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Elders get ID cards, more pension
UP to create crore Jobs
DMRC awards contracts for airport line
Package for 200 East Delhi schools
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Police to help elderly house owners
Kiran Bedi attacks
policing model
Show on Bhagat Singh begins
Congress committed to Gandhian principles
CM visits Gandhi Mela
Ex-servicemen demand seats
Body of missing
child found GNIDA to acquire 3,500 acres Woman sarpanch blows winds of change
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Elders get ID cards, more pension
New Delhi, October 1 These cards, bearing a photograph and personal details will make the holder eligible for medical and travel facilities apart from other benefits. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit gave 10 of these cards to centenarians at a World Elders’ Day function held here today. The CM said that arrangements have been made to issue these cards in all districts of the Capital. The cards would be handed over to the remaining centenarians at their residence. According to recent figures, there are 9,42,860 senior citizens above 60 years of age in Delhi, out of which 42 are centenarians. Their monthly pension has also been hiked to Rs 1001. Earlier, they were given a monthly pension of Rs 600. Now the government has also decided to release this amount electronically to ease out the difficulties faced by these beneficiaries in collecting it. The government will give nine old -age homes to NGOs for maintenance. The government is also considering to open at least one recreation centre for the senior citizens in every assembly constituency. Social welfare minister Dr. Yoganand Shastri and senior officers of social welfare department were also present. |
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UP to create crore Jobs
Noida, October 1 This was stated by UP minister of
labour, planning and services Ved Ram Bhatti who was speaking at a function at Jandhpura in Sector-11 Noida yesterday. The function had been organized by UP Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan chairman Subash Chander
Awana. However, the minister did not say as to how so many jobs would be
created. Bhatti said the Chief Minister will usher in an era of all-round development in the state which will create 1.25 crore new jobs. The government had increased the wages of a labour from Rs 58 to Rs 100. Though the government gets revenue from industries, exploitation of workers in factories will not be tolerated any more. The government is also committed to ushering in better times for the farmers, Bhatti added |
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DMRC awards contracts for airport line
New Delhi, October 1 The two contracts will cover civil construction of 7.5 km of the total length of approximately 19 km of the airport line. The link between New Delhi station and IGIA comprises underground and elevated sections and there will be three intermediate stations at Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan and NH-8. While one contract has been awarded to a consortium of M/s Alpine-Samsung-HCC for the construction of the 3.9-km-long underground section from New Delhi to Talkatora Garden, the other one has been awarded to M/s Afcons who will construct a 3.6-km underground stretch from Palam depot to airport. According to DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal, the other contracts for the airport line are being finalised and will be awarded soon. The underground section between New Delhi and Talkatora Garden will have two stations at New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium and tunnel-boring machines will be used for 2.6 km of this stretch while the rest will be constructed by cut and cover method. In the other contract between the airport and Palam depot, there will be one station at NH 8 (near the Airport Authority colony) and the construction will be done by cut and cover method. Trains on this line will run at a maximum speed at 135 kmph and cover the entire distance in about 16 minutes. Check-in facilities will be available at New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium and Dhaula Kuan stations but the booking for baggage will be done at the initial stations— New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium only. Dayal says that initially eight trains of six-coach formation will be introduced on the line. Half of one coach will be reserved for luggage. The DMRC will construct the basic civil structure for the airport line and these will then be made available to a concessionaire. The concessionaire will be responsible for installation of all systems, including rolling stock, overhead electrification, track, signalling and telecommunication, ventilation and airconditioning, automatic fare collection, baggage check-in and handling, depot and other facilities. |
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Package for 200 East Delhi schools
New Delhi, October 1 While elaborating on the success story of government schools in the Capital, Dikshit commented that the performance of government schools was much better at present than a number of well-established public schools. However, Dikshit stressed the fact that government schools will have to strive hard to acquire excellence in imparting purposeful education to the children. She said the aim is to make the children more responsible citizens of the country. She added that the government schools in the Capital have been getting remarkable success in terms of results during the past few years. “For instance,” Dikshit said, “Government schools in Delhi have earned a special recognition in the country only because of hard work and commitment of teachers. The schools of Delhi have also been included in prestigious grading list of best schools in the country.” |
