DU teachers give their suggestions for the BJP Election Manifesto of BJP

New Delhi,  Under the process of getting suggestions from the public for the Election Manifesto 2015, BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri Satish Upadhyay talked with the professors and college principals of DU. A delegation of about 300 professors, lecturers and college principals of DU met BJP Pradesh President Shri Upadhyay at the Party office and gave their suggestions. Prominent persons in the delegation included Dr. P.K. Chinda, Dr. Suman Sharma, Prof. Yamini Gupta and Dr. R.B. Solanki.

This interaction continued for about 2 hours and the teachers of various colleges gave their suggestions in which the prominent points are:-

• On the one hand many colleges in Delhi are only morning colleges and on the other hand there is lack of college infrastructure. In this situation the teachers suggested that all the colleges to be run in two shifts.
• University campus should be established in East and West Delhi on priority basis.
• Moral education, career counseling and education for nation building should be essential part of graduate degree course.
• There is only one college in the rural area of Delhi. One college each should be established in Narela, Najafgarh area on priority basis.
• Hostels should be constructed on the dormitory and kitchen basis for the Girl students coming from outside Delhi and single teachers.
• A digital library on a selected place in Delhi under DU should be developed so that international level information may be readily available.
• Colleges under DU should be allowed to get affiliation with foreign universities.

After discussion with the teachers in his thanks giving address Shri Satish Upadhyay said that BJP will study the suggestions from the teachers of DU seriously and include most of the suggestions in our Manifesto. Shri Upadhyay said that all the suggestions of the teachers are reasonable but personally I give my moral support to three suggestions at this forum. I am of the view that all the colleges should be run in two shifts so that all the eligible students get admission. After coming to power we shall start work for a college in rural Delhi within six months and the college will start functioning within the next two years. Besides this we shall give priority to the proposal of dormitory hostels in our Manifesto.

So far as moral education is concerned, BJP and ABVP have always been supporting it. Opening digital library and affiliation to foreign universities will be useful for the students. Proposal for establishment of university campus in East and West Delhi is reasonable but we require sufficient time for it.

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Shopping malls to come up at select locations in 3 years Railways undertaking massive tech

NEW DELHI, The Indian Railways has embarked on a massive technology upgradation drive to cater to the safety and comport of passengers and cut down on travel time, Mr Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, said here today while addressing FICCI’s National Executive Committee Meeting on the eve of FICCI’s 87th Annual General Meeting on Saturday.

In a special address on ‘A New Vision for the Indian Railways’, Mr. Kumar told industry leaders that following the decision to open up the Railways to 100% FDI in 10 select areas, benchmarked to global standards, the railways is looking to large private sector investment “in areas where we want and in areas where you want to invest.”

  

Mr Kumar said that given the need to modernize the system to make the railways people-centric, “the Indian Railways is not likely to do what it has been doing in the past and it will come up in a business-like manner.” In this context, the first investors meet was held on December 5 and the next is slated to be held on the January 6, 2015.

Giving an instance of the enormity of the investments required for high speed trains of 300 plus kms per hour, the Railway Board chief said whilst the funds required for laying tracks for express trains was Rs. 10 crore per km., for high speed trains it was a whopping Rs. 100 crore. Apart from developing these, the plans are afoot to raise the speed of exiting trains. For instance, it is proposed to cut the travel time from Delhi to Kanpur to three hours and Kanpur to Lucknow to one hour.

He said that technology was being brought in every area in which the railways operate. For the convenience of the passengers, mobile ticketing was about to be launched shortly.

   

Station development is another area that is engaging the attention of the Indian Railways. A shopping mall concept was in the works to attract passengers who normally arrive at the station much before the train departs. “We should be able to see this happen at five-six locations in the next two to three years”, he said.

Additionally, catering of food is sought to be improved by allowing passengers to order the menu of their choice at a particular station; apart from re-designing wagons and locos for comfort and making them accident-resistant and easy tracking of freight parcels.

Mr. Kumar ar said that special efforts were being make to reduce the number of accidents at railway crossings, 40% of which occur die to careless motorists, by reducing the number of crossings. At present there are 11,000 unmanned crossings and it is proposed to eliminate them altogether in the next 6 years.

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ASSOCHAM for tariff reduction on imported nutritional foods in Budget 2015-16 , Nutritional foods are highly beneficial for patients suffering from cancer & renal diseases

Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has urged the Centre to reduce the tariff imposed on nutritional foods that are essential for cancer and renal diseases management as the Government readies itself to prepare Union Budget 2015-16.

“There is a need to relook at the duties being currently levied on imported products which are able to provide high quality nutrition (which are highly recommended by healthcare professionals) as an early and intensive nutrition intervention is beneficial for both diseases,” highlighted The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in a communication addressed to Mr Amitabh Kant, secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

As per the current import duty structure for nutritional food products beneficial for both these disease, there is basic customs duty (BCD) of 30 per cent and a countervailing duty (CVD) of 12.36 per cent.

Besides, CVD of 12.36 per cent is also levied on domestic manufacturers, hence, the BCD is additional for importers.

“If both BCD and CVD can be made nil (zero per cent), it will benefit hundreds of thousands of families from lower cost of providing nutritional food to patients who already suffer from high cost of medicines for these diseases,” said Mr D.S. Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM.

“Even the customs duties on similar products in countries like Singapore and Vietnam is nil (zero per cent) and as low as five per cent respectively,” said Mr Rawat.

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is the most common secondary diagnosis in individuals diagnosed with cancer, starting from inadequate intake of carbohydrate, protein and fat to the reduced absorption of macronutrients.

While patients with renal failure represent an extremely heterogeneous group, whose nutritional requirements can therefore differ widely as such PEM is very common amid kidney patients that negatively impacts prognosis.

ProSure is a therapeutic nutritional food product scientifically formulated to address nutritional needs of people suffering from cancer-induced weight loss or who are at risk of developing this complication.

Various clinical studies have demonstrated that drinking ProSure daily as part of an overall cancer plan – promotes weight gain; helps build/maintain lean body mass; improves physical activity, quality of life, appetite and dietary intake; increases strength and attenuates pro-inflammatory response.

Nepro LP is a product for patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and Nepro HP is for patients on dialysis. “Clinicians prescribe these products due to benefit features like good quality protein, high quantity monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), presence of modified maltodextrin (Fibersol), low electrolytes and calorie density (more calories in less volume).

It is estimated that about 80,000 new cases of cancer will be seen by 2020 in India. While the current prevalence of kidney diseases is about 17 per cent in the country.

