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Threat of waterborne diseases looms
More embarrassment as road caves in
Bluelines off many roads till Oct 16
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Games Village to JN Stadium in 10 mins
CWG: Over 100 dogs
caught from venues
Students to police GB Nagar
Metro plans trains with 6 coaches
Ministers to monitor Games infrastructure
Visa racket busted, 2 held
Man held for killing ex-lover
New animals’ protection panel formed
Rickshaw puller killed
Illegal arms factory raided
Student robbed
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Threat of waterborne diseases looms
New Delhi, September 24 Areas like, Sonia Vihar, Usmanpur, Chilla Village, Majnu Ka Tila, Mayur Vihar, Burari and Geeta Colony are on the high radar as the water stagnating around these areas would leave a fertile ground of infections. In several hospitals, people with symptoms of the above diseases have started lining up. Each day Batra Hospital receives four patients of typhoid, 10 of lower respiratory infections like pneumonia and bronchitis and 15 of diarrhoea, among others. "The waterlogged areas become a bed of water-borne and food-borne diseases and poor sanitation adds to the woes. Among the total number of people visiting the OPD, nearly 200 are cases of diarrhoea. Children are the most susceptible to it," said Dr Sanjeev Bagai, the CEO of Batra Hospital. "A child is more prone to infections, like few hours of diarrhoea, which may be cholera, may worsen the child's condition and even turn fatal. Though not many cases of cholera have been reported they are expected to rise as water recedes in the submerged areas. Those with diarrhoea and vomiting are advised to go to a doctor," said Dr R N Mishra, senior consultant, internal medicine in Max Hospital. Both Max and Moolchand Hospital have also seen an increase in bacterial and waterborne infections. According to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the cases are expected to peak during the upcoming Commonwealth Games and with the cases already recording all-time high, the situation may spell a taxing time to the authorities. Delhi in the last days has seen the record dengue figures, taking the cumulative count of confirmed cases to 2,728 today. "Breeding has aggravated and cases are going to peak during the Games. Floods and water accumulation are the main culprits. It has to be kept in mind that water collection over five days is dangerous," Dr V. K. Monga, the chairperson of the MCD health committee. "Dengue is endemic, but there is no reason for alarm and people need not rush to hospitals in panic. Rather people should follow hygeinic practices. The concept is-clean living conditions, drink boiling water and hygeinic food, " Dr
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More embarrassment as road caves in
New Delhi, September 24 The portion of the road, measuring around 20 feet, on the busy Vikash Marg collapsed early this morning, triggering traffic snarls. The road caved in after a Delhi Jal Board pipeline burst and the entire stretch was inundated. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has directed the authorities to immediately repair the road. Criticising the Delhi government for the incident, city BJP chief Vijendra Gupta said the road cave-in has once again "exposed" the sub-standard quality of the construction work in the city. "Both Dikshit and Public works minister Raj Kumar Chouhan are responsible for the incident," he said. PWD officials blamed incessant rains for the cave-in and said that repair work will be over by tonight. According to the Delhi police, a portion of the road between Nirman Vihar and Shastri Vihar caved in around 7 am. The traffic flow was blocked during the peak hours and commuters, particularly office-goers and school children, found it difficult to travel along the road. Arun Jaitley, a resident and member of the Nirman Vihar Residents Welfare Association, said: "The water pipeline burst and created a lot of problem in the area. Traffic was disrupted for a brief period. This showcases the poor civic governance of the capital." The incident came three days after collapse of an under-construction foot overbridge near the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. — PTI, IANS
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Bluelines off many roads till Oct 16
New Delhi, September 24 Till the Games come to an end, of the total Blueline buses, around 1,500 will ply in rural areas while other 800 would ply only in the areas not under the jurisdiction of NDMC or near the Games venues. According to Verma, in the absence of Blueline buses, around 6,500 DTC buses, including around 4,000 new ones and others slightly older, would suffice the needs of the commuters. Further, during the Games, a new fleet of low-floor buses, including the green and air-conditioned ones, will ply around the Games venues to give a modern and comfortable look to public transport. The transport commission in August decided to keep Blueline buses away from near the Games venues till the sports event ends to give a better look to the city. "A decision was taken in this regard at a meeting of the transport department. The meet was attended by the transport minister, senior transport officials and Blueline bus operators. The buses will remain off road till October 16," a senior transport official had said. According to an estimate, 1,824 Blueline buses plying on 281 routes would be taken off service. Out of the total 6,500 DTC buses, 1,400 will cater to athletes, delegates and security personnel and another 1,200 will ply on special routes. About 10 per cent buses would be on stand-by for the convenience of the athletes, delegates and volunteers.
