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Built environ calls for an architect

Architecture is not just for the elite and architects must strive to serve the common man, initiating dialogue with the end-user, Balbir Verma, president of Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), said on Sunday. Verma was inaugurating the exhibition on the sidelines of the 21st national convention of the IIA at Science City. The theme of Natcon 2004, being directly organised by the parent body, is Architecture, A Science An Art. 'The built environment for each living being in this country needs the services of a qualified architect and it is the duty of our profession to demonstrate that,' Verma added. he IIA president said West Bengal has been 'a pioneer' in public-private partnerships in the housing sector and that Calcutta has 'progressed by leaps and bounds' over the past few years. More than 300 delegates are expected at the three-day summit (December 26-28). A convention of this magnitude helps raise awareness all around and provides an invaluable platform for local architects to interact with their counterparts elsewhere in the country. This exchange of ideas can only result in a better built environment for Calcutta,' hoped Mukul Mitra, convenor of the architects' meet.

North Wind blows again

Calcuttans, at last, are having a feel of winter. Met officials said on Sunday the minimum temperature is expected to dip in the city and its adjoining areas for the next couple of days as a cold wind from the north and north-west is blowing in unhindered. The minimum temperature on Sunday was 17.1 degrees Celsius. On Monday, it is likely to hover around 16 degrees Celsius. The anti-cyclonic circulation which was bringing in moisture-laden warm air from the sea and blocking the North Wind has dissipated. The sky is clear and the North Wind is blowing again,' an officer said.

Run over

Mohan Das, 60, was run over by an oil tanker in Shyampur, Budge Budge, on Sunday morning. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Police could not find the tanker.

Kids flee

Five boys, aged between six and 14, fled from the Kishalaya home in Barasat, North 24-Parganas, on Sunday morning. Two of them returned in the evening. The home authorities have lodged a complaint with police. ccording to police, the five fled after scaling the boundary wall with the help of their mosquito nets. This is the third time in the year that inmates fled the home.

Road injury

Two persons, travelling on a two-wheeler, were injured when a truck collided with their vehicle on National Highway 2, in the Bali police station area. Shyamal Das, 40, and Bishnu Dutta, 35, were admitted to hospital. The driver fled with the truck.

Picnic gardens

The urban and recreational forestry, of the directorate of forests, will organise picnics during winter at Jawaharkunj (adjacent to Gandhighat, in Barrackpore), Picnic Garden (Kalyani), Rashtriya Udyan (Shantipur), Parimal Kanan (Chandrakona), Khudiram Park (Midnapore) and Recreation Park (Geokhali). he packages will include breakfast, lunch and tea. Picnickers will be taken to their favoured spots in luxury buses and Sumos, which will start from Eden Gardens.

Sleaze arrests

Six people, including a couple, were arrested early on Sunday for their links with a sleaze racket. Police said Somen Das and wife Sikha were running the racket for the past six months in their flat on Baithakkhana Road, in the Amherst Street police station area.

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