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FIRST OF ITS KIND SANSKRIT LIBRARY OPENED IN DELHI

NEW DELHI,AKASH DWIVEDI,The first of its kind Sanskrit Library in the country inaugurated by Secretary, Art & Culture and Languages, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Smt Geetanjali Gupta Kundra in the office complex of Delhi Sanskrit Academy at Jhandiawalan in Delhi. Government has incurred an expenditure of Rupees 1.85 Crore on Construction & Development of this unique library. Spread and developed in the area of 1000 squire meter, the library has more than 50 almirahs/bookshelves and a huge reading hall. The double storey building is fully air conditioned. The most ultra modern library full of Sanskrit literature has been equipped with all the facilities for readers and research scholars. Chief Engineer PWD Shri Dinesh Kumar, Spl Secy Art and Culture, Shri V. S. Rawat, Secy Sanskrit Academy, Dr. Dharmendra Kumar and a large number of Sanskrit scholars were also present on this occasion.  Smt. Kundra also released E -Learning Hand Book of Sanskrit for the benefit of learners of Sanskrit on this occasion.

Inaugurating the library Smt. Geetanjali Gupta Kundra said that the Delhi Government is committed to provide all facilities to promote Sanskrit language in order to provide better atmosphere and best pieces of literature to the Sanskrit scholars.

She said that the scriptures and available rare manuscripts in Sanskrit in the country will be made available in this very library for the benefit of students and Sanskrit scholars.

She further said that Sanskrit language is the base of Indian culture and civilization. It is the language which represents our rich culture, ethos, harmony and gives the message of unity in diversity to the people in the society.

Smt. Kundra further elaborated that Sanskrit academy in Delhi has organized a number of programs to promote Sanskrit. It has organized one hundred and forty programs including one act plays for children, adults, poet meets, Sanskrit sammelans and cultural programs.

Secy. of Sanskrit academy Shri Dharmendra said that there are 60 lakhs  manu scripts in the country out of which 30 lakhs manu scripts are written in Sanskrit language. We will do our best to gather these manu scripts of Sanskrit and document them in this library.

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Infra financing can be vulnerable to market failures; NPAs rise up to alarming 17.43%: ASSOCHAM

Emphasising that investment in infrastructure can be subject to market failures, an   ASSOCHAM research paper has noted Gross Non-performing assets (GNPAs) and restructured standard advances for the vital sector  together  has gone up alarming level of 17.43 per cent of the banks’ total advances. 

Most of the increase in the GNPA in the infrastructure sector has come about in the four-year period of March, 2009 and March, 2013 rising from just about 4.66 per cent to 17.43 per cent of total advances of the banks. 

“Thus, continued expansion of bank finance to meet the infrastructure investment may not be sustainable as it may lead a growing concentration of risks on bank’s balance sheets. These risks emanate from the maturity mismatch by financing long terminfra projects from short term bank liabilities,” the ASSOCHAM paper authored by experts in the infrastructure financing said. 


It said markets alone willoften fail to provide these services–either because an infrastructure project would not be profitable onits own, or because the associatedrisks are too large or too costly toinsure. As a result, infrastructureinvestment from the private sectorin many cases cannot be realisedwithout some form of publicsupport. This may take the formof direct financial support or someform of insurance.

In turn, the necessary involvement of a widerange of parties in infrastructure projects – construction companies, operators, government authorities, private investors, insurers and the citizens most directly affected – makeit a complex but essential task to design an efficient set of contracts.

“However much we may like it, the context and the ground reality brought about by the paper clearly points out that in the foreseeable future, Government will remain the key investor in critical infrastructure sectors, although PPPs could helpreduce fiscal constraints,” ASSOCHAM Secretary General Mr D S Rawat said.  Increased private funding for infrastructure will also requirereforms to address the more binding constraints, related to the policy andregulatory environment. 

In the last four – five years the credit to infrastructure grew at a faster pace than total credit. Consequently, the share of infrastructure in gross non-food bank credit rose from 8 per cent in March 2007 to more than 14 per cent in March 2012 

But in the coming years public sector banks will need capital infusion of Rs2, 400 Billion by the year 2018 to be in line withBasel III norms. This is likely to act as a constraining factor in lendingoperations. But the FDI in the sector was not really impressive. 

Cumulative FDI inflows into theinfrastructure sector were of theorder more than USD 25 Billionduring the 12th Plan and averagedUSD 5 Billion per annum.The breakup of FDI inflows revealsthat telecom sector was thehighest recipient of FDI inflows with a share of 40 per cent followed by power 24 per cent, petroleum & natural gas 19 per cent, transport 11 per cent and non-conventional energy 6 per cent.

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Gang of notorious auto lifters, Intzar Ahmed @ Javed and receivers, arrested.

        Delhi Police team of PS R.K. Puram, South District has busted a gang of notorious auto lifters, involved in more than 70 incidents of auto lifting and arrested 7 accused persons including gang leader and receivers of stolen property.  With the arrest, 25 cases of M.V. theft were solved and 11 stolen luxury cars have been recovered.

                             In order to prevent incidents of auto thefts and arrest the auto lifters, active in the area of PS R.K. Puram, South District,  a team consisting of Inspr. Vijay Pal Dahiya, SI Vijay Kaushik, SI Manoj Singh, ASI Surender Rana, HC Sanjeev, HC Sukender, HC Gulab Singh, HC Naim, Ct Praveen, Ct Manoj, Ct Ajit Punia, Ct Prashant and Ct Ravinder led by Inspr. Neeraj Chaudhary, SHO/R.K. Puram were formed under the supervision of Sh. Somender Pal Tyagi, ACP/Safdarjung Enclave.  The team divided in groups and started checking of vehicles at strategic points to apprehend the auto lifters. 

On 8.12.14, on receipt of specific information about the movement of suspected autolifters in the area of R.K. Puram during late night, the alert police teams intercepted one Swift Dezire Car and arrested accused persons Intzar Ahmmed @ Javed, Asif @ Guddu, Mujammil and Raj Kumar at Church Road, R.K. Puram.   On verification, the car was found to be stolen from the area of PS Greater Kailash on 4/12/14 and its Chassis Number was found tempered.  On search, a loaded country made pistol and one live cartridge was recovered from the possession of accused Intzar. The police party also searched the vehicle and recovered drill machine, keys, glass cutter, rod and 11 sets of ACM / DCM Locks from the dickey of the car. In this regard, a case vide FIR No. 887/14 u/s 482/411/34 IPC & 25/54/59 Arms Act was registered at PS R K Puram and further investigation was taken up.

