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Coolest June 7 in 5 years
Afzal Case |
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Illegal property worth crores attached in Gzb
Ghaziabad, June 7 The Ghaziabad administration has decided to spread the dragnet on those who have acquired property worth hundreds of crores of rupees through criminal activities. The Tehsil administration has confiscated the properties of former Rajapur block chief Rakesh Yadav, his brother Rukmakesh Yadav and former BSP activist Manish Pandit.
Students prefer courses to ‘good’ colleges
Govt hospitals to have diabetes centres soon
African student gets fresh lease of life at AIIMS
Apeejay founder Stya Paul dead
Rahman to sing at Games ceremonies
1 hurt in accidental firing
People help father, son catch robber
Man stabbed in fight over filling water
4 held for robberies
Semester system not desirable for DU: Teachers
Circle rate hike put off
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Coolest June 7 in 5 years
New Delhi, June 7 We expect more rains tomorrow in some parts of the city. Hence, the breezy weather is likely to stay,” said an official from the Indian Metrological Department. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius today. Though the rainfall was recorded only in traces till 5:30 pm, it was more than enough to give a pleasant start to the week. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 35 degrees Celsius tomorrow, while the minimum is expected to hover around 28 degrees Celsius. Prakash, a sales trainer in a firm at Cannaught Place, said, “On Mondays, there’s a lot of traffic in Delhi. It is taxing to drive in such hot weather. However, it made for a perfect ride today, no matter how slow the traffic moved. I enjoyed every bit of my ride today.” Eesha, an advertising copyrighter shopping in city’s Janpath Market, said, “I am just back from Mumbai. I feel lucky being here when it is not that hot. Seeing the weather I planned to shop. During this time of the year, the sun and the heat ruin the entire day. It is impossible to move out during the afternoon. But today it is ideal to hang out with friends.” Another resident, Ashwin Sharma, said, “The weather today is a blessing. In stead of being desperate to sit inside an air-conditioned room, I felt like going out during the day. I just hope the weather stays for at least a few days.”
Similarly, Ashima Dey, a student who had to go to Delhi University to buy an application form, said, “The weather was absolutely perfect to go out. I come from Kolkata and I have heard quiet a lot about Delhi’s summer...but today the weather was on my side.” |
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Afzal Case
New Delhi, June 7 In her post-Cabinet meet briefing to the media, Dikshit did not comment on the issue and left the venue. In an interview to a channel yesterday, when asked if pressure from Patil was the reason for the delay, she did not directly name Patil, who is now the Governor of Punjab, but told the interviewer that “you may be right”. It took her government four years and 16 reminders from the home ministry to make up its mind on Guru’s hanging before clearing the file only last month. It seems that Patil, who had publicly brushed aside concerns over the delay, had been asking Dikshit to go slow on the decision even as his ministry issued her reminders as a matter of routine. Delhi BJP president, Vijnedra Gupta, who was present there when Dikshit left the secretariat room without answering the media queries, demanded a white paper about the reasons for delay in the government comment on Guru’s file. |
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Illegal property worth crores attached in Gzb
Ghaziabad, June 7 Resident of Kudia Garhi, Rakesh Yadav, it may be added, is wanted in 55 criminal cases, including murder, loot, cheating, frauds and kidnapping. His brother Rukmakesh is also wanted in a large number of criminal cases so is the case with ex- BSP leader Manish Pandit. On the basis of SP City’s report, district magistrate R Ramesh Kumar has issued orders under Section–14 of UP Organized Crime Act to Tehsildar Ghaziabad to attach the properties of all the three persons. The district magistrate confirmed that they had made properties due to their criminal activities. After the DM’s order, the police took action yesterday morning and attached their properties. |
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Students prefer courses to ‘good’ colleges
New Delhi, June 7 The B.A. (Hons.) course in journalism at Maharaja Agrasen College is a big hit with students who are looking for professional courses rather than going in for an academic career. The course has had a record of placing 80 per cent students right after graduation in the media industry. Distant location of the college in Mayur Vihar has not stopped students from opting for the course. The college sells separate prospectus for the course followed by an entrance examination in the college itself. The eligibility criterion for the course is 60 per cent aggregate in senior secondary. The college gives 50 per cent weight to merit, 35 per cent to entrance test and 15 per cent to interview. Another wanted college for journalism for girls is Lady Shri Ram College. Hundreds of students apply for around 25 seats available for the course every year. The college would hold entrance examination for the course on June 17. “We look at a student’s ability to interpret incidents while at the same time test their knowledge of current affairs,” said Vertika Nanda, head of department of journalism, LSR. Many students are giving professional courses a priority over college. “I have applied to a language course in St.Stephen’s, but if I get through to engineering course in Bhagat Singh College, I would obviously go in for the latter,” said Sukanya Singh. The BBE course in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College in South Delhi is quite popular with students. Similarly, the science department of Sri Venkateswara College is considered better than that of other more popular colleges. Students believe it is because the laboratories of the college are in good shape. They even give a miss to colleges like Hansraj for science courses. The English (Hons.) course in Gargi College is known for its high standards. “The interaction between students and faculty is encouraged. This is required when one is studying literature as deeper interpretation is required,” said Kopal Ahlawat, a former student. The history department of Ramjas College is said to be better than that of Hansraj, Kirori Mal College or even Hindu College. “There are many students who give priority to courses only. They are keen on faculty and infrastructure in these colleges,” said Garima Mohan of Miranda House. However, the sources in DU administration claim that it is always made sure that good faculty does not get concentrated in one college. “The university hires teachers at a central level. It is kept in mind that good teachers of different subjects are equally spread around different colleges of the university,” said a senior administrative official, who suggested that the college brand name was a myth. |
