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CBSE Exams Begin
Semester row: DUTA submits writ in court
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MCD to rein in parking mafia
57 tumours removed from Nigerian’s uterus
Expo centre, Gt Noida’s answer to Pragati
Maidan?
Body in bag: Girl killed by live-in partner
Collection van robbed
2 women fall to death
9 yrs on, man held for
rape, kidnap
Man gets 10-year RI for rape
Father, son looted of
cash, valuables
Two water plants may close for
a few days
Electrician electrocuted
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CBSE Exams Begin
New Delhi, March 1 Anuj Srivastava, a class XII student from Ahlcon Public School, said, "The physics paper was definitely not easy. I was well prepared even then I missed the last two questions as the paper was very lengthy. I think my extensive preparation has gone waste as I will certainly miss out on marks for the questions I have missed." Sarita Kapoor, a physics teacher with a South Delhi MCD school, said, "I would not describe the paper as tough though my students have been complaining about it. The paper was set from within the course and there were a few tricky questions that the students have found challenging. However, there were an equal number of easy questions that most students should have been able to manage. It was a balanced paper. The competent students will do well and the not-so-competent will grumble." Nishi Chadha, a class XII student from Bluebells School, said, "The paper was too long and as a result I had no time to do revision. I had prepared hard for the paper and could deal with most questions, including the tricky questions but as the paper was so long I had no time to revise. I did not find the paper difficult, but it was not easy either." Another student, Manish Talwar, from a South Delhi MCD school, said, "The paper was very tough. I did not know many questions despite preparing hard. A lot of questions were tricky and needed careful thinking. Also, the paper was too long and this was definitely a tough beginning to the boards. I am just not confident about my performance in this paper." On the other hand, Latika, from Mothers International, said, "The physics paper was not tough. All the questions were set from the course. I was able to tackle them to my satisfaction. At least I should have no problem with this paper though some students are complaining. I hope the other papers turn out like this one."
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Semester row: DUTA submits writ in court
New Delhi, March 1 "We shall follow the matter in the court now. We will try our best to present our case before the court, but as of now we have no intentions of dishonoring the court orders. We will abide by whatever is asked from us." said DUTA president Aditya Narayan Mishra. Another DUTA executive member said that teachers did speak of their grievances against the semester system and some have also decided to mobilize teachers on the issue. While DUTA doesn't want any legal trouble, teachers are still not happy with the current state of affairs in the university. Distribution of leaflets in the university amongst teachers informing them of the shortcomings of semester system is likely to take place in the next couple of days.
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MCD to rein in parking mafia
New Delhi, March 1 Chairman of Standing Committee Yogender Chandolia said he has already met the city police commissioner and sought his help in better parking management and curbing the menace of certain unscrupulous parking contractors. The MCD is working to check unauthorised parking sites with the help of Delhi Traffic Police, he said in the meeting of the Standing Committee of the corporation. "As a result where there were 116 authorised parking sites till December-end, today we have no-objection certificates (NoCs) for more sites, taking the total to 295," he said. He said the MCD will register FIRs whenever it gets complaints of running of illegal parking sites and charging of more than the approved rates. "It has come to MCD's notice that some contractors are fleecing the public by charging more than the approved rates. They are also parking more than the permissible number of vehicles by occupying more than the authorised area," he said. "The MCD will hand over cases of violation to the police and seek the help of Crime Branch to unearth the nexus of parking contractors. It is expected that such hard steps will enable the MCD to earn more revenue as well as stop public harassment," Chandolia said. He said the effort of the MCD is to see that illegal parking sites are either removed or converted into regular parking sites. "We are in the process of identifying more parking sites. Municipal councillors and zonal deputy commissioners have been requested to identify potential sites within the area of their jurisdiction. The MCD will take up the matter with the traffic police for giving NoCs," he said. It appeared that a parking mafia is active in some parking sites, he said and warned the contractors that violation of terms and conditions will lead to cancellation of their contracts. Illegal parking sites have resulted in big revenue losses to the MCD which is already going through a financial crisis. The remunerative project cell of the MCD had earlier compiled a list of such illegal parking sites and decided to take steps to convert them into legal ones. About 900 vehicles are added to Delhi roads every day and parking space has turned out to be a serious problem for citizens. |
