Delhi underground

There are just four months to go before curtains go up for the Commonwealth Games,but the Organising Committee (OC) is still trying to put its house in order.

Last-minute changes
There are just four months to go before curtains go up for the Commonwealth Games,but the Organising Committee (OC) is still trying to put its house in order. The entire procurement team of OC has been changed and both the joint director general and deputy director general have been transferred. This change has left OC paralysed as many of the tenders have been pending for a long time.

Higher the better
WHILE everybody at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi wishes to shift out of Town Hall and move into the new Civic Centre soon,the officials in charge of allotting new space and planning the shifting process are facing a new dilemma. Corporation members,the deliberative and executive wing alike,have been fighting over the new space. Most of them have been using their clout to attain rooms on the top few floors to enjoy the scenic view from the Capitals tallest building.

The missing news
THE special staff of the Central Delhi police had a harrowing time on Friday morning after a prominent Hindi newspaper splashed news about the arrest of three terrorists planning to blow up the India Gate. The officers got calls from their seniors congratulating them on the arrest,some even reprimanding them for not sharing the news. Many reporters also called them to express their displeasure at not being informed and for giving such a sensational news as an exclusive to one newspaper. As cops patiently explained to one and all their callers that they had not arrested any terrorists,it later came to light that no such arrests had been made. The calls,however,continued late into the night.

Divine writ
AS STUDENTS of Safdarjung Hospital went on a hunger strike on Tuesday,Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr R K Srivastava was a worried man. He promptly dispatched a joint secretary to consult a temple priest about a possible divine intervention. The priest had erected a building within the hostel campus and acquired a stay order from the High Court stopping the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) from laying cables in the area. While I can fix defunct air-conditioners and lifts,even the mightiest cannot take on God in this country, said Dr Srivastava. The students eventually called off the strike after the joint secretary convinced the priest about giving a No Objection Certificate to the NDMC.

Monster monitor
THE Muradnagar police station in Ghaziabad was flooded with frantic calls on Wednesday as residents reported a magarmach jaisa jeev (a crocodile-like animal) in one of the houses. The police did not know what to do. Fortunately,the animal a common Monitor Lizard,which grows to about two feet went away on its own. Soon,Wildlife SOS,an NGO,contacted the police and identified the animal. But the NGO says calls from panicky NCR residents,reporting monsters are not unusual. Their helpline has received calls reporting a dinosaur also a Monitor Lizard and a wolf,which turned out to be a brown dog.

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