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Rain brings pleasure, pain
New Delhi, August 31
It was a rainy Sunday for Delhiites today as light to moderate showers lashed parts of the national Capital leading to a dip in mercury levels while the humidity levels saw a rise.
People face a tough time crossing a waterlogged road after heavy rains near the Shastri Park Metro station in East Delhi on Sunday. People face a tough time crossing a waterlogged road after heavy rains near the Shastri Park Metro station in East Delhi on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

Civic bodies to begin cleanliness drive on Sep 6
New Delhi, August 31
Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay today announced that all the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi would run a fortnight-long campaign from September 6 as "No man land and back lane cleaning fortnight".

Four-yr-old girl sexually assaulted at school
New Delhi, August 31
A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a government school in Begumpur, outer Delhi, earlier this week.



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Visitors browse through books at a stall on the last day of Delhi Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday.
Visitors browse through books at a stall on the last day of Delhi Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

CISF wives association holds Sanrakshika Day
New Delhi, August 31
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Wives Welfare Association organized its first 'Sanrakshika Day' function this morning. It was held at the CISF 5th Reserve Battalion near the outskirts of Delhi, said the CISF's Deputy Commandant Hemendra Singh.

BJP, AAP protecting discoms: DPCC
New Delhi, August 31
The Congress in Delhi today alleged that power distribution companies (discoms) have collected crores of rupees by forcing the consumers to increase the load capacity and called for an impartial probe into the matter.

War museum faces encroachment obstacle
New Delhi, August 31
For construction of the National War Museum at the Princess Park locality near India Gate, Defence Ministry Arun Jaitley will have to find a place to settle over 100 families living in that area.

Mumbai marathoner has a run of records!
New Delhi, August 31
Having two Limca Book of Records to his credit, Raj Vadgama, the Marathon Man of Mumbai, was in the national Capital at Fortis Memorial Research Institute where doctors said that the man who has to cover over 70 cities, across the length and breadth of India, is fit and doing well.





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Rain brings pleasure, pain
Relief from heat while waterlogging tests drivers' patience
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 31
It was a rainy Sunday for Delhiites today as light to moderate showers lashed parts of the national Capital leading to a dip in mercury levels while the humidity levels saw a rise.

While the showers brought the much-awaited relief from the hot weather that the city has experienced this year due to deficit in rainfall, it also resulted in waterlogging in several areas and busy roads.

The downpour resulted in the temperature dropping to a pleasant 26° C from yesterday's around 34° C while the humidity reached 95 per cent up from yesterday's 90.

Going by the Indian Metrological Department officials data, the rain gauged in the city was recorded to be 35.8 mm at 2.30 pm at Safdarjung observatory, Palam (46.2 mm), Lodhi Road (34 mm), Ayanagar (38.8 mm) and Ridge observatory showed it to be 19.6 mm.

As per the traffic control room officials, drivers' complaints about waterlogging were received from many areas, including AIIMS, Lodhi Road, Wazirabad flyover, Barapullah, Adhchini, Lala Lajpat Rai Marg, IGNOU Road, Bhagwan Dass Road and Rajokri flyover.

For tomorrow, the Met department has predicted cloudy sky with rains and thundershowers in Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region and maximum temperature is expected to remain at 34° C.

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Civic bodies to begin cleanliness drive on Sep 6
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 31
Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay today announced that all the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi would run a fortnight-long campaign from September 6 as "No man land and back lane cleaning fortnight".

During this fortnight, the municipal corporations would undertake cleaning of all unoccupied land like vacant plots, area around rail tracks, under flyovers or near parks, etc., where garbage is often dumped, Upadhyay said while adding that stress would be on sanitation in unauthorised colonies and resettlement colonies.

The campaign would precede the already announced sanitation and health drive week to be observed from September 25 to October 2.

Upadhyay, who is also the South Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee chairman, said responsibilities of both the municipal officials and the leaders would be fixed in the campaign. All sanitary inspectors, superintendent, superintendent engineer and zonal deputy commissioners would have to carry out surprise checks on sanitary drives in their areas and ensure that at least two colonies are taken up every day during the drive.

All mayors, chairmen of standing committee, along with the three municipal commissioners, would carry out at least two surprise checks in their areas and order stern disciplinary action, including suspension, against the erring staff of the areas.

"We would not accept any shortcomings in the municipal services and work with full transparency," said Upadhyay.

The action plan

  • Inspectors would carry out surprise checks
  • Stress on sanitation in unauthorised colonies
  • Erring staff may face suspension

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Four-yr-old girl sexually assaulted at school
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 31
A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a government school in Begumpur, outer Delhi, earlier this week.

