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CM demands increase in annual grant
Heavy police deployment causes traffic jams near India Gate
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Govt fails on security front: BJP
DCW to take out women dignity march on Jan 2
IAS aspirant attempts
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Computer centres for minorities
Ethiopian delegation visits North Corporation’s parks
Delhi shivers as temperature dips
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CM demands increase in annual grant
New Delhi, December 27 "In view of the enormous and ambitious targets set for infrastructure, civic services and social sectors, an increase of this amount up to Rs 3,500 crore may be agreed upon as annual grant in the 12th Five Year Plan," said Diksht. While delivering her address at the National Development Council meeting, she further raised a demand for release of financial support to local bodies in Delhi form the Union government on lines of other states. "Delhi should also be covered under the purview of 14th Central Finance Commission," she said. She further stated that Delhi has registered an average annual growth of 10.2 per cent in the 11th Five Year Plan and we have planned for a growth rate of 10.5 per cent in the 12th Plan (2012-17). "Our debt/GDP ratio at 9 per cent is the lowest among all the states. Delhi's contribution to the national income is 3.8 per cent, while our share in the total population of the country is 1.5 per cent," she added. Dikshit announced that her government has earmarked 65 per cent outlay for its social sector schemes. Stressing on a gender-based budgeting, today Dikshit said that Rs 1,380 crore has been earmarked exclusively for women in the current year's plan. She said that the government has enhanced one-time financial assistance for widows' daughter marriage from Rs 25,000 to 30,000. "We are also implementing Ladli scheme to encourage girls for education and Kishori scheme which ensures free distribution of sanitary napkins to adolescent girls," she said. She stressed upon the need of inclusive development to ensure inclusion of the poor in development process. "There is a need to take care of the most prominent groups - women and girls - that suffer exclusion," she added. She said that the women empowerment will go a long way in dealing with social issues. "We have provided 50 per cent reservation for women in the three municipal corporations. We are also pitching for 33 per cent women reservation in the police force," she said. |
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Heavy police deployment causes traffic jams near India Gate
New Delhi, December 27 The protest which began from Nizamuddin and ended at Zakir Hussain Marg finally led to long traffic jams on Mathura Road and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Other existing roads from India Gate also remained affected with traffic as barricading was put on every crossing leading to India Gate. Personnel were deputed at different locations in central Delhi area, especially at India Gate, Jantar Mantar, Zakir Hussain Marg and the entry points from Mathura Road. "Senior officers of the six districts, including Additional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners, and two Joint Commissioners were also present at Zakir Hussain Marg along with around 1,000 policemen to stop hundreds of protesters heading towards India Gate today," a senior police official said. |
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Govt fails on security front: BJP
New Delhi, December 27 He said in the night of December 25, the girl suffered heart attack. She went into coma. Why the government concealed this fact from the people and media? The girl was suddenly and secretly shifted to Singapore for intestine transplantation in very serious condition without any planning. Why this work was not done 10 days ago in a planned manner? Why the statement of the girl was taken twice? He said that constable late Subhash Chandra Tomar was brought to RML Hospital after heart attack. Why the preliminary examination report and the discharge documents after his death have not been made public? Why there is contradiction between the hospital administration and the Delhi police regarding the reasons of constable's death? Within seven hours of constable's death, how the police rejected the report of RML Hospital without waiting for the post-mortem report? Expressing her lack of trust in the Police Commissioner of Delhi, the Chief Minister of Delhi has written to the Home Minister to remove the Police Commissioner. Why the Home Minister is silent about it? If the Chief Minister has no trust in the Delhi police, how the people will trust it? Why the police failed to control the mob of agitated youth on December 23? Five youths met Sonia Gandhi the same day, on what basis they were selected by the government. Why their identity has been concealed? Why the public transport system of Delhi is so much chaotic and dilapidated even after spending hundreds of crores of rupees on it? Five years ago the government had promised about installing GPS system and CCTV cameras in all the public transport buses and auto-rickshaws. On this basis, the bus fare was increased and costly buses were purchased. What happened to those promises? These were some questions for which the BJP chief sought the answers from the government. |