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Govt hospitals to have diabetes centres soon
New Delhi, June 7 The move to equip the city health care facilities with specialised centres, comes up on the direction of the Union health ministry in order to make efforts towards arresting the rising number of diabetics. Owing to a drift towards sedentary lifestyle, studies carried out by the World Health Organisation underline that Indians are more likely to develop diabetes, both type I and II. And in metros like Delhi, the scenario is more alarming with more people reporting to doctors with obesity, which is a major cause of diabetes. Doctors feel that the problem could only be tackled by adopting the practice of healthy diet as both children and adults lead a disease-prone lifestyle. “Planning one’s life in a way so as to have a complete diet with all the nutritional ingredients along with routine exercise is the only way to control diabetes,” Rekha Sharma, director of clinical nutrition and diabetics, Diabetes Foundation (India). To ensure proper management of diabetes, the new programme of director health services would conduct screening of the general population in the first phase. As it proceeds, the intervention would be extended to other quarters, like schools and colleges with focus on type II or childhood diabetes. Earlier, around five hospitals were supposed to have the special diabetes centres, but after discussing the modalities of the programme, several hospitals have been learnt to agree to the proposal in a meeting, attended by medical superintendents, many of whom are yet to submit their availability. When contacted, the city health minister Kiran Walia said that the proposal would be made public only after receiving consent of the Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who has been approached for chairing the committee for the programme. “The programme is going to be regularised as part of the health care system, but nothing could be made public as we are still waiting for the approval of the CM,” said Walia. |
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African student gets fresh lease of life at AIIMS
New Delhi, June 7 Officials from Ivory Cost embassy expressed their thanks to the doctors. “Given the rarity of the case, it has been featured and discussed at several fora abroad with the latest being the conference held at American College of Surgeons in Canada wherein experts were amazed at the success of the case,” said treating doctor Dr Amit Gupta, assistant professor of trauma surgery. Doctors said Adoma’s athletic body was also a strong reason behind his survival. It was during the early hours of April 19 morning that Adoma and Cheick, both IT students and citizens of Ivory Cost, were brought to the hospital after iron rods jutting out of the truck penetrated through the Honda City, they were in. While Cheick, sitting on the rear seat was left with an injured left leg and discharged in the same week, Adoma, with critical injuries due to two rods piercing his arm and chest that severely damaged his lungs and thoracic valve, recuperated in the ICU for quite some time after AIIMS doctors performed a four-hour-long surgery on him that day itself. Doctors said Adoma is fine now except his right arm, for which physiotherapy has been going on twice a week. Sessions may continue for six months to one year depending on his response. Dr Amit said that even after 56 units of blood and components had been given, he continued to be critical as his coagulation factor was taking time to build up and then the main concern was preventing him from infections during his stay in ICU as foriegn bodies had remained inside his body for more than three hours, exposing him to further infections. The post-operative stay was uneventful and he was taken off the ventilator on the fifth day. Subsequently, with the improving of his condition, he started walking 13 days after the life-saving surgery and during the second week, grafting of the affected arm was carried, followed by plating of the arm. |
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Apeejay founder Stya Paul dead
He was the elder brother of London-based NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul. Swraj Paul is likely to attend the funeral of his brother tomorrow. Stya Paul was an active fighter of the country’s Independence Movement and was imprisoned by the British during the 1942 Quit India movement. The eldest of four brothers and three sisters, Stya was born in Haryana and was afflicted with polio at an early age. However, it mattered little to him, as he pursued education vigorously and was placed on the university merit list in MA mathematics in 1941. After the passing away of his father in 1944, Paul shouldered the responsibilities of running the family business along with his family members and developed it into one of the biggest industrial houses of the country, renaming it as the ‘Apeejay Group’. At the time of passing away, he was the chairman emeritus of the Apeejay Stya Group, a privately and closely held industrial and investment house with diversified interests in verticals such as pharmaceuticals and life sciences, chemicals and plastics, real estate and development, international trading and distribution, information technology, financial services, merchant banking and publishing. |
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Rahman to sing at Games ceremonies
