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DK gangrape 4th accused held
Acid thrown on child, mom, grandmom
Mandi House Metro line to decongest Rajiv Chowk station
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Two Metro trains with
6 coaches before Dec-end
Experts decry low representation of women at workplace
MCD sits on scholarship money for SC/ST students
ATM tampered with, Rs 64.50 lakh stolen
Cop arrests wrong man to save self
In winter, eat right for skin
Teens obsessed with mobiles: Survey
Chatterati
Noida police launches online security system
MPs take part in 15-km car rally
Cold, cloudy day in Delhi
Guard hurt in roof collapse
Software engineer accuses friend of rape
More than 20,000 litre adulterated diesel seized
College guard guns down burglar
Delhi trader shot at
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DK gangrape 4th accused held
New Delhi, December 5 abducted the 30-year-old Mizo woman from close to her house in Mochi village of South Delhi in the wee hours of November 24. With his arrest, four of the five accused are in police net now while the gang leader Kamru, alias Mobile, is still absconding. "We have arrested the fourth person involved in the rape case and we will shortly get Kamru, who is still absconding. Police teams are on hot pursuit of him and we in fact spotted him once, but he managed to give us the slip," said a senior police official from the district. While Shamshad and Usman were arrested from Dhaujj village in Haryana's Mewat region on December 2, another accused Shahid had surrendered in a Faridabad court to evade arrest in the case. The Delhi police managed to get his custody yesterday. Strengthening the case against the two arrested, the victim had yesterday identified Usman and Shamshad during a Test Identification Parade (TIP) at Tihar jail. Though the accused had shaved of their heads before their arrests to make sure that they were not identified, the official said, the victim "correctly" identified the duo among those who were presented before her for identification. Shahid has been brought from Faridabad to the Capital after police secured a production warrant, and presented in court which sent him to judicial custody. |
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Acid thrown on child, mom, grandmom
New Delhi, December 5 The victims have been identified as Ramrati (60), mother of Naresh, his sister-in-law, Kiran (29), and nephew Shanty (2). The accused, Amarjeet Singh, was later arrested. The incident was reported from the victims' residence at 3-32, Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri around 3.30 pm. According to the police, Amarjeet and Naresh were good friends once. However, a dispute took place between the two over some financial matter. Yesterday afternoon, Amarjeet came to Naresh's house though he was not present. "He came looking for Naresh, but when his mother told Amarjeet that he was not in the house, he threw acid on the women. A young boy of two years was in the lap of his sister-in-law. He was injured as well. When they raised the alarm, he tried to run away, but neighbours managed to catch him. He was handed over to the police," said a police official close to investigation. A case has been filed against Amarjeet in Kalyanpuri police station while the injured were rushed to Lal Bahadur Hospital. Ramrati and Shanty were discharged after preliminary treatment, but Kiran was referred to GTB Hospital. Interrogation revealed that Amarjeet and Naresh were friends. Naresh is a carpenter. Earlier, they worked together at a house to make furniture. Some dispute arose between them and Naresh allegedly pulled the turban off Amarjeet's head. "Since then, Amarjeet had a grudge against him. During investigation, he told that earlier also he had planned to attack him, but could not get the opportunity," the officer said. Amarjeet is said to have told the police that he did not wish to hurt the child. |
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Mandi House Metro line to decongest Rajiv Chowk station
A DMRC official said that the line was mainly planned to decongest Rajiv Chowk station. However, the project still awaits the Centre's nod, the official added. "This is a very important link. Our priority is to decongest the Rajiv Chowk station. So, the board of directors of the Delhi Metro decided to finish all preparatory works before the Phase-III is approved by the Centre," added Kumar Keshav, director (Projects), Delhi Metro. "To save time pending the Centre's nod, Delhi Metro has already completed the preliminary work like conducting topographical and geo-technical surveys, finalising the design for the new stations and floating tenders for construction of the stretch at a cost of Rs 400 crore," he said. While the civil work will cost Rs 450 crore, total cost of the entire 3.2-km corridor is Rs 800 crore that includes signalling and other works. Metro in Phase-III will add 65 km to the current network in Delhi. This three-station underground stretch of 3.2 km with two stations -- Janpath and Mandi House -- is likely to be inaugurated at least a year before other lines of the project are opened in 2015. "If everything goes as planned, the new stations in Mandi House and Janpath will divert crowd from Rajiv Chowk and ease pressure station which registers an average footfall of over 4 lakh passengers every