps this time to check their power.” Sunny adds, “The DUSU election system should be reformed by creating effective forums of debate like general body meetings and presidential debates in clusters of colleges to ensure informed choice so that the existing practice of money, glamour, muscle, etc do not dominate the election process.” Other than Sunny Singh for presidential candidate, AISA has fielded Svetlana as vice-president, Vidhi Bharadwaj as secretary and Pawan Kumar as joint secretary. Campaigning is on in full swing for AISA and they have covered most colleges for North and South campus. Robert Rahman Raman, president of the Students Federation of India (SFI), says, “The current DUSU election has taken a new turn since the DU election office decided to strictly implement its own code of conduct. Robert adds, “With the ouster of the NSUI and the ABVP on several DUSU posts, and with a complete ban on the use of printed material, the student community of Delhi University has got an opportunity to experience student politics based on issues, consistent work and organizational spread.” The SFI has fielded Mahaveer Singh Udar for presidential candidate, Mohammad Sirajuddin as vice-president and Natasha Narwal as the joint secretarial candidate. Sources within SFI say that hectic campaigning is on and candidates have visited many colleges and departments. SFI has relied on handmade posters and handouts for its campaign. |
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Runaway DPS girl brought back from Mumbai
New Delhi, September 2 The girl, a student of Class XI of DPS R.K. Puram, went missing on August 29 from the house of her local guardian Sandeep Sinha in the New Friends Colony in south Delhi. The girl was staying in the hostel of her school and used to come to Sinha’s house on the weekends. Sinha complained to the police that the girl had been kidnapped. “The family suspected that the girl could have gone to Mumbai to meet her friend who works in an entertainment channel. We had already alerted the Mumbai police. The girl had reached Mumbai by train. A police team was sent to Mumbai to bring the girl back to Delhi,” a senior police officer said. “The girl is a native of Satna in Madhya Pradesh. Her parents are doctors and also run a hospital in Satna. The boy also belongs to Satna and both know each other,” the police officer added. Further investigations in the matter are on.
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7 kids among 18 fresh cases of swine flu
New Delhi, September 2 In view of the upcoming occasion of Navratras, the government is urging people to keep the festive season a moderate affair and refrain from gathering at a place in large numbers. Children are particularly vulnerable. Meanwhile, among the new cases of H1N1, three each have been identified in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, two cases in Safdarjung Hospital, one case in Guru Tegh bahadur Hospital. Besides, nine people, who have tested positive for the virus, have been home-quarantined, informed an official from the city health department. Till date, the city has recorded a total of 685 cases of influenza A, and out of which 649 have been treated while 36 are still undergoing treatment, including 14 cases kept in the hospitals and the rest 22 cases are being treated at home. The Delhi health minister said even though the situation is under control, people should visit doctor at the earliest if any flu-like symptoms appear. |
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Traffic turns topsy-turvy after rains
New Delhi, September 2 Various busy intersections like ITO, Minto Bridge, Nizamuddin Bridge, Dhaula Kuan, Azadpur Sabjimandi, IIT, Hauz Khas and industrial areas like Okhla and Peeragarhi reported endless traffic snarls. Several autos, heavy vehicles like trucks and cars were stranded on the roads due to waterlogging. Shamita Singh, a housewife says, “I came to South Ex for shopping, but after the rains in the evening the roads have got into bad shape. I am worried about my children who are back at home in Hauz Khas.” The rain started at around 4 pm and continued for around two hours. It brought down the temperature from 35 degree Celsius to 25 degree, with the city recording 78 mm rainfall till 6.30 pm, confirmed the Met department. As the visibility at the airport dropped, many flights were diverted to nearby airports. Many were either rescheduled or cancelled. Apart from the college students who enjoyed the downpour at Central Park in Connaught Place, many senior citizens also came out to enjoy themselves. The weatherman predicted “partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain and thunderstorms” tomorrow. The maximum temperature could settle around 34 degree Celsius while the minimum 26 degree. |
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Jobless executive steals laptops
New Delhi, September 2 Rajiv Goel was was arrested today on the complaint of Ajay whose laptop he had allegedly stolen. “On September 1, Goel using a fake delegate card managed to enter a workshop-cum-exhibition organised at Shangri-La Hotel. Around 2 pm when guests went for lunch, they left their laptops and related goods on their respective tables in the conference hall,” said a senior police official. “Goel while pretending to be sipping soup entered again into the conference hall and lifted a laptop which belonged to Ajay and vanished. When Ajay returned, he found his laptop missing. He raised an alarm and alerted the security staff,” the official added. The security staff acted immediately and caught the accused with the laptop near the staircase while he was trying to leave the hotel. “On interrogation, Goel disclosed that he was working as a senior executive in a private company but lost his job due to economic recession nearly one and half years ago. He is well acquainted with the five-star hotel culture because he had worked as a marketing executive,” the official added. “The accused committed thefts due to unemployment. He has stolen laptops from the Oberoi Hotel, the Imperial Hotel and the Shangri-La Hotel. He has been arrested and a case has been registered against him. Further investigations are on,” the official said.