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Games Village to JN Stadium in 10 mins
New Delhi, September 24 The buses started from the Games Village and took the elevated road from Ring Road just opposite Bala Sahib Gurdwara. "It turned out to be a successful trial of buses, security arrangements and stability of the newly-developed corridor," said public works minister Raj Kumar Chauhan. It is the first-ever elevated corridor between Sarai Kale Khan and JN Stadium constructed by the public works department. The road consists of two independent carriageways of three lanes each. It runs elevated all along the Barapulla Nullah and crosses over Ring Road, railway tracks near Nizamuddin railway station, road near Barapulla bridge, Mathura Road and Lala Lajpat Rai Marg. The elevated road will reduce the travelling time between the Village and the JN stadium from 45 minutes to 10 minutes. The road is proposed to be extended up to INA and Mayur Vihar.
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CWG: Over 100 dogs
caught from venues
New Delhi, September 24 Officials said the MCD has launched the drive in collaboration with an NGO Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals), which works in Delhi and its environs. Over 100 dogs have been rounded up and they have been kept at an animal centre in Ghazipur. After the Games, they will be released in their habitation area. The civic agency with the help of Friendicoes SECA has rounded up around 100 stray dogs from the Games Village and other Games venues, an official said today. Some volunteers on vehicles were seen working in the village vicinity throughout the day to catch dogs. An NGO official said the workers were doing it voluntarily as the "insensitive" government officials often adopt draconian and cruel ways to catch dogs. "At times, they even poison dogs and often hurt them in trying to catch them. We are also not sure how they are kept, so we decided to step in and do it in an animal-friendly way," he said. Two ambulances with six dog catchers are going around the venue to catch dogs. The MCD officials said they have also deployed teams around the Games venues. |
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Students to police GB Nagar
Noida, September 24 The Police Mitras will keep a vigil in their assigned areas and watch out for suspicious people in the area. Thus, they will help the police nab criminals. In their respective colleges, they will check ragging and chain snatchings. The Greater Noida police plans to launch this scheme in Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Sigma sectors, Knowledge Parks I, II and III, NRI City, Senior Citizens Colony and other apartment complexes. If successful, it will be extended to other areas such as Kasna, Surajpur and Ecotech industrial areas, DSP Lal said. Being well-versed in English and having good communication skills, students will also help police officers at the control rooms to guide foreign visitors and receive calls from people during the Commonwealth Games. |
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Metro plans trains with 6 coaches
New Delhi, September 24 However, the real expansion would be more than the statistical increase in number of trains suggests as many trains would have six coaches by the end of the next year. The spokesperson said as many as 89 trains would have six coaches while 112 would continue to have four coaches. As of now, none of the trains has four coaches, except two being run as prototypes in depots so that the Metro be fully prepared to implement its plans in the following year. "DMRC has placed the order for procuring extra coaches in the combination of Motor car and Trailer car, which will be coupled with the four coach trains to make them six coach trains," he said. The extra coaches will start arriving from the end of this year and will be coupled with the existing train sets for conversion. The coupling requires about two to three days, he said, and then the trains would be tested for interface with the existing system like signaling, interchange and crossovers. "Two trains have already been converted into six-coach prototype trains and they are under testing in two maintenance depots," he said. The additional coaches would be big boost to the Metro's capacity for carrying passengers and a sic-coach train would be able to carry about 600 more passengers per train trip. A four-coach train has a carrying capacity ranging from 1200 to 1500 while the six coach train would carry between 1800 and 2100 passengers per train trip. |
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Ministers to monitor Games infrastructure
New Delhi, September 24 The ministers will be looking after the village's infrastructure preparedness and will ensure corrective measures wherever required. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting where Dikshit asked her ministers to be on their toes. She also entrusted her ministers to take charge of different areas of the national Capital and asked them to regularly visit those areas to check whether the infrastructure was up to the mark. Dikshit directed the ministers to ensure that corrective measures were taken wherever necessary. She told her ministers that they should work very hard to ensure that the city puts up a very successful event. "All cabinet ministers have been asked by the CM to oversee infrastructure, specifically roads," said a senior official. |