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1644 BOTTLES OF DIFFERENT BRANDS OF ILLICIT LIQUOR SEIZED DURING RAIDS CONDUCTED BY EXCISE DEPARTMENT

New Delhi,Akash Dwivedi,In its special drive launched against the persons involved in the trade of illicit liquor, the Government of Delhi has recovered a huge stock of illicit liquor. The Commissioner Excise  Neeraj Semwal informed that the Excise Intelligence Bureau of Excise Department has seized 1644 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands like Rasila Santra, Impact Whisky, Asli Santra etc. from various parts of the capital. He said that a number of teams were formed and raids for conducted to seize the illicit liquor. 

 Semwal informed that this lot of illicit liqour was non-duty paid in the capital and was being carried by the accused unauthorisedly.  Giving details of raids,  Semwal said that a case was registered vide FIR No.780 at Timarpur Police Station against , S/o Nawal singh, R/o. Near Ramlila Park, Loni Gaziabad in which 168 bottles of Rasila Santra and 216 bottles of Impact Wiskey for sale in Haryana were recovered.  In another case, an FIR vide No.879 has been registered in Nangloi against Mohit Mishra, S/o Mahender Prasad, R/o Wazirpur, Delhi and  Ravinder, S/O Pratap Singh, R/O Kanwar Singh Nagar, I.G. Colony, Delhi respectively who were carrying 600 bottles of Rasila Santra for sale in Haryana.  An FIR No. 588 has been registered in Mundaka Police Station against Lalan Mehto, S/o Brahamdev Mehro, R/o Tikri Kalan, Delhi who were carrying 660 bottles of Asli Santra Brand for sale in Haryana have been recovered.  

 Semwal informed that the prior to this, Excise Department during its raids conducted at various places has seized a huge number of illicit liquor. The Department has recovered 48218 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands and cases were registered against the accused in different Police Stations in the Capital under Delhi Excise Act 2009. The vehicles used in the crime were also confiscated.   Semwalsaid that up till now the excise Department has seized 49862 Bottles of illicit liquor in Delhi.

          Raids will continue in the capital to check the discrepancies and to find whether the provisions are followed properly or not. He clarified that the stringent action will be taken against the persons found violating the provisions, Commissioner (Excise) said. 

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WITH THE EFFORTS OF DELHI BJP THE STRIKE OF DISTRICT COURT LAWYERS IS WITHDRAWN

NEW DELHI,AKASH DWIVEDI,Taking a positive initiative to end the strike by the advocates of Delhi BJP Pradesh President Shri Satish Upadhyay talked to the advocates and the concerned Central Minister in this context some days ago.

 Under the leadership of BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri Satish Upadhyay a delegation of reputed lawyers, members of coordination group of District courts and members of BJP Legal Cell met Central Law Minister Shri Sadanand Gowda in his office today in the morning. Central Communication Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was also present in the meeting.

Satish Upadhyay informed in the press conference today that the meeting was held in a positive atmosphere and after that the advocates recalled their strike. Shri Upadhyay said that thousands of cases are heard daily in the District Courts and due to the strike of lawyers for the last 10 to 12 days, people had to face great difficulties. Everyone knows that if the concerned lawyer is not present on the day of hearing then the case is postponed from 3 to 6 months. In view of these difficulties and the genuine issues raised by the advocates during their strike BJP took initiative and succeeded in ending this strike.

Shri Satish Upadhyay told that in this meeting it was decided that the Law Ministry will forward the legislative proposal for increasing the pecuniary limit of the district courts in Delhi. In addition the Central law Minister Shri Sadanand Gowda will give his statement on the floor of House on Thursday 18^th December.

On this occasion Chairman of the Co-Ordination Committee of All District Court Bar Associations of Delhi Shri R.K. Wadhwa and Convener Shri Sanjeev Nasiar said that the lawyers of Delhi have been demanding for raising the pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Courts for long and we raised this issue before various Governments and went on strike previously but the way in which Pradesh President Shri Satish Upadhyay made efforts to solve this problem the entire Lawyer Community of Delhi is obliged to Shri Upadhyay. Thanking the lawyers of Delhi and the Central Government, he expressed hope that the Government will introduce Bill for this purpose in this week in the Parliament and after the introduction of the Bill the Lawyers Community will greet Delhi BJP in the court premises.

All the representatives of District Courts who participated in the morning meeting, representatives of Bar Council of Delhi and office bearers of BJP Legal Cell S.Shri R.K. Wadhwa, Sanjeev Nasiar, Divyadeep Sharma, Dinesh Mudgil, I.S. Saroha, Arun Sharma, Karnail Singh, Subhash Tanwar, Vinod Sharma, Anil Soni, Ajay Digpaul, Neeraj, Virendra Pratap and Ms. Shubhra Parashar were also present in the press conference organized at BJP Office today.

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पीयूष गोयल ने “एनर्जी सेवर्स” नामक वेब पोर्टल शुरू किया

बिजली, कोयला तथा नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार)  पीयूष गोयल ने आज यहां आयोजित राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा संरक्षण दिवस समारोह में देशभर के स्कूली बच्चों तक पहुंच कायम करने के लिए एक महत्वाकांक्षी कार्यक्रम के रूप में “एनर्जी सेवर्स” नामक एक वेब पोर्टल (www.energysavers.co.in) की शुरूआत की। यह पोर्टल बच्चों को अपने स्कूलों और अपने घरों में ऊर्जा के इस्तेमाल का मूल्याकंन करने और उसमें सुधार लाने में मदद करने के लिए एक औजार प्रदान करता है। मंत्री महोदय ने आशा व्यक्त करते हुए कहा कि तब ये बच्चे अपने पड़ोसियों और मित्रों को भी प्रभावित कर सकते हैं।  गोयल ने कहा कि बच्चों को शुरूआत में ही ऊर्जा उपभोग के तरीके के बारे में प्रभावित करके हम उन्हें ऊर्जा संरक्षण का दूत बना सकते हैं। 

देश के 19 स्कूलों में पोर्टल और ऊर्जा दक्षता संबंधी गतिविधियां उपलब्ध कराई गई हैं जिससे वे कार्यक्रम के दौरान दृश्य माध्यम से जुड़े थे। मंत्री महोदय ने इन स्कूलों के बच्चों के साथ ऊर्जा संरक्षण के मुद्दे पर बातचीत की और उनके प्रश्नों के उत्तर दिए। ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो (बीईई) ने अगले एक वर्ष में पोर्टल पर 1000 सक्रिय स्कूलों को रजिस्टर करने की आशा व्यक्त की है। 