New Delhi, June 7 “There will be a musical extravaganza which will include many Indian and international artistes. Many sportsmen, film personalities and politicians will address the people and athletes,” said a senior official. He said a huge turnout was expected for both the ceremonies. “Rahman will be singing live on the opening day along with other Bollywood artistes. We will release the theme song of the Games much before the event. So when Rahman will sing the song in the stadium, the whole country will join him,” he added. Apart from Rahman, Prince dance group of TV reality show India’s Got Talent fame will also perform at the opening ceremony on October 3. The dance group, headed by Krishna Mohan Reddy, comprises young labourers. Hailing from a small town Berhampur in Orissa, the group comprises 26 artistes, all of them below 22 years of age. With no professional dance training, majority of the members are daily wage earners. |
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1 hurt in accidental firing
Noida, June 7 The incident created tension in the area and a strong reaction from the labourers, who pelted stones on policemen. The situation could be controlled only after two hours. SSP A.K. Singh has suspended the SI, Chatter Singh. A case has been registered against him and he has been arrested. The victim, Vicky, who hails from Seetamadi in Bihar, was standing at the Labour Chowk around 8 am along with 300 other labourers for work. A police control room (PCR) van, with Chatter Singh and two other policemen, was parked there. Chatter Singh was sitting on the front seat and checking his carbine, said Santosh Kumar, an eyewitness. The carbine suddenly went off and the bullet went through the Gypsy’s door and hit Vicky in the abdomen, Kumar added. Chatter Singh rushed Vicky in the Gypsy to the Prakash Hospital. Meanwhile, labourers created turmoil, jammed the road and pelted stones on cops. The situation came under control only after SSP A.K. Singh summoned policemen from nearby police stations and assured the workers that Vicky would be given proper treatment and adequate compensation. |
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People help father, son catch robber
New Delhi, June 7 On getting suspicious, Kumar raised the alarm. Seeing this, the pillion rider of one of the motorcycles pointed a pistol at them and tried to lift the laptop kept inside the car. However, Kumar showed exemplary courage and closed the door of the car and the person holding the pistol got stuck in the door. The robber tried to free himself, but by then the residents of the area had gathered around them. The people along with Amit overpowered the stuck robber. However, the other three robbers managed to flee. The arrested robber has been identified as Sahil, a 25-year-old resident of Nangloi. An automatic pistol was recovered from him. A case has been registered at the Ranjit Nagar police station. During interrogation, Sahil disclosed the names of his accomplices as Vinod, Rakesh and Chhotu. He said they were carrying a pistol and knife to thwart any resistance. Sahil's antecedents are being verified and efforts are on to nab his accomplices and to ascertain the source of the weapon. |
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Man stabbed in fight over filling water
Ghaziabad, June 7 The argument took place on Saturday morning when the daughter of the victim, Nand
Kishore, was filling bucket at a municipal tap in the area. Two
brothers—Sonu and Monu— of the adjoining house pushed her bucket away and also teased her. When Kishore got to know about this, he had an argument with the young men. He also went to their house to complain about them to their father. But, there, the father of the boys along with the boys assaulted Kishore with sticks and knives and stabbed him to death. The accused then fled the scene. The police rushed Kishore to the Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries on the way. As per the complaint lodged with the police, Sonu and Monu along with their father Rajinder killed
Kishore. According to reports, Rajinder’s wife had also beaten Kishore.
Kishore was a resident of A block in Sangam Vihar. His wife was also wounded in the attack while trying to save him. The police has arrested
Rajinder, Sonu and Monu. The residents of the area say the accused family often threatened the residents as if the public tape was their private property. |
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4 held for robberies
New Delhi, June 7 Two of Shabana’s accomplices— Javed Ahmed and Waseem Ahmed— are residents of Sadar Bazar, while the third one, Mustakeen, is a resident of North Ghonda. The police had received a complaint that some people had beaten up a person and snatched his cash, jewellery and some documents in the area. At the spot, the police found Safeuddin, a resident of Old Mustafabad injured. Safeuddin told the police that Shabana deceitfully called him at Khadde wali Masjid by saying that her sister was ill. When he reached there, she called her three accomplices by shouting. They assaulted him and robbed him of Rs 70,000, two gold chains, gold rings and two mobile phones. Shabana talked about two other robberies that they had committed at the same spot. On May 10, the group had robbed two mobiles phones and some cash while in July 2009, they had assaulted three persons and robbed them of Rs 35,000 and phones. TNS |
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Semester system not desirable for DU: Teachers
New Delhi, June 7 Chairman of DU science teachers’ association Inder Kapahy has questioned Pental regarding his arguments supporting the implementation of semester system . To the administration’s arguments that the implementation would help students in smooth transition to global universities, Kapahy wrote, “Just because a system is prevalent in universities of the USA and Europe, it does not become desirable for a university of mammoth size like DU.” Talking about IITs, IIMs and JNU, where semester system was in place, the teachers said their the total strength was less than an average college under DU. The teachers further said, “Students from open school would not be able to migrate to regular colleges,” said Kapahy. |
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