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Cyclist dead, 6 hurt as DTC bus loses control The DTC bus that crushed Kapil Dev Sharma (inset) and injured six in Vikaspuri, west Delhi, on Sunday.
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Budget Session
Auto thief nabbed
No relief from heat
Domestic help held for theft
Fire engulfs garment factory
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Cyclist dead, 6 hurt as DTC bus loses control
New Delhi, May 27 Kapil Dev Sharma, a labourer who was living with his family at Uttam Nagar, was riding a bicycle when he was crushed under the bus around 9.30 am. The bus went on to hit other bicyclists and two cycle-rickshaws. After receiving the information, the police rushed to the spot and took the injured to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital in Harinagar. The injured - Jagdish Sharma, Naresh, Sheila, Dileep, Naveen and Nitin - were discharged after first-aid treatment. "However, Kapil was declared brought dead. He had suffered serious head injuries," a police official said. The police has also arrested the errant driver, Surender Sharma, and impounded the bus. The driver, however, said that he lost control over the wheel due to the brake failure. "I tried to put the brake and slammed the pedal four-five times, but the bus did not stop. There was a sharp turn under Vikaspuri flyover and I could not do anything," Surender said. The official further said that a case of causing death by rash and negligent driving has been lodged against Surender at the Vikaspuri police station. "The accident cell will now conduct a mechanical inspection of the bus and further investigate the matter to ascertain the exact cause of the accident," the official added. On the other hand, a DTC official played down Surender's claim. "We conduct a proper mechanical check before any bus leaves the depot. We are investigating to find out the exact reason behind the accident," the official said. |
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DU open days see huge rush
The numerous unanswered questions clouding the minds of the aspirants of Delhi University are now being answered, thanks to the open days. A staple feature of the admission process at the university, organised by the dean of students' welfare, the sessions are witnessing a large turnout of students. Aspiring candidates are asking questions on varied topics like career options, course types and accommodation facilities on the campus. The days have registered 250 visitors, including the parents, in the past two days. "The open days help students tremendously. Attending open days, gives aspirants a chance to visit the university premises and interact with counselors. This year, the response is much better. With new admission policies in force, the open days are giving students an opportunity to clear all doubts related to the admission process," said dean of students' welfare JM Khurana. At North Campus, the session will be organised on May 31, June 1 and 2. At South Campus, it will be held at the SP Jain Centre on May 28, 29 and 30. ‘Cops lack
discipline’
In view of the tragic deaths of some policemen at the Police Training Center here in the recent past, senior officials of the Delhi police feel that cops lack discipline. Three police personnel have been found dead at the training centre in three different instances. In another case, a drunk head constable recently fell down from the economic offences wing and died. It is alleged that police personnel are not given enough time to live with their families and this makes them depressed. "It is not done willingly. Most of the times, the force is short of men and so has to cancel the leaves of many personnel. But this should not affect the discipline of the policemen as it is the basic thing to be successful here," said an official on the condition of anonymity. Low-key AIIMS event to avoid media?
