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Govt raises cap on subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the Leader of the Opposition at Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, sharing some lighter moments during a media get-together in New Delhi on Monday.
Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Police should be polite to public: CM
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DU distance mode students protest ‘bias’
Members of the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan shout slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo
Five held for cheating British citizens
Beyond Jaipur Foot: India to host World Congress
Three killed in separate mishaps
BYPL bill counters to
open for 12 hours on Sunday
Protesting DU researchers demand fellowship
No respite for Delhiites from biting cold
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Govt raises cap on subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12
New Delhi, January 21 Today's decision will benefit around four lakh BPL, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Jhuggi Ration Card (JRC) cardholders. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit. While briefing the mediapersons after the meeting, Dikshit stated that the decision would go a long way in making women head of such families comfortable as the families would get three additional LPG subsidized cylinders. However, the Delhi government had decided in November to give nine subsidized LPG cylinders annually to over 3.5 lakh poor families identified under the kerosene-free scheme. "As the Union government also decided to restrict the number of subsidized cylinders to each consumer to six, the city government decided to bear the difference between the cost of three non-subsidized cylinders and subsidized cylinders in respect of the families covered under the kerosene-free scheme," said Dikshit. She added that around four lakh BPL, AAY and JRC cardholders eligible for one free filled-in LPG cylinder, gas stove and LPG connection would benefit from the decision of the cabinet. "The government would release Rs 15 crore more to facilitate the delivery of three subsidized cylinders. The government would meet the difference of cost between non-subsidized and subsidized cylinder," she added. |
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Police should be polite to public: CM
New Delhi, January 21 "Public should not be afraid of approaching the police," she told the mediapersons after a Cabinet meeting today. The Chief Minister said that she had put these suggestions before Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna. "We have also suggested that there should be motorcycle patrolling in narrow streets. These areas are also vulnerable to crimes," she added. She hoped that the women helpline '181' will become operational soon in other parts of the country too. "Our helpline has, so far, received 2,000 calls. This number is for all types of calls. Though the helpline is for women in distress, we have been asking callers to approach authorities concerned," she added. |
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DU distance mode students protest ‘bias’
New Delhi, January 21 "Most of the students studying through the distance learning mode are the ones who want to study in the regular colleges. It is ironical that today the number of students studying in the regular courses at DU is about 1 lakh whereas around 4 lakh are forced to pursue their higher education through the distance learning mode," said a protesting student. Criticizing the government and university-promoted 'centres of excellence,', the protestors maintained that only a select few are nurtured and provided holistic education at these centres. "Our course material is outdated and ill-suited to the demands of the job market. We often get our reading material late; the library facility is inadequate; our results often come out late, which lead to many of us missing the admission deadlines in other institutions. Moreover, very few courses are offered to us and some important courses like Honors in History, Hindi literature, Sociology, etc. are not available. We have nothing by way of cultural activities or sports," said Kirti, one of the students. "The Personal Contact Program (PCP) is a joke; we get classes only on weekends. The classrooms are invariably overcrowded and the teachers are all on contract. As if this was not enough, we often have to face humiliation. SOL (School of Open Learning) staff members are rude to correspondence students," said an agitated Bhanuti, another protestor. |
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Five held for cheating British citizens
New Delhi, January 21 Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), S B S Tyagi said the arrestees are Anshuman Srivastava (26), the mastermind of the racket, Pawan Singh (21), Sumit Kumar (20), Ashu (23) and Amit Singh (27). They were arrested after a raid was conducted at a house in Shakti Vihar on December 18. Anshuman had allegedly been running the illegal call centre since January 2011. "He claims to have done business to the tune of Rs 90 lakh. He also disclosed that he cheated a person of about Rs 35 lakh through one of his contacts in Qatar," Tyagi said. He said the arrests were made after a complaint of the UK High Commission. "The embassy reported that the UK's Crime Agency had received certain information that illegal call centres in Delhi were making calls to the British citizens," said the officer. The police recovered data of British citizens saved in Microsoft Excel sheets. It contained the names, addresses and contact details of the citizens who had taken loans. The accused allegedly posed as employees of UK banks and financial institutions and assured the British citizens of procuring unsecured loans. After the customer agreed, he or she was directed to transfer the initial instalment as a processing fee for sanctioning the loan. Tyagi added, "The customers were directed to transfer money through Ukash vouchers. Once money was deposited by the individuals, it was encashed by the accused. Thereafter, customers in the UK were denied loan on one pretext or the other and in some cases, their calls were completely ignored." The accused allegedly disclosed that they had worked in call centres, but lost their jobs due to recession. "They realised that overseas customers made payments for the required services without much hassles," Tyagi said. |
