New Delhi, October 30
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today filed an application to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) under the Right to Information Act, 2005, seeking a copy of the order recommending a reduction in the electricity tariff in Delhi.

The order was approved by the then chairperson Berjinder Singh.

The order that came to light drawing attention from all the quarters had been a cause of dispute with people here expressing resentment over the steep jump in power charges in the past couple of months.

Arvind Kejriwal also wants to inspect all the files related to this subject and the files related to correspondence between the Delhi government and the DERC from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

He takes a dig at the current DERC chairperson PD Sudhakar, asking him whether he or any of his family members has any relation with the Tatas or any Reliance company. If yes, please specify?, his application reads.

Questioning DERC's intentions, he took on the regulatory body and said, "The DERC has mastered the art of dodging RTI applications by asking people to specify file nos or order nos. How does the DERC expect ordinary people to know specific file nos?"

The Delhi government had gone with an unexpected hike of 26 per cent in a year for which it had been facing the ire of people backed by IAC's protest and non-cooperation campaign--"Bijli-paani satygraha".

It was following the campaign led by the activist-turned-politician that the DERC reduced the tariff recently for both the 0-200 units and 201-400 units slab.

New Delhi, October 30
The Delhi cabinet today expressed concern over the rise in the dengue cases in the national Capital, asking the civic bodies to pull up their socks and take urgent steps to avoid the worst.

The number of dengue cases is being reported from various parts of the city. It was also felt that the corporations have failed in their primary responsibilities of cleanliness and sanitation as the city is infested by the mosquitoes. If the civic bodies continue to neglect their functions, the situation may become horrible, the cabinet discussed.

Taking serious note of the dengue cases, state Health Minister A.K. Walia today held a review meeting and directed the officials to work out short as well as long term "legislative", enforcement and administrative strategies to effectively prevent and control the disease. During the review, it emerged that the primary sources of growing incidence of dengue in Delhi are the overhead water tanks and construction activities.

The minister directed the officials to prepare legislative measures focusing on these areas. The suitable amendments may be made in the Unified Building Bylaws, 1984, for the purpose, he said. He also directed the health officials of the Delhi government to work with local bodies and ensure that manufacturers of overhead tanks are suitably advised and deterrent action be taken against those who don't fall in the line of the government instructions.

However, as an immediate measure, executive orders be issued, he directed the officials to ensure wire mesh around the lid openings and overflow pipes so that mosquitoes don't enter and breed in overhead water tanks.

He said that Rs 500 will be fined if anyone found guilty of creating mosquitogenic conditions at construction sites.

Walia directed municipal health officials to double the number of fogging machines from two per municipal ward to four. The present number of machines available with municipal bodies should be increased from 700 to 1,400, he said. Meanwhile, intensive fogging was carried out at construction sites and in unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters where mosquitogenic conditions prevailed.

He also asked the officials to make use of loudspeaker-mounted three-wheelers to communicate the message on checking dengue.

New Delhi, October 30
In a tragic incident, a woman died under mysterious circumstances during her treatment in Safdarjung Hospital last night. However, her family members alleged that she was made to consume poison allegedly by her husband which led to her death.

According to the information, the victim, Minakshi, in her 20s, was married to Sanjay five years ago. She used to live with her husband in the Delhi Cantonment area of south-west Delhi.

Minakshi's mother, Usha, in her complaint said that yesterday afternoon her daughter reached her office. She told her that she was unwell after consuming some liquid offered by her husband. She even complained about some darkness in her eyes, said a police official.

At this, her mother rushed her to the nearby Charak Hospital.

"When her condition worsened, Usha rushed her to Safdarjung Hospital where she died late in the night while undergoing treatment," said the official.

The police said that an SDM-level inquiry has been initiated into the matter. A case has been registered under Section 304 B (Dowry death) against Minakshi's husband at the Delhi Cantonment police station.

New Delhi, October 30
The crime branch of the Delhi police has arrested seven persons for their alleged involvement in manufacturing and supplying of banned (pseudoephedrine) tablets and seized such tablets worth Rs 12 lakh from their possession.

The accused have been identified as Prem Kumar, alias Manish (35), Sonu Sehgal (30), Dayanand (22), Sanjay Dubey (33), Manoj Verma (33), Bimal Kishore (54) and Amit Maggu (32).

Prem and Sonu were arrested following a tip-off and 30 kgs of loose tablets were seized from them. They were allegedly involved in supplying the tablets in Delhi and NCR, said a senior police official.

During interrogation, Prem said that he worked with a doctor in Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital for around nine years and then he opened a clinic of his own. Meanwhile, he also started the supply of medicines. "He used to get loose medicines manufactured by Dayanand and Sanjay who live in Roorkee," said the official. Dayanand, Sanjay and Manoj were arrested from Roorkee, the official added.

"Prem had procured 25 kg of "phenyl propalonamine" (banned salt) from Manoj, who deals in the supply of pharmaceutical raw material. Manoj has also been arrested," the official said.

New Delhi, October 30
Delhi University today issued directives to all the colleges asking for speedy implementation of guidelines for students with disabilities as per the mandatory provisions of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act and the directives of the high court.

The circular issued by the university proctor Usha Rao, also the co-coordinator of the university's Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC), today asked all the colleges to install the necessary infrastructure for the convenience of students with disabilities.

According to the latest guidelines issued by the university on August 31, 2012, the circular has asked for additional hostel seats to be made available to these students. Fee waivers for the colleges have also been revised.

The waiver will have to be implemented with immediate effect as per the new guidelines issues by the university on September 13 with respect to the PwD Act

Finally, all the colleges and respective departments have been asked to file an action report.

"The university through the EOC in 2008 had got an access audit done which recommended infrastructural additions and changes such as ramps, tactile path, accessible toilets, lifts, Braille symbols and signage, auditory signals in lifts and much more. Implement the access audit report at the earliest in case you haven't done so," said the notice to all the DU colleges.

The EOC has asked the colleges to hold programmes to sensitize the staff for the propagation of a friendly environment for students with disabilities.

Also, college principals and the department heads have been asked to find volunteers for the visually impaired students. Colleges can seek help of the NSS volunteers.

"As far as students with other disabilities are concerned, they should be provided with volunteers to assist them in their day-to-day activity. Colleges will also have to provide these students with assistive devices like: Plextalk, Angel Recording device, hearing aids, wheelchairs, accessible computers, signers and accessible reading materials," said Usha Rao.

"Many of the Enabling Units in respective colleges are still not fully functional. These units are very important in assisting these students with their studies. During semester exams, special arrangements for writers, interpreters and one invigilator per student will have to be made," she added.

New Delhi, October 30
Two persons of a family were killed and another was injured yesterday night when the scooter they were travelling on was rammed by an unidentified vehicle at Okhla, south-east Delhi.

The police received a call about the incident around 10.45 pm. Satender Saxena (36), his wife Madhu Saxena (34) and their 15-year-old son Saransh, residents of Meethapur village near Okhla, were travelling on a scooter when a vehicle hit them from behind.

The police took them to the AIIMS trauma centre, where Madhu and Saransh were declared brought dead. Satender, who received injuries, is undergoing treatment and his condition is stated to be critical, said the official. Satender is a cable television operator while his wife ran a beauty parlour. Saransh was a Class VII student in Green Valley Public School, said the official.

The police is trying to identify the erring vehicle. A case has been registered against unknown vehicle at the Sarita Vihar police station.