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Police to help elderly house owners
New Delhi, October 1 “There is an urgent need for many people to change their attitude towards elders,”he said here today at the release of Age Friendly Cities Report compiled by HelpAge India on the occasion of World Elders’Day. The Lt. Governor also invited suggestions from senior citizens for positive action for ensuring their well being. He added that a delegation of elder people would be invited on quarterly basis and hold parleys to discuss their problems and to improve ground situations to make city infrastructure more elder-friendly. Khanna also handed over a donation cheque presented by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) to HelpAge India, an NGO. He also gave away HelpAge India ‘Best Employee Award’. Amal Ganguli, president, HelpAge India, and Mathew Cherian, chief executive were also present. |
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Kiran Bedi attacks
policing model
New Delhi, October 1 She was speaking on ‘safe city’ at a seminar organised by the union ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation on the occasion of the World Habitat Day. “Today’s policing model is based on Police Act, 1861. It is a reactive model, a creation of the male mindset which will not have a woman as a leader,” Bedi said. In the current policing model, women will continue to be victims of crime, said Bedi, who is serving as director general of the bureau of police research and development. She said that the system’s deficiency was brought out by the Supreme Court, when it underlined the urgency of amending the specific needs of the country last year. “I don’t know if our country has any policing model at all, and if it has some what kind of a model was it,” Bedi said in a sarcastic vein. Bedi, who earned distinction for giving a humane touch to jail administration during her tenure as director general of the Tihar Jail here, suggested a ‘police-public’ model, which would have people’s participation in policing. As an example, she narrated how during her brief stint as the IG of Chandigrah, she ensured the presence of a woman representative of NGOs in the duty-room at police stations, following which, women felt at ease to approach the police and had their FIRs lodged, with the result that the incidence of crime declined.—UNI |
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Show on Bhagat Singh begins
New Delhi, October 1‘Gatha Bhagat Singh Ki’,a week-long show on the life and times of Shaheed Bhagat Singh started here today Organised by the Punjabi Academy of the Delhi government and union ministry of culture,the multimedia show is being presented at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.
It is a portrayal of the heroic life of Bhagat Singh and his comrades. The show depicts the major events and defining moments in his life. It also has historical film footage packed into it. The show has a cast of over 100 artistes. The sound track has been recorded at Baba Studio, Mumbai with the voices of actors Manoj Kumar, Om Puri, Jimmy Shergill, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rama Vij, Jatinder Bhardwaj, and Ravi Jhankal. Mahendra Kumar Babloo has composed the music and Kailash Kher, Roop Kumar Rathore, Arvinder Singh and Sarvajeet Kaur have sung the songs. Lokendra Trivedi has directed the show. |
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Congress committed to Gandhian principles
New Delhi, October 1 Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi took the initiative of declaring October 2 as the International Non-violence Day in January this year. Later, It was supported by 122 organisations from 91 countries. “Sonia Gandhi has gone to the United Nations to thank the world for the solidarity shown in this endeavour, which is a global tribute to the Father of the Nation,” he said. Taking a dig at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Singhvi said that the Congress was happy that other parties were also observing Gandhiji’s birth anniversary even though they were “ironically doing so with sticks in hand.” He alleged that some parties which observe Gandhi ji’s birth anniversary never followed the Gandhian principles and had not participated in the freedom struggle. He added that the Congress would continue to be guided by the principles of Gandhi, the first prime minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and the first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel.—IANS |
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CM visits Gandhi Mela
New Delhi, October 1 Pointing out Mahatma Gandhi as a legendary figure, Dikshit said that the United Nations had appealed the world to observe his birth anniversary as Non-violence Day. Mayor Arti Mehra, BJP Delhi Pradesh president and MLA Harsh Vardhan, chairperson of the standing committee Vijender Gupta, leader of the House Subhash Arya, deputy chairperson of the standing committee Yogender Chandolia, opposition leader Jai Kishan Sharma, municipal councillor Rekha Gupta, municipal commissioner Ashok Kumar Nigam, additional commissioners were also present. |
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Ex-servicemen demand seats
New Delhi, October 1 The delegation also demanded setting up of soldiers’ board offices in all 17 districts of Delhi on the pattern of states. |
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Body of missing
