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CNG vehicle catches fire, three badly
hurt New Delhi, November 11 An injured passenger, Kamlesh (20), was admitted to DDU hospital while the driver of the bus, Jasvir (30), was taken to Safadarjung hospital by the police control room van. The third victim was identified as Sanjay, who was taken to hospital by passers-by. The conductor and the other passengers escaped . The bus, which was coming from the Safdarjung side, hit a heavy boulder lying on the side of the pavement. Minutes after the collision, the bus caught fire. By the time the driver and conductor noticed the flames, the blaze had engulfed the CNG bus. The blaze was so intense that the driver and the helper found themselves trapped and received serious burn injuries. While the police have registered a case and are looking into the cause of the fire, sources said that the sparks from the collision with the boulder could have set the CNG vehicle ablaze. Two fire fighters of the Delhi Fire Service were rushed immediately to the spot. However, the bus was damaged so badly that its route number could not be identified. The registration number of the bus was DL1PB- 0473. This was the second incident of fire this month involving CNG vehicles. The first vehicle was a Maruti van, which caught fire near Malviya Nagar after an LPG cylinder fitted into it exploded. The van was completely burnt and a passer-by was injured. Besides, four CNG vehicles caught fire this year; they were damaged completely and scores of people were injured. Generally fires break out in CNG vehicles either when there is a gas leak or when the cylinder explodes. There is less chance of such incidents if genuine gas cylinders are fitted in the vehicles. Duplicate cylinders were fitted in the vehicles which caught fire, a senior police official of South-West Delhi said. |
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The CP roadshow has just
begun New Delhi, November 11 The shopping festival that began on November 6 offers customers fabulous discounts amidst special events like music and dance shows, games and magic shows. Also thrown in for good measures are live performances by pop artistes like Mikka and MYV VJs on Fridays and Saturdays at seven specially erected stages in the CP area. Fire dancers and entertainers lend a dash of glamour to the evenings in an ambience made richer by centrally piped music and special lighting. The decision to throw open Connaught Place on all seven days has made the trading community happy. According to representatives of the New Delhi Traders Association, the shopping bonanza is likely to generate a 27 per cent higher revenue than usual. Among the other spin-offs is that events of this magnitude are estimated to lead to a 17 per cent jump in employment opportunities. The festival is on till November 18 but the fungama does not stop here. A fortnight after the Divali Utsav concludes, Delhiites would be presented with yet another occasion to indulge themselves and their families, and maybe loosen their purse-strings one last time before the Year 2001 bids goodbye. Beginning December 4, the Winter Carnival promises to bring festivities to a grand finale and offers a one-stop shopping experience to compulsive and window-shoppers alike. The downside of shopping spree is that besides burning a hole in the pocket, it puts a lot of strain on an already-burdened traffic system. Says a couple of their experience : “The joy of shopping at leisure is lost the moment one begins on the journey home. The crowded parking lots are bursting at the seams and there is an absolute chaos. God alone helps you if your vehicle is parked deep inside the parking lot.” The shopping festival comes at a time when the Connaught Place shopkeepers are losing out in the competition offered by supermarkets and shopping malls that boast of “all shopping under one roof”, which have cropped up all over the city. The New Delhi traders are obviously concerned about the facilities offered by these multiplexes which woo the shoppers by providing additional facilities like play rooms with attendants for children and adequate parking spaces at no additional cost to shoppers, leaving them free to spend their money leisurely. It was precisely for this reason that the New Delhi Traders Association, the apex body representing the Connaught Place shopkeepers, is opposed to the proposed NDMC plan to deter people from converging there by drastically increasing the parking charges. |
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Passers-by hurt as cops fire at youth in