बिजली मंत्रालय की ओर से ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो द्वारा आयोजित वार्षिक राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा संरक्षण पुरस्कार कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ करते हुए  पीयूष गोयल ने राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा संरक्षण पुरस्कार विजेताओं को 41 से अधिक प्रथम पुरस्कार और 37 द्वितीय पुरस्कार प्रदान किए। इन पुरस्कार विजेताओं ने उद्योग, ताप-बिजली स्टेशन, कार्यालय भवन, बीपीओ भवन, होटल, अस्पताल, मॉल, जोनल रेलवे, रेलवे कार्यशाला, नगरपालिका आदि विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में श्रेष्ठ ऊर्जा निष्पादकों का प्रतिनिधित्व किया था। 

केन्द्रीय बिजली मंत्रालय में सचिव  पी.के. सिन्हा ने अपने स्वागत भाषण में पुरस्कार विजेताओं को बधाई दी। कार्यक्रम में नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय में सचिव  उपेन्द्र त्रिपाठी, बिजली मंत्रालय में विशेष सचिव  आर.एन. चौबे,  देवेन्द्र चौधरी और ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो के महानिदेशक डॉ. अजय माथुर के अलावा विभिन्न मंत्रालयों और केन्द्रीय सार्वजनिक उपक्रमों के अधिकारियों ने हिस्सा लिया। 

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Neera Tapping Licence To 173 Federations: Babu

Minister for Excise . K. Babu said that all the 173 federations that had applied for  tapping neera would be issued license soon. The minister was speaking at the commercial launch of the Premium brand neera and other value-added products from the Thiruckochi Coconut Producer Company at a function organised at the headquarters of the Coconut Development Board in Kochi. . Babu assured that a decision from the excise department in favour of the coconut growers/farmers would be taken soon.  Babu also opined that neera based products such as chocolate have good export potential. The decision to issue license to tap neera for the federations represent the amendment of the 112 year old system introduced by the erstwhile British rulers, said . TK Jose, Chairman of the Coconut Development Board. “The decision to give more licenses is a Christmas-New Year gift for the farmers,” said . Jose. As per the projects submitted by the companies, only 40 per cent of neera would be sold as bottled neera and the rest would be converted as value-added products, . Jose explained. The commercial launch of the Neera Cake prepared by the Thirukochi Company was performed by Kochi Mayor . Tony Chammany by cutting the cake. CDB chairman Jose said that the cake can be enjoyed even by diabetic patients without having any concern about health issues. Thirukochi Company chairman . 

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रामलीला मौदान में आयोजित हुई राजस्थान की विकास प्रदर्शनी

रामलीला मौदान में आयोजित हुई राजस्थान की विकास प्रदर्शनी

नई दिल्ली, राजस्थान राज्य सरकार का एक वर्ष का कार्यकाल पूर्ण होने के उपलक्ष्य में सूचना व जनसम्पर्क विभाग द्वारा रामलीला मैदान में आयोजित विकास प्रदर्शनी  नई दिशा, नया राजस्थान, आओ साथ चलें  में कई सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों का आयोजन हुआ। महिलाओं, युवाओं सहित बड़ी संख्या में आमजन ने इस प्रदर्शनी का अवलोकन किया।

                       प्रदर्शनी में पर्यटन विभाग की ओर से कच्छी घोड़ी नृत्य, तेरह ताली, चकरी नृत्य, कालबेलिया नृत्य का आयोजन किया गया। दर्शकों ने कठपुतली और बहुरूपिया कला का भी आनंद उठाया। सामाजिक न्याय एवं अधिकारिता विभाग की ओर से अन्तरजातीय विवाह को बढ़ावा देने एवं इसका महत्व समझाने के लिए विशेष नुकड़ नाटक प्रस्तुत किया गया। प्रदर्शनी में उपस्थित युवा इस नाटक से काफी प्रभावित नजर आए। चिकित्सा व स्वास्थ्य विभाग की ओर से कन्या भ्रूण हत्या की सामाजिक बुराई के खात्मे के लिए नुकड़ नाटक पेश किया गया। इस नाटक के माध्यम से समाज में बेटियों के प्रति बढ़ रहे अत्याचार को प्रदर्शित किया गया।

प्रदर्शनी में शिक्षा विभाग की ओर से चित्रकला प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन किया गया। सूचना व जनसम्पर्क विभाग के निदेशक  अनिल गुप्ता ने चित्रकला प्रतियोगिता के प्रथम, द्वितीय व तृतीय विजेताओं को पुरस्कृत किया।  

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DELHI METRO MUSEUM INTRODUCES NEW EXHIBIT - A GIANT REPLICA OF TUNNEL BORING MACHINE’S CUTTER HEAD

The Delhi Metro Museum today introduced a new attraction for the visitors – an 8 ft tall giant replica of the cutter head of a tunnel boring machine (TBM), which will give the visitors a real time experience of how these giant machines bore tunnels underground.

The new exhibit was unveiled at the Metro Museum in Patel Chowk by Delhi Metro’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh in the presence of DMRC’s other Directors and senior officials. This replica has been madeof mild steel and looks exactly like the original cutter head of a TBM. The cutter head replica revolves like the original cutter heads. A separate button has also been provided, through which commentary, both in English and Hindi, narrating the details of the machine can be heard by the visitors. Visitors can also read about the cutter head from a display board installed in front of the exhibit.

The Cutter Head of a TBM is a circular structure at the front of the machine which cuts through the soil surface to facilitate the construction of underground tunnels. Armed with ‘teeth’ it revolves clockwise and bores through the surface, while the other components of the TBM help in taking the muck out and facilitate further tunnel construction by putting up the pre-cast concrete segments of the tunnel in sequence.

The type of the Cutter Head depends on the nature of the soil surface. There are different Cutter Heads for soft soil, hard rock and other kinds of surface. This is undoubtedly one of the most important components of a Tunnel Boring Machine.

The Delhi Metro Museum is one of the few museums globally which are dedicated to Metro railway.A treasure trove of display panels, historical photographs and exhibits about the Metro, the museum traces the genesis of the Delhi Metro. Since its inception, the museum has been visited by many eminent dignitaries, researchers and students.

