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Pipeline burst hits commuters, water supply in south Delhi
Students suffer as DU, colleges wrangle over sports trials
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Jamia gives 1,000 student
volunteers for Games
E. Delhi goes sans power
for 4 hrs
Humidity reigns as rains elude Delhi
11 murders in 36 hrs
Bikers snatch Rs 1.5 lakh
60-year-old tonga
stand razed
Sexual abuse by call centre colleague alleged
Shopkeeper held for buying stolen items
Boy goes missing from tuition class
Tailor beaten to death
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Pipeline burst hits commuters, water supply in south Delhi
New Delhi, July 10 The non-working of the pipeline affected the water supply to major parts of south Delhi. However, the Delhi Jal Board officials said that the maintenance staff have been put on work and the pipeline will be repaired by tonight. "Our staff are working to repair the pipeline and it is expected to be restored soon," said a DJB spokesperson.
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Students suffer as DU, colleges wrangle over sports trials
New Delhi, July 10 Many colleges that participated in the centralised trials are not satisfied and are planning an individual re-trial. Still others failed to send the list and now are planning individual trials. Some colleges failed to participate in the centralised trials and held their own individual trials. The scenario is chaotic and students are feeling harassed. The Delhi University Sports Council’s (DUSC) position is that only the centralised trial is valid and has now been concluded and there are no plans for another trial for colleges and students that missed it. Further, the DUSC refuses to recognize individual college trials. The DUSC coordinating director, Sudarshan Pathak informed, “we will not be conducting another trial for colleges that have failed to send their list or for colleges whose list has not been approved. The trials have concluded for this year and also the only valid trial is the one we have held.” The chaos is aggravated by several colleges that failed to send their list of candidates to the DUSC. These colleges include Kirori Mal, Kamla Nehru, Daulat Ram and Aditi Mahavidyalaya. Some of these colleges are currently holding individual trials. The situation is further complicated by colleges like Jesus and Mary, St Stephen’s and Kamla Nehru that have held their own individual trials. Meanwhile, colleges remain dissatisfied with the centralised trial. GNSD Khalsa College, despite having attended the centralised trial, is planning to hold an individual trial as it is not clear on the position and capability of students that participated. Hansraj College principal V K Kwatra informs, “The university trials have not been very satisfactory, we respect the fact that there should be one centralised trial but it has been conducted in an unprofessional manner and there have been many delays in the process. The list that has turned up does not specify the position of candidates and this creates a problem for colleges.” The fact that the DUSC list does not specify the position of candidates is causing a problem for colleges and many are planning a re-trial to judge which position candidates can play in best and where they stand. However, the DUSC director Pathak’s position on this is clear that all individual re-trials are invalid. Pathak says, “Only the centralised trial is valid. If colleges need any further verification of players on the list they need to ask the university and not conduct a re-trial.” As the university and colleges wrangle, the students suffer. Nandita Dutt, a candidate informs, “The trials are very chaotic. Only some colleges have participated in the centralised trial others are holding their own trials. I have gone for the centralised trial and individual trial for the colleges I am interested in. This is very confusing, there have been so many delays. Nothing is clear, the university owes it to us to do a better job of the sports trials.”