In view of its largest faculty recruitment in many years, AIIMS conducted an orientation programme this week. But it looked like the premier institute preferred to keep it a low-key affair, away from the media glare. The invitations for the workshop for its fresh batch of 102 assistant professors were sent to the members of the press while the programme was going on. What made the institute, which has been accused of irregularities in the recruitment process, to keep the media away from the event is not difficult to comprehend. Many feel that the institute did this to avoid fresh queries regarding the recruitment procedure. Being the first-of-its-kind orientation programme, involving sessions on assessment of strategies for faculty development and lessons on how to cope with the ever-increasing patient load, it was worth the mention and attention. The newly appointed faculty members were sensitised with various office procedures and service issues at the workshop organsied by the special wing for medical education and technology. Panel to find
educational needs of minorities
Mapping of the district-wise educational requirements of the minorities regions is a positive initiative of Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal. The government has constituted a committee to look into the mapping requirements. The committee comprises eminent personalities like PA Inamdar (Pune), R Jaffry (Mumbai) and Pushpinder Singh (Delhi). They have been directed by Sibal to visit all 90 minorities-dominated areas of India and submit a report on the educational requirements in three months. (Contributed by Jyoti Rai, Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, Ananya Panda and Syed Ali Ahmed) |
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BJP to attack govt on water crisis, petrol price
Syed Ali Ahmed Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 27 The Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the recent increase in the petrol price was like adding fuel to fire as the prices of all commodities were already high. The BJP would pressurise the government to withdraw VAT from petrol to bring down its price, he said. He said Delhi had been facing various problems and the Sheila Dikshit government had failed in resolving them. At a meeting held today, BJP members submitted a list of 23 issues for discussion in the Assembly, but the government has selected only two -- law and order and unauthorised colonies. The party has decided to raise rest of the issues in the House under different rules. The party has given a notice for discussion on the curtailment of water and electricity supply. In addition to this, the party has given notice for discussion on deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi. The party said its legislatures would raise the issues related to the false provisional certificates issued to the resident welfare associations of unauthorised colonies by Sonia Gandhi three and half years ago. The party alleged that crores of rupees had been usurped but not a single unauthorised colony had been regularized so far. The BJP said its legislatures would also put the Delhi government in the dock for reducing the Yamuna to the state of a dirty drain even after spending thousands of crores of rupees on the cleaning of the river.
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Auto thief nabbed
New Delhi, May 27 The accused has been identified as Suraj Khan, aka Gaffar (28). In order to prevent the incidents of robberies, snatching and road rage, special pickets were installed in the Vasant Vihar area. The police noticed that mostly vehicle theft incidents happened in the early morning hours or in the late evenings, said a senior police official. On May 24, a special drive was launched to check the young boys riding on motorcycles during late evening hours at picket Nelson Mandela. On being asked to stop the vehicle, the rider did not obey the directions, instead tried to run away from the spot. The police barricaded the road and compelled him to stop. He tried to flee the spot but he was overpowered by the police. During enquiry, his identity was revealed as Suraj Khan. The motorcycle recovered from his possession was found stolen from the South Campus and the number plate used was also found to be a fake one. On sustained interrogation, he said that he, along with his co-associates namely Majeed Khan, Saleem Khan, Shoail Khan who are also notorious auto thieves, used to work together. "They are fond of high-powered racing bikes taking after the movie 'Dhoom.' These bikes are highly popular among youngsters. At the instance of accused, five more stolen motorcycles have been recovered from different places. It also revealed that the accused used to dispose of the stolen motorcycles to the north-eastern states through trains on fake RCs and identity proof. Majid and Sohail are yet to be arrested as they are untraceable, the official added. |
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No relief from heat
New Delhi, May 27 According to a spokesman of the meteorological office, yesterday, the maximum temperature was 42 degrees while the minimum was 30. He said that tomorrow, the maximum temperature was expected to be 42 and the minimum 30 degree Celsius. He said that on May 25, the Capital witnessed the season's maximum temperature so far at 44 degrees Celsius. However, according to the MeT department forecast, the mercury may go up to 46 degrees by the end of May. Also, there is no chance of rain in the near future. |
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Domestic help held for theft
New Delhi, May 27 When they returned home, they found that their domestic help, Shiv Shankar, was missing. They tried to call on his Mobile, but it was switched off. When they opened the cupboard of their house, they found that Rs 11 lakh belonging to a property deal and his wife's gold jewellery worth around Rs 8 lakh was missing. Later, Shankar was traced at Suraj Pur in Greater Noida. The police arrested him, along with two juvenile associates, in a raid. |
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Fire engulfs garment factory
New Delhi, May 27 "Around 25 fire tenders were pressed into service and the situation was brought under control by 6.40 pm. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained," a fire official said. The fire is said to have started from the front of the building and spread towards the back. After the initial probe, a short circuit is suspected to be the reason behind the incident. Just a few days ago, a major fire had broken out at the Punjab National Bank office on Ashoka Road. Nearly 125 people were trapped in the fire. However, they all were saved.
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