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FICCI comments on WPI inflation at 0.0% in November 2014

New Delhi, akash dwivedi, “The continuous downtrend in both WPI and CPI seen over the past four/five months is a positive signal towards stabilization of prices. While the issue of inflation is being handled well, the sharp dip in manufacturing growth reported in the latest monthly release is a matter of concern. This needs to be tackled on war footing”, said Mr. Sidharth Birla, President, FICCI.

“The recent data on capital goods and consumer durables reflect persistent weak demand conditions.  In addition, the global recovery remains scattered and this is reflected in our export growth which was seen waning in the past few months. Amidst the current situation, a cut in the interest rates will at least provide some impetus to domestic demand.

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Disturbed over falling industrial growth, slow movement of reforms, India Inc leadership convene in Kolkata under ASSOCHAM aegis

NEW DELHI ,AKASH DWIVEDI,Concerned over a deteriorating global economic situation and sharp drop in industrial production despite falling prices, India Inc ‘s top leadership is meeting in Kolkata tomorrow under the aegis of ASSOCHAM to brainstorm these issues and come out with  clear strategic inputs for the government.

“While there were concerns about slow pace of industrial growth, 4.2 per cent drop in the industrial production in October has come as a shocker of sorts for us. While we were in a party mood over declining energy prices, little did we realise that the phenomenon was a clear signal of the demand dip in most of the large economies of the world, including China, Japan , entire Europe.  Surely, our exports face a great challenge in the months ahead,” ASSOCHAM Secretary General Mr D S Rawat said.

He said the Managing Committee , the top organ of the chamber, would come up with specific suggestions for the government of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi . “While I do not want to pre-judge the deliberations, it was time some hard reality check  was done since the excitement about formation of the new government is behind us. The biggest challenge before the nation today is growth and employment generation which alone will enable us to reap dividends of the much-touted demographic advantage.”

The lone focus on the FII inflows and the Sensex would not suffice as the international capital flows can directions any time now and the rupee may come under pressure again. “We need to keep a close watch”. 

While the venue of these meetings keep changing, Kolkata is more relevant and pertinent since the industry leaders would be able to impress upon the Trinamool Congress, the Left parties and other political parties to come around and be on a common platform when it comes to crucial economic issues. 

“Some of the industry segments like consumer durables and non-durables are in real troubles.  New projects are not taking off, investment cycle is yet to revive….Cannot depend only on services to steer the growth.  The revival would require some bold measures and confidence building by the investors who would go around implementing the projects only if they see real progress on the ground. A cyclical turnaround in the energy prices alone would not help,” the chamber noted.

It said while RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan has a point in seeking revival of the domestic demand, “ the ASSOCHAM would like to emphasis even if the world demand is subdued, we cannot lower guard on exports….We need to re-strategise our exports in the changing world. Concentrating on the domestic demand through Make For India and not Make in India approach would amount to looking inward.  We must continue to reach out to the rest of the world braving the headwinds,” Mr Rawat said.

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CARMEL JUNIOR COLLEGE JAMSHEDPUR WINS CBSE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD COMPETITION

NEW DELHI,AKASH DWIVEDI,Carmel Junior Collegeof Jamshedpurwon the first ever CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest 2014 (CCCC 2014) held in the city today.ShaliniSrinivasanand BiswarupBurmansteered their school to victory in a closely fought contest. SES Gurukul school of Pune represented by Tanya Kheraand AdityaVasudevantook the second place among the six finalists.The Joint third winners were Jayashree V and Ramya Narayanan of Padma SeshadriBalBhavan School Chennai and AnanyaGangadhar and RohitSahasrabuddhe of DAV Public School, Pune.

With record participation of over 850 schools from 32 cities,CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest 2014 is the world’s biggest and nation’s premier crossword testing platform for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake the habit of solving crossword puzzles.

[The finalist included Amity International School, Vasundhara-1, Ghaziabad, Udgam School, Ahmedabad, Carmel Junior College, Jamshedpur, SES Gurukul School, Pune, DAV Public School, Pune and Padma SeshadriBalBhavan Secondary School, Chennai]

Chief Guests Mr. D.K. Sarraf, CMD, ONGC and Dr. (Ms.) Satbir Silas Bedi, IAS, Chairman, CBSE gave away the prizes in the presence of guests of honourMr. A.K. Ambhastha, IFS, CVO, ONGC, Mr. Sunil Barthawal, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Mr. K. N. Jha, IPNTFAS, DG NICF, Dr. S. Venkatesh, Director NCDC, Mr. ManojShrivastava, IRTS, ED, Indian Railways, Mr. Pramath Raj Sinha, First Dean of IBS, Hyderabad and founder Ashoka University and Mr. Vivek Kumar Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar.

“Crossword puzzles help students improve their vocabulary, reasoning, lateral thinking and analytical abilities. Deciphering solutions from the given clues help young minds develop other cognitive skills, like making inferences, evaluating alternatives and drawing conclusion. Learning becomes so much more enjoyable as different mental faculties are challenged,” said Mr. Vivek Kumar Singh, IAS, chief mentor, CCCC 2014. “Most importantly, solving a crossword puzzle results in a sense of personal achievement, which is so vital for personality development. Crossword is also an interesting and effective educational tool, for students and teachers alike,” he added.

CCCC 2014 was guided by an eminent Expert Committee comprising Col. (Retd) Deepak Gopinath, India’s renowned Crossword Blogger and winner of the Indian Crossword League 2013, India first Crossword Championship, ShuchismitaUpadhyay, author of www.crosswordunclued.com, a site for cryptic crossword enthusiasts, ShachiiManik, a renowned name in the crossword fraternity of India,C.G Rishikesh, well known crossword setter of India whose crosswords are published in the Hindu and the Indian Express newspapers.

The Contest 2014 was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Jharkhand Mr. HemantSoren on the July 16, 2014 at the Delhi Public School, Sail Township, Ranchi.The Central Broad of Secondary Education in collaboration with EXTRA-C, established the CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest in the year 2014. This contest was open for students of Class IX to XII, of CBSE, CISCE and State Board schools.

EXTRA C is a civil society organization founded to provide a platform to such extra-curricular activities across the country. Established on the 26th of June 2013, it has paved an altogether new path in providing such non-curricular platforms, which are necessary for the over-all development of a human being.Extra C’s mission to promote and popularize Crossword Puzzles amongst the Indian globally has been widely appreciated by one and all.