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Jamia gives 1,000 student
volunteers for Games
New Delhi, July 10 The students are expected to contribute to the Games in a number of ways like assisting the traffic police, handling emergency situations and volunteering as tourist guides. Simi Malhotra, spokesperson of the university, says, "We are sending over a thousand students to participate in the Commonwealth Games. The ministry of youth affairs and sports has developed a training module for the volunteers. At the end of the Games, the ministry will issue participation certificates to these students." The training of the volunteers is divided into eight sessions comprising comprehensive details on the background of the CWG, heritage of Delhi, workforce operations, accreditation for different groups, conflict resolution and the importance of communication, choosing the right words, adaptability, energy, enthusiasm, enjoyment, and personal dedication. The training sessions are interactive where volunteers can clear their doubts in the question and answer session. Jamia students are participating in these sessions. "It is an honour to participate in the Commonwealth Games. I've always loved sports and consider this a unique opportunity to be close to sportsmen and also study the organisation of a mega event like the CWG. It is my ambition to run a sports event management company and this experience will prove to be very useful for me," said Rohit Kapoor, a student volunteer from Jamia. Rehman Khan, another student volunteer of the university, says, "I love sports and by volunteering, I will get a unique opportunity to see the Commonwealth Games from close and also interact with the players. This should be an interesting experience." |
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E. Delhi goes sans power
for 4 hrs
New Delhi, July 10 The power line of Wazirabad-Geeta Colony tripped today leading to the failure of two power plants, Pragati and Rajghat. "There are two major power transmission lines, one of which tripped on Saturday afternoon, increasing the load on the second. This led to power cuts in major east Delhi areas and also the tripping of Pragati and Rajghat power plants later," said a Transco spokesperson. The official said that the power has been managed on rotational basis. "We have made alternative arrangements and the situation will be better soon ," said the official. The areas hit include South Ganesh Nagar, Gazipur, Patparjung, Geeta Colony, Wazirabad, Mayur Vihar, IP Extension and Karkardooma. The Pragati power plant has been restored, but the Rajghat plant is still not working. |
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Humidity reigns as rains elude Delhi
New Delhi, July 10 The maximum temperature settled three notches above average at 38.7 degrees Celsius, an Indian Meteorological Department official said. The minimum was recorded four notches above average at 30.5 degrees. The humidity level oscillated between a high of 81 per cent and a low of 49 per cent, the official said, adding that there were no rains in the city.
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11 murders in 36 hrs
New Delhi, July 10 According to police, the bodies were found around 7.30 in the morning from a park in B-block of the locality. While the bodies could not be identified, police said that the man is in his late twenties and the girl in early twenties. The bodies were found covered under a thatch of grass, and according to information, both the bodies had foam coming out of their mouths with injuries on the neck. "It seems that the couple was murdered by poisoning. However, strangulation is also a probability as handkerchiefs were found tied to necks of both the victims. There were injury marks as well," said a police official adding that bodies have been sent for the postmortem. The investigation team is working to establish the identity of the victims. According to a senior police official, a SIM card has been recovered from the pocket of the man's trousers. "There was nothing except a SIM card in their pockets. Police is using the numbers in the mobile to establish the identity of the deceased," said the official adding that the SIM card was bought from Jharkhand. Man found dead under flyover
In yet another incident of murder, a 30-year-old man was found stabbed to death under a flyover in the Ashram area of south-east Delhi. "The body bore marks of a sharp weapon and the man was seemingly hit by stones as well. The body could not be identified and we are working to establish his identity," said the police adding that the body had been sent to AIIMS for postmortem. |
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Bikers snatch Rs 1.5 lakh
New Delhi, July 10 Krishan Kumar Gupta was hit with an iron rod outside his house by two bikers, who then decamped with bag containing Rs 1.5 lakh. Gupta owns a shop in the area. Last night, he was walking to his house after work. "As he reached near his house, two bikers called out his name. When he stopped, they hit him with an iron rod. They then snatched the money from him ," said the police. |
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60-year-old tonga
stand razed
New Delhi, July 10 MCD officials said the stand was demolished as part of the implementation of the new policy on horse-drawn carriages in Delhi. The license of the tong owners had expired on May 31. They were issued notice to vacate the land but they did not follow the orders, said the officials. "The stand was demolished as the license of these tonga owners expired on May 31. They moved the high court to take stay orders but the court also did give them any relief. So, they had to be removed from the place as tongas are not allowed on Delhi roads," said city zone deputy commissioner Kishan Kumar. The tonga stand at the Asaf Ali Road leading to Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, where the Civic Center is located, was one of the oldest in Delhi. It was running since before Independence and housed 60 horses and 60 donkeys. To rehabilitate the owners, the officials said they would be given tehbazaari licenses so that they can continue with their employment. According to the new policy, the tonga owners will have to sell off their horses out of Delhi and obtain a certificate from the district administration concerned as proof of sale of the animal in that town. In lieu of this certificate, the civic body will award a tehbazari licence. However, this is seen by owners as a bizarre decision. There are 232 registered tongas, the ancient mode of transportation, in the city and about 300 horses to cater to the needs of tonga rides in the Walled City area. "We have been trying to persuade them to stop plying their horse-drawn carriages for a long time. The reason is that because of these slow moving animals, it is becoming difficult to move in narrow lanes," said the official.