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Visa racket busted, 2 held
New Delhi, September 24 According to the police, the accused have been identified as Gurdeep Singh (41) and Mukesh Luthra (34). According to Neeraj Thakur, additional commissioner (crime), the two are involved in manpower trafficking to Italy and other European countries on the basis of Schengen visas obtained through fraudulent means. About 57 passports, Rs 20,000 in cash, fake immigration stamps, RPO stamps (Jallandhar), 2 CPUs, one scanner/printer, two cars and a large quantity of forged and incriminating material have been recovered from their possession. The arrest came after the police received information that a gang comprising Gurdeep Singh and Mukesh Luthra was running a fake visa racket and that they would gather at 11 am near Rajdoot Hotel, Jangpura, on September 20. During interrogation, the two accused disclosed that they were obtained Schengen visas through Italian Embassy on the basis of fake documents prepared by them. They disclosed that these days they were also preparing fake sujourno and marriage certificates. According to Thakur, the accused charged Rs 5-6 lakh from their customers and the money was distributed between them and their agents. Members of this racket are spread all over India, mainly Punjab. They used to contact people interested in going to European countries on Schenegen visa. "For getting a Schenegen visa, one needs to submit certain documents like income tax returns, bank statement, invitation offer, pan card, insurance polices etc. However, most of the customers of the gang belong to rural areas and they do not have these documents. So the gang used to prepare forged documents for them," said Thakur, adding that so far, the gang has sent more than 100 people to Schengen countries on forged documents. |
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Man held for killing ex-lover
New Delhi, September 24 Sonu, who hails from Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, was arrested today when the police learnt that he was coming to meet his sister in the Burari area of the Capital. The murder was reported on September 14 when the PCR received a call as regards to a woman's body found in a house on the third floor in Manak Pura. The victim was identified as Sunita, around 35 years of age. She was found lying in a pool of blood with slit throat. The police learnt that Sonu had taken the room on rent where Sunita's body was found. Sunita often visited his room. "It was found that he and Sunita used to work in a hotel at Paharganj. Sunita worked there as a supervisor, while Sonu worked as a steward," said Jaspal Singh, DCP (central), adding that they shared intimate relationship, in spite of the fact that both were married. Singh said the hotel management had sacked them about a month ago. After that, Sunita started maintaining distance from Sonu which annoyed him. Sonu told the police that earlier, he was employed in the Indian Army as a soldier, but was sacked on allegations of theft in 2000. Sonu is married and has two children who live at his village.
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New animals’ protection panel formed
Noida, September 24 Anjali Sharma, advocate and a member of the disbanded SPCA committee, said, "Chief veterinary officer Dr S.P. Singh, who is the member secretary of the new committee, has asked us to submit a list of the members who wish to continue serving the organisation." Jaswant Singh Chauhan, administrator, Noida SPCA hospital and animals shelter home, said, "There are around 400 animals in the hospital. The shelter bears a monthly expenditure of around Rs 3 lakh which is funded by the Noida Authority." |
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Rickshaw puller killed
New Delhi, September 24 "Investigations revealed that a quarrel took place among waiters, including Kalia. Kalia was allegedly hit by an iron rod. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead," the official added. |
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Illegal arms factory raided
Noida, September 24 The accused have been identified as Allaudin and Yusuf. The police said the third accused, Shafiq, managed to flee. The police is shocked by the proximity of the factory with the cycling venue of the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games cycling event is slated to take place on Oct 13. The police had carried out a 'trouble-free' full dress rehearsal of the event on Expressway yesterday. Gautam Budh Nagar SSP A.K. Singh said arms consignments were meant to be supplied to various local gangs in the area for the upcoming panchayat elections. Among the items that have been seized are 16 weapons of .315-bore guns, while one is a .32-bore gun. "The gang has links in Munger district of Bihar and the accused normally sold their arms to gangs active in the area and from Munger to Meerut in UP," said an investigating official. |
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Student robbed
Noida, September 24 Half a dozen miscreants allegedly assaulted a student and robbed him. The student, Aman, was beaten up in Sector-62. Aman of the Vijay Nagar area Ghaziabad is a student in IMS Institute. As he left college for home; Bitto, Titto, Hashim and three others from the Behlolpur area beat him and fled after robbing him of his laptop, wrist watch and purse. He reported the matter at the Sector 58 police station. |
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