child found Bulandshahr, October 1 But the cops from the Arnya police station denied that the boy had been murdered. He might have been mauled by some beast, they opined. The body has been sent for postmortem to Bulandshahr. But the family and villagers maintained that if the police had been a little alert, the life of the boy could have been saved. Tauhib, son of Samshu, had gone missing on Tuesday last. His mother, Pradhani had informed the cops at village picket at the trijunction on Wednesday. The police post at Dusehra was also informed the next day. But the body of Taushib was noticed in a cotton field by the side of G.T. Road on Saturday. People were shocked to see the condition of the body with one hand and feet missing. A large number of villagers rushed to the site and identified the child. A little away, his head and bones of a hand were found. The police collected his head, torso and scattered bones and sent them to Bulandshahr for autopsy. Mote Khan, an uncle of the deceased, alleged that the boy had been murdered on Tuesday night itself. SO Arnya police station said that Samshu’s family lived in a jhuggi and he was not known to have enmity with anyone. The boy was killed by some wild animal which had devoured parts of his body. |
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GNIDA to acquire 3,500 acres Greater Noida, October 1 This proposal is expected to be sent to the administration for taking action under Clause-6 this week. The GNIDA has already deposited Rs 450 crore with the district administration for the purpose. According to GNIDA sources, a new sector-KP-5 is proposed to be developed along GT Road from Ghaziabad to Dadri. This will reportedly be the biggest sector of Greater Noida Authority. Apart from residential facilities, a Knowledge Park on over 12,000 acres is planned to be developed in this sector. Educational institutes of all sizes will be located in this park. The process of land acquisition is being completed at a fast pace so that the sector could be developed at the earliest. The last action under Section 9 has been completed in two villages–Tusyana and Saini while in villages like Kheda, Choganpur, Paliwadi, Rosa Yakubpur, Iteda, Hebitpur, etc action under Clause 4 has been completed. A proposal pertaining to villages–Bisarakh, Kherpur, Gurjar, Bhanota, Sunpura, under Sector 4 has been submitted to the administration, it is learnt. Before the first stage, the GNIDA has to deposit 10 per cent of the amount of the land compensation with the district administration while before the second stage, 80 per cent of the compensation amount has to be deposited by the development authority. The GNIDA has deposited Rs 450 crore with the district administration to speed up the process. In a fortnight’s time action under Section 6 is expected to be completed in these villages. Construction work is expected to be taken in hand as soon as possession of land is taken from farmers, it is learnt. |
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Woman sarpanch blows winds of change
New Delhi, October 1 “I realised if I don’t fight the odds today, my children will never be able to see what a society free from discrimination is like. That is why, I did not give up,” Kenchamma told IANS. Kenchamma is a member of the group of women panchayat leaders across the country, who have come forward to express their solidarity with the three journalists- Teresa Rahman, Banwar Meghvanshi and Jyotish Kumar. The three will be awarded the Sarojini Naidu Award today for the best reporting on women in Panchayati Raj. Dressed in a purple and green sari with green bangles to match her attire, Kenchamma is one of the women whose courage has blown in winds of change and has inspired many people. “I was illiterate when I was contesting the elections for the first time. At that time, the areas that I wanted to focus on were houses for the homeless, proper drain ge system and streetlights.” “But, later, I realised that I was being duped by people around me, who took advantage of my being illiterate. It was then that I decided to study and started learning from my son who was in class four,” she
said.-IANS
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Programme for child rights New Delhi, October 1 The declaration was unveiled by Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and UNICEF’s India representative Cecilio Adorna at a function held at the India Islamic Cultural Centre here. It envisages that the two organisations will strive to identify and change attitudes, traditions, customs, behaviour and practices that violate the rights changes. They will work for governmental commitment to fulfilling protection rights, stimulate, encourage and sustain open discussion and engagement on child protection issues, lobby for protective legislation and enforcement and supplement and enhance the capacity to protect among those around children. The two organisations will improve and upgrade children’s life skills, knowledge and participation, act as watchdog and monitor child protection issues and promote services for recovery and reintegration. Apart from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Adorna, the event was attended by many prominent personalities including cricketer Kapil Dev, social activist Nafisa Ali, chairperson for the Commission of Protection of Rights of Children Shantha Sinha, president of Rama Krishna Mission Swami Shantananda. The gathering also took a pledge to create a violence-free, stress-free world for children everywhere. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said children should be taught the significance of non-violence. He said the media also had a role to play to spread the message of non-violence. Echoing Sri Sri’s views, Kapil Dev said the media sometimes focuses on negative issues. “This partnership is the most beautiful thing and it gives us strength,” he added. Adorna said there was a need to make schools more child-friendly. The Art of Living is already running 86 tribal and rural schools in remote parts of the country. These schools provide free, quality and value-based education to children from marginalised sections of society. |
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