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8 die in road mishaps at Holi
New Delhi, March 28
Eight people were killed in road accidents on the day of Holi. “The number of fatal accidents on the day of Holi between 2007 and 2012 varied from 11 to 17. Last year, 13 people were killed on Holi,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla.

Revelry snuffs out man’s life
New Delhi, March 28
The Holi revelry claimed the life of a man at Govindpuri in South Delhi. Little did the 34-year-old man, who was rushed to the AIIMS Jai Prakash Narayan Trauma Centre’s casualty around 2 pm yesterday, know that his reckless attempt at throwing a water balloon from the third floor of his house would cost him his life.

Need to improve policing,says Walia
New Delhi, March 28
A heated debate ensued between the ruling and opposition parties in the meeting of Delhi Assembly over the issue of deteriorating law and order situation in the city.

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A WET EVE: Vehicles caught in the rain in New Delhi on Thursday . Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

NHRC notices to civic bodies on midday meal
New Delhi, March 28
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Delhi Government and Commissioners of three Municipal Corporations of the city on the allegations made in a media report that out of 162 samples of midday meal served in schools run by these corporations, only eight passed the minimum requirements for both the protein and calorie content.

Cop hangs himself
New Delhi, March 28
A 52-year-old Head Constable posted with the Delhi Police Control Room allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a grille at a park in Tilak Marg on Wednesday morning.

8 die in road mishaps at Holi
As many as 1,278 drunk motorists prosecuted
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 28
Eight people were killed in road accidents on the day of Holi. “The number of fatal accidents on the day of Holi between 2007 and 2012 varied from 11 to 17. Last year, 13 people were killed on Holi,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla.

In the last decade, the highest number of casualties at Holi was in 2006, when 22 people were killed in 20 accidents.

Shukla said, “A total of 10,339 motorists were prosecuted on Wednesday, which include 1,278 for drunken driving, 973 for triple riding, 3,967 for not wearing helmet and 465 for not using seat belts, amongst others.”

The traffic police was keeping a watch on all the motorists, using rigorous prosecution.

About 200 teams of traffic cops were stationed at different locations in Delhi.

“A total of 610 motorcycles of the ‘chase and challan squad’ were given the special task of prosecuting drunk drivers. Checking drunken driving was undertaken jointly by Delhi Traffic Police, Police Control Room and the local staff of respective police stations,” said Shukla.

Revelry snuffs out man’s life
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 28
The Holi revelry claimed the life of a man at Govindpuri in South Delhi. Little did the 34-year-old man, who was rushed to the AIIMS Jai Prakash Narayan Trauma Centre’s casualty around 2 pm yesterday, know that his reckless attempt at throwing a water balloon from the third floor of his house would cost him his life.

“The man had a fall from the third floor of the building and was brought to us with head, neck and multiple injuries. We could resuscitate him briefly but he succumbed,” said Dr MC Misra, the chief of AIIMS Trauma Centre.

Besides him, Dr Misra confirmed a rise in the number of patients, with 350 patients turning up at the casualty on the day of Holi, with the break-up being 21 patients under the red (with severe injuries), 86 patients were seen in the yellow division (those with mild to moderate fractures, lacerations etc) and 243 cases in the green category related to patients who required suturing, dressing or X-ray if required.

“Year after year cases are climbing during Holi, with 286 cases in 2010, 312 in 2011, 327 in 2012 and 350 this time. Patients came with head injuries, bruises and fractures. Many of them were intoxicated,” said Dr Misra.

Similarly, in several other government hospitals such as Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and Safdarjung, Lok Nayak, Guru Tegh Bahadur, cases of reckless driving and intoxication following alcohol consumption were more than those related to eye and skin injuries.

Need to improve policing,says Walia
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 28
A heated debate ensued between the ruling and opposition parties in the meeting of Delhi Assembly over the issue of deteriorating law and order situation in the city.

In a short-duration discussion on the law and order in the city, Delhi Health Minister Dr AK Walia today underlined the need to improve policing in Delhi, keeping in view the present law and order situation.

“The government would continue to impress upon the Police Commissioner to inculcate a sense of security among people, including women,” said Dr Walia.

He was replying to a discussion initiated by the opposition leader VK Malhotra.

Giving statistics, he said that 83,000 police personnel have been deployed in Delhi with 161 territorial police stations which means one police station for 1,15,000 people.

Dr Walia also stated that during 2011, 543 cases of murder were registered in Delhi whereas in Madhya Pradesh, the figure was 2,511, Bihar 3,198, Gujarat 1,126 and Chhatisgarh 1,110.

During the discussion, Malhotra said it would be decided by Parliament whether the Delhi police is to be handed over to the Delhi government.

“The police forces are used in various manners such as checking unauthorised constructions, licensing and installations of borewells which simply takes the focus away from maintaining the law and order in the city,” he said.

Parliamentary Secretary to CM Mukesh Sharma demanded a revamp of the police system in Delhi. He suggested separate police commissioners for New Delhi and the remaining city.

NHRC notices to civic bodies on midday meal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 28
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Delhi Government and Commissioners of three Municipal Corporations of the city on the allegations made in a media report that out of 162 samples of midday meal served in schools run by these corporations, only eight passed the minimum requirements for both the protein and calorie content.

The human rights body has asked the authorities concerned to submit a reply on the same within four weeks.

The news report said the students were eating poor quality food and so the samples were sent for tests.

Cop hangs himself

New Delhi, March 28
A 52-year-old Head Constable posted with the Delhi Police Control Room allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a grille at a park in Tilak Marg on Wednesday morning.

Unni Krishanan, who was residing at police colony in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, was found hanging from the grille at around 6:30 am. The police learnt that his family had left for Kerala 15 days ago.—TNS