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Brutal murder of a young boy solved

New delhi,Akash Dwivedi,A team of PS Fatehpur Beri, South District has solved the murder case of a young boy with arrest of two accused persons namely Krishan r/o Bhati Mines, New Delhi, Pritam r/o Bhati Mines, New Delhi and apprehension of a Juvenile in conflict with law (name withheld) and weapon of offence as well as mobile phone of deceased have been recovered.

Brief facts :

On 11.12.14, a PCR call regarding recovery of a dead body was received in PS Fatehpur Beri. SHO/Fatehpur Beri along with staff reached the spot, where a human body was found lying deep inside the jungles of Bhati Mines.  Blood, hair and pieces of body parts were found around the dead body. The call was made by the brother of the deceased, who had been identified as Kuldeep, age 18 years s/o Meer Singh r/o F-182, Sanjay Colony, Bhati Mines, New Delhi.  

The brother of deceased stated that his brother had been working in Gurgaon and on 11.12.2014, when he did not return home in time, he called the deceased on his mobile at around 8.45 pm.  The deceased Kuldeep informed him that he was near Dera More and would be late but when he did not return till next morning and they started searching him and in the process, they saw his dead body in the jungle. Deceased’s motorcycle was also found near the spot. On the statement of deceased’s brother, a case vide FIR No. 647/2014 dated 11.12.14 u/s 302 IPC was registered at PS Fatehpur Beri and investigation taken up.

Investigation :

 In view of the gravity of the crime, a team comprising of SI Amit Chaudhary, SI Vikas Rana, Ct. Ranvir and Ct. Puram led by Inspr. Sukhdev Singh Maan, SHO/Fatehpur Beri under the supervision of Sh. R.K. Rathi, ACP/Mehrauli was formed to investigate the case.  During investigation, it has been revealed that mobile phone and bag of deceased were missing. The various police teams were deployed to collect local intelligence and on 12.12.14, the police team apprehended one juvenile in conflict with law (deceased’s friend) and he disclosed his involvement in the crime and at his instance, other accused namely Krishan and Pritam were arrested.

Interrogation :

During sustained interrogation, they confessed to have committed the murder of Kuldeep in the night intervening 10/11.12.14.  At their instance, knife used in commission of crime and mobile phone of deceased were recovered.  They disclosed that Kuldeep (deceased) and Juvenile in conflict with law had some differences due to their obsession towards a girl.  In order to remove Kuldeep from JCL’s path, on 11.12.2014, they called him in the jungle of Bhati Mines to consume alcohol and when Kuldeep became intoxicated, they brutally murdered him by using a knife and stone. They also crushed his face with a stone to destroy his identity. 

Recovery :

1.   Knife used in commission of crime.

2.   Mobile phone of deceased.

           Police personnel involved in the good work are being suitably rewarded.

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पीएनबी प्रेरणा – कार्पोरेट सामाजिक दायित्वी कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत गतिविधि

पंजाब नैशनल बैंक दक्षिणी दिल्‍ली मंडल, के प्रेरणा समूह द्वारा श्रवण एवं वाणी निशक्‍त जन कल्‍याण केन्‍द्र गुडगॉंव को वाटर कूलर एवं वाटर प्‍यूरिफायर भेंट  किया गया ।  पीएनबी के वरिष्‍ठ अधिकारियों द्वारा समाज के उपेक्षित वर्ग के श्रवण एवं वाणी निशक्‍त बच्चों को नि:शुल्क शिक्षा प्रदान करने हेतु  जन श्रवण एवं वाणी निशक्‍त जन कल्‍याण केन्‍द्र गुडगॉंव की भूरि भूरि प्रशंसा की तथा भविष्य में भी पीएनबी प्रेरणा समूह द्वारा केन्द्र को सहायता उपलब्ध करवाने के प्रति आश्वस्त किया गया। उक्त कार्यक्रम का आयोजन पंजाब नैशनल बैंक द्वारा अपने काँरपोरेट सामाजिक दायित्व कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत किया गया । कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता  सुनीता रानी गुप्ता एवं  रशिका आर संगपुरे की गरिमामय उपस्थिति में की ।  रश्मि चौधरी, अध्यक्षा, दक्षिणी दिल्ली प्रेरणा समूह ने सभी सम्माननीय अतिथियों का आभार प्रकट किया । इस अवसर पर प्रेरणा के अन्य सदस्या  राखी गर्ग एवं  मीनू सक्सेना भी उपस्थित थी । श्रवण एवं वाणी निशक्‍त जन कल्‍याण केन्‍द्र के प्रिंसीपल  जे पी गौड ने इस नेक कार्य के लिए पंजाब नैशनल बैंक का धन्यवाद किया तथा हर्ष प्रकट किया  कि पीएनबी पूर्व में भी समाज कल्याण हेतु अपनी प्रासंगिकता का परिचय देता रहा है । 

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49 दिनों के केजरी ड्रामे को यादकर दिल्ली ‘‘आप’’ के जाल में फॅसने वाली नहीं: जौली

भाजपा के तेज तर्रार नेता व पूर्व विधायक विजय जौली ने संगम विहार एम-ब्लाक में भाजपा की एक नुक्कड़ सभा में भाषण देते हुए कहा कि केजरीवाल के 49 दिनों के ड्रामे को दिल्ली की जनता कभी नहीं भूलेगी। इन ड्रामों को यादकर ‘‘आप’’ के जाॅल में दिल्ली अब फॅसने वाली नहीं है। 

वरिष्ठ भाजपा नेता जौली ने कहा कि आप सरकार के 49 दिनों के कुछ खास ड्रामें आज भी दिल्ली की जनता को परेशान करते है। ‘‘आप’’ द्वारा काॅग्रेस पार्टी के समर्थन से सरकार बनाना। केजरीवाल का बात-बात पर धरना देना। सचिवालय की छत पर चढ़कर - जनता को मूर्ख बनाना। रेल भवन पर मुख्यमंत्री रहते धरना देना। गणतंत्र दिवस की परेड को रोकने की धमकी देना।

इतना ही नहीं, इनके मंत्री सोमनाथ भारती द्वारा कानून को हाथ में लेकर, देर रात-विदेशी महिलाओं के घर में घुसना। ‘‘आप’’ पार्टी के सदस्यों द्वारा सरकारी दफ्तरों व सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर गुण्डागर्दी जैसी हरकते करना। विधानसभा सभा के अंदर मुद्दों पर चर्चा नहीं कर केवल टोपी का प्रचार करना। तथा 49 दिनों में सरकार से इस्तिफा देकर भगौड़ा साबित होना। जौली ने इस पर व्यंग करते हुए पूॅछा कि क्या यही केजरीवाल का परिक्षा फल है ?