day. The Central Secretariat-Mandi House line, once completed, will be integrated with the Central Secretariat- Badarpur corridor, thus providing another link between East and South Delhi. The station will also provide another terminal to commuters in the very popular Connaught Place circle," said one of the chief engineers assigned on the line. The small stretch is part of the Central Secretariat-Red Fort standard gauge line, but the Delhi Metro is aiming to finish the line till Mandi House by 2014. "Since these preliminary works will take almost six months, we thought of completing them now rather than starting them after getting the nod. We will save almost six months now. All preparatory works have been completed. Work on the 3.2-km stretch will begin immediately after the Centre's nod," said a DMRC spokesperson. |
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Two Metro trains with
6 coaches before Dec-end
New Delhi, December 5 Extensive tests and trial runs are being done daily at night on Line-3 so that they are put into service before the end of December. The additional coaches would be able to carry about 600 more passengers per trip. A four-coach train has a carrying capacity ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 passengers. The six-coach train will be able to carry about 1,800 to 2,100 passengers per trip. New coaches will be added to the existing four-coach trains to form a six-coach
train. DMRC is ensuring that a team of seven-eight engineers work on these six-coach trains every day. The tests are carried out on mainline. These tests are conducted during night only as it is not possible to run them during daytime because of high frequency of passenger service. Till now, the engineers have completed all the rolling stock tests and within next 10 days, they are likely to complete the dynamic tests and service trials to make the first-ever six-coach train ready for service. At present, DMRC has commissioned 188 train sets of four coaches each and by the end of 2011, the fleet will have 208 trains. Out of 208 trains, 113 will be of four coaches and 95 trains will have six coaches. |
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Experts decry low representation of women at workplace
New Delhi, December 5 Ramachandran was speaking today on the second day of the two-day fifth national conference on 'Women Leadership Roles - The way forward' organised by the All-India Management Association. The conference saw some charged panel discussions and speeches by renowned women leaders. The discussions focused on factors affecting the next generation women leaders and mapping the ways to deal with them. Kamal Singh, director, AIMA said, "Through this conference, we hope to bring together women leaders who have excelled in their fields and have brought about a shift in the mindset of the people and society." "The abysmally low representation of women at all levels of the workforce in India is a cause of great concern and requires changes at the legal and regulatory level," said Sudha Pillai, member secretary, planning commission. She added, "During the freedom struggle, our leaders never discriminated against women and we had greater representation of women in leadership. They were ministers first and women later." A.K. Balyan, CEO, Petronet, said, "Women have tremendous power to transform society." He went ahead to explain the characteristics required for being great leaders and how women have unique leadership attributes like persuasion, team building, facing adversity, problem solving and decision making. Balyan also stressed on the need for women to tackle the work and life balance in an effective manner by networking on a daily basis and by choosing the right mentor. Meanwhile, Ramachandran stressed on the need to remove roadblocks such as gender inequality, lack of role model, disrespect and societal unacceptability for women. She said "the three mantras" for a woman to rise are self-confidence, competitiveness and contribution to society. |
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MCD sits on scholarship money for SC/ST students
New Delhi, December 5 The civic agency had announced to give scholarship of Rs 1,000 to students belonging to SC and ST category studying in all the MCD schools in February this year. An amount of Rs 15 crore approximately was allocated to education department for the purpose, which had to be released to the students by March 31. Whereas, even as the year has come to an end the money has still not been distributed to students. The commission has asked the civic agency about the reasons causing the delay in the disbursement of the scholarship within seven to eight days or else it will be issued summons. The commission's intervention was sought by the municipal teachers after their attempt failed to bring the money to students. "We approached the commission as the money which was supposed to be distributed to students latest by March 31 has still no records with the corporation. The scheme was announced in 2009-2010 financial year and supposed to be funded from the non-plan funds of the corporation. According to sources, the MCD had taken signatures from the students on the forms along with their caste certificate. The teachers said that due to the delay of nine months, many students will not be able to get the benefit. "So many students passed out in March and many others dropped or shifted to other schools. They would be left out of the scholarship as tracing them will be a difficult task now," said one municipal teachers requesting anonymity. However, the municipal commissioner has also ordered internal inquiry in the matter and assured the SC commission to take the matter seriously. |