scuffle New Delhi, November 11 The youth had reportedly hit the motorcycle of the constables from the rear and assaulted them as the policemen questioned them for rash driving. The two passers-by injured in the firing have been admitted to a hospital. They were identified as Anil (20) and Shyam Prasad (50). The arrested youths were identified as Jamaluddin, Sattar, Babu Khan, Durgesh and M.M. Sachdeva. They are residents of Mehrauli. Fakhruddin, father of Jamaluddin, owned the car, police said. The police said that the youth hit the motorcycle of the constables, G. A. Khan and Brijender, in Malviya Nagar this morning when they were patrolling the area. The youth took offence when the constables asked them to drive the vehicle carefully and observe the traffic rules. They bandied words for a while. However, the argument soon turned into a free-for-all. Finding them outnumbered, the constables reportedly fired several shots from their service revolver. Even though they had aimed low, the bullets reportedly ricocheted and hit the passers-by. The suspects were subsequently overpowered and handed over to the local police. A case of assault on public servant on duty has been registered along with that of rash and negligent driving. |
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Banker ‘cracks’ Harappan
code Sonepat, November 11 Talking to mediapersons, he also claimed that he knows how to read, write and speak the ‘Vani’ language. “It has a lot of similarity with Sanskrit," he explained. Mr Dhania of Sonepat disclosed that in 1995 a board had been excavated from Dhaulavira, which bore the words “Chakr Dhar Chakravarti Chakram,” which means the emperor Chakradhar. “It is to be noted that Chakradhar was the king of the Rann of Kutch during the Indus Valley period,” he claimed. Giving details, Mr Dhanpat said words like ‘kuan’ (well) ‘bael’ (ox) and ‘Khet’ (fields) were commonly used in the Harappan script. “The written language having 423 characters was the outcome of the verbal language. It was pictorial. The first letter of the name of the figure was taken as a word for that thing. It was an agricultural language.’’ Mr Dhanpat now claims to have come across some interesting details about the civilisation. Inscriptions on one seal read “Bhringpat Chakram,” which went on to become the present-day “Harappa”. Furthermore, around 4000 to 3500 BC, the Kirat (King) of Cerete Civilisation entered into an agreement or “Sandhi” with six Indian rulers on the banks of a river, which later on came to be known as the “Sindhu” river. Explaining the inscription on yet another seal, Mr Dhanpat said three kingdoms entered into a joint venture with a common symbol, "Shivalu", whose head of the state was called Shiva. “This is an example to illustrate how three different races were living in harmony in the Indus Valley,” he observed. He said that he had developed an interest in the study of Harappan civilisation as its script had remained undeciphered. “Mine is not an overnight discovery. It has taken me over 20 years of research to understand and then decipher the script. During this period, he also claims to have learnt other ancient Indian scripts. |
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Obstacle-free course at ITDC for
disabled New Delhi, November 11 Acting on a request by the Amarjyoti Charitable Trust, the co-ordinating agency for the National Abilympics Association of India, the ITDC is making modifications in rooms, bathrooms, restaurants and lifts to make disabled guests feel at ease. The hotel will play host to participants of the regional Abilympics in 300 rooms between November 20 and 24. About a thousand disabled persons are expected to participate in the Abilympics at Talkatora Indoor Stadium. The event will provide the disabled a chance to compete in 42 events. In a letter to the Chairman and Managing Director of ITDC in early October, Dr Uma Tuli, founder Managing Secretary of Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust and Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, drew the attention of the ITDC CMD to the provisions of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995). Dr Tuli said that the Section 46 of the Act puts onus on appropriate governments and local governments “within the limits of their economic capacity” to develop facilities in public buildings, adaptation of toilets for wheel-chair users, Braille symbols and auditory signals in lifts and ramps in hospitals, primary health and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions. Dr Tuli said that the trust had got an equally positive response from the NDMC which had agreed to provide for barrier-free access to the participants at Talkatora Indoor Stadium. Besides ensuring the construction of permanent ramps at the stadium, the trust is trying to provide for a tactile path for the visually handicapped . It also plans to make two portable bathrooms for the wheel-chair users. Chairman and Managing