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Beyond Jaipur Foot: India to host World Congress
New Delhi, January 21 "We had to wait for 40 years to bring the 14th World Congress to India. Like its previous editions, it will attract not only the prosthetic and orthotic community from across the world but also those working in close association for the rehabilitation of the section. It will have a range of technologically-upgraded exhibits that can help and are making life easier for many who have lost their limbs," said Dr BD Athani, medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital and chair of the India Task Force, ISPO (International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics) World Congress. In the government sector, the prosthetics and orthotics scenario is brightening up. There were two patients-one below knee and the other with an above-knee amputation-who had come to share their experiences of how life had changed for them with high-tech prostheses. One got the second life with the high-end artificial limb at Safdarjung Hospital while the other is Ashok Munne, Nagpur-based mountaineer, who lost his right leg following a train accident in 2009. He is able to move around freely now and even climb mountains with the prostheses. Following the mishap, Ashok had been bedridden for almost a year due to an operation that went wrong. Later, he even scaled Nepal's 21,247-ft-high Mera peak in the Himalayan ranges, becoming the first person with physical disability to do so. He now eyes the Mt. Everest. Interacting with the media here, he said, "After the accident things had become difficult, but prostheses have enabled me to pursue my passion for mountaineering."
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Three killed in separate mishaps
New Delhi, January 21 The police found them in a bloodied condition and rushed them to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. They were declared brought dead. The police added that the victims had sustained head injuries. In the second incident, a youth named as Kunal Singh was killed and his colleague Amar Kumar (19) was injured when a vehicle rammed into the rear of the motorcycle they were riding on, near Tikari village on Rohtas Road. The incident happened at 10 pm. They were returning to their homes from a factory at Bahadurgarh in Haryana where they worked. After the police was informed about the accident by a passerby, it took the victims to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. The doctors declared Singh brought dead, while Kumar was injured.
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BYPL bill counters to
open for 12 hours on Sunday
New Delhi, January 21 "Till now, these payment counters were open from 9 am to 3 pm on Sundays," said a spokesperson for the
BYPL. The bill payment counters that will operate on Sundays include the division office counters at Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj, Krishna Nagar, Yamuna Vihar, Nand Nagri, Laxmi Nagar, Patel Nagar, Mayur Vihar-1 and 2, Mayur Vihar-3, Jhilmil, Shankar Road, Paharganj, GT Road, and Karawal Nagar division offices. "Acting on consumers' feedback, the BSES Yamuna Power has decided to make its bill payment counters operational for 12 hours on Sundays also. During the interactions, we realized that the number of nuclear families in Delhi is increasing. In many such families, both the spouses work six days a week. Naturally for such families, timely bill payment becomes a problem. This step has been taken keeping these customers and their interests in mind," said Ramesh Narayanan, BYPL CEO. |
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Protesting DU researchers demand fellowship
New Delhi, January 21 The protest was part of a larger campaign to voice the concerns of researchers on the deteriorating condition of infrastructure at the university. "The UGC has also been reminded time and again that the university does not guarantee even the basic facility of hostel accommodation to the majority of its researchers and expects us to find funds for our lodging," said Kumar Saurabh, an
M.Phil. student. "The UGC has been a silent spectator to the wrongful denial of the meager scholarship of Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 per month to the M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars respectively," he added. |
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No respite for Delhiites from biting cold
New Delhi, January 21 "The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.2° C, one notch below normal and the maximum was at 18.4° C, three degrees below normal temperature," a MeT Department official said. The city may not receive any rains tomorrow but Delhiites must brace themselves for shallow mist or fog in the morning, the official added. While the maximum temperature is expected to remain around 19° C, the minimum temperature may further fall to 5° C.
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The Delhi Cabinet today decided to increase the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders from nine to 12 to the beneficiaries of the Kerosene-free Delhi Scheme. The beneficiaries include below poverty line
families and other marginalized sections from the next financial year.
New Delhi, January 21
