HINDUSTAN TIMES, LUCKNOW TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2014 | metro | 03 Kashmiris in Lucknow cut off with kin in Valley HT Correspondent has a similar plight. This resi- ■ [email protected] dent of Srinagar is trying hard to get in touch with his loved Flood of misery UP residents rescued from LUCKNOW: People from Jammu ones back home, but in vain. and Kashmir (J&K) living in His worries have no bounds There’s no telecom the state capital are also going as he is getting married next connectivity with rooftops in flood-hit Srinagar through a misery of sorts — they month. “I had to go home and J&K. The TV imag- es are scary. I don’t are completely cut off with make arrangements for the CHANDIGARH: “I don’t know what know how to con- their families in the flood rav- occasion. I don’t know what to happened to my boss and his tact my family. The aged Valley. do. Above all, there’s no com- helpline numbers family. Only a few of us could be Nawaz Ali of Anantnag munication. God save my fam- are not much of a help. airlifted on Sunday evening, and in J&K, a scientist at Birbal ily,” he said. —Nawaz Ali, scientist after that the night descended,” Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Tariq Malik who works with said Devinder Giri, 26, a resident (BSIP) here told HT that he had a cable TV network in Lucknow, of Jaunpur (UP), who was work- I last managed to his fingers crossed because he just returned from Kashmir. ing as an engineer with a private speak to my brother had not been able to talk to his He spoke to his brother on on Saturday, who firm in Srinagar. He was among family for the last two days. Saturday who told him his fam- told me that my the lucky ones to be evacuated in “There’s no telecom con- ily was safe. family was safe. time from a rooftop at Jawahar nectivity with J&K. The TV There are many others, Nagar in flood-hit Srinagar. images are scary. I don’t know including a few working in —Tariq Malik, professional Giri, along with 66 others, ■ IAF’s helicopters in action during flood relief operations in Srinagar how to contact my family. The CDRI labs, who are yearning reached the Chandigarh air force on Monday. PTI PHOTO helpline numbers are not much to talk to their near and dear I had to go home station on Monday morning. His of a help,” he lamented. ones in J&K. and make arrange- boss, Neeraj Pandit, called him to a boat ourselves and reached a “On Sunday, there was no rain, Ali was supposed to go on Haj Worse still, they can’t even ments for my wed- his house as there appeared to be safer building. We waved a red flag but the water level kept rising in shortstories with his family on September travel to their home state as all ding. I don’t know no danger of floods in his area on to an air force helicopter. Later, I the area. We waved a red flag to 10, but won’t be able to do so as roads there are blocked due to what to do now. Saturday. But on Sunday morning, was rescued,” he said. the air force helicopter and that flight operations in the flood-hit floods. Above all, there’s the area was flooded. “We shifted Shaukeen,18, of Muzaffar- is how we were rescued,” he said. REGIONAL SCIENCE CITY TO HOLD state have come to a halt. Transport services got no communication. God save my to the second floor of his house. nagar, had to climb up to the There were about 40 people on COMPETITIONS ON OZONE DAY Imran Khan, a research affected after water from river family. —Imran Khan, The water was consistently rising, third floor of the building in that floor of the building from LUCKNOW: Regional Science City has organised a number of interesting scholar in the geology depart- Jhelum started gushing into research scholar and by 10am, a Scorpio parked Jawahar Nagar, where he was where Shaukeen and his friends and unique educational programmes on the occasion of “World Ozone ment of Lucknow University, Srinagar. outside got submerged. We built working as a labourer. were rescued. HTC Day” from September 14 to 16 on its premises. On September 14, paint- ing competition will be held and the topic for it will be given on the spot. It will organised for students of Class 1 to 5, 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 under separate categories. Similarly, slogan-writing contest on ‘Ozone layer WHAT A MESS! and its importance for future’ will be held on September 15 for Class 9 and 10. Many other events have been planned till September 16 includ- ing lecture by eminent scientists. Interested students may register their Civil hosp work hit name for participation in above programme directly at education cell of the Regional Science City. World Ozone Day is observed each year on September 16 all over the world. Ozone acts as a shield to protect the earth’s surface by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation. If this ozone becomes depleted, then more UV rays will reach the earth and affect the after doc beaten up flora and fauna as well as aquatic eco systems.