Director, ITDC, Mr Lohani said that the special measures include construction of ramps at the entrance, in the rooms, widening of doors, lowering wash-basins, construction of bars, railings and grab bars in 16 toilets attached to the rooms. The hotel had made similar modifications in six rooms and bathrooms during a recent workshop for the disabled. Apart from this, the ITDC is also trying to introduce auditory signals for the blind and signage for the deaf and dumb in at least one lift. The General Manager of the hotel, Mr O.B. Lal, said that the rooms had been redone keeping in mind the needs of the disabled. “The ITDC would place the order for auditory signals and signage in lifts with OTIS.” He said that temporary ramps were being made in the entrance. “They are temporary in order to prevent the misuse but will be stored for use in future.” Asked how much money the modifications have cost the ITDC, Mr Lal said, “We have done it keeping in view the prestige involved. The final cost is yet to be worked out but the estimated cost is about Rs 20,000.” The question of access was brought into sharp focus during Professor Stephen Hawking's visit to India recently. Ramps were constructed overnight at Qutab Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb to save the government from embarassment. The Disabled Rights Group led by Javed Abidi joined the Director of the Institute for Physically Handicapped and officers from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in supervising the arrangements. |
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Police session with citizens New Delhi, November 11 |
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Quit-Hooda wagon gathers
speed Sonepat, November 11 In a signed press statement issue here, he said the Congress Party had a dark future in the state so long as Mr Hooda remained the HPCC Chief. He said that the former Chief Minister, Mr Bhajan
Lal, was the only person who could provide an alternative government in the state if he was given a free hand by the All- India Congress Committee
(AICC). He said the presentation of a pugri by the panchayats of 360 villages of Sonepat district had showed that Mr Bhajan Lal was acceptable to all sections of society. He said it was high time the AICC high command took steps to bring about a change in the leadership of the party in Haryana. The Congress leader blamed the HPCC president for the failure of the November 2 bazaar bandh in the state.
He alleged that he (Mr Bhupinder Singh
Hooda) had not taken the party workers into confidence before deciding to give a call for the statewide bazaar bandh against the anti-people and anti-farmer policies of the INLD Government headed by Chief Minister Om Prakash
Chautala. He claimed the party workers were disappointed with the performance of the HPCC president. He alleged that the state police was harassing Congress workers and implicating them in false criminal cases at the instance of the Chief Minister. Mr Hooda also expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and alleged that crime was on the increase and the state government was responsible for it. He announced that the Congress party would continue its struggle against the alleged high-handedness of the present government. |
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SONEPAT Sonepat, November 11 Stating this, Mr Chander Parkash Joshi, organising secretary and in-charge of Haryana affairs of the party, told mediapersons here today the weeklong training camps would be organised under the guidance and supervision of the chief organiser, Mr Satinder Singh Rana. At least 200 party workers would take part in every camp. He said the party would ensure discipline among its members and enrol at least 50,000 associate members before August 20 next year. He said that on account of lack of contact of the party with the masses its base had been eroded both in urban and rural areas. He said the party high command wanted to strengthen the party base at the village level. Mr Joshi announced that the executive committee of the party would be constituted before November 30 next at all costs.
Traffic jam Traffic on the G.T. Road near Ganaur was held up for more than two hours following the bursting of a tyre of a loaded truck on the G.T. Road about 25 km from here on Saturday evening. According to a report, a variety of goods loaded on the truck fell down on the road and scattered there. This was the main cause of blocking the road. As a result, a large number of vehicles were lined up on both sides of the
road, causing inconvenience to the commuters. On receipt of information, the civil and police authorities arrived on the spot and succeeded in clearing the road from the scattered goods and resuming the traffic on it.
