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9 hurt as parking lot collapses in Chandni Chowk
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Gold worth Rs 1 crore looted in Gzb
DELHI DIARY
Change lifestyle to check type II diabetes: Experts
Renovated community hall of Khan Market opened
Man dies in house blaze
Metro reaches Dwarka Sect 21
2 nabbed for robbing truck loaded with paint
Woman files case against dad
4 youths turn to robbery to
pay gambling losses
Liquor shop salesman shot at
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9 hurt as parking lot collapses in Chandni Chowk
New Delhi, October 30 The MCD had given the contract for constructing the parking lot to a private company, SMS Infrastructure Corporation. Around 6:15 am today, the boundary wall of Parade Grounds static tank collapsed. With it, three tempos and eight tehbazari shops, kiosk and barricading pile also came down. MCD commissioner K.S. Mehra asked the city zone deputy commissioner Kishan Kumar to probe the incident and submit a report. According to the report, the incident took place in the north-west direction due to leakage in the main waterline, 7 metre away from the construction site under Esplanade Road. "In the report, the deputy commissioner stated that the incident took place due to leakage of the main waterline. There were tehbazari kiosks on the footpath along the boundary wall of Parade Grounds. Besides, some tempos and LMVs carry out loading and unloading activities along the boundary wall at night," said an MCD spokesperson. "We had complained about the matter to the departments concerned. But they did not pay any heed to our request. The matter will be investigated," said Yogendra Chandolia, MCD standing committee chairman. The nine labourers, who got trapped in the debris while sleeping inside the parking lot, have been rescued, though officials said that there was a possibility of some more people having been trapped. The injured have been identified as Md Kalam, Farooq, Mukshar, Raju, Kela Khan, Kamaal, Vidyanad and Kishan Chhetri. "Many lives were saved due to a barber who first saw the shops collapsing and alerted others," said Rakesh, an eyewitness who lives in the area. The parking lot opposite to the Red Fort was to be constructed to accommodate 1,200 cars. It is a three-level underground conventional parking having the depth of 12 metre. The project was part of MCD's 16 multi-level and automated parking around the city. The excavation work on the parking site started in March. Solder pile ware carried out on all sides to contain the earth. |
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Gold worth Rs 1 crore looted in Gzb
Ghaziabad, October 30 The police said the dacoits armed with pistols barged into the company's office, overpowered the security guard and snatched his gun, removed the sensors of the CCTV camera and destroyed two surveillance cameras before committing the dacoity. The dacoits snatched the keys of safety lockers from the branch manager and took away the gold. They also looted Rs 6,00,000 from the cashier. An inventory of the gold was being prepared. "The gold taken by the dacoits should be valued at about Rs 1 crore in addition to the cash," said Abhinav Chobey, chief marketing manager of the company. The dacoits remained in the company office for about 35 minutes.
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Agarwal gets better of Sheila, for once
The renomination of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Jai Prakash Agarwal has become an issue of fervent discussion among not only the Congress leaders but also some enthusiastic opposition politicians. They were of the view that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit would pull out all the stops to prevent Agarwal's appointment and could prop up some candidate at the last minute. That there is no love lost between Dikshit and Agarwal is no secret. She had been trying her best to get a state party president of her choice as the Agarwal-led set up had not backed her the way she would have wanted. Sources say allegations of financial bungling in the Commonwealth Games and Agarwal's tactical attacks at Dikshit helped him secure renomination. His aides say that he could have launched a public attack on Dikshit and demanded full-scale probe if he had been removed. Another term for him gels with the party policy to keep all the factions happy and, at the same time guessing. Law's too
merciful for some
A Blueline bus driver recently crushed a 22-year-old youth, firming up the government decision to phase out the private buses. The decision might be welcomed by some but it was no relief for the kin of the victim. Even if the driver is convicted, he would not get more than 2 years of jail term. To the utter shock of his grieving family members, lawyers told them their tormentor would get immediate bail while they would have to do round of courts for years before a verdict is pronounced. "The law should be changed. It is like rubbing salts on the wounds of his parents. Is that justice for their son?," Manoj, one of his friends, wondered, as the police went about the formalities. Gandhi's spirit behind artist's work
