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DU rolls back move on Hindi
BJP, Cong vie for SDMC mayoral post
‘Highest number of deaths of homeless in Delhi’
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Limca celebrates 100 years of
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Autism Awareness Walk flagged off
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DU rolls back move on Hindi
New Delhi, April 10 The northeast students of Delhi University who had been protesting against the imposition of Hindi over the last one month today ended their protest after an assurance from the university. As many as three protest demonstrations were organized by students under the banner of the North East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) at Delhi University and the fourth demonstration was held at the Ministry of Human Resource Development. “Through our campaign we were able to create pressure on Delhi University and the government. Today the university administration informed NEFIS that all our demands had been accepted,” said one of the NEFIS members. “This is a very positive development. Thousands of students would have suffered in case of imposition of Hindi. The fact that the administration agreed to roll back implies that the decision to make Hindi compulsory was a flawed one. These reforms need to be put to debate, otherwise students may lose a lot more than anyone can realize,” he added.
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BJP, Cong vie for SDMC mayoral post
New Delhi, April 10 BJP’s Sarita Choudhry and Congress’ Abhishek Dutt are locked in the battle for the mayorship of South Corporation where the saffron party does not have a majority. Choudhry and Dutt today filed their nominations for the mayoral post, the election of which will be held on April 16. BJP’s Azad Singh and Ram Narain Dubey have won the elections for the mayoral posts in North Delhi and East Delhi corporations respectively In SDMC, the BJP with 44 members out of total 104 is the single largest group in the House and has the support of BSP (6), INLD (3), JDU (1), besides a majority of the 14 independents. The Congress has 29, NCP 14 and RLD and SP one each. For the post of deputy mayor, the BJP has not filed nomination as it has decided to support BSP candidate Sahi Ram, while the Congress has fielded Parveen Rana. Two independents Pramila Tokas (Mayor) and Satyendra Rana (Deputy Mayor) have also filed their nominations today.
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‘Highest number of deaths of homeless in Delhi’
New Delhi, April 9 During the same period, the cumulative toll of such deaths of people, either living on the streets or whose bodies remained unclaimed in various states and UTs in the country, was 21,489. These disturbing facts come at time when various human rights commissions do not have a mandate of looking at the concerns of the homeless while in Delhi, the city government and the agency concerned—Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)—have failed to act with a sense of urgency on constructing shelters and rather have been careless in their approach, as pointed out by the Delhi High Court many times. “The RTI we filed showed the deaths to be of alarming proportion. They could be even more with cops trying to cover up. This once again highlights the apathy of the government with there being just 176 shelters for nearly 1.5 lakh homeless in Delhi—all run by voluntary organisations,” remarked Indu Prakash Singh, head, CityMakers Programme, Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) and the executive committee member of the SAM: BKS. There have been clear directions from the Delhi High Court to respect the human rights of the homeless. In this regard, former UN Special Rapporteur Miloon Kothari said, “The High Court has passed numerous interim orders yet the authorities continue to treat the homeless with hostility and the primary agency responsible for the homeless, DUSIB, lurches from crisis to crisis. Surely Delhi’s homeless deserve better than a callous, corrupt and uncaring government.”
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Limca celebrates 100 years of
Indian cinema
New Delhi, April 10 Offering glimpses into the glorious Indian cinema and the galaxy of luminaries it has created, the 2013 edition of the record book showcases extraordinary feats of Indians across the globe taking one through 10,000 remarkable achievements out of which 6,000 are new records. According to Atul Singh, president & CEO, Coca-Cola India & South West Asia, the record book truly catalogues India at her best and mirrors the spirit of the Indian cinema which has proved to be a unifier of diverse talent. The 24th edition of the record book took off at a special event launched by Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, Atul Singh, president and CEO, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, and Vijaya Ghose, editor, Limca Book of Records. The all-new edition celebrates 100 glorious years of Indian cinema and catalogues a special cinema section acknowledging the extraordinary achievements of 20 Indian cinematic icons as ‘People of the Year’ 2013. Those cinematic luminaries who were felicitated are Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Bhanu Athaiya, Kajol, Jahnu Barua, Vidya Balan, Tabu, Prabhu Deva, Mike Pandey, Aparna Sen, A Sreekar Prasad, Mira Nair, Kamal Hassan, Gulzar, Dr K Vishwanath, V K Murthy, Santosh Sivan, Ranbir Kapoor, Mani Ratnam and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The awardees were decided by an independent panel led by Member of Parliament H K Dua, popular film critic and advertising professional Monojit Lahiri and renowned film critic specialising in South Indian cinema, Pratibha
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Autism Awareness Walk flagged off
New Delhi, April 10 Educationist Shyama Chona and president, Attachavi Foundation, Anita Sharma, and 2,500 schoolchildren, including the differently
abled, participated in the walk. “It is estimated that there are 1.7 million autistic persons in the country. However, the majority of autistic people in India has not been diagnosed and do not receive the services they need,” said
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