Gates damaged Unknown vehicles damaged two gates of manned railway crossings on the DUK section of the Northern Railway last night. According to a report, both the vehicles were in full speed when their drivers lost their control. |
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Hospitals
dole out concessions to senior citizens of the Capital New Delhi, November 11 “Obviously, all member of the SCWA are extremely happy,” said Ved Kumar, general secretary of the SCWA. “It just proves that our efforts have not gone waste and the whole purpose of the association’s existence is being served.” About 12 hospitals, clinics and chemists, which include G.M. Modi Hospital, Sawan Neelu Angel’s Nursing Home, Batra Hospital and Venu Eye Institute, have agreed to give concession to the senior citizens who are members of the SCWA. Kumar said the SCWA only requested the hospitals and the clinics to give them some sort of concession but what they actually decided to give were “completely their own choice. And we are overwhelmed with the response.” Medical Superintendent of G.M. Modi Hospital Dr Ambrish Jain said that it was decided to give the elderly people some concession on their treatment mainly on humane grounds.” “It is a fact that with old age your health deteriorates. You have to constantly get treatment. And if they have to pay hospital bills everyday then it becomes very difficult for them. That is why we thought the least we can do is give them some concession,” Dr Jain told The Tribune. G.M. Modi Hospital agreed to give free Out Patient Department(OPD) consultations, 15 per cent discount on diagnostic services including laboratory, X-Ray and ultrasound and 10 per cent discount for IPD patients on room rents, consultant fee, diagnostic tests. However, these facility would be made available only to SCWA members on presentation of valid membership cards, said Dr Jain. Similarly, Batra Hospital has offered priority in admission, 10 per cent discount on O.P.D. bills, 5 per cent discount for all indoor treatment and assistant in information regarding emergencies, admission, appointments, registration and billing. Dr O. M. Paramar, Dr V. K. Mehta and Dr C. B. Mathur have offered a 20 per cent discount in their consultation fees to the members and their spouses. How the association was able to get these facilities is a secret Kumar has no hesitation in sharing. “The human heart is full of kindness. You only have to tap it.” Padma Ranganathan, president of SCWA, said: “In old age, you never know when you need treatment and, moreover, most elderly people need all sorts of treatment very regularly. It is almost impossible for the middle class families to pay the rising cost of medical bills. The help that these hospitals and clinics have given us has provided us great pleasure. This is exactly what we needed and we are very grateful to all those who have considered Started as an ‘Elders Association’ in 1993 by some public spirited senior citizens of Saket, SCWA, a small sapling has gradually grown into a healthy tree. The membership of Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association is open to all the senior citizens, who have completed 58 years of age or have retired from active service, said Mr Kumar. Initially, it was meant only for residents of Saket and adjoining areas, but now it is “open for all,” he added. “The association is a meeting place for senior citizens, particularly, to exchange ideas with a view to help members in welfare activities,” informed Kumar. Discussions are held on issues like health care, writing of will, investment schemes and similar such activities,” he added. Mr Kumar is averse to senior citizens being referred to as ‘old people’. “Just meet our president Padma Ranganathan. She is only 80 years of age. And she is as active as one can possibly be. Then, there is Mr P. N. Sinha, only 66, who took the mighty DDA (Delhi Development Authority) by horns and defeated them in the famous Cost Escalation case of first self-financing flats. R. S. Mathur, ran a mini post office to provide postal stationary to residents, when there was no post office in Saket. He was only 73 then,” elaborated Mr Kumar. “In yester-years, we were in teens, now we are in ties,” he laughed. |
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Sonepat
roads a veritable minefield
Sonepat, November 11 The auto-drivers find themselves jumping, swaying, cursing and clutching on the hand-holds tightly as their vehicles try desperately to avoid the potholes and patchworks on these roads. Almost all the roads in the inner part of the city are either cracked, broken or punctuated with potholes. A majority of them are not properly surfaced and no thought has been given to road engineering or safety. Several of the roads are merely country roads painted with tar. A number of surveys in the recent past, mainly conducted by road and traffic experts, have found the city roads in pathetic conditions. The experts say that most of the roads are laid haphazardly, surfaced indifferently and are neither repaired or properly maintained. Experts also say that normal life of a road should be 10 years but in this city, a road does not last for more than a year. If it rains, the newly laid surface disappears in less than an hour downpour. Besides the lack of tar and proper asphalt mixture, the roads in the city are littered with badly designed manhole covers, which either stick out of the road surface or lie partly overturned. Traffic experts say these obstacles are potential killers. They are like mines, said an official of the traffic police. Such obstacles are not easily visible, especially in the dark and can often cause accidents and even death. They also point out that the real problem was that of open manholes. But the public hue and cry over some deaths caused by such traps have awakened the authorities and now, only few manholes are without proper cover, particularly along the old DC road. But the way these covers have been hastily put has been the cause of many accidents on the busy roads of the city. The manhole-cover menace has become a cause of concern in most part of