BOYCOTT OPD services, surgeries deferred, peeved medics SMS best tech institute would be felicitated on the under UPTU occasion would be given prize resume work only after one of the assailants arrested money of Rs11000 each. The LUCKNOW: The School of Man- committee that short listed the HT Correspondent agement Sciences has been winners consisted of noted ■ [email protected] recognised at the best technical public figures like professor SECURITY A MUST, SAYS PMSA CHIEF institute under Uttar Pradesh Roop Rekha Varma, Dr Sudha LUCKNOW: Doctors in Civil LUCKNOW: Provincial Medical night, “ said Dr Yadav. Technical University for its out- Bajpai of Mahaveer Prasad Post Hospital abstained from work Services Association president Dr standing contribution towards He said that ex-servicemen could Graduate College and T Dixit of Ashok Yadav has said that hospi- the growth of education. Shar- on Monday morning after two be hired instead of private securi- KL Garg trust. tals should be provided adequate ad Singh, secretary and CEO of attendants of a woman patient ty personnel as the guards pro- security so that doctors are not the institute, received the thrashed one of them late on vided by private agencies were 700 pilgrims leave for Haj beaten up every odd day. award during the programme Sunday night. not capable of handling such situ- LUCKNOW: 700 pilgrims left for organised by Confederation of The doctors, upset with “In this case also, a doctor was ations. “An army man is trained Haj from Chaudhary Charan Education Excellence, New the attack on their colleague, beaten up even after performing to tackle the crowd,” he said. Singh airport on Monday in two Delhi on September 6. Teach- remained off work till 10.30 his duty in the hospital at mid- different flights. The first er’s Excellence Award 2014 was am and consequently, OPD and HTC batch of 350 Haj pilgrims left given to director of SMS-IT, ■ FDA officials inspecting the kitchen of the restaurant in Hazratganj on Monday. ASHOK DUTTA/ HT on flight number SV 5131, operations had to be postponed. Lucknow prof Bharat Raj Singh. Patients, a majority of whom was while second batch of pilgrims poor, kept waiting for check-up. “I BBD 90.8 FM spreads left by flight number SV 5123 am told a doctor was beaten up. I RAID AT CHINESE RESTAURANT message of education of Saudi Arabian Airlines. Sec- know it is wrong but what is my retary of Uttar Pradesh State LUCKNOW: BBD Group spread Haj Committee Sultan Ahmed fault ?” questioned Rakesh who the message of empowering was waiting in the OPD with his said that in all 1,133 pilgrims people through education with from Uttar Pradesh have left aged father. FDA destroys cooked food the help of its 90.8 FM commu- for Medina on Monday. Till now “Someone told me that the nity radio station. During the 20865 pilgrims have gone to doctors will come after the event several competitions Medina for pilgrimage. attackers are arrested, so I am were organised by the group waiting. I don’t have money to go from ‘filthy’ kitchen of eatery where students of BBD Vidya ‘Virtuous foundation the elsewhere,” said another patient. Niketan School participated in basis for success’ large numbers. Dean Students The two accused attendants HT Correspondent restaurant to prepare the food. LUCKNOW: Underscoring the Welfare BBD University SMK - Vikram Singh and Ravi - had ■ [email protected] These samples will be sent for test- ‘rediscovery’ of Indian tradi- Rizvi said that literacy was key come with their mother Kamla ing and further action against the tions and principles in recent to the promotion of sustainable to the emergency of the hospital LUCKNOW: The Food and Drug restaurant would depend on the times, BJP national spokesper- development in the society, at around 11.30 in the night and Safety Administration (FDSA) results of these tests. son Sudhanshu Trivedi sought while director radio & socio-cul- were referred to ICU for check- on Monday conducted a raid at the When HT tried to contact to highlight the significance of tural department, BBDU Neeli- the ‘seed of thought’ and a up. After check-up, the doctor on Jone Hing Chinese restaurant in restaurant owner Jude Yep, he ma Deepak said education strong and virtuous foundation, duty told them that the condition Hazratganj, where they destroyed remained unavailable for com- empowers people to make right ■ which he said was the basis for of the patient was near normal Dr R Pradhan, who was assaulted by two attendants of a patient on several kilograms of cooked food ment and his mobile phone was decisions in the areas of eco- success. Addressing students so they could get her admitted Sunday night. ASHOK DUTTA/ HT PHOTO after an inspection of the restau- also switched off. nomic growth, social develop- at the 19th Founder’s Day cele- to the ward or even take her rant’s kitchen. Officials said the However, following this inspec- ment and environmental brations of the Jaipuria Insti- home, but the two insisted on lodged a police complaint, they Later, the cops arrested one kitchen where the food was being tion, FSDA has warned