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57 tumours removed from Nigerian’s uterus
New Delhi, March 1 It wasn't a unique surgery (myomectomy), but the very fact that the entire uterus was studded with multiple fibroids and the womb had to be retained, made the surgery a skillful affair for senior consultant, IVF and infertility, Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj, surgeon who operated Florence. Interestingly, in African countries the fertility rate is believed to be pretty high and women look forward to planning out their families even after 40 contrary to the western and some parts of Asia where conception level is said to have diminished considerably. The reasons attributed to it are dietary pattern and environmental condition, said Dr Archana. Florence had lost all hope of conceiving after doctors back in Nigeria told her that her uterus has to be removed (hysterectomy) as the fibroids had outgrown in size and number. However, it was with her sister-in-law, who was undergoing in-vitro-fertilisation procedure at Delhi-based Kalra Hospital, she came to India and all tumours were removed while preserving the uterus. "One week back the woman came to us with enlarged tumours that were detected 20 years back in Nigeria. Over the years it had increased to become a big mass and it required skill to remove the tumours without damaging the womb as the woman wanted to have baby," she said. Even as such tumours are not fatal and with a pretty low malignancy-they should not be neglected to avoid infertility. "In this case, the patient's condition was ignored and thus it went on to affect her fertility level. Besides, these tumours cause physical discomfort and extensive bleeding during menstrual cycle and the surgery. The surgery is a normal procedure and the tumours are quite common in the general population," Dr Archana said.
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Expo centre, Gt Noida’s answer to Pragati
Maidan?
Greater Noida, March 1 Mart owners feel that in the years to come, it will be at par with Shanghai Mart. However, some feel that distance from Delhi hotels was hindrance to business visitors. One of the mart owners Ravi K Passi of National Centre for Design and Product Development told The Tribune, "Though Pragati Maidan's easy approachability is an advantage, traffic congestion around it during fairs gives a nightmare to Delhi residents. At India Expo Centre here, development is at par with international mart complexes. It is an entirely air-conditioned complex." "For a foreign buyer who comes here after covering a distance of thousands of kilometers, just 20 km is irrelevant," said Passi. Another mart owner Rahul Dhall of H Lal International echoes similar views. He said, "In the next few years, this complex infrastructure will be at par with Shanghai Mart. A hotel is being developed inside the complex. Distance does not matter for genuine buyer." However, not all agree with this viewpoint and felt that Pragati Maidan is a better option. Shafaat Ahmad Khan of Moradabad who had a stall at the fair said, "Pragati Maidan attracts more foreign buyers. At India Expo Centre, we are getting less than 40 per cent of the business which we used to get at Pragati Maidan." He attributes the long distance and commuting problems the cause of low turnout at the centre. Some attribute lack of accommodation as hindrance to expo centre's growth. "There are no five star hotels in the city. Shuttle bus service provided by the management is no solution. The authorities have to develop five star and three star hotels if they want to attract foreign investment," said Meenakshee Singha of Ajanta Export House. Manju Gupta of Kumar Exports, said, "There is no airport in the twin cities which is the major factor in low turnout of foreign buyers at the centre. I fail to understand why the Jewar airport project is being held up when the state government has offered to fund the project," she asked. "We have requested the management to hold retail fairs too at the centre where exporters could sell their export rejections or normal goods to the domestic buyers," said Passi.