Meeting Mahatma Gandhi in 1947 remains a fond memory for Suraj Sadan, a teacher and an artist of note. Sadan is rather happy these days as the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Jamia Millia Islamia will be organising an art exhibition titled, 'Artisans of Non-Violence', which has been put together by Sadan, in the M.F. Husain Art Gallery. The exhibition will display 24 framed drawings of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. The varsity's VC Najeeb Jung will inaugurate it on November 1 and it will be open to public till November 10. Sadan has done several solo and group exhibitions in India as well as other parts of the world. He says he endeavours to let his work reflect his creative and humanistic touch, forever guided by the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi whom he had met in a post-Partition refugee centre at Kingsway Camp in Delhi. Walia angry
with cops
The alleged police laxity in letting manufacturers of spurious milk products escape a raid by health authorities a couple of days back had health minister Kiran Walia furious. She scolded senior police officials in old Delhi in full public view and all the cops could do was to offer some lame excuses. Urbane and polished, Walia has expressed her frustration and anger at the crude ways of the police quite a few times of late. She had publicly condemned cops for their insensitive handling of a sensational case in which a taxi driver had molested a boy and his sister for months before being found out and arrested. She says the police should undergo training and orientation programme to empathise with the public causes. Some police officials, though, believe that Walia's criticism is a bit over the top and she should spend some time in police stations to realise how stretched they are at work. (Contributed by Syed Ali Ahmed, Rashi Agarwal, Charu Singh and Kumar Rakesh) |
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Change lifestyle to check type II diabetes: Experts
New Delhi, October 30 To spread awareness against the widening net of the chronic disease, the Capital would witness a series of activities during November 1-14, which would be observed as "Diabetes Blue Fortnight" in the build-up to World Diabetes Day on November 14. The city would bathe in blue lights, with several monuments and offices like Akshardham Temple, Lotus Temple, etc and offices of NTPC, SAIL and GAIL lit in blue on November 13, much in tune with the global practice of "lighting of monuments". Nearly 14 per cent of the country's populace have reached the pre-diabetes stage and the picture appears no different in urban and rural areas. In an attempt to delay and control the onset of the disease, the Union health ministry has come up with a targeted intervention for the urban slums on a pilot-basis. Besides, 100 districts have been identified for diabetes and hypertension screening both in rural and urban areas. "Among 100 districts, 30 would be taken up in the first phase and mass-checking of BP and blood tests would be carried through glucometer. Building awareness is a continual exercise and some NGOs have come up. The diabetes prevention programme would be extended to urban slums and the announcement would come soon," a health official told The Tribune. Experts say more than 80 per cent of type II diabetes can be prevented by lifestyle modifications. "Following a scheduled dietary pattern, with control on saturated fat and high-calorie food, regular exercise for one hour and check-up for those with the family history of diabetes once a year, would keep the disease at bay. Awareness on issues like nutrition and obesity is still lacking," stressed Dr S K Wangnoo, endocrinologist and senior consultant at Apollo Hospital. Activities like 'wear blue campaign' forming human chain and running jingles on FM channels, quizzes and pre-diabetes screening camps would be organised during the awareness campaign. The series, to be inaugurated by health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on November 3, may be observed in other states too. Conceptualised by the World Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organisation, the global concept is not new, but fortnight-long activities have added a new dimension to the fight against diabetes. The step comes, especially after the apex health body's alarming forecast that by 2030, India would be home to an estimated 79.4 million diabetics.
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Renovated community hall of Khan Market opened
New Delhi, October 30 The work has been completed in 10 months, an NDMC official said Dikshit went around the two-storeyed building, inspecting its halls and enquiring about the provisions. The barat ghar covers an area of 818 sq m and can accommodate 500-800 persons at a time. It has been renovated at a cost of Rs 3.10 crore. Meanwhile, MLA and NDMC member Karan Singh Tanwar said that the executive engineer who was suspended amid a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) probe into some Commonwealth Games projects, was being made a scapegoat. V K Gulati from NDMC's Civil Engineering Department, who was in charge of upgrading Talkatora Indoor Stadium and Shivaji Stadium, was suspended on Thursday, just days before his retirement. "I don't believe that the engineer is at fault. The responsibility in such cases should be of the chairperson," said Gulati. "He is being made a scapegoat and attempts are being made to cover the scams that I believe extend to crores of rupees," he said. The CVC is probing allegations of cost escalation in the Talkatora project while it has also received similar complaints about the upgrading of Shivaji Stadium, which was a practice venue for the Games but work on which could not be completed before the event.