‘‘आप’’ पार्टी की मुख्य विशेषताएं भाजपा नेता श्री विजय जौली ने संगम विहार निवासियों को बताई। ज्ञात रहे संगम विहार से ‘‘आप’’ पार्टी के विधायक दिनेश मोहनियाॅ व देवली संगम विहार सीट से आप के विधायक प्रकाश जारवाल हैं। दोनों ही क्षेत्र से गायब हैं। क्षेत्र की जनता पानी की किल्लत से पेरशान है। तथा बिजली के बिलों को माफ कराने के ‘‘आप’’ पार्टी के वादे झूठे साबित होने से स्वयं को हैरान-परेशान व ठगा सा महसूस कर रही है।

इस अवसर पर स्थानीय नेताओं में भाजपा मण्डल अध्यक्ष दिलावर सिंह, अनिता व सतपाल सिंघल, पूर्व प्रत्याक्षी गगन श्रीलाल, भीम सिंह, समकेश सिद्धू व डा. जयसिंह भडि़या सहित सैकड़ो कार्यकर्ता उपस्थि रहे।

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धारा २५ को खत्म करने के लिए दुनिया भर के सिख एकजुट : सरना

शिरोमणि अकाली दल दिल्ली के प्रधान परमजीत सिंह सरना ने भारतीय संविधान में सिखों को केसाधारी हिंदू साबित करते धारा २५ को पूरी तरह खत्म करने की मांग करते हुए कहा कि दुनिया भर के सिखों की ओर से इस धारा को खत्म करवाने का विश्व सिख कांफ्रेंस दौरान प्रस्ताव भी पास किया जा चुका है।

    जारी एक ब्यान में सरना ने कहा कि धारा २५ को लेकर अकाली दल लंबे समय से मोर्चे भी लगाता आ रहा है और मास्टर तारा सिंह, संत चनण सिंह, संत फतेह सिंह और संत हरचंद सिंह लोंगोवाल के प्रधानगी के समय से ही सिख मोर्चे लगाकर इस धारा को खत्म करने की मांग करते आ रहे है। उन्होंने कहा कि इस धारा को खत्म करवाने के लिए दुनिया भर के सिख एकजुट है और विश्व स्तर पर सिख कांफ्रेंस करके इस धारा को खत्म करने की लंबे समय से मांग करते आ रहे है।उन्होंने कहा कि पंजाब की हाकम धड़े जोकि इस समय केंद्र में सरकार में भाईवाल है, को चाहिए कि वह बिना किसी देरी से प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी तक पहुंच करके इस धारा को संविधान में संशोधन करके खत्म करवाए। उन्होंने कहा कि यह तो दीवार पर लिखे सच की तरह है कि सिख एक अलग कौम व अलग धर्म है, जिसे किसी भी अन्य धर्म से जोड़ा नहीं जा सकता और दो पातशाहियां श्री गुरु अर्जुन देव और श्री गुरु तेग बहादुर साहिब की शहादते भी सिखी रिवायतों पर परंपरा को ही मुख्य करके हुई है। उन्होंने कहा कि श्री गुरु तेग बहादुर साहिब की शहादत को तो उन लोगों को भी याद रखना चाहिए, जिनकी खातिर उन्होंने शहादत देकर उनके धर्म की रक्षा की थी और नौवें पातशाह 'हिंद की चादर, श्री गुरु तेग बहादुरÓ कहलाए। उन्होंने कहा कि सिख एक अलग कौम है और अलग रहेगी और इसे किसी भी और धर्म में मिलाया नहीं जा सकता।

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शकरपुर में हुआ विद्यालय भवन का शिलान्यास

नई दिल्ली,आकाश द्विवेदीपूर्वी दिल्ली की महापौर,  मीनाक्षी ने  , शकरपुर गणेश नगर विस्तार वीर सावरकर ब्लॉक में प्राथमिक विद्यालय भवन का शिलान्यास किया। इस अवसर पर शिक्षा समिति की उपाध्यक्षा   आशा सिंह भी उपस्थित थीं। कार्यक्रम की अध्यक्षता क्षेत्रीय निगम पार्षद व पर्यावरण प्रबंधन सेवायें समिति के अध्यक्ष  सुशील उपाध्याय द्वारा किया गया।

इस अवसर पर  मीनाक्षी ने कहा नागरिकों को उत्कृष्ट नागरिक सेवाएं प्रदान करना निगम का प्रथम कर्तव्य है।   भवन निर्माण करने से शिक्षण हेतु उत्तम वातावरण उपलब्ध होगा।  उन्होंने कहा कि हमें प्रयास करना चाहिए कि क्षेत्र के नागरिक अपने बच्चों को निगम प्राथमिक विद्यालय में भर्ती करायें।  उन्होंने इस अवसर पर यह भी कहा कि मैंने खुद निगम विद्यालय से शिक्षा ग्रहण की है और आज इस मुकाम पर खड़ी हॅू। उन्होंने कहा कि निगम के शिक्षक निजी स्कूलों के शिक्षक किसी भी अन्य विद्यालय के शिक्षकों से प्रतिभावान है और बच्चों को बेहतर ढंग से शिक्षा दे रहे हैं। चूंकि वे विभिन्न परिक्षाओं के उपरान्त नियुक्त होते हैं।

निगम पार्षद,  सुशील उपाध्याय ने बताया कि 3 करोड़ 61 लाख रुपये की लागत से ये तीन मंजिला विद्यालय भवन नगारिकों को 15 महिने में समर्पित किया जायेगा। उन्होंने कहा कि प्रत्येक तल पर कक्षा कमरे, शौचालय ब्लॉक तथा स्टाफ कक्ष का निर्माण किया जायेगा।

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कपकपाती ठंड ने बदला दिल्ली का मिजाज

नई दिल्ली,आकाश द्विवेदी। दिल्ली में शनिवार को पूरा दिन काफी सर्द रहा और न्यूनतम तापमान सामान्य से दो डिग्री अधिक 10.4 डिग्री सेल्सियस दर्ज किया गया। मौसम विभाग ने भी एक, दो  दिन में हल्की बूंदाबांदी का अनुमान जताया है।कपकपाती ठंडक और  तेज हवाओं के कहर ने दिल्लीवासियों को घर से बाहर निकलने नहीं दिया। रविवार को अधिकतम तापमान 42.8 डिग्री सेल्सियस दर्ज किया गया। आलम यह था कि जिन सड़को पर दिन में भी जाम लगा रहता था उन पर भी सन्नाटा पसरा हुआ था। । दिन में हल्की बूंदाबांदी और गरज के साथ बौछार पड़े  ।दिन का अधिकतम तापमान 19 डिग्री सेल्सियस के आसपास रहने का अनुमान है। सुबह 8.30 बजे वातावरण में 88 प्रतिशत आद्रता दर्ज की गई।