the city. It is a common sight to find the cover of these potholes either below the surface level or literally, sticking out over the road surface. When this disruption on the road surface is not visible to the human eye, it leads to emergency breaking, and often it becomes the cause of major accidents. Besides road accidents and damage to the vehicles, these bad roads have done far more damaging effect on the health of the people using these roads. A senior orthopaedic surgeon of the city said that driving on potholed and poorly surfaced roads can cause lot of strain on the spinal cord and joints. Constant jarring and shaking can lead to early degeneration of spine and many of the joints and ligaments in the body, he added. Traffic and road experts are unanimous in their opinion that one of the major reasons for the increasing number of accidents in the city is the faulty road engineering and poorly surfaced roads. First, the roads are not designed properly and are constructed like many of the streets in the unauthorised colonies. No though is given to spillways, bays, pavements, dividers and a host of other factors which are extremely crucial for the main roads of the city which carry heavy vehicles loads every day. For the present, however, experts do not have much hope for much improvement in the conditions of the roads. Yet, keeping the design of the road apart, other experts believe that even if the roads are constructed properly with the right asphalt and bitumen mixture, the city will have smooth and clear roads. The problem with the city roads, the experts believe, is that they are neither properly laid nor surfaced. There is a set standard of asphalt and bitumen mixture to be used in the construction of roads but the contractors, who are given the job, hardly bother to even look at the standards specified. The authorities, on their part never monitor their works, which they are otherwise supposed to do. For instance, they point out, stone chips and bitumen, a petroleum product, are heated separately before being mixed. The mixture should be in correct proportion and should be heated at a specific temperature. If the mixture is not heated properly, the bitumen comes out of the mixture and creates a thick, slippery layer on the road surface. In case the mixture is over-heated, the bitumen becomes thin and offers no cover for the asphalt mix, thereby, hastening cracks and potholed. All these defects can be rectified only if the concerned authorities maintain a strict vigil on the contractors and strictly adhere to the standards laid down by experts.  |
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Bookworms
stay away from fair, only revellers New Delhi, November 11 Sanjay Sexana of Raja Pocket Book said “the turn out of children was very low and even those that came were to the fair were more interested in a recreational and eatable items. Unexpectedly, they were not even paying interest to comics and game books.” A
disappointed Dr Hem Bhatnagar of Sanskar Publishing House said: “I am shocked to see the interest of children of today. They are paying attention only to computer games and TV.” Sanskar had displayed many good books for childrens in this fair. Books were very well written with colourful illustrations. Apart from books, there were some tools related to various activities for kids. Jodo Gyan had displayed toys to develop various mental faculties of tiny tots. Mention must be made to ‘Bramha Towers’, a toy which helps children to develop their ability to observe, think and apply logic. Audio cassettes of stories, poems, songs, alphabets and numbers were also displayed at a number of stalls. But they too failed
to attract the attention of the children. Beer Singh Bharati of National Book Trust (sponsor of this Fair) said that 59 publishers participated into
this fair. “We were regularly organising workshops, Nukkar Nataks and other cultural activities in this fair. But despite these promotional activities, the turn out was very low. It is a cause for concern and we should ponder upon seriously.” The fair was inaugurated by the Educational Secretary to the Government of India, Mr N. K. Kaw on 3rd November, at Preet Vihar based district Center. |
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Solar-powered signals have numerous
advantages New Delhi, November 11 Renewable energy is a commercially viable source which can meet the increasing power demand and supply. Lack of adequate support and subsidy provided by the government despite the availability of good equipment for generating solar power was responsible for this. This was the general opinion of many at the recently organised conference, Solarise India, in the Capital. They said there was an immediate need to encourage and endorse harnessing and utilisation of this energy for the benefit of both urban and rural sectors. But the good news is that for the first time in Delhi traffic police officials and Luminelle, an organisation promoting the use of solar power with some like- minded people like Nafisa Ali, Chairperson of Action India, decided to work on a pilot project to introduce ‘solar- powered signals and blinkers,’ at important intersections in the city. The site work, which would begin at National Highway 8- Gurgaon crossing towards Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, is aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing the burden on traffic police personnel. “This system is going to be successful because in Delhi every time there is a failure of electrical signals due to frequent power cuts you are forced to waste precious time. But these solar signals would reduce the traffic snarls besides providing eco-friendly environment to everyone,” said Nafisa Ali. Moreover, Nafisa said that this system should be encouraged particularly in schools, colleges and also in parks managed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Installing solar lights and solar fountains would add to the beauty of these parks. She said we should think about long -term benefits. Even photovoltics should be encouraged for the effective use of solar heating and lighting in Delhi. Photovoltics is used in states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and in some parts of Karnataka for water heating, cooking, air-conditioning and other domestic purposes. As photovoltics is a decentralised energy even the Indian Army uses it. “We want to try and utilise this solar system as there are a number of advantages like less consumption of power and more visibility compared to the electronic signals. Particularly, the light emitting diodes (LEDs) are expected to reduce power consumption by 10 times. In order to ensure that the signals keep working even when the sunlight is weak during winter and in cases of emergency there will be power supply back-up up to 18-20 hours,” said Mr Lakhbir Singh, Chief Executive, Technical Support Services., Luminelle. |
