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Minimum wages hiked from Oct 1
Rajiv Awas Yojna: Panel okays
four projects
Three dupe youths by selling job dreams in Gulf
Cop’s wife jumps off 7th floor, dies
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IP university prez elected
Renovated AIIMS eye ward opens
24 fresh cases of dengue
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Minimum wages hiked from Oct 1
New Delhi, October 5 As per the new rates, the monthly minimum wages of an unskilled worker are Rs 7,254 against the earlier Rs 7,020, taking the per day wages up by Rs 9 (from Rs 270 to 279). For the semi-skilled workers, the new monthly minimum wages are Rs 8,008 instead of the earlier Rs 7,748, which means a hike of Rs 10 (from Rs 298 to Rs 308) in the wages per day. For the skilled workers, the new monthly minimum wages are Rs 8,814 instead of Rs 8,528. Their wages per day have gone up by Rs 11 (from Rs 328 to Rs 339). In respect of the clerical and non-technical supervisory staff, the new monthly wages for the non-matriculate workers have been fixed at Rs 8,008 instead of the earlier Rs 7,748. Their wages per day have gone up from Rs 298 to Rs 308. For those workers who have completed matriculation, but not graduation, the new monthly wages are Rs 8,814 instead of the earlier Rs 8,528. Their wages per day have also gone up by Rs 11 (from Rs 328 to Rs 339). For the graduates or more qualified workers, the monthly minimum wages have been fixed at Rs 9,594 instead of the earlier Rs 9,282. Their wages per day have gone up by Rs 12 (from Rs 357 to Rs 369). The government has urged the employers to pay their workers as per the new rates, which came into effect from October 1. The workers have been asked to contact the labour department in case they are not paid wages as per the new rates. They can also register their complaints with the labour department.
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Rajiv Awas Yojna: Panel okays
four projects
New Delhi, October 5 Under these projects, 7,672 rooms would be constructed by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) with an estimated cost of Rs 906.30 crore. While 3,052 rooms will be constructed at Kanjhawala, 4,620 rooms will be built at Samaspur. Adequate social infrastructure has been planned in these projects, including infrastructure for vocational training and development of skills. It has been decided that the cost of maintenance will be met from the recovery of rent. The committee also approved another project for construction of 3,600 dwelling units at Kanjhawala. The construction would be undertaken by the DSIIDC with an estimated cost of Rs 229.83 crore. Besides, the committee gave its approval to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for purchase of 228 non-AC feeder buses. The buses would be deployed to provide an effective transport link to the passengers. The steering committee meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to take stock of the projects being undertaken. She urged the construction agencies to ensure quality of material. |
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Three dupe youths by selling job dreams in Gulf
New Delhi, October 5 The accused have been identified as Shiv Kumar Saini (35), Shiv Kumar (26) and Fanni Malik (30). The police said the racket had been running for the past five to six years. They used to charge somewhere between Rs 1,30,000 and 1,60,000 for each job. A total of 125 passports, passport applications and medical certificates have been recovered from the accused. According to the police, Shiv Kumar Saini is the kingpin of the racket. He had a number of agents across the country working for him. These agents used to bring people looking for jobs to Saini and take commission in return. Fanni Malik was one such agent. The gang was busted after an FIR was filed at the Paharganj police station against Fanni Malik who had allegedly taken Rs 50,000 from the complainant as advance for arranging a job for him, but did not do so. He also refused to refund the advance. “Malik was found staying in Shyam Guesthouse at Paharganj. On interrogation, he revealed that he worked as an agent for Saini and lured unemployed youths on the pretext of sending them abroad for jobs,” said Devesh Chandra Srivastav, additional commissioner of police, central district. Malik told the police that the racket was being run by Shiv Kumar Saini and Shiv Kumar. “Malik’s role was to lure unemployed persons from rural areas for jobs abroad and send them to Saini. Shiv Kumar Saini and Shiv Kumar were apprehended from the Royal Prince Hotel in Paharganj. It was learnt that the two had an office in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh,”added Srivastav.
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Cop’s wife jumps off 7th floor, dies
New Delhi, October 5 Rekha, who hails from UP’s Bulandshahr district, had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for consuming kerosene earlier this week. According to a police official, Rekha died on the spot after jumping from the building inside the hospital’s complex in Dilshad Garden at around 5 am. “Rekha was the second wife of UP police officer Mahendra Singh,” the police official said, adding that they had married in 2007, while Mahendra’s first wife Snehlata passed away in 2004. It has also come to light that Rekha lived in the Nai Basti area of Meerut before marrying Mahendra and was a divorcee, said police officials. Mahendra has two children 14-year-old Pooja and 11-year-old Shivam from Snehlata and two children from Rekha, six-year-old Preeti and three-year-old Pranjal. It is alleged that Rekha killed Pooja and Shivam on Wednesday, and consumed kerosene after the incident. The Delhi police has informed the UP police about the suicide.
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IP university prez elected
New Delhi, October 5 Rahul Kumar has been elected as president, while Ayush Dhawan and Aditya Prakash have been elected as vice-president and general secretary, respectively. The Chief Election Officer for this year’s council elections, Prof AK
Saini, said that out of 42 members of the student council, 33 cast their votes in the election. |
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Renovated AIIMS eye ward opens
New Delhi, October 5 Opening the ward to the public, Dr Deka said this was the beginning of the endeavour to renovate all the remaining general wards. Named after the first President of India, this 302-bedded centre is on a modernising mode. Air conditioning of the OPD, revamping of the medical records section, computerisation of the wards and installation of modern signage are the ongoing projects. — TNS |
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24 fresh cases of dengue
New Delhi, October 5 The cumulative tally stands at 140 cases now with three originating from other states while as of date two confirmed deaths have taken place in hospitals here even as the Capital’s civic body counts just one death that of a 12-year-old from Sangam Vihar. While the MCD counts only the figure sent to it, there were reports that private hospitals have come up with some suspected deaths. |
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