all res- integration. ICU admission. again came back at around 3 am of the accused and assured the cooked was filthy and hadn’t been taurants operating inside the city tute of Management (JIM) here, Trivedi talked about the On being refused admission and broke windscreens of cars second one would also be arrested cleaned for several days. shape and the utensils used to limits to get their act together as KL Garg award for power of ‘zero’ and linked it to the ICU owing to near normal parked on the hospital campus. soon. Only then did the doctors Chief food safety officer of cook meat and other edible items the department would be con- GB Pant institute prof with infinity. He further said a condition of the patient and “Some of the equipment and resume work. However, by then Lucknow SP Singh informed HT were extremely dirty. The kitchen ducting surprise inspections. LUCKNOW: Chief minister guru’s role lay in helping the scarcity of beds there, Vikram glasses in the hospital and also all the planned operations (about that the inspection was undertak- floor had not been cleaned for days. “The department will not allow Akhilesh Yadav would bestow shishya to discover the abso- and Ravi took the patient home. those of vehicles were broken,” half a dozen) were postponed en after the department received According to reports, the FDA anyone to play with the health the prestigious KL Garg Higher lute knowledge and wisdom However, they returned at said hospital superintendent Dr and even the patients were kept complaints from some customers team destroyed around 10 kgs of of common man. If a restaurant Education and Humanities within oneself. Trivedi conclud- around midnight, thrashed Dr Ashutosh Dubey. waiting in the hospital OPD. Civil who had apparently fallen sick substandard meat, 5 kg gourd, 60 charges for food, then they have award on professor Badri ed by saying that abandoning a R Pradhan, damaged hospital Annoyed doctors refused to hospital gets about 3,000 to 4,000 after eating food at this popular kgs of cooked noodles and 5 kg the responsibility of ensuring Narain of GB Pant Social Sci- strong foundation would result property and then ran away. What sit in the OPD chambers in the patients every day on an average. Chinese restaurant. rice. They also took samples of hygiene and cleanliness so that ences Institute, Allahabad dur- in losses to the individual and was more, when they got informa- morning and demanded immedi- It being a Monday, the number FDA officials said the restau- the chilly sauce, tomato sauce and the public’s health is not at risk,” ing a programme on September to the country. JIM director 10. MP Naresh Agarwal, minis- tion that hospital authorities had ate action against the attackers. was higher than the other days. rant’s kitchen was in a terrible vegetable oil being used by the said SP Singh. general Pankaj Gupta said eve- ter of state vocational educa- ryone should focus on the seed tion Abhishek Mishra and min- of possibility. Later, members DRIVE AGAINST RASH DRIVING ister of state for secondary of the student excellence coun- education Mehboob Ali would cil took an oath to serve for the SBI launches be present on the occasion. betterment of the college. They Professor Badri Narain would also presented various cultural be given a cash prize of `1 performances to celebrate the lakh, while other teachers who Checking on, admn plans more rumble strips HTC e-lounge in city occasion. LUCKNOW: State Bank of India, HT Correspondent The majority of such drivers The work will be completed by Lucknow recently launched an ■ [email protected] did not have their documents in September 15. e-lounge in the precincts of the order, for which they were slapped In a press statement, the DM historic site, Tarawali Kothi, LUCKNOW: Aiming to curb stunt fines. Vehicles were checked for said that efforts had been made housing its Lucknow main biking and rash driving, the valid documents and safety gear in the past to stop such activ- branch. Opened on the occasion Lucknow police conducted an such as helmets and seat belts ity which was dangerous not of the golden jubilee of the SBI intensive vehicle checking drive (in cars). only for speeding bikers in Lucknow circle, the lounge at several places in the state capi- Many people, includ-- butbut alsoa for the com- was inaugurated by Karnam tal for the second consecutive day ing the bike riders 2,516 monmon man walking on Sekar, chief general manager of on Monday. and those on the vehicles checked, of ttheh road. Some of Lucknow circle. In all, 2,516 vehicles were roads, have been which 650 were issued theth identified spots The E-Lounge is a more sophis- checked, of which 650 were issued injured while a challans for violating arear Lohia Path, the ticated version of bank’s e-cor- challans for violating traffic rules few lost their lives traffic rules and 65 strstretch near office ners situated in other parts of the and 65 bikes were seized for violat- on account of rash bikes were of 1090, Ambedkar city. here, the customers