The girl in her statement to the police and an NGO said that a juvenile working on school campus at Poorth Kalan village had sexually assaulted her. The police said that they had questioned the juvenile, but he had produced evidence, showing that he was not at school on the day of the crime on August 26.

The police are now questioning others. The girl's medical reports confirm that she was sexually assaulted.

The girl had complained of pain in the stomach to her mother on August 26, according to the police. "Her mother gave her some medicines for the pain, but did not take her to hospital for two days," said a police officer, privy to the details of the case.

When the girl still complained of pain, her mother took her to a government hospital on Thursday. Doctors at the hospital told her mother that someone had sexually assaulted her.

The girl then informed her mother that it was a school worker who had allegedly taken her to a secluded spot and assaulted her. Earlier, she had told the police that a 16-year-old boy working at the school was the culprit.

"The boy claims that he was on a trip to the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu on the day of the incident and that he returned only the next day. He also produced the train ticket which proved he was not in Delhi," the officer said.

The officer said the girl could be traumatised because of the incident, due to which she was not able to remember the accused. A case of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered.

The accused claims that he was on a trip to the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu on the day of the incident and that he returned only the next day. He also produced the train ticket which proved he was not in Delhi
—A Delhi Police officer

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CISF wives association holds Sanrakshika Day

New Delhi, August 31
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Wives Welfare Association organized its first 'Sanrakshika Day' function this morning. It was held at the CISF 5th Reserve Battalion near the outskirts of Delhi, said the CISF's Deputy Commandant Hemendra Singh.

Savitri Singh, wife of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was the chief guest on the occasion. Registration certificate of 'Sanrakshika' was unveiled and 'Sanrakshika Udyan', a magazine, was released by Savitri Singh.

Sanrakshika president Shubha Ranjan, wife of CISF Director General Arvind Ranjan, said several initiatives have been taken for the welfare of the families of CISF personnel.

Savitri Singh appreciated the role of 'Sanrakshika' in ensuring various welfare activities of the CISF. — TNS

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BJP, AAP protecting discoms: DPCC

New Delhi, August 31
The Congress in Delhi today alleged that power distribution companies (discoms) have collected crores of rupees by forcing the consumers to increase the load capacity and called for an impartial probe into the matter.

The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) alleged that BJP and AAP leaders were protecting the discoms and a large portion of this amount has gone as a share of corruption.

DPCC president Arvinder Singh, Congress leaders Haroon Yusuf and Mukesh Sharma demanded an impartial enquiry into the role of BJP and AAP leaders in this alleged scandal. — PTI

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War museum faces encroachment obstacle

New Delhi, August 31
For construction of the National War Museum at the Princess Park locality near India Gate, Defence Ministry Arun Jaitley will have to find a place to settle over 100 families living in that area.

The families are living in over 200 servant quarters built on 14 acre where the memorial is planned to be built and they have to be removed from there, Defence Ministry officials said.

People living there have been offered alternative land in Delhi Cantt and some other nearby areas for building their houses, they said.

Jaitley was also briefed by top Army officers,including Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, on the issue at the proposed construction site.

The servant quarters were built at Princes Park in the pre-Independence era and these families have been living there since then. The site is historical because the Indian national flag after Independence was first time raised there.

The Defence Ministry is preparing a Cabinet note for the construction of the National War Memorial at the India Gate complex and the National War Museum at the Princess Park at a cost of Rs 400 crore.

The need for removing the encroachments before commencing the construction will also be mentioned in the note, the officials said.

The museum and the memorial are planned to be connected through an underpass.—PTI

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Mumbai marathoner has a run of records!
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 31
Having two Limca Book of Records to his credit, Raj Vadgama, the Marathon Man of Mumbai, was in the national Capital at Fortis Memorial Research Institute where doctors said that the man who has to cover over 70 cities, across the length and breadth of India, is fit and doing well.

Vadgama who kicked off his attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the fastest 10,000 km run from Mumbai-Gateway of India, has so far covered 1000 km, crossing seven major cities--Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Ajmer and Jaipur--in 17 days. He is running at an average of 83 km per day.

Encouraging sports enthusiasts to take up long distance running and promote a sustainable running culture across the country, the run is organised and promoted by a non-profit foundation called Run-India Sports Foundation. It will culminate in Mumbai on December 12.

Vadgama will pass through extreme terrains, climatic temperatures, covering unexplored stretches, making the run the ultimate test of human endurance and fitness. He will be accompanied by an experienced long distance runner from Run-India Sports Foundation along with a Fortis team of health professionals.

The team said, "We will identify young running talent in the age groups of 12 to 18. Our dream is to set up a running academy at Mumbai and bring the runners to the academy and train them with the latest techniques, nutrition and technology for free to compete at international levels."

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