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Chilly morning, but pleasant day
Mother, son perish in fire
No licence needed to run gurdwara langar hall: Court
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‘At pandals, give priority to safety not decoration’
3 held for selling illicit liquor in ambulance
He conned by posing as airman
2 killed in accident at Barapullah flyover
MLAs get training on managing disasters
Burglary gang leader held
Airport Metro to run 24 hrs on Xmas Eve
Interceptor sewers to check pollution
in Yamuna
At 78, woman painter to hold first exhibition
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Chilly morning, but pleasant day
New Delhi, December 22 The humidity level was between 35 and 100 per cent.
After two days of bone-chilling cold, Delhiites had got some relief yesterday as mercury shot up by a few degrees in the national Capital.
The record for the lowest minimum for the month of December is 1.1 deg C recorded on the 26th of the month in 1945 and the highest maximum was 29.3 deg C on third of the month in
1987.--PTI
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Mother, son perish in fire
New Delhi, December 22 One injured person was identified as Narayan Singh (90). The police said that he had sustained 85 per cent injuries. He was admitted to the LNJP hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later in the evening. Krishna was married to his son, Rakesh. Deepak was one of his three grandsons. Narayan lived in Rohini. A few days ago, he had come to stay with Krishna and his three grandsons at their residence in Sultanpuri Dabas Village, Bawana in Outer Delhi. A police official said that about 3.30 am, a fire broke out at the residence. The fire department said that two vehicles were sent to extinguish it. Krishna and Deepak were trapped inside a room and could not be taken out. The firefighters managed to rescue Narayan. His other grandsons, Dheeraj and Kamalnath, were in another room. They escaped when the fire started. The police said that a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) was sent to the site to ascertain the cause of the fire. "The fire probably broke out due to short-circuit, according to Narayan," said the police official. Narayan's relative, Somveer who was waiting at the hospital, said, "The fire which started due to short-circuit killed two people trapped inside. Though Narayan was old, he was physically fit." |
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No licence needed to run gurdwara langar hall: Court
New Delhi, December 22 Additional sessions judge VK Bansal ordered reopening of Sundram 'langar hall' (community kitchen) of Gurdwara Baba Banda Bahadur in Mehrauli, setting aside a magisterial court order to close down the public eatery-cum-congregation hall. The magisterial court had ordered the closure of the gurdwara's langar after one Desh Raj had pleaded guilty for the alleged offence of running it without licence. "I found that according to the position of the law, as laid down by the Supreme Court, a langar hall is a part of a gurdwara and langar is run for needy people, where any devotee or any other person can take food, for which, he need not to make payment," ASJ Bansal said. The court ordered reopening of the community kitchen and hall on a plea of the Gurudwara Baba Banda Bahadur Prabandhak Committee, challenging the magisterial court's order and contending that Desh Raj had nothing to do with the running of the community kitchen. The court, agreeing with the argument of the Sikh temple's managing panel, said, "Certainly, no licence is required for running langer hall for this purpose." "It is a langar hall and not an industry, therefore, no licence for its function was required," the panel had said in its plea. "According to the documents, the langar hall was part of gurudwara and was being operated by the revisionist (prabandhak committee). Desh Raj did not have any concern with the langer hall," the judge said. The prabandhak committee submitted before the court that in the langar hall, ceremonies related to birth, death and wedding were being organised by the devotees and citizens and it was not used for commercial activities. It added that the hall was just catering to the needs of the devotees. The court ordered reopening of the gurudwara's community kitchen as the managing committee also gave an undertaking to the court that it would not use the hall for any commercial purpose. The court also asked the Mukherjee Nagar police to comply with its order and ensure reopening of the community kitchen and hall attached to the Mehrauli gurudwara. "Keeping in view the legal preposition of the law coupled with this undertaking, the revision is partly allowed. Order of closing of the Sundram Hall is hereby set aside. A copy of this order should be sent to the SHO of the Mukherjee Nagar police station for compliance," the judge said. Prosecution, however, had said that Sundram Hall had no concern with the gurdwara and it was an independent entity and is an eating house. Visiting cards were also there on record showing that it was an eating house, it had said. --PTI
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‘At pandals, give priority to safety not decoration’
New Delhi, December 22 Director of the Delhi Fire Services AK Sharma said one should prefer non-combustible materials for erecting the tents as most of the fires took place in plastic tents. "It is better to use tin or asbestos sheets. Though they don't look beautiful, they are safe," he said. "While erecting pandals, people do not take care of the electric points. Combustible materials should not be attached with power points. Most of the fire cases occur due to short circuit," he added. "People generally do not leave ample space for exit in pandals. Even if a minor fire takes place, there is no way to escape. This had happened during the fire that broke out in the community centre at Nand Nagari last month where more than a dozen eunuchs were killed," Sharma said. Keeping the Nanad Nagari fire as an example, Sharma suggested that in a pandal, there should be an exit after every 15 metre. "Generally, maximum space of the pandal goes into decoration and other purposes. This should be avoided. Significance should be given to safety, not decoration," he said. |
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3 held for selling illicit liquor in ambulance
New Delhi, December 22 Parvinder Yadav, Rakesh and Jitender, all aged around 25-26 and hailing from Haryana, were arrested yesterday night from the Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi, a police official said. The suspicion of the police was aroused after the accused sounded the siren of the ambulance while it was cruising on a traffic-free road. The police chased and arrested them and seized 21 boxes of liquor from the ambulance. They told the police that they started the illegal activity after being inspired by a film, "Once Upon a Time". Atul Kumar Verma, station house officer of Malviya Nagar, said the accused were illegally selling liquor in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after buying it from Gurgaon. "They were involved in the business for one year. Yadav was earlier employed as an ambulance driver in a hospital run by private doctor B.V. Kapoor in Gurgaon," he said. They have been sent to judicial custody, Verma said.
