New Delhi, August 21
A rickshaw puller was killed and two others were injured when a SUV allegedly driven by a drunk man rammed into two parked rickshaws in central Delhi's Shanti Van locality on Wednesday night.

According to the police, the driver lost control of the Tata Safari after its front tyre was punctured upon hitting a divider on the right side of the road. The vehicle then skidded over 50 metres before crashing into the footpath on the right. The vehicle overturned after hitting the rickshaw pullers who were preparing to sleep on their rickshaws. Prominent marks of the skidding tyres were visible on the road.

The driver of the SUV, Satya Prakash (37), was immediately caught by other rickshaw pullers and handed over to the police. He was accompanied by a 27-year-old son of the car owner, identified as Sonia Jindal, a doctor staying in Rohini.

The youth was also allegedly drunk and was returning to Rohini after meeting a relative in central Delhi, according to the police.

Prakash was booked for causing death by negligence and rash driving. He was released on bail later on Thursday.

The two car occupants suffered minor injuries in the accident. "They could not have escaped from the spot even if they wanted to," said Gulshed Alam, a rickshaw puller sleeping some distance away from the crime spot at that time.

Munna, hailing from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, died at Lok Nayak Hospital early on Thursday. He had suffered head injuries and broken bones. The other two victims, Munna Tiwari and Jung Bahadur are admitted to hospital.

New Delhi, August 21
Doing every bit to mobilise support for fresh Delhi assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has initiated an online campaign inviting inputs and feedback from people on why AAP's 49-day tenure was different from other political parties and why the AAP should return to power.

Through the online exercise run alongside the ongoing--Delhi Wants Elections--signature campaign, the party is seeking messages or "We want elections" appeal in video form that can be sent to the AAP via email, WhatsApp or uploaded through the website.

Since its launch a week ago when the AAP also began the signature campaign, the digital campaign has witnessed a good response with about 3000-page visits until August 19.

"The videos are still being processed so won't be able to tell the exact number. It involves a humongous task and we are watching all videos and they are being checked at the backend to avoid any absurd content. Only after scrutinising the content, the screened videos are put up on the website for public view," said AAP's online coordinator Ankit Lal.

AAP maintained that in the first few hours of the campaign being published, over 1,200 people watched these videos.

"This is for the first time that a political party is taking feedback from people WhatsApp. We want people to send their ideas and views on why AAP should come back to power and why its 49-day rule was different than other political parties. People are communicating with us and we will be soon broadcasting them," said AAP's online coordinator Ankit Lal.

By introducing an innovative use of technology, the AAP is drawing on power of crowd-sourcing and creating an engagement with the voters and presenting a real voter feedback to its volunteers, sympathisers and the public on the issue.

New Delhi, August 21
Upgraded centres for research and a series of initiatives, including a New Organ Donation Campaign Initiative, National Oral Health Programme, Stem Cell Research Facility, were today launched at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

A big hoarding of Surabhi Bindal, a 17-year-old class 12 student and multiple organ donor, was unveiled as part of the launch of an organ donation awareness campaign at AIIMS. The minister felicitated the donor's family for their contribution in serving the humanity.

To upgrade its banking facilities, the premier institute's Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) has been actively organising public education and awareness generation activities through various organisations.

"Our efforts have created interest about organ donation and sensitisation in the masses. There is a need to translate this knowledge into practice; thereby a multi-pronged approach to all stake holders is planned. To achieve this task, we will spread awareness through our donors and their family who serve as ambassadors," said AIIMS spokesperson Dr Amit Gupta.

Also, with an aim to expand research-base, a Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER), designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Promotion in the whole of South East Asian Region, is also "National Centre of Excellence" for Implementation of National Oral Health Care Programme by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

The centre has been providing technical inputs on various issues on several ministerial committees such as Framing of National Guidelines on Tobacco Cessation, Multicentric Oral Health Survey and National Oral Health Care Programme.

New Delhi, August 21
A 23-year-old man has been apprehended by the Delhi Police for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl, murdering her and her younger brother in east Delhi's Karawal Nagar last week, the police said today.

The man identified as Mazhar was recently released from jail, according to the police. On August 14, Mazhar and his alleged accomplice, Sunny, had allegedly entered the residence of the victims in Shahid Bhagat Singh Colony, Karawal Nagar, to commit a burglary and murdered them. Mazhar has allegedly confessed to raping the girl.

Following the incident, the police made a list of criminals, including sexual offenders, robbers and burglars.

"Our investigations revealed that a gang of burglars might be involved and the leader was identified as Mazhar, who was recently released from jail," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.

The police were tipped off that Mazhar would come to meet an accomplice near Wazirabad Bridge bus stand in Delhi on Wednesday. The police laid a trap there and apprehended him. "The girl's mobile phone which he had robbed from her was recovered from him," Yadav added.

During interrogation, Mazhar told the police that he with Sunny allegedly killed the girl and her nine-year-old brother. They had allegedly planned to commit a burglary at a house in Shahid Bhagat Singh Colony late on August 13. They scaled the wall of the identified house, but found its door bolted from inside. They then jumped onto the terrace of the adjacent house and reached the first floor, which had two rooms. "They locked a room from outside and entered the other room, where they found the girl and the boy sleeping" Yadav said.

On hearing the commotion, the girl woke up and tried to raise the alarm. Fearing that they could be caught, the robbers allegedly slit her throat and hit her head with some house-breaking equipment. They also allegedly stabbed the boy to death.

"Mazhar then sexually assaulted the girl and took away her mobile phone and Rs 1,200 from her purse. Mazhar and Sunny fled by scaling the wall," said Yadav.

The police are looking for Sunny. Mazhar is allegedly involved in nine cases of theft and Arms Act registered at the Karawal Nagar police station. He is also a drug addict, according to Yadav.

New Delhi, August 21
Film adaptation of books along with a graphic showcase of Indian cinema is the focus of the upcoming Delhi Book Fair, which has gone high technology with an exclusive mobile app designed for visitors to navigate the sprawling Pragati Maidan venue here.

"We are launching a mobile app which will tell people about the position of stalls, pavilions, washrooms and other essential amenities at the venue. This is an attempt to make the fair experience more relaxed and comfortable," president, Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), Ashok Gupta said.

The FIP in collaboration with Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is organising the 20th edition of the nine-day fair beginning on August 23 with the theme "Literature in Cinema".

Along with the 'Delhi Book Fair' mobile app, organisers have also made sure that visitors do not have to waste time in long queues to get tickets.

"Visitors can book their tickets online and avoid queue at the fair. We have also kept ten air-conditioned buses to ferry visitors from the gates to the halls," V Meera, general manager, ITPO said.

The journey of Indian cinema from the first silent film to latest flicks would also be showcased graphically at the fair.

Books that have been converted into cinema are set to be displayed in a graphics format at the theme pavilion. Film adaptations of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's book "Devdas" as well as that of Chetan Bhagat's "Five Point Someone" are featured.—PTI