Girl, father perish in house fire
New Delhi, June 11
A man and his daughter were burnt to death while his son is battling for life after a fire broke out in their house at Kalyanpuri in East Delhi this morning. The deceased are identified as Tarachand (48) and his 18-year-old daughter, Meenakshi.

Metro services affected on Jahangirpuri line
New Delhi, June 11
The travellers of Delhi Metro’s busy Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre line had a harrowing time this morning with services disrupted for nearly two hours after a train broke down inside a tunnel.

MBBS student ends life at AIIMS
New Delhi, June 11
A second year MBBS student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his hostel room at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in South Delhi.

City sex ratio improves
New Delhi, June 11
The national Capital has recorded an improvement in sex ratio with the city registering 868 females per 1,000 males in 2011 as compared to 861 women per 1,000 men in 2001.

Dikshit opens DU ‘Job Fair’
New Delhi, June 11
While inaugurating the ‘Job Fair’ on north campus, organised by Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU), Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit lauded the university’s Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) whose total registrations today crossed two lakh.

Girl, father perish in house fire
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 11
A man and his daughter were burnt to death while his son is battling for life after a fire broke out in their house at Kalyanpuri in East Delhi this morning. The deceased are identified as Tarachand (48) and his 18-year-old daughter, Meenakshi. Tarachand’s son, Harish (26), is undergoing treatment at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in East Delhi.

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Fire department officials claim that the blaze started in the kitchen.

Tarachand lived with his wife, Krishna Devi and daughter, Meenakshi on the ground floor of the house. His sons, Harish and Kukku, live on the first floor. A tenant is on the second floor of the house.

The fire broke out at about 8 am. Sources said that Kukku made tea for Krishna, who was undergoing treatment at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. After Kukku had left for the hospital, a fire started in the kitchen engulfing the entire house.

Some of the victims were trapped inside the house. A call was made to the police after a smoke was noticed. The fire department was also informed.

Three fire tenders and some water tankers were rushed to the house. The fire was brought under control in about 40 minutes. A few fire department officials went inside and found three persons in an unconscious condition.

They were taken to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where Tarachand and Meenakshi were declared dead. Harish was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital.

Metro services affected on Jahangirpuri line
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 11
The travellers of Delhi Metro’s busy Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre line had a harrowing time this morning with services disrupted for nearly two hours after a train broke down inside a tunnel. Normalcy was restored on the route after two hours, an official said.

Passengers, including children and women, were stuck inside the train for over an hour as it stalled in a tunnel between Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan Metro stations at 9.24 am due to a technical snag.

“An eight-coach Metro train carrying 1,791 passengers was stranded in mid-section between Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan Metro stations, as the emergency brake which had been applied, did not get released. The snag was reported at 9.24 am and the problem was rectified at 11 am,” a Delhi Metro official said in a statement.

Expressing concern, Delhi Metro Managing Director Mangu Singh has appointed a three-member committee to enquire the case. The breakdown delayed the running of trains and stranded thousands of commuters for hours on the line between Jahangirpuri and HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

MBBS student ends life at AIIMS
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 11
A second year MBBS student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his hostel room at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in South Delhi.

The deceased, identified as Himanshu Katara (22), belongs to Banswara district of Rajasthan. He was found hanging from a ceiling fan at hostel number three at about 12.30 pm today. Police have found a suicide note in his room, which purportedly mentions that he was depressed due to epilepsy.

“Katara had been depressed for the last few months. He did not want his family and friends to know about his medical condition,” a police officer said.

Investigators said Katara had locked himself in his room on Monday night.

“As he was not opening the door, two students went to the rear of his room and peeped through a window at 11.30 am. They saw him hanging from the ceiling fan,” the police officer said.

City sex ratio improves
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 11
The national Capital has recorded an improvement in sex ratio with the city registering 868 females per 1,000 males in 2011 as compared to 861 women per 1,000 men in 2001.

According to the Primary Census Abstract 2011 released today, child sex ratio has also improved from 868 in 2001 to 871 in 2011. Of the overall Delhi population, which grew by 21.2 per cent during 2001-11, the number of females rose by 24.9 per cent, while the male population grew at a lesser rate of 18.1 per cent.

Interestingly, sex ratio in Delhi in 1901 was 862, one more than 2001’s standing of 861. So over a period of 110 years, it has crossed this figure for the first time in 2011 to reach 868.

Dikshit opens DU ‘Job Fair’
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