can avail ing rules. driving. seized SmarakSmar and the roads of self-service banking in a quiet Cops in large groups positioned The district admin-in- nearbynearby where stunt bikers and relaxing atmosphere, at their themselves at different places istration has also joinednedt thehe showshowo offff at night.n own pace. such as Gomti barrage and Samta campaign. District magistrate The administration has also The e-lounge is open 24 X 7 Mulak Crossing and checked all Raj Shekher has asked the PWD started control room numbers and has facilities like ATM, cash suspected vehicles. In particular, to put up rumble strips on roads 0522-2611117 and 0522-2611118 ■ Students presenting a classical dance performance at the 19th deposit machine, cheque deposit ■ Police checking licences and registration papers of drivers at they stopped speeding bikes if the where stunt biking, rash driving where anyone can report inci- Founder’s Day celebrations of the Jaipuria Institute of machine and a self service kiosk Samta Mulak crossing on Monday. DEEPAK GUPTA/ HT PHOTO driver was not wearing a helmet. and show biking are common. dents of stunt biking. Management in the city on Monday. ASHOK DUTTA/ HT PHOTO (SSK). Through the SSK, custom- ers can print their passbooks and PRESERVING TREASURE transfer funds, apart from viewing balances in their accounts and Drinking, smoking can cause vision loss mini-statements. For prospective customers, State archives digitising pages from history LUCKNOW: Drinking and smok- sends these images to your brain exercises. Many people don’t even there is a provision to open ing can cause permanent loss through the optic nerve. When the realise that the eyes are made up accounts through Internet LUCKNOW: Historically and admin- 18 lakh pages of Public Works of vision. retina is damaged, your vision of muscles and get weak if not counters too. The e-lounge aims istratively important documents, Department, education, medi- PROCESS BEGAN IN 2013 “Alcohol, especially the local- may become impaired. used properly. By exercising your at developing a self-operating including Sher Shah Suri’s ‘far- cal and forest departments and make contains methyl alcohol, Smoking also damages the eyes, you are reducing eyestrain banking channel for customers. In man’ dating back to 1540, board Awadh general district. The work of digitisation of about 1.25 forms harmful organic com- eyes in several ways. It leads to and strengthening all the muscles course of time, more such facili- of revenue documents of 1803 and In addition to conservation, crore pages from history began in 2013 as pounds when it reacts with the macular degeneration because it connected to your eyes. HTC ties will be added to the e-lounge, those of the Freedom Movement digitisation of the documents part of a project funded by the state. enzymes in the human body. slows the circulation of blood to to provide a single point self serv- are being digitised by the UP State would facilitate research schol- In the first phase, about 8 lakh docu- Along with harming other body the eye and retina, which dam- ice channel for a host of banking Archives. ars, said officials of the state ments have been scanned and digitised, organs, it causes vision loss and ages the blood vessels of your transactions. HTC The work of digitisation of archives. Talks are also on with said told Rubina Beg, director, state leads to complete blindness,” said eye. “Studies have shown that about 1.25 crore pages from the state government to digitise archives. Dr Sudhir Srivastava of Sun Eye smoking makes a person twice THE LOUNGE IS OPEN 24 history began in 2013 as part permanent records of secre- Hospital while addressing an as likely to develop macular of a project funded by the state tariat files. A project regarding The second phase includes 18 lakh pages awareness lecture on Monday degeneration as a non-smoker. It X 7 AND HAS FACILITIES government. In the first phase, the same has been prepared at of PWD, education, medical and forest ■ A document related to to mark eye donation fortnight. also decreases the level of anti- LIKE ATM, CASH AND about 8 lakh documents have the collectorate. departments and Awadh general district. Freedom Movement. The retina is the delicate, oxidants in the blood which help been scanned and digitised, “If the state archives gets the light-sensitive tissue that covers maintain healthy eyesight,” said CHEQUE DEPOSIT said Rubina Beg, director state nod, it would get down to the In addition to the regular all the government departments the interior wall of the eye. Like Dr Srivastava. MACHINES, AND A SELF archives. digitisation of the secretariat transfer of the documents to the that are closed down are also the film in a camera, it receives One of the best ways to SERVICE KIOSK The second phase includes documents as well,” added Beg. archives, files and documents of shifted to the state archives. HTC images projected through the improve the health of retinas lens of the eye. The retina then is through simple everyday eye