मौसम केंद्र के विज्ञानियों का कहना है कि फिलहाल बारिश की वजह से न्यूनतम तापमान में दो से तीन डिग्री सेल्सियस तक की गिरावट दर्ज की गई है। दिन में राजधानी और आसपास के इलाकों में हल्की बारिश होने से  रविवार को भी राज्य के कुछ हिस्सों में बारिश होने का अनुमान है। पश्चिमी विक्षोभ के कारण बंगाल की खाड़ी से उठने वाली हवाएं और हिमाचल पर जारी बर्फबारी का असर मैदानी इलाकों में बारिश के रूप में नजर आया।मौजूदा समय में मौसम में काफी नमी है और हवाएं भी नहीं चल रही हैं।आने वाले दिनों में तापमान में और गिर सकता हैं।मौसम के बदलते इस मिजाज के कारण स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ भी चिन्तित है । विशेषज्ञों का मानना है, जाड़े से बचाव के लिए लोगों को सावधानी बरतने की जरूरत है।

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केवल पुस्तकें ही हमें सही ज्ञान दे सकती है- मनोज तिवारी

मनोज तिवारी ने किया पुस्तक उत्सव का उद्घाटन

नई दिल्ली,आकाश द्विवेदी।सांसद  मनोज तिवारी ने   उत्तरी दिल्ली नगर निगम द्वारा राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक ट्रस्ट के सहयोग से आसफ अली रोड़, महिला हाट में आयोजित पुस्तक उत्सव मेले का उद्घाटन किया। इस अवसर पर उत्तरी दिल्ली के महापौर,  योगेन्द्र चान्दोलिया, अध्यक्ष, स्थायी समिति,  मोहन प्रसाद भारद्वाज,नेता सदन, सु मीरा अग्रवाल, अन्य निगम पार्षद, आयुक्त,  प्रवीण गुप्ता, निदेशक,राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक ट्रस्ट,  एम.ए. सिकन्दर व विभिन्न विभाग के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी उपस्थित थे।

        इस अवसर पर सांसद,  मनोज तिवारी ने कहा कि मेरे लिए किसी पुस्तक मेले का उद्घाटन करना एक नया अनुभव है, मैं उत्तरी दिल्ली नगर निगम और राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक ट्रस्ट को इस तरह के अनूठे आयोजन के लिए बधाई देता हूं। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि आज इन्टरनेट पर हर तरह की जानकारी उपलब्ध है, मगर केवल पुस्तकें ही हमें सही ज्ञान दे सकती है। अतः हमें इस तरह के पुस्तक मेलों से विश्व की भिन्न भिन्न प्रकार की पुस्तकों से रूबरू होने का अवसर मिलता है।  तिवारी ने यह भी कहा कि मैं चलते-फिरते पुस्तकालय की शुरूआत करने का निवेदन करता हूं जो कि विभिन्न आयु एवं वर्ग के अनुरूप उपयुक्त स्थानों पर हो। यह प्रयास ज्ञान को मनुष्य के निकट लाने का हो। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि वे इस प्रकार के आयोजन या किसी पुस्तक के विमोचन के समय काफी अभिभूत हो जाते हैं।

                           राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक ट्रस्ट के निदेशक,  एम.ए. सिकन्दर ने बताया कि ये विश्व में पहली बार है जब किसी नगर निगम ने पुस्तक उत्सव का आयोजन किया है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक ट्रस्ट इस तरह के आयोजन से किसी तरह का मुनाफा नहीं कमाते हैं। हम आप सबको पुस्तकों से रूबरू करवाने के लिए आयें हैं।  पाठन में लोगों की रूचि बढ़ाने के लिए सदैव प्रयासरत रहते हैं।

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बढ़ती ठंड में रैन बसेरा के लिए कोई ठोस इंतजाम नहीं

 नई दिल्ली,आकाश द्विवेदी।कड़कती ठंड में बेघर लोगों को बचाने के लिए दिल्ली प्रशासन के पास कोई ठोस इंतजाम नहीं है। दिसंबर माह शुरू हो जाने के बाद भी अभी रैनबसेरो की स्थिती खस्ताहाल  है। हर साल दिसंबर के महिने में जाड़े की शुरूआत में ही   प्रशासन की तरफ से रैनबसेरा को लेकर अफरातफरी मची रहती  है। रैनबसेरा के लिए समाजिक संस्थाओं से भी सहयोग मांगा जाता है,लेकिन रैन बसेरो की स्थिती में कोई सुधार नहीं हुआ है। कहीं रैन बसेरो में पानी की सुविधा नहीं ,तो कहीं लोगों के पास ओढ़ने को कम्बल नहीं है।इसके साथ ही रैन बसेरो में रहने वाले लोगों के लिए टॉयलेट वैन व मोबाईल क्लिीनिकों का भी अभाव है।

                                गौरतलब है कि दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल नजीबजंग ने सर्दियों के मौसम को देखते हुए दिल्ली में रैन बसेरों की तैयारियों के संबंध में एक समीक्षा बैठक की थी ।

                             इस बैठक में मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी, सचिव, वित, तीनों निगम आयुक्त, प्रधान आयुक्त डी.डी.ए,  पुलिस आयुक्त तथा अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकारी उपस्थित थे।बैठक में जल बोर्ड को निर्देश दिये गये कि रैन बसेरों में पानी के टेंकर प्रतिदिन भरे जाए। बोर्ड को जहां पानी की मांग ज्यादा है वहां पानी के टेंकरों की क्षमता 500 लीटर से बढाकर 1000 लीटर  के लिए भी कहा गया था।इसके साथ सचिव, स्वास्थ्य को प्रत्येक रैन बसेरें में सप्ताह में दो बार मोबाईल क्लिीनिक भेजने के निर्देश दिए गए थे। इन मोबाईल क्लिीनिकों में पर्याप्त मात्रा में दवाई आदि होनी चाहिए। मोबाईल टॉयलेट वैन उपलब्ध कराने के निर्देश दिए गए थे।

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