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DCW to take out women dignity march on Jan 2
New Delhi, December 27 The Chief Minister joined the Prime Minister in condemning all incidents of violence and sexual assault against women and stated that there is a dire need to assure them of their safety and security. "It is shameful that such incidents are still taking place in the city and other parts of the country," she said while speaking at the National Development Council (NDC). She said that other groups and sections of the people should not be excluded. There is a need to take care of the most prominent groups that suffer exclusion are women and girls. Mentioning the measures taken by the government towards women safety Dikshit said that a dedicated round-the-clock helpline '181' for women in distress would be made functional within couple of days in her office. "The government has requested the Delhi police to deploy more PCR vans, widely publicize police protocols and impart training to police personnel for dealing with the common man. On our request, the Delhi High Court has also decided to commission five fast track courts at the earliest," she said. Apart from this, a consistent social campaign reaching out to people through FM channels, advertisements and non-government organisations have also been launched, she said. |
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IAS aspirant attempts
suicide
New Delhi, December 27 According to the police, Pushpa, a resident of Sector 4, Gurgaon, was preparing for IAS
examinations. She was in tension due to her studies. She came to Akshardham Temple from Gurgaon in Metro train. She de-boarded the train at the Akshardham Metro station, came to the flyover and jumped down. The police had informed her parents, the police said. |
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Govt announces Rs 4 L exgratia to kin of drowned NCC cadets
New Delhi, December 27 She described this as the most unfortunate incident. One of the boys was a student of the Senior Secondary Boys School, Kalkaji and other three were students of Jamia Millia Islamia and one was studying in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. Dikshit met the members of the students’ families. She, along with Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy, was present at the airport when the bodies were brought to Delhi from Kerala. |
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Computer centres for minorities
New Delhi, December 27 First centre was opened at New Mustafabad in northeast district that has been declared a minority district by the Sachar Committee. The centre was inaugurated by MLA Hasan Ahmed. It is being run by Allama Rafique Trust . The trust is being run by Maksood Ahmed who has been recently made member of the National Literacy Mission under the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development. Maksood has been associated with the DMC for a long time and involved in social work of education for minorities. The second centre has been opened at Okhla village being run by the Institute of Objective Studies. The centre was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Minorities Affairs, K. Rehman Khan. The institute has done a number of research works about minorities' education, economic condition and their role in various developments in the country. Third centre was opened at Garauli in east district. The centre, run by the DCVS, was inaugurated by Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Ambrish Gautam. The fourth centre was opened at West Patel Nagar that is being run by GDS. It was inaugurated by Congress MLA Rajesh Lilothia. |
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Ethiopian delegation visits North Corporation’s parks
New Delhi, December 27 A delegation from Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia lead by Mayor of Addis Ababa City H.E., Kuma Demeksa met NDMC Mayor Mira Aggarwal at Dr. SPM Civic Centre today. Mira Aggarwal while discussing details about parks and tree plantation management in the city appraised the delegation of the maintenance of 5,500 parks and plantation of 50,877 saplings and 57,314 shrubs by the NDMC in various parks and other areas. There are 1,365 tubewells for irrigation, she said. Both the Mayor assured each other of mutual co-operation between the two cities of Delhi and Addis Ababa in the field of development of infrastructure and civic services, said the NDMC official. Mayors of both cities along with senior officers planted saplings and signed a memorandum of understanding for development of city parks and floriculture. The NDMC Mayor said that garbage being collected daily and disposes of at three sanitary landfill sites. |
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Delhi shivers as temperature dips
New Delhi, December 27 According to the Met department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 18.3° C yesterday, two degrees below normal, while the minimum remained at 7.8° C. The minimum temperature, however, today rose to 9.2° C, two degrees above normal. The Met department has forecast mainly clear sky for tomorrow with mist or fog in the morning. |
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