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Sexual abuse by call centre colleague alleged
Noida, July 10 "The victim, a resident of sector 20, had been working at sector 3 call centre for the last few years. Two years ago, she fell in love with Nitin Kumar who promised to marry her. He then exploited her sexually. When she pressurized him for marriage, the man left the company and disappeared. She went to his rented accommodation in New Ashok Nagar where the landlord told her that he had left for home. Subsequently, she went to his house in Faridabad and was shocked to find that the address given was fake. He had also taken her jewellery," said P.P. Singh, SHO, Sector 20 police station. Meanwhile, All India Women Conference representative Raksha Shukla said, "Exploiting sexually on the promise of marriage amounts to rape. Such cases have increased in the last few years. A majority of victims who approached the conference for help were from call centres or BPOs." "An employee of a reputed company in Delhi has recently lodged a police complaint in Noida against her husband for forcing her to have group sex. Several other senior officers of corporate companies had complained that during the weekend trips, they had no other choice than to please the bosses of their husbands," added Shukla. "My husband who was just an executive in a company used me to enhance his career and reached the rank of deputy general manager in a year. Later, he left the job, became a pimp and brought me into this profession," a hi-profile call girl had told the Noida police after her arrest during a raid last year.
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Shopkeeper held for buying stolen items
New Delhi, July 10 According to Jaspal Singh, DCP (Central), the accused has been identified as Jitender Kumar (28), a resident of Karol Bagh. He runs a shop in Gaffar Market. "Kumar has a large network of mobile thieves and pick-pockets from whom he purchased stolen mobiles phones, laptops and other articles and sold them to small shopkeepers outside Delhi," said Singh, adding that with his arrest four cases of laptop and mobile thefts have been solved. Cop hurt in mishap
A head constable with the Delhi police was critically injured when a speeding concrete mixture truck rammed into a police post in the Rajinder Nagar area of central district today morning at the Rajinder Nagar market. "The victim has been identified as Satpal Singh, a head constable with the Rajinder Nagar police post. The incident occurred when the driver of the speeding truck lost control over the vehicle and rammed into the post. Satpal was rushed to the RML Hospital where his condition is said to be out of danger. |
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Boy goes missing from tuition class
Noida, July 10 The boy, Amar Pal, is a resident of Sector 55 and had on Thursday left home to attend his tuition at Sector 22, but did not return. His family searched for him till Saturday morning, but when he could not be traced, his father Vishal Prasad lodged a report today," said Hari Mohan Singh, SHO, Sector 58 police station. The incident follows a similar case where a class X Central School boy went missing from outside his school on May 7. The boy is named Mohit Kumar. “On Thursday, a kidnapping case was registered against four accused for kidnapping Mohit. Two of the accused have been arrested," said G.K. Jayant, SHO, Sector 24 police station. Girl missing
Meanwhile, a 14-year-old girl named Kamini is also missing from the Salarpur area since June 30. Her father, Chander Kishore, has lodged a missing person report at the Sector 39 police station. These cases of missing children are in addition to the three Noida Inter College girls-- Sita Kumari (16), Pooja Kumari (13) and Kumari Jyoti (15)--, who had gone missing mysteriously from outside their school on January 15. They are still untraceable. |
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Tailor beaten to death
Noida, July 10 Naseem works in a ready-made garment exporters unit. He was sleeping on the roof while his wife and children were sleeping in the rooms below. His wife heard some noise at night and went on to the roof. She found her husband lying in a pool of blood. The deceased's relatives told police that there were four persons on the roof who assaulted him with steel rods. They were seen fleeing after the assault. The deceased's brother Wahid has lodged a murder case against four persons. He claimed he recognized two of them. His brother had a clash with the two accused a few days ago, Wahid stated. |
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