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Woman gangraped in moving car
DJB approves Rs 3951-cr budget
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Govt to engage cooperative sector in housing
Health workers honoured on Safe Motherhood Day
New service for power consumers
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Woman gangraped in moving car
New Delhi, April 11 The woman, a resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana, married Inderjeet in a temple in March without informing their parents, the police said. "The victim's medical examination was conducted at a hospital where doctors confirmed that she was gangraped," said a police officer. The victim told the police that she was gangraped by her husband Inderjeet and his two relatives Nitin and Vijender, all in the age group of 21 and 25, in a moving car. She informed the police that she consumed a cold drink offered by her husband and fell unconscious. "The victim was called by Inderjeet to meet him here on Wednesday to register their marriage in court. After arriving in Delhi, the woman was taken by Inderjeet in a car in which Nitin and Vijender were already sitting," said the officer, citing the woman's statement. A case was registered on Thursday based on her statement and the culprits were arrested from their hideouts in west Delhi's Bakkarwala village. |
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DJB approves Rs 3951-cr budget
New Delhi, April 11 "The DJB's dependence on the government for operational costs has been reduced from Rs 380 crore in 2009-10 to zero in 2013-14," said DJB Chief Executive Officer Debashree Mukherjee. The Board, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, also the Chairman of DJB, approved the budget which included Rs 1869.35 crore for the Plan and Rs 2082.43 crore for the Non-Plan for the year 2013-14. While presenting the budget, the CEO focused on the estimates for the year 2013-2014, including the projected revenues and expenditures, both Plan and Non-Plan. Mukherjee also briefed the members about the revenues and the expenditure of the previous financial year. "The pressures of the ever-increasing population of the city are a big challenge before the Board which holds the responsibility of fulfilling the need of one and all," said Dikshit. Touching on the issue of Delhi being dependent on its neighbouring states of Haryana and UP, Mukherjee informed the Board that the DJB is currently producing 835 MGD of water to meet the demand of 18 million people in the city. Mukherjee also said that the Board is about to initiate the construction and commissioning of a number of underground reservoirs with booster pumping stations to improve the distribution network in the far-flung areas. The Board was also informed that the DJB has 34 waste water treatment plants at 20 locations with an installed capacity of 544 MGD which will further increase to 628 MGD in 2013-14 after the commissioning of the sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Yamuna Vihar, Kondli, Kapashera and Chilla. The Board approved the total Plan budget of Rs 1665.00 crore for the water and sewerage sectors. The water sector gets Rs 890.20 crore while the sewerage sector Rs 774.80 crore. In the water sector, the primary focus areas shall be extending the water network to planned and unplanned areas, minimising water leakages, full domestic metering and augmentation of production
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Govt to engage cooperative sector in housing
New Delhi, April 11 She said that the state government would take up the matter with the Union government and impress upon the Delhi Development Authority to allot unused land to the cooperative group housing societies
in order to overcome the shortage. "The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) under the city government has substantial quantity of land which is yet to be assessed. The government would like to consolidate it and use it for housing sector through cooperative group housing societies," she said. The available land would also be utilized for the housing of weaker sections. "The government would explore all possibilities to involve cooperative sector in housing in the city," she said while interacting with office-bearers of cooperative movement including cooperative leader V.P. Singh and MLA Dr. Bijender Singh. Stressing the need to strengthen women cooperatives, Dikshit said that the cooperative
sector has become the bedrock of economic development across the country. The cooperative movement has helped a large number of people from different sections of society. It has changed the living standards of people with functioning of the credit and thrift societies, housing societies, women cooperatives and cooperative banks. The credit and thrift societies and cooperative banks have contributed substantially in this field, the Chief Minister added. |
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Health workers honoured on Safe Motherhood Day
New Delhi, April 11 Skilled health force is one of the key determinants of good health. The frontline health workers, such as Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Staff Nurses and Lady Health Visitors have a great role in this regard, given the fact that India is still lagging when it comes to the MDGs 2015 (millennium development goals) related to maternal mortality rate as well as infant mortality rate. India may have reduced MMR significantly from 437 per one lakh live births in 1999 to 212 by now but it is a long way with the MDG's target being 109 per one lakh live births by 2015. Given the crucial role of frontline health workers, the government has instituted National Safe Motherhood Awards for health providers. |
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New service for power consumers
New Delhi, April 11 “Now all a customer has to do is call the 24x7 call centre numbers, click on the DSS option by choosing the related option and enter their order number for a new connection. They will be informed about the status of their application/order,” said a BSES
spokesperson. — TNS |
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