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Man dies in house blaze
New Delhi, October 30 "By the time our men reached the house, the man was dead. It seems that the victim caught fire while he was asleep. However, the situation was brought under control within minutes," said a fire official, adding that the cause of fire is not clear and the police is investigating the matter. Woman sets
self on fire
A 29-year-old woman committed suicide by setting herself on fire after an altercation with her husband in the Anand Vihar area of East Delhi today. According to the police, Priyanka poured kerosene and burnt herself to death around 4 pm. "The incident was reported around 4 pm from Gali number 10 in Hukam Singh Colony of Anand Vihar. Priyanka was married to Binku Kumar, a temporary employee of the MCD, six months ago. She had been suffering from dengue. Today, she had some dispute with her husband following which she took the extreme step," said a senior police officer, adding that by the time neighbours rushed her to hospital she died on the way. A magistrate enquiry has been ordered in the incident. 1 more fire
In yet another incident of fire, one person sustained injuries in the Vishwas Nagar area of east Delhi. |
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Metro reaches Dwarka Sect 21
New Delhi, October 30 The first Metro train for passenger service was flagged off today at 06:00 am from Dwarka Sector-21 Metro station in the presence of senior DMRC officials. With the addition of these two stations, the Metro services presently available on Line 3 (Noida to Dwarka Sector 9) and Line 4 (Anand Vihar to Dwarka Sector 9) are now extended to Dwarka Sector 8 and Dwarka Sector 21 Metro stations. With this, the total operational network of Delhi Metro has increased to approximately 156 km with 132 stations. Even with the new stations added to the line, Metro officials have assured that the frequency of coaches will remain unaffected. The commuters will continue to find every alternate train going to Noida and Anand Vihar from Yamuna Bank Metro station. |
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2 nabbed for robbing truck loaded with paint
Greater
Noida, October 30 According to the police, a truck with 934 cartons of paint left the factory in Kasna for Patna on July 13, 2010. At night driver Inderpal informed his owner Vipin Kumar that the truck had been looted by some bandits. He had been beaten up and thrown out of the truck. On August 15, Vipin lodged a report with Kasna police station, suspecting Inderpal for having looted the truck. Inderpal was arrested and sent to jail. But neither the truck nor the consignment could be
recovered. SSP, A.K. Singh said SOG in charge Vijay Prakash got the information that some criminals were taking a truck loaded with paint for disposing it of in Delhi. The police caught the criminals along with the truck near a bridge on Expressway. Two accomplices managed to flee. |
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Ghaziabad, October 30 Nisha was married to Dharmender of Bulandshar on May 11 this year, but she eloped with her lover Amit, the police said, adding both of them belonged to Muradpur village. After the couple was found in Haryana last month, Nisha was handed over to her father Phool Singh, while Amit was sent to jail on charges of abduction, the police said. Yesterday, Nisha filed a complaint against her father for allegedly lodging a fake case of abduction against Amit, who is now out on bail, and also keeping her in captivity. The woman refused to return home and wanted to stay with Amit. However, the police sent her back to her home. — PTI
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4 youths turn to robbery to
pay gambling losses
New Delhi, October 30 "Anil Verma, 25, the gang leader, Vikas Jain, 22, Danish Ahmad, 24 and Sumit Sharma, 23 were arrested in five cases of burglary amounting to more than Rs. 55,000 in cash and 100 gm of gold jewellery from Chirag Delhi area of south Delhi on Wednesday," said a senior police official. Jain is a BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) graduate from I.P. University. "The four youths were neighbours who dreamed of living a lavish lifestyle. They got involved in betting and had no recourse but to pay the money lost by taking a loan from a local money-lender at 10 percent monthly interest. To pay their mounting debt, they started to robbery," the police official said. The stolen cash, gold and other items have been recovered from the
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Liquor shop salesman shot at
Greater Noida, October 30 Some bandits landed at the shop on Friday and started firing gunshots at the salesman. When some adjoining shopkeepers came running hearing the gunshots, the assailants sped away. Sonu was wounded in the stomach. He was kept in ICU. A report has been lodged in Secunderabad Kotwali. Sonu's friend Raj Kumar said the bikers had exchanged hot words with Sonu on the price of liquor a few days ago. This attack appeared to be linked with that exchange. Some people said the liquor rates have been hiked by 10% to 20% recently in Noida, Greater Noida and other parts of UP. As a result, a number of clashes have taken place in which liquor contractors and salesmen have been beaten up. |
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