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ATM tampered with, Rs 64.50 lakh stolen
Ghaziabad, December 5 According to circle officer Praveen Ranjan Singh, four employees of Writer Safeguards, the firm which deposits cash in PNB ATMs, are the prime suspects. "The four employees, identified as Shashi Shekhar, Ravi Ranjan, Deepak Tomar and Madan Pal, had deposited Rs 76 lakh around 7.45 pm on Saturday. By 9.15 pm, about Rs 64.50 lakh was withdrawn from the machine and there was just Rs 11.50 lakh left," he said. The ATM cabin had two CCTV cameras, of which one was defunct. The footage showed a man entering the cabin wrapped in a blanket. However, the face is not visible, Singh said. The blanket was recovered inside the ATM cabin on Sunday. "The cash depositing security agency staff usually have a 12-digit password with which they open the ATM cabinet to deposit cash. In this case, the money was not siphoned off by any card but taken out by opening the machine box. No tampering marks were found anywhere else on the machine," he said. "Apart from these persons, no one else knew the password. We suspect that either these men have opened the machine themselves or might have given the password to anyone else," he said. The four employees have been detained and investigations are on, he
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Cop arrests wrong man to save self
Ghaziabad, December 5 After being released on bail, he never appeared for the hearings and court issued warrants against him. But, the Loni police could not search him in his native village, they said. To protect himself from the court's heat, police sub-inspector Kamal Singh arrested another man with the same name and a similar father's name and impersonated him the actual accused (Ravinder). "He was Ravinder, son of Lal Chand of Sadak Pur village and not Sabak Pur. Both the villages are situated at distance of 12 kilometres in the Loni area," they said. Singh sent another Ravinder to jail instead of the actual accused, who was absconding. The wife of Ravinder of Sadak Pur village filed a complaint for the wrongful detention of her husband and she informed the matter to court which took the notice of complaint and directed the police to produce the sureties of accused Ravinder on December
7. — PTI |
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In winter, eat right for skin
"Yes, it is possible to eat one's way to good skin! We just need to hydrate our skin by consuming plenty of liquids and the right food," said Aparna Tandon, senior nutritionist, VLCC Nutri-Diet Clinic. "A lot of vegetables are available in winter; so vegetable juices can be made using spinach, beetroot and amla among others," said Tandon. "Tomatoes are also good for the skin and help keep it moist and glowing." Dry skin needs to be moisturised not only from outside but also from within by continuous consumption of water and other fluids. Tandon names a few juices that are good for the skin whenever available fresh. "One can have orange juice, guava juice and coconut water which not only tastes well, but is rich in vitamins as well. Most fruit juices are good for the skin, but they should be in natural form, not packaged." She also explains snacking can be good and there is always something healthy to munch, whether you are a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. "Snacking is a good thing if one has the right snacks. You can have salmon which has Omega-3 fatty acids. Vegetarians can have flax seed, and nuts like almonds are the best, they have Vitamin-E and protein which is good for the skin's elasticity," she said. "You can also have fruit chaat and sprout chaat. Sprouts are the only form in which pulses give Vitamin C," she added. Divya Mathur, a senior nutritionist, seconds Tandon's stand on flax seed but has some winter specific ideas when it comes to selecting the right food for glowing skin. "Flax seeds are warm and can be sprinkled over salads making them a very good winter snack," Mathur said. "Apart from flax seed, you can have high fibre food like white oats, oat bran, you can make upma and poha, vegetable juices like beetroot and amla are also really good for the skin," said Mathur. She feels it is possible to have tasty, but healthy food. "If one wants to have something that is tasty one can have grilled and tandoori fish items, but not fried." Also, it is important to have knowledge of different vitamins in different foods that are good for the skin. Delhi-based model Purvi Ahuja says it is important to consume a lot of water so that the skin can be rid of toxins. "I drink plenty of liquids to keep my skin hydrated. I also try to avoid oily food. As long as one eats fresh vegetables and fruits, that's all you need. It is possible to eat your way to good skin; it worked for me," she said. Model Sonalika Sahay said: "I don't follow a set diet, but I'm particular about eating the right stuff like lots of salads and liquids. Yes, it is important to eat right, not only for your skin but for your body as well."