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Body in bag: Girl killed by live-in partner
New Delhi, March 1 According to Ashok Chand, DCP (Crime), although Gehlot is on the run, his close relative Naveen Shokeen, who was aware of the murder and had even helped Gehlot after it, had been arrested. "Shokeen, a resident of Nangloi, is a close relative of Gehlot and the police picked him up for questioning, during which he confessed having being aware of the murder and even meeting the accused after the crime. We have booked him for providing a hideout to Gehlot at his home and charged him under sections 201 and 202 (intentionally harbouring and concealing an accused) of the Indian Penal Code," said Chand addressing the media at the police headquarters today evening. Shokeen told the police that Gehlot, after killing Solanki with a sharp-edged weapon, had asked for his car to dispose of the body. However, he did not provide the car, after which Gehlot had hired a taxi. According to Chand, Gehlot met Shokeen on February 13 and again after five days, and had stayed with him for close to a week. A graduate from College of Vocational Studies of Delhi University, Gehlot completed his postgraduation in tourism from the same college and later did a diploma in French Language from an institute of south Delhi. He joined Indian Airlines as a crew member in 2006 and resided in the official accommodation at Air India Colony, Vasant Vihar. According to Chand, he came into the contact of Solanki in 2009 and developed intimacy with her. "In September, Gehlot and Solanki went to Banglore. They returned to Delhi in November 2010 and started living together in a rented accommodation in the Hari Nagar area of west Delhi. However, they did not tell their parents about the place they were living," said Chand, adding that it was not clear whether the two were married. Solanki graduated from Delhi University and had also done LLB. After completing her studies, she joined Convergys and then IBM Daksh, Gurgaon. She remained in touch with her parents through the phone and also visited them, but never invited them to her house. Raju hails from Navada village in Uttam Nagar.
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Collection van robbed
New Delhi, March 1 The toll collection van was intercepted and robbed at gunpoint near Rewari village and the robbers fled the spot after snatching the money. The incident took place about 100 meters from the Bawana toll tax booth. "The cash van had collected the money from Bawana toll booth and barely gone 100 meters when four persons intercepted it and decamped with the money within minutes. They came on foot and were carrying countrymade revolvers," said a police official. |
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2 women fall to death
New Delhi, March 1 In the first incident reported from Vinod Nagar, a housewife, Sheetal, fell from the roof where she had gone to dry clothes. In the second incident, a 42-year-old maid,Phagun, fell from the roof where she had gone to bring carpet. The incident happened in Mayur Vihar. TNS |
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9 yrs on, man held for
rape, kidnap
New Delhi, March 1 The accused has been identified as Kalwa, alias Virender. On February 23, the police received information that Kalwa was hiding at Shivaya village in Ghaziabad. A raid was conducted, but Kalwa managed to run. Later, he was arrested from the Apsara border in Delhi, police officials said. "The accused used to work as a daily wager. To meet his expenses, he took to crime and along with his brothers-- Mukesh, Shivnee and Rajesh-- hatched a conspiracy and abducted a girl for ransom," said a senior police official. |
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Man gets 10-year RI for rape
Ghaziabad, March 1 Additional district and session judge Lal Bahadur also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Kusmuddin. According to prosecution, the 26-year-old youth eloped with the girl, a resident of Sahibabad, on July 20, 2009, and kept her for one month in the city. He later refused to marry the girl after establishing a physical relationship with her. The victim then filed a police complaint after which the arrest took
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Father, son looted of
cash, valuables
Ghaziabad, March 1 The incident occurred late on Monday at the Nai Basti wholesale market where Suresh Chandra and Nitin were counting the day’s earnings when the robbers stormed in, armed with guns.
— IANS
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Two water plants may close for
a few days
New Delhi, March 1 The board has planned to curtail the supplies from two treatment plants at Wazirabad and Chandrawal for the next few days following high ammonia levels in the Yamuna river, a DJB official said. The places that would be affected include north, central and parts of west and south Delhi till Tuesday afternoon and if the problem is still not solved, the plant might have to face a shutdown, he said. The two plants supply 210 million gallons of water every day on an average, making up for one-third of Delhi's demand. "The ammonia content in the Yamuna raw water is against the normal quantity of 0.6 ppm (parts per million), but we are yet to ascertain the exact level of ammonia content in the river," said the official.
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Electrician electrocuted
New Delhi, March 1 According to the police, the victim, Sunil Kumar, had gone to fit electric wires at a residence when the mishap took place around 2 pm. Sunil was rushed to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where he was declared brought dead. "We are investigating if there was any foul play or it was just an accident," said a police official. |
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