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He conned by posing as airman
New Delhi, December 22 The police apprehended the impersonator, Prakash Kumar, after receiving a complaint by a shopkeeper, Ram Niwas Sharma in GB Road yesterday. A police official said, "On December 14, Prakash approached Ram and introduced himself as Pawan Kumar. He gave his visiting card, which read "Pawan Kumar-Enquiry Officer" of Jet Airways. Prakash spoke to him about a Jet Airways membership scheme, which consisted of a 30 per cent discount on the airline's tickets. When Ram accepted this offer, Prakash asked him to give a cheque for Rs 100. The latter wrote a cheque of the same amount in front of the complainant. Later, Prakash changed the amount to Rs 9,100 and encashed the cheque." Ram soon learnt that he had been cheated. He spoke to some other shopkeepers at GB Road. They also said that Prakash had approached them and then duped them into drawing a cheque for the scheme. Ram lodged a complaint at the Kamla Market police station yesterday, according to the official. "We nabbed Prakash at a market in GB Road. He was trying to cheat more people. We seized a few cheques from him, which were signed by other persons. Prakash had got a cheque signed for Rs 1,000, which he later changed to Rs 41,000," added the official. The police is searching for his other victims. A case of cheating and forgery has been registered.
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2 killed in accident at Barapullah flyover
New Delhi, December 22 He had lost control of his vehicle and rammed it into an autorickshaw and then a motor cycle, thereafter killing the two persons. An eyewitness said that the driver first rammed into an electric poll. The poll fell and landed on the autorickshaw and the motorcycle, killing the two persons. A police official said that the truck driver, Abdul Rehman (26) fled the spot after the accident. He was later arrested and his medical examination conducted. Rehman did not consume alcohol, according to the police. "The three vehicles were coming from Lodhi Colony and heading towards Noida. The accident occurred at the Barapullah flyover about 5.30 pm. Rehman lost control of his vehicle and first rammed it into an autorickshaw and then a motorcycle," said the official. The motor cycle rider Sanjay Kumar (28) and the autorickshaw driver Vijay Kumar were rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre where doctors pronounced them brought dead on arrival. Meanwhile, the NDMC truck was seized. Rehman was found and arrested. A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and section 304A (causing death by negligence) was registered against him. Man shot at by neighbour
A 26-year-old man was fired at and injured by an unidentified neighbour after a dispute over a petty issue in east Delhi, the police said today. Tasleem was shot in the leg in the New Seemapuri area around 7 pm. He told the police that the assailant was a resident of the same area, but he did not know his name. --
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MLAs get training on managing disasters
New Delhi, December 22 She said that Delhi is at a high risk of earthquake, being in a seismic zone-IV. It is densely populated with many areas having non-engineered structures which further compound the vulnerability. Addressing the people at the workshop, the Chief Minister said that earlier the response to a disaster had been limited to providing relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. Now, there is need for prevention of disasters so that the loss of life, livelihood and property could be minimized. She said, "We have to develop a culture of safety. The elected representatives can substantially bring awareness on these issues. The general public must be made to understand that any panic will lead to further losses." While laying stress on the training, the Chief Minister stated that the culture of prevention and mitigation must be reflected in the training and education of children, engineers, architects and other stake-holders. She instructed the department concerned to make use of the electronic media and FM for creating awareness. Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri said that a disaster strikes in a very short time, but its effects remain for long. Disaster management covers prevention, saving one's life and that of others. Natural disasters have always been terrible. A large number of MLAs, including ministers, were present at the workshop. A mock exercise on disaster management was carried out. The vice-chairman, National Disaster Management Academy, Shashidhar Reddy, Delhi Assembly Speaker Yoganand Shastri, Delhi revenue minister A. K. Walia, chief secretary P. K. Tripathi and secretary, Revenue and Delhi Disaster Management Authority, Vijay Dev also expressed their views.