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Teens obsessed with mobiles: Survey
New Delhi, December 5 The survey "Toy to Tool" found that 88 per cent of adolescents aged between 15 and 18 years possess mobile phones. Over 66 per cent of them between 16 and 18 years want to carry mobile phones to schools, it said. The survey, conducted in Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Patna, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chandigarh and Dehradun, interviewed 2,000 parents and 2,500 students. It observed that many children were using their phones not only for talking but also for sending SMSes and MMSes and chatting. Assocham secretary-general D.S. Rawat said that despite school structures and policies, the ground reality was that more than two-third of teens confessed that they used cell phones inside the school premises when they should not. The survey states that if the tendency of increased dependence on mobile phones prevails among teenagers, it could develop into their habitual addiction. Mobile phone handsets are taking centrestage in the lives of metropolitan teenagers, who often send or receive dozens of emails a day while eating, attending school or even taking a bath, highlighted the survey. The survey said the teenagers who excessively use cell phones are prone to abnormalities like disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue. The study found that 71 per cent of teens want their handsets to be equipped with MP3 gadgets to play music, while 70 per cent want camera phones. They use their phones to send emails to their friends, to read books, listen to music and surf the internet. Over 90 per cent of the parents said they bought mobile phones for their children so that they indulge in their own world and not disturb them. "In fact, they are also concerned that their children should not mix with bad company but play with mobile handsets," the survey said. Parents also find it convenient to contact their kids any time through the mobile phones. However, some of them are not fully aware of the evils of a cell phone and they feel that their children be allowed to use a handset . However, 56 per cent of the parents felt that students should not be allowed to carry mobile phones, especially during classroom sessions. According to the survey, even the telecom operators have launched low priced vouchers starting from Rs 10 as their marketing strategy to attract children who only send and receive messages. The survey said that around 20 messages were sent by each student per day while 56 per cent of teenage girls almost text 50 messages everyday.
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Chatterati
People are wondering whether he is a real threat to the Congress or is he going to fade away like Kuldeep Bishnoi of Haryana. There is a strong resemblance between the two. Kuldeep's father who was a Congress veteran, Bhajan Lal and Jagan's father YSR were at one time indispensable for the Congress. Kuldeep has always displayed a burning desire and impatience to become the Chief Minister of Haryana. Jagan seems to be going the same way. His brashness is there for all to see. The fathers of both the young men have had a history of rebellion which the sons have inherited. The Congress hopes that Andhra in the end will go the Haryana way. Hooda has won over Kuldeep's supporters and the new Chief Minister of Andhra will hopefully poach into Jagan's support base. Making personal attacks on the Gandhi family is not always a good idea and the Congress will not easily forget that. MPs make the best
of both worlds
He met the Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Aamir has always been known to take up social issues effectively. Through his various films like Tare Zameen Par, Peepli Live, he has highlighted these issues. If this has anything to do with the actor's campaign for Oscar for Peepli Live, then it's a good start. The movie and the issue highlighted farmer's suicide and the issue on poverty at the grassroot level in India. Aamir Khan got all the attention of the parliamentarians. The holiday mood of our MPs is continuing. It's a good time for some of the MPs as it is a kind of a paid holiday. They go around checking new malls and eating joints . In the evening too, they are busy as they end up dining in some MP's house together, at the cost of exchequers. It's a shame that the deadlock is of no value to our members of Parliament. Anish Kapoor, the global artist
The return of artist Anish Kapoor exceeded expectations even for someone of his stature. Sonia Gandhi chose to inaugurate the event. That itself pitched the showing at the level that most artist can only dream of. Besides, the cultural secretary and worthies from the British government and of course the MDs did the necessary genuflection. Mrs Gandhi used the platform to highlight the fact that the Indian cities need to focus more on public art, not just from gigantic figures like Anish, but also from best of local talent in our country. Indian-born Anish Kapoor staunchly sees himself as a global artist with a strong sense of origin. His gigantic sculptures evoke strong emotions in the view and he has reason to be proud that his message has cut nationalities and even age groups. Now soon Anish's show is travelling to Bombay. |
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Noida police launches online security system
Noida, December 5 "Here is an industrially advanced town inhabited by millionaires and labourers. Industrial and commercial products worth crores are dispatched from the premises of multinational corporations. The prosperity of the region attracts a number of job seekers and criminals from other parts of the country," he said. The SSP added, "Labourers, tenants, drivers, domestic servants, rickshaw pullers, security guards and junk dealers make up for a sizeable floating population whose antecedents have never been verified. Crime and thefts will flourish in any similar scenario." The SSP disclosed that the Noida police had made a study of law and order in the city. The police lacks the infrastructure of metro cities. Functions like the Commonwealth Games and VIP visits keep the cops on their toes as the priorities keep changing. The police has now launched a campaign that everybody should have an identity card and vehicles should be properly locked. In certain sectors, vehicles thefts are a routine. The SSP advised some steps for the safety of vehicles such as steering lock, gear and wheel locks and GPS tracker. |
