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DTC to ply more buses at night
Govt mishandles horrible rape incident: Malhotra
Master Plan review, Metro connections among landmark decisions this year
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‘Aapki Rasoi’ gives free meal to the poor
Husband, in-laws get life term for killing woman
62 children rescued
University of health sciences to come up at Dwarka
Mercury remains below normal
Flights normal after 3 days of disruption
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DTC to ply more buses at night
New Delhi, December 26 The DTC would now ply 85 buses instead of 42 under its night service. The routes would probably touch all the important junctions in the city. To ensure safety and security of passengers, home guards would be deployed on buses at night. Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami said that the department may also consider deploying home guards on the DTC buses during evening hours. "The department has been told to take all the possible measures to bring about a substantial improvement in the transport sector. The department would chalk out a detailed action plan to improve the public "The department has been asked to strengthen its enforcement wing as the number of vehicles in the city has gone up manifold. It would be deploying more personnel in its enforcement wing," he said. Regarding the action against buses with tinted glasses, the transport commissioner is addressing a letter to the special commissioner, traffic police, to take strict action against such buses as per the instructions of the Supreme Court, said the minister. Dikshit added that a large number of complaints have been received in respect of grameen sewa and autorickshaws. There are complaints about the violation of routes, overcrowding, overcharging, etc. "The department would now take strict action on receipt of such complaints. The action may include cancellation of permits. The department would disseminate a telephone number to facilitate the passengers to register their complaints," said
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Govt mishandles horrible rape incident: Malhotra
New Delhi, December 26 He said on the one hand Union Home Secretary goes out of the way to laud the Delhi police while on the other the Chief Minister is demanding the dismissal of the Police Commissioner. The Union Home Minister agrees to inquire about the action of the police but refuses to remove the Police Commissioner. While the Lt Governor suspends two Assistant Police Commissioners and issues show cause notices to two Deputy Commissioners. Malhotra said that the collapse of authorities in the Capital was evident from the fact that the police and the civil administration are totally clueless as to how to handle the situation. There is total chaos regarding the government's action. Sometimes, it orders the closure of roads, imposes Section 144, abruptly closes Metro services and then starts them, leaving thousands of commuters stranded, he said. Malhotra said that the administration due to its inefficiency has created a rift among the agencies responsible for the law and order over the death of a constable. As it was not enough, the Chief Minister has come out openly against the police over recording of the statement of the victim. The situation has become so chaotic that it looks as there is no government worth the name. |
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Master Plan review, Metro connections among landmark decisions this year
New Delhi, December 26 The Union Urban Development Ministry has cleared the decks for the Delhi Government to regularize 917 unauthorised colonies during the year. Around 40 lakh people who reside in these colonies will get benefit from this decision. According to a senior official of the Urban Development Ministry, the Delhi Government has completed the groundwork for regularizing the colonies. Property owners have now started construction as there is no fear of demolition. The government has also reviewed the Master Plan of Delhi - 2021. The Union Urban Development Ministry constituted four technical committees engaged in reviewing four broad areas of the Master Plan. Top public servants, town planners, urban designers and architects offered their views on urban form, heritage control, rehabilitation of jhuggi clusters, construction of shelters, etc. On transport front, the government has estimated an investment of Rs 1,070 crore out of which Rs 705 crore would be shared by the Union Government and the Delhi Government in equal proportion while the balance Rs 365 crore would be met through a loan. The Metro corridor from Dwarka to Najafgarh would be completed by 2015 while Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar and Shiv Vihar would be completed with an estimated amount of Rs 72,170 crore. Besides, three corridors-Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat, Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar and Delhi-Ghaziabad- Meerut--for regional rapid transit system would be constructed by 2014. |
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‘Aapki Rasoi’ gives free meal to the poor
New Delhi, December 26 "The government has been implementing various social sector schemes across the city. We are working to make Delhi a hunger-free city. In order to achieve this goal, 16 'Aapki Rasoi' centres
and 40 'Janaahar Kendras' are already functioning to provide a free meal to
the poor, destitute and homeless persons," said Dikshit. Under the 'Aapki Rasoi' scheme, a full meal is provided at the rate of Rs 15 to other poor persons in the city, whereas 'Janaahar Kendra'
provides one-time free meal to beggars and the destitute. "Apart from this, we have launched Annshri Yojna to help vulnerable families not covered under the Public Distribution System (PDS). “The female head of
the family is given direct cash transfer of Rs 600 per month to supplement their food expenses," she said. Dikshit stated that
under 'Aapki Rasoi', the state government has been facilitating NGOs, business houses and
other institutions to distribute food to the needy. "The quality and calories inputs are being monitored regularly. More centres of 'Aapki Rasoi' would be opened soon," she said. |
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Husband, in-laws get life term for killing woman
New Delhi, December 26 Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat awarded life term to Mukesh and his parents Dinesh Kumar and Krishna Devi saying the woman died in their presence and "the silence of the accused persons" as to how she had died "is only proof of their guilt". The victim Gayatri, who was married to Mukesh in December 2005, died in mysterious circumstances on March 16, 2011. She was declared brought dead at a hospital in West Delhi and ligature marks were noticed around her neck by the doctors. Her parents who reached the spot later had recorded their statement before the Magistrate, alleging that the woman's in-laws used to harass and beat her and had demanded more dowry soon after her marriage. "In the instant case, where there is no manner of doubt that Gayatri died in the presence of accused and they only knew how did she die, they cannot get away by choosing to remain silent. The court pulled up the investigating officer involved in the case, saying they have "shown utter callousness and casual approach", regarding probing the manner in which the woman died. It said "stern action to be taken against them". "Therefore, the Additional Commissioner, South West District is directed to initiate appropriate
disciplinary action against sub inspector Birender and inspector Praveen Kumar for their aforesaid acts
of deliberate inaction and negligence," the judge said. — PTI |
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62 children rescued
New Delhi, December 26 The children hailing from different parts of the country were rescued from various placement agencies in Shakurpur, said P Karunakaran, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest). "During the inquiry, it came to light that some minor girls and boys hailing from different states were placed by some placement agencies and their agents for work at various places in Delhi. Raids were conducted at various placement agencies situated in J.J. Colony in Shakurpur," said Karunakaran. The placement agencies from where these children were rescued include Saint Anna Placement Agency, M.M. Consultant Bureau, R.S. Enterpriser, New Star Placement, Krishna
Enterprises and Gayatri Enterprises. |
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University of health sciences to come up at Dwarka
New Delhi, December 26 The Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi University of Health Sciences will come up at Dwarka. It would facilitate the increased intake of
medical students from Delhi. This was decided today in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Dikshit stated that the new university would overcome the shortage of professionals in tertiary and super-speciality hospitals. "This would function as an umbrella institution
for medical and para-medical education. Eighty-five per cent of the total seats would
be reserved for Delhi students. It would work as a catalyst force in commissioning the new medial colleges," said Dikshit. |
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Mercury remains below normal
New Delhi, December 26 The city had witnessed dense fog yesterday and the maximum temperature had plummeted to 16.7°C, five degrees below normal. The MeT department has forecast partly cloudy sky with mist or shallow fog for tomorrow. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 19° C while the minimum will remain at 8° C, it said.
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Flights normal after 3 days of disruption
New Delhi, December 26 Some flights were delayed and some cancelled but they were due to operational reasons, they said. The sky over the airport largely remained clear
last night and this morning. — PTI |
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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has instructed the Transport Department to bring about an improvement in the transport scenario of the city.
An informal cabinet meeting was called today which deliberated upon the need to ensure safety on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, especially those plying at night.