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New Delhi, December 22 His gang had been active since 1999, it said. The police's efforts to nab Nadeem had been futile, but the breakthrough came in January this year when his gang member Arif was arrested. Based on his interrogation and other inputs, the police got intelligence about his whereabouts. "Finally concrete information from a reliable source was received that Nadeem would come to Sector 1 in Dwarka to meet his accomplice. The police swung into action and laid a trap near MTNL Chowk and detained him for questioning. "Upon interrogation, the suspect tried to dodge the police by giving false versions and tried to flee the spot. But the team kept quizzing and nailed him down," Anil Kumar Ojha, deputy commissioner of police, south-west district, said. Nadeem told the police that he had committed several burglaries in Dwarka. "He had started operating in Dwarka of late and committed several burglaries in the area along with his accomplices Arif, Mullah Shakil and Master Yusuf," Ojha said. After ransacking the targeted houses, they used to divide the booty and spend the same on expensive apparels, luxury pubs and discos, he said. Four pairs of gold earring, two gold rings, one pair of silver anklet and other items have been seized from the accused. --PTI
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Airport Metro to run 24 hrs on Xmas Eve
New Delhi, December 22 "We look forward to provide a hassle-free travel to the commuters visiting the Sacred Heart Cathedral church near the Shivaji Stadium station. The Midnight Mass usually continues till 3 am. Hence, our 24-hour service will help the commuters to come back home from the church late at night," said a Reliance Infrastructure spokesperson. Reliance Metro has also arranged for bus service at the Dwarka Sector 21 station. These buses will pick and drop commuters from the Dwarka area during the night time. |
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Interceptor sewers to check pollution
in Yamuna
New Delhi, December 22 To ensure that only treated effluent is discharged into the Yamuna in its Delhi stretch, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has prepared a plan for laying interceptor sewers along three major drains: Najafgarh, Shahdara and Supplementary. The interceptor will ensure protection of the river and major drains from any untreated effluent. The sewage from over 1,600 unauthorized colonies, including rural villages and J.J. clusters, will be trapped before it reaches the major drains and will be taken to the nearest Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). This would also ensure that the three major drains, which account for 75 per cent of the pollution problem, receive only the treated effluent and therefore, the quality of water entering the river will improve substantially. A 59-km sewer will be laid along the three major drains of Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara to intercept sewage flowing from the subsidiary small drains. This sewage will be conveyed to the nearest treatment plant to ensure that only the treated sewage is discharged. Further, the interceptor sewer concept would need only a couple of additional treatment plants in the next two to three years. M/s Engineers India Ltd has been appointed as a consultant for the the project. The work has been awarded to three different agencies for completing it on time. |
At 78, woman painter to hold first exhibition
New Delhi, December 22 In a tribute to the heritage of the capital city, Lohtia is exhibiting a series of her oil paintings on monuments in Delhi to mark New Delhi's centenary celebrations. The exhibition that was inaugurated last evening will continue till December 24. Lohtia developed a passion for art ever since she attended some evening classes of an art school in Delhi in her youth. But home, family and an embroidery factory took away most of Lohtia's time, keeping her away from painting. But a shift to America at the age of 60 brought a new turn in Lohtia's life. "I shifted to America where my daughters live. With extra time in hand, I decided to paint again and my daughters were extremely supportive of my decision. They asked me to paint for their homes and that's what I did while living the dream of my youth," she said. It was Lohtia's daughters who suggested to her that she hold an exhibition of her works and everything followed after. "It was very difficult to find an art gallery which was ready to exhibit my works but eventually things started falling in place. Although I have been late in pursuing my dreams but it has happened. It seems that all this is part of destiny," she says. The nearly-80-year-old Lohtia through her exhibition "The Living Legends of Delhi" has tried to capture Delhi's towering monuments, imposing mosques, tombs, and exotic gardens. Uma Lohtia spent hours at the sites absorbing their beauty and trying to get the perfect composition for her paintings. "I have been to these monument sites as a child but have truly absorbed their beauty only now. It's fascinating how every nook and corner of these sites display brilliance of architecture," she says. From the Old Fort to Jama Masjid, from Qutub Minar to Diwan-e-Khas, Lohtia has tried to perfect every shade of the brick in her paintings. The 78-year-old has been painting for exhibition since January this year and completed 30 paintings on monuments in October. She says the effort while tiresome was completely worth it. "It is not easy; I wish I was younger and more agile. I wish I had started this much earlier... But doing it even now is not so bad. I feel you can start singing at any age; you can start painting at any age; you just need to have the desire to do it," she says. Lohtia intends to paint temples for her next series of paintings. --PTI
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