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Faridabad
Divali Utsav
lacklustre Faridabad, November 11 Although, the mela has become an annual feature in past few years, this year it was expected to generate overwhelming response due to `no chances’ of holding the trade fair this time. A visit to the mela revealed that there was a lack of eagerness on the part of the consumers as well as sellers. While the number of stalls were less this year, large multinational companies, especially in field of consumer durable were nowhere’, commented a regular visitor to such fairs. He said, majority of stalls had been organised by shopkeepers selling items of low interest. Another visitor said that, “the items sold in the Utsav had no price advantage as many of the items had been overpriced.” There were only a few persons who had shown interest in the amusement games including merri-go-round and other items. While the organisers claimed `good response’, the Mela authorities could not get any income from the free passes given to the district officials and their kin, while commoners were required to buy a ticket of Rs five and two for adult and children respectively.
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Nirankari
Baba harps on
humanism New Delhi, November 11 Addressing the first day’s session of the 54th annual Nirankari Sant Samagam here last evening, the Baba said that all great saints preached human values of love, compassion, peace and tolerance. Despite this, the entire humanity seemed to have fallen victim to violence in the name of religion. The threat to any particular religion came from its followers themselves, he said, adding that “ ignorant about truth, they (followers) preach divisions that produce hatred and violence and innocent people become victims of their selfishness and the resultant killings and destruction”. The spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission said that people must realise that the Almighty is the supreme source of love, peace and tolerance. “And this is what the samagam seeks to tell the world. The message here is that all great spiritual masters preached unity. Let us not only read and recite their teachings but act accordingly as it is the appropriate way of showing devotion and reverence”, he said. Earlier, Nirankari Rajmata Kulwant Kaur Ji said that saints had always advised man to imbibe the noble qualities of love, humility and service to others. “ They showed the way by picking up good qualities from wherever they were available’, she said. The samagam began with a colourful rally held by thousands of volunteers of the Sant Nirankari Seva Dal. The Seva Dal units from Delhi, Mandi Gobindgarh, Ludhiana and Mumbai put up a cultural show to mark the event. |
Extortionist
arrested in Delhi Sonepat, November 11 According to a report, the culprit is allegedly involved in as many as 19 cases of loot, extortion of money, murder etc. committed in different parts of Haryana and Delhi. The culprit was included in the list of most wanted criminals and he carried a cash reward of Rs. 25,000. The criminal it may be recalled, had shot dead an RSS leader of Haryana Mr Bijender Jain while he was on his way to his house in the Model Town area of this city last year. The police made a series of attempts to arrest him and carried surprise raids at his hideouts in Haryana, Delhi, U.P. and other states but failed in their attempts. It is also stated that the culprit had committed a deadly assault on a college girl by inflicting knife injuries on her when she refused to marry him. In this Mr Bijender Jain, a lecturer of the college and an RSS leader gave evidence in this case and consequently he was convicted and sentenced. In a bid to take the revenge, he fired shots on Mr Jain and killed him, and escaped since then. Meanwhile, a girl, Suman, was reported to have been kidnapped by some youths at Lalehri village of this district on November 8 last. According to a report, the Ganaur police has registered an FIR on the report of the father of the girl. The police has launched a hunt to apprehend the culprits . |
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Rs 50,000 stolen from scooter
dickey Faridabad, November 11 According to complainant Anil of NIT here, he had kept Rs 50,000 in the dickey of his scooter and had gone inside the State Bank of India building at Neelam Chowk in connection with some work around noon on Saturday. He said when he came out he found the dickey had been tampered with and the money was missing. He said he had withdrawn the money from Oriental Bank of Commerce about half an hour earlier. Meanwhile, in another case, three youths have been booked for abducting a 20- year-old girl at Palwal town. The girl’s father, Mr Tekchand, has lodged Sonepat Youth killed According to a report, the victim was crossing the road when the accident occurred. The police has registered a case and launch a hunt to apprehend the culprit. In another incident, a youth, Harinder was seriously injured when he was hit by a scooter near Gita Bhawan here on Saturday. No breakthrough |
SHOWCASE The Shell ranges of shoes has asymmetric bump toe for a bold look and comfort with extra padded insole and are powered with metallic lining imported from Italy. Priced up to Rs 1,985, the range of shoes is available in all major cities of India.