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Sheila promises 9 more forests
New Delhi, September 2 The CM reiterated that her government was committed to making Delhi not only beautiful but greener. Speaking after launching another tree plantation drive by Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) at Bawana Industrial Complex, Dikshit has given the credit of expanding the green area to the responsible citizens. The green area of Delhi has gone up from 26 square kilometre to more than 320 kilometre during the last 10 years. Delhi is being accepted as the greenest Capital in the world. This has been possible only because of cooperation of the citizens of Delhi. She stated that the people of Delhi are vigilant and they immediately inform the administration of any instance of cutting of trees. The government has made compensatory forestation mandatory wherein 10 saplings are necessary to be planted at the loss of one tree. Chetan Sanghi, MD, DSIIDC, said that about 1,500 varieties, including neem, ficus, sheela, silver oak, molsari, causrina and equesetifolia, were planted during the function. |
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Noida general stores selling smuggled liquor
Noida, September 2 Excise officials have arrested at least three persons, including a woman, from general merchant shops in rural areas. The officials have seized a large quantity of liquor from such shops. Earlier also, excise officials had seized huge quantity of smuggled liquor from shops in Dadri, Dankore etc during raids. According to information, a source had tipped excise department officials about the sale of smuggled liquor from general merchant shop in Dadpur village in Dankore. Acting on the tip-off, district excise officer Jaynder Upadhya deputed a team comprising excise inspectors Mahinder Pal Singh, Karunender Singh and Pratap Kumar Goel for conducting a raid on the shop. The team arrested Kamal Singh, 28, under Section 60 of the excise act and seized 11 boxes of English whisky from the shop. Over 550 quarters of liquor were also seized. The liquor consignment had been smuggled from Haryana and was being sold from the shop, Upadhya said. |
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Bikers rob 2 women
Noida, September 2 Somya Tripathi, a BBA student from Indirapuram, was returning in a three-wheeler with her sister and two cousin brothers after dinner at Great India Palace in Sector-38. As their autorickshaw took a turn at Sector-12, 22, 56 crossing, two men riding a black Pulsar bike snatched Somya’s purse. She said the purse contained Rs 15,000, credit and debit cards, visa, passport and some other documents. Somya has to go to the UK to pursue higher studies in a week. Meanwhile, she has lodged a complaint at Sector-24 Kotwali. Two men riding a black Pulsar motor cycle pulled a gold chain from a woman’s neck at a bus stand in Sector-34 at 2:30 pm today. The victim Babita, a resident of Sector-34, was waiting for her children to return from school at the bus stand. When she raised the alarm, two youths chased the snatchers but the miscreants managed to give the slip. |
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Gzb cops foil abduction, gangrape
Ghaziabad, September 2 The girl, a student of Class IX, was on her way home after school on Wednesday afternoon when a man named Javed Khan, 21, offered to drop her home. He, however, took her to a room in the Hindon river area of Ghaziabad and called two other men - Rizwan Ahmed and Mehar Uddin - to the room, the police said. “The girl cried for help, and hearing her screams the neighbours called the police control room (PCR). The police quickly reached the spot and arrested the three men while they were trying to molest the girl,” senior superintendent of police Akhil Kumar said. “A major incident was averted with the help of locals and prompt police action,” Kumar said.
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Health ministry official found hanging
New Delhi, September 2 M.P. Singh, posted as deputy director at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), was found hanging in his Pragati Vihar hostel room in Lodhi Colony around 9.30 am. “Prima facie it seems Singh has committed suicide. We have been told that he had been under depression,” a police official said. Servant commits suicide A 33-year-old domestic help was found hanging in a house here on Wednesday. Jamun was found hanging in his employer’s house in GK-II, this morning. “Jamun was employed by the family last month. The family came to know about the incident when Jamun did not turn up despite several calls in the morning,” the officer said.
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MCD engineer suspended for senior citizen’s death in pit
New Delhi, September 2 MCD commissioner K.S.Mehra suspended AE Bharat Singh for alleged dereliction of duty in supervising the work at the site in Malviya Nagar. The contractor will be penalised and may even be blacklisted, he said. T N Makan (77), a former additional private secretary to ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died after falling into the open pit on Friday night. |
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2 die in Tuesday’s building collapse
New Delhi, September 2 Bodies of Kalim and Khursheed were taken out at 2.30 am on Wednesday by MCD workers from the Ramnagar area of Shahdara in east Delhi, a fire officer said. The second floor of the building collapsed while construction was on in the basement. “Relief operations are still on,” the officer said. The injured were taken to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. Meanwhile, municipal commissioner K.S. Mehra has directed the chief vigilance officer to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the building collapse and submit the report in three days, an official statement said. — IANS |
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2 held for kidnapping
New Delhi, September 2 The police said they kidnapped the child to become rich easily. “Navdeep and Sandeep were arrested for the kidnapping of Deepanshu, a class V student, near his Mundka residence on August 31. One of their accomplices, Deepak, is absconding,” DCP Sharad Aggarwal said. The boy is now with his parents, he added.
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BPO car crushes cop
New Delhi, September 2 “The accident took place around 11:15 pm today near Akbar Road. Yashpal sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the RML Hospital. He succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. The vehicle is of a call centre in
Gurgaon. The driver has been identified but is absconding.,” said a police official.
— IANS |
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