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After deluge, vector-borne diseases, warn experts
Cutoff for girls relaxed in some colleges
City sizzles at 40° C
BJP decries move to hike power tariff
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Drunk cop suspended for molestation
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After deluge, vector-borne diseases, warn experts
New Delhi, June 22 "With stagnant water all around, threat like dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases is high," said Sushum Sharma, head of the department of internal medicine at a noted hospital. "The aedes mosquitoes, which carry dengue, breed in clean water. Hence, with so much waterlogging, the threat of dengue is high," she said. Admitting the threat, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner, P.K. Gupta, said the civic agency will soon start its campaign to educate people on the precautions against these diseases. "The rains have just come. We will start the process of issuing advertisements, hand bills and radio publicity to make the citizens aware about it. However, the process of fumigation is on. House-to-house checking of the breeding of mosquitoes is also being done. Till now, there has been no major case of dengue and malaria," he added. Representative of the Mega Delhi Residents Welfare Association representative B.S. Vohra said the process of fumigation started a little late. "The process of fumigation is being done by the corporations but unfortunately it started only after a few cases of dengue were reported," he said. Doctors suggest that precautionary measures should be adopted by people to avoid dengue and malaria. "Apply mosquito repellent cream on all body parts. Aedes mosquitoes do not fly very high, so feet and lower parts of the body are the zone where they attack," said Joint Director of the Directorate of Health Services, Delhi Government, Dr Charan Singh. He said that fever should not be taken lightly and self-medication should be avoided. The main characteristic of dengue fever is that you will have a high fever suddenly. It is accompanied by bodyache, especially in the lower back, said Dr Singh, adding that rashes appear only on the fourth or fifth day of the fever. Six malaria cases have been reported in the city in this month, while 13 cases were recorded in May. Seven cases of dengue have been reported in the Capital so far this season. In 2012, 2,093 cases of dengue were reported in the city.
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Cutoff for girls relaxed in some colleges
New Delhi, June 22 DU colleges, including Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Dyal Singh, Deen Dayal Upadhaya, Rajdhani and Swami Shraddhanand, are offering a relaxation of three per cent to the female candidates applying to various four-year undergraduate programmes. "We have noticed that over the years, the percentage of girls who take admission is not even 50 per cent of the total intake. Hence, the effort is purely to promote girls' education," said I.S. Bakshi, principal of Dyal Singh College. There are also colleges like Dyal Singh (evening) and Shivaji that provide relaxation of five per cent to girls. "As per the Primary Census Abstract 2011, only one out of 10 women is engaged in an economically productive activity as against five out of 10 men in Delhi. So, there is a dire need to get more girls into colleges," said Sashi Nijhawan, principal of Shivaji College. DU has introduced the four-year undergraduate programme starting this academic year under which the students will be required to study 11 foundational courses in the first two years, clubbing together students who seek vocational education with those pursuing simply academic disciplines.
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City sizzles at 40° C
New Delhi, June 22 The Met department has forecast a partly cloudy sky on Sunday. The minimum temperature settled at 31.2° C, three notches above average. The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.6° C, which was also three degrees above normal. The humidity hovered between 68 and 31 per cent. "The sky will be cloudy on Sunday," said an official of the India Meteorological Department. Tomorrow the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 39° and 29° C. |
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BJP decries move to hike power tariff
New Delhi, June 22 Reacting to a proposal cleared by the Congress-led UPA Government which would allow the power generators to raise the electricity rates by at least 10-15 per cent, the Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel said, "The Congress Government in Delhi and its leaders at the Centre are working hand in glove when it comes to raising the power tariff." He said that the party is ready to share their 10-point formula with the Chief Minister if she calls an all-party meeting on power tariff. "To begin with, the Chief Minister should immediately allow more companies to come in every circle and let there be competition among various discoms. Simultaneously, the CAG should be asked to audit the accounts of these companies as their accounts have not been audited," said Goel. |
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Drunk cop suspended for molestation
New Delhi, June 22 The accused is identified as beat constable, Mukesh Kumar Hooda. He was allegedly drunk when he molested the victim near the Mother Dairy outlet in Mandawali. The victim lodged a complaint with the police, who have registered a case in this regard. The police learnt the couple were having ice cream when the constable came towards them and allegedly grabbed her hand. When her husband intervened, he was beaten by the constable. The commotion attracted the locals, who overpowered the constable and took him to a police station. The victim lodged a complaint there. Aa departmental inquiry initiated into the matter. |
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