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MPs take part in 15-km car rally
New Delhi, December 5 The rally was flagged off by Vice-President Hamid Ansari at Constitution Club where drivers were given a clue to find out their destination. Sanjay Jaiswal, Lok Sabha member from Purvi Champaran in Bihar, won the rally and was awarded a trophy by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The Speaker did not lose the opportunity to send a subtle message to the MPs on ending the logjam in Parliament. "Best Driver is one who does not cause a jam himself and neither allows any one else to cause a jam. I think this applies to Parliament as well," she said at the awards distribution ceremony. Unlike usual rallies, this event, a brainchild of BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy, was not about speed but the one that sought to put forth a message about road safety and the need to obey traffic rules, including the speed limit. A 10-member jury led by Formula-1 test driver Karun Chandhok was empowered to knock off points for changing lanes and exceeding the speed limit which was set at 35 km/h. There were speed marshals on the way to check any violations. Former Rajasthan MP V P Singh, who drove a Porsche 911 to the rally, was a favourite among shutterbugs. Among those who participated were Navin Jindal, Agatha Sangma, Kirti Azad. First-time MP Mausam Noor participated in the rally along with her husband Mirza Kayesh Begg. The two celebrated their first wedding anniversary today. |
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Cold, cloudy day in Delhi
New Delhi, December 5 The maximum humidity was 95 per cent and minimum was 51 per cent. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhiites can look forward to a sunny yet cold day on Monday. "Sky will be clear and days will get colder in the coming week as the temperatures will dip further. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 22 and 8 degree Celsius," an IMD official said.
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Guard hurt in roof collapse
New Delhi, December 5
According to the police, the incident took place at A block of Dilshad Colony in the Seemapuri area this afternoon. "There was a four-storey building where some workers were working. The roof of the fourth floor collapsed in which one Khaberan (65) was injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is said to be stable," said a police official. |
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Software engineer accuses friend of rape
Noida, December 5 The incident came to light on Saturday when the 26-year-old woman, originally from Guwahati in Assam, filed a complaint with the police. A rape case has been registered. According to the police, the woman, a resident of Sector 22, complained that Shivalik Ghosh, also a software engineer, befriended her through a matrimonial website and promised to marry her. Ghosh, a resident of Gurgaon, raped her on several occasions and later refused to marry her. On some occasions, he came to her house and raped her after lacing her drinks with sedative, the victim's complaint said.
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More than 20,000 litre adulterated diesel seized
New Delhi, December 5 "No arrest could be made as the people there managed to flee. We have seized the tankers and efforts are on to identify the owner of the property," said a police official. |
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College guard guns down burglar
Ghaziabad, December 5 Superintendent of police (rural) M.M. Baig said around 3.30 am, six burglars entered the institute. Security guard Subhash, who was on duty on the second floor of the building, challenged the burglars and one of them fired at him, he said. In defence, the guard fired from a rifle, hitting a burglar, Baig said. The police reached the spot and rushed the injured criminal to hospital where he died. He was identified as Mukesh, a native of a village in the Masuri area, the police said. A country-made pistol and two empty cartridges were found lying on the spot of
firing. — IANS |
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Delhi trader shot at
New Delhi, December 5 Kalra, who deals in metal scrap, was returning home from work around 9 pm when the bikers attacked him. "Two persons opened fire on Kalra. He received one bullet injury. The assailants managed to flee," said a police official, adding that case of attempt to murder has been lodged and investigations are on. According to officials, Kalra has told the police that he does not have rivalry with anyone. |
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New Delhi, December 5
New Delhi, December 5
With winter setting in, there is a lot of tasty and tempting food around. And the road to good skin doesn't need to be bland; it can, in fact, be enjoyable, Tandon said.
As the page 3 chatterati are busy discussing the various scams in the country, the Congress leaders are trying to put their house in order. At the moment, their major problem seems to be Jaganmohan Reddy from Andhra.
Our members of Parliament are in a holiday mood. All are together in the Capital nowadays. They go to Parliament for an hour in the morning and then have their own programmes for the day. Some take rounds of various ministers for their constituency work; some are seen lunching together with friends at famous joints. The BJP leaders use this time effectively discussing their next agenda on how to create a pitch on various corruption issues in the country. But, last week all the MPs across party lines were together to welcome film actor Aamir Khan to Parliament. This actor belongs to a group called "Citizen Alliance" that generates public awareness on malnutrition.