Reversible garb Zipoffs are available both in jackets and trousers. The jacket can be worn with sleeves or without it and even a trouser can be made into Bermudas. The product is made of nylon, micro polyester and tuscan. Reverso, the other new product category, is available both in shirts and trousers and gives the option of colours and textures.
Net link The 56 kbps external modem has a firmware and is powered by an adaptor which operates from 170 volts and 270 volts and is priced at Rs 3,000. The 56 K internal modem, which supports telephone answering machine function, is priced at Rs 1,200. The 10/100 MBPS LAN card is single chipset plug and plays a 32-bit PCI card. It is priced at Rs 1,100.
Kids’ furniture Furnishings major, Godrej & Boyce, have launched Godrej i-Space, an integrated unit for children with personalised spaced for work and enjoyment. It is an innovative set of workplace and bunk bed and is small enough to fit in the corner of a room. It comprises a work surface that has enough space for books and a PC, a storage system for clothes and other possessions and a bed. The various elements of the system can be separated and reconfigured to adapt to the different needs.
Datun paste IPSA Labs has introduced Datun paste in India. Datun paste contains extracts from sunthi, kali mirch, pipali, harar, baheda, amla, dalchini, choti eliachi, lavang and phitkari. The Datun paste is available in retail stores and chemist shops across the country.
Globally, popular men’s perfume brand, Ferrari, is now available in India. The range of perfumes is available in 125 ml, 75 ml and 40 ml in Eau de Toilette (EDT), 75 ml in aftershave, 150 ml in deodorant and a 4-ml EDT miniature. The products are available at exclusive retail counters in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Hyderabad.
Diamonds for all Leading packaged goods company, Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL), has announced that it would scatter diamonds for Divali through the Dalda Activ packs. Under the scheme, a consumer can win genuine Tanishq diamond jewellery worth up to Rs 1 lakh as a gift.
Vacuum cleaner Nuvac Appliances Pvt Limited has introduced a domestic- cum -commercial wet- n -dry vacuum/ blow cleaner. It is made from tough and durable anti-rust material to withstand the knocks, bumps and dents it might get while in operation. Priced at Rs 8,990, the cleaner comes with a host of accessories such as lengthy stretchable hose, extended wands, crevice nozzle with brush, rotary nozzle, spray bottle, floor brush and wet nozzle.
Frothy hair Procter & Gamble Home Products has launched new Pantene Pro-V range of five shampoos in India. New Pantene Pro-V comes in a new international pack and is priced at Rs 62 for 100 ml and Rs 120 for 200 ml for all variants. The range is available in retail stores across the country.
Trip to Las Vegas Leading departmental store chain, Ebony, has launched a grand `Ebony to Las Vegas’ offer. Cricket legend Kapil Dev launched the offer, which opened on November 7. Under the scheme, customers making purchases worth Rs 1,000 or more from Ebony could win daily tickets for a couple to Las Vegas. This includes a free one-week stay for the couple. |
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New Delhi,
November 11
Spirit of Challenge, a leading brand in fashion accessories, has introduced two new categories – Zipoffs and Reverso – to its range of products. The existing product range of the brand includes shirts, bottoms and outerwear.
Consumer electronic major, BPL Limited, has launched a set of Internet communication products under the BPL Instanet range which comprises external and internal modems and LAN cards.
Odour for men