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Congress tells block, district committees to work in tandem
NDMC Mayor inspects sanitary conditions
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Respect norms of democratic behaviour, says Bassi
Two killed in road accidents
Woman’s mutilated body found
Goswami lauds improvement in education sector
Water supply to be hit today
Light rain in city, more expected today
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Congress tells block, district committees to work in tandem
New Delhi, August 17 Sources said that the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee has given this direction following a suggestion of the AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi who wants the work to be done at the grassroot level. Following his suggestion, the DPCC held a meeting of three committees today. The DPCC also called its women activists and held a meeting on “Empowered Women, Empowering India” after the idea of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the DPCC president Jai Prakash Agarwal were also seen at the function. A senior DPCC leader said that the Congress is planning to find out ways to convince the electorate that the allegations levelled by the BJP have no basis as inflation is an international phenomenon. Besides, the rising prices of onion will not make people leave the Congress simply because they know that bad weather has affected the supply of vegetables, according to the senior leader. The Congress has also asked its workers to find out the areas where the party is not strong and then the reasons for its weakness. Once the details are collected, the party leaders will focus on these areas to ensure the party’s victory.
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NDMC Mayor inspects sanitary conditions
New Delhi, August 17 The Mayor expressed concern over the state of sanitation in Pitampura (South) and asked the officials to ensure that garbage is collected and disposed of every day. He issued the directions following an inspection of Pitampura (North) Ward number 54. He asked the officials to improve the condition of roads damaged in SU block. The Mayor also heard the residents’ complaints and gave directions to the department concerned for resolving their problems. The corporation’s first priority is to provide the basic amenities to its citizens, he said. While inspecting the ward, he directed the officials to demolish the rickety structure of the public toilet and instead develop a gym or some other community service.
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Respect norms of democratic behaviour, says Bassi
New Delhi, August 17 “People will get opportunity to articulate their anger. But remember, we are a democratic polity. In a democratic polity we have to respect the boundaries of law otherwise any expression of anger can be too anarchic,” said Bassi at Shri Ram College of Commerce’s (SRCC) Youth Conference. Bassi said the moment people cross the norms of democratic behaviour, the results will be “disastrous”. Bassi, an alumnus of SRCC of 1975 batch, was felicitated at the conference for the laurels he has achieved during his career. “My journey in SRCC was sweet and eventful. I still remember my teachers. Whatever I learnt from them, has helped me in my life,” he said adding he never took interest to participate in debates during his college life. “I must tell you all that everybody who gets into Shri Ram has some basic intellect and basic requisite qualification which can take you anywhere,” he said. The daylong youth conference had debates and discussions where Kiran Bedi, Sonia Singh, Prabhu Chawla and a host of other eminent personalities were present.—PTI
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Two killed in road accidents
New Delhi, August 17 In the first incident, a 35-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle. The incident took place at about 6.30 am today near the Kashmere Gate ISBT. The man has been identified as Suresh. He lived with his family at Ghadauli in Krishna Nagar. He worked as a sweeper with Delhi Metro. According to the police, he was returning home after finishing the night shift at Timarpur when the accident took place. He was rushed to the Sushruta Trauma Centre at Civil Lines in a police control room vehicle. Doctors there declared him dead. A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence has been registered at the New Usmanpur Police Station. In a separate incident, a 24-year-old youth was killed when his scooter had a head-on collision with a speeding car in Ramesh Nagar late on Friday night. The youth is identified as Manish Kumar. He was declared dead at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in west Delhi at 11 pm. He is a resident of Shardapuri in Ramesh Nagar. “He was near Tikona Park in Ramesh Nagar when a Volkswagen Polo car hit his scooter,” another police officer said. Eyewitness told the police that Manish was dragged under the car for about 20 metres. The police informed his father Shashi Kumar. Manish’s body was handed over to his family after a postmortem on Saturday. |
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Woman’s mutilated body found
New Delhi, August 17 Her body has been preserved at the AIIMS mortuary. The postmortem will be conducted after she is identified. The incident came to light after the locals informed the police on Thursday. When a police team reached the site of the incident, they saw the woman’s body. They found her head, legs and a hand. The police are yet to find her other hand. The police found a blood-stained mattress, bed sheet and a pillow from the spot. “We suspect that the woman was attacked with a blunt object,” a police officer said. Her body appears to have been cut into pieces to avoid identification, according to the police. “We believe that the body was brought to the spot wrapped in the mattress,” the officer added. The body was shifted to the hospital, after forensic experts examined the scene of crime. Investigators claimed the woman appears to be in her thirties. They added that she may have been murdered two days before. The police are investigating the case from the motives involving a jilted lover, an extra-marital affair or honour killing.
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Goswami lauds improvement in education sector
New Delhi, August 17 The infrastructure in education sector is the best which provides opportunities to the students in achieving their goals. The government concentrated on opening more schools, renovating old buildings and computerization. The government opened two new schools in every month in Delhi, he said. He expressed these views while inaugurating a new co-ed school at Inderpuri. |
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Water supply to be hit today
New Delhi, August 17 The supply will be available in the evening at low pressure, she said. The DJB advised the residents to store sufficient quantity of water as per their requirement. Tankers will be available at telephone numbers 26100644, 26193244 (R.K.Puram), 29234746, 29234747 (Greater Kailashi ), 26137216 (Vasant Kuj), 28525659, 28524334 (D-Block Janakpuri). |
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Light rain in city, more expected today
New Delhi, August 17 “The skies will be partly cloudy tomorrow (Sunday) and parts of the city will get rain,” said an official of the India Metrological Department (IMD). The maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 33 and 24 degree Celsius. The weatherman said the city received 0.2 mm rain from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Saturday.—IANS |
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