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11 hurt in Malviya Nagar cylinder blast
A firefighter douses the fire that
broke out at the National School of Drama at Mandi House in New Delhi
on Sunday. Tribune photo
DELHI DIARY
Weather-friendly shelter homes soon
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IPL molestation
Vagabond held for murder
House burgled
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11 hurt in Malviya Nagar cylinder blast
New Delhi, May 20 The ceiling of the house came down because of the impact of the blast. People passing by the area were also engulfed in flames. The fire department sent its vehicles to the site and the fire was doused in an hour. The injured persons were rushed to the burns ward of the Safdarjung Hospital. Nine of them were discharged after treatment. They have been identified as Sirazuddin (22), Riyazuddin (22), Mohammed Salim (28), Mohammed Muyeen (20), Nisha (12), Shivpal (11), Rahul (25), Makreen (21) and Chano (25). The two injured persons, including a woman, are in a critical condition. The woman, Sumitra, has received 90 per cent injuries, while Nasruddin has sustained 30 per cent injuries. In another incident, a fire broke out at the National School of Drama (NSD), located at Mandi House, at 11 am today. No casualties have been reported. Sources claim that the sets of an upcoming event were destroyed in the fire. According to the fire department, the fire was sparked off by a shortcircuit. |
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Advantage women auto drivers, commuters
Once the proposal on sanctioning fresh permits for autorickshaws takes off, there is double advantage for women Delhi. While the policy, still in the drafting stage, will ensure employment to woman drivers, it will also provide a safe ride to women commuters. The action resulted following the yearlong demands for sanctioning new permits. While the city's transport department is going to bring more autos on the city's busy roads, it will also offer safer transport mode to women. The new permits, valid for five years, will be issued to a person who has a badge for commercial driving from the city's transport department apart from having a driver's licence and residential proof. Book on Metro
Metro Man E Sreedharan's working style has established Delhi Metro as the best urban transport system in the Capital. And now, his management strategies that he and his team followed at the DMRC will be available on book stands across the country in a book. Penned by Anuj Dayal, the chief public relations officer of the corporation, the book explores the journey of Delhi Metro from the concept to the operational stage, giving full credit to Sreedharan for the execution of all the projects well in time. Titled '25 Management Strategies for Delhi Metro's Success: The Sreedharan Way', the book offers an insight into the groundbreaking decisions taken in tough times and the methodology applied in undertaking risky steps at different stages. Male porcine chauvinism?
The incident of molestation of an American woman by an Australian player in the ITC Maurya Hotel has become a subject of discussion between the scribes covering crime beat and the policemen. They had different views, but agreed on one point that woman should avoid such late-night parties in hotels. An example of secularism
A function held in memory of Sufi Khwaja Gharib Nawaz at Constitution Club was a good example of secularism. Gharib Nawaz was a Muslim while the organizer of the function, a Brahmin, Pandit N.K. Sharma. India has been the country of sufis, saints and mystics and Khwaja Gharib Nawaz preserved the composite culture of the Ganga-Yamuna civilization through his teachings because of which the country is raising its flag of secularism in the world. People of all faiths visit the 'dargah' of Khwaja. The function was attended by Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, His Excellency Syed Mehdi Nabizada, Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran, Syed Hisamuddin Chisti of Ajmer Sharif and Delhi Minorities Commission member Pushpinder Singh. (Contributed by Ananya Panda, Jyoti Rai, Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, Syed Ali Ahmed) |
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Weather-friendly shelter homes soon
New Delhi, May 20 In the first phase, of the total 150 homes, 30 will be taken up for making them livable in all-weather conditions and work is expected to be completed by next month. The project is being implemented by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). "Work on improving the shelter homes has already started and all of them are expected to be ready by June 15. A number of new facilities will be built for accommodating homeless children, women, physically challenged and people affected by substance abuse," said CEO of DUSIB Chetan Sanghi. For the purpose, the DUSIB had requested for land from the DDA that has offered one plot at Narela and two plots at Rohini where these permanent shelter homes for the homeless people will be constructed. Sanghi said the government had decided to provide electricity and water connections to all shelter homes and ways to make provisions of health and educational facilities to the occupants of shelter homes were also being explored. In this regard, two committees have been constituted by the DUSIB and the Delhi government to improve the services in shelter homes with the help of all stakeholders, including NGOs, he added. |
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Victim confirms fiancée’s statement
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 20 "Sahil has corroborated his fiancée Zohal's account of the incident at their room in the Maurya Sheraton Hotel, where she was allegedly molested," said a police official. He said that Luke first hit him with an ashtray and then started punching him when he tried to stop him from molesting Zohal. At the time of the incident, Luke was with Zohal, Sahil and his Mumbai friends Miraz and Moiz. They were returning to the couple's room after attending a party. The official said that according to the CCTV camera footage of the hotel, at 5.11 am Luke, Sahil, Zohal and Moiz were standing at the corridor outside the room. Miraz opened the door from inside and the four of them walked into the room at 5.15 am. Thereafter, Luke allegedly molested Zohal inside the room. Miraz, who went to Mumbai after the incident, has been called for questioning.
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Vagabond held for murder
New Delhi, May 20 The accused has been identified as Suraj, a vagabond. But, the identity of the deceased is yet to be established. Suraj said that the victim was also a vagabond and had borrowed money from him, which he was refusing to
repay. A murder case has been registered against Suraj at the Tilak Marg police
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House burgled
New Delhi, May 20 The incident took place at 1.30 pm when she went out for work on Saturday. When she returned at 5.30 pm, she saw that three cupboards had been ransacked and the household items scattered on the floor. She said that diamond rings, and bangles, silver coins, Rs 25,000 and other articles were missing. |
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A cylinder blast causing a major fire has severely injured 11 people in Malviya Nagar today.
