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Chaos at school : Students told to leave entrance exam midway
IGL hikes CNG prices by Rs 2.95 in Delhi
No power tariff hike till July
Woman commits suicide at staff quarters of Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Action against ration shops exposes 15-year rule of Cong: Dr Vardhan
Two cops among four held for abduction, robbery
Fake currency racket busted, three held
Man injured in accident
20 child labourers rescued from factories
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Chaos at school : Students told to leave entrance exam midway
New Delhi, May 2 They were taken by surprise when teachers told them about the age criterion that students who were below 13 years or more than 15 years as on March 31, 2014, are not eligible. Feigning ignorance, complainants claimed that the school authorities did not bother to intimate them previously about the same on the day of form fill up and even issued registration slips and admit cards to the applicants. "The school administration told that my child is underage and he would not be able to write the exam. What kind of joke is this after the registrations are over and admit cards being given? Why were not we informed about such a criterion? This is for the first time that the Delhi government has brought out an entrance for Class IX and now it is taking away the right from our children for admission," rued Ganesh Bodiyal, a child rights related NGO employee whose child too was refused at the exam centre. The Directorate of Education (DoE) of Government of Delhi-NCT has introduced the one-hour entrance exams for Classes IX, X and XII to give a chance for admission to low-cost government schools to students who have migrated from other states or those who wish to switch from high-end private schools. A circular in this regard was issued on April 24 followed by subsequent registrations even as parents had been enquiring about it for over a month now. "The applications we receive for admission is quite high each year whereas the seats are too less. Also, there are students in unaided private schools who are not able to discontinue due to high fees. So, this is the first time we are holding entrance exam for admission to Classes IX, X and XII. The criteria have been put up on our website and schools too have been sent circulars. “The system is not centralised. There may be another exam as admissions will continue till July," a senior DoE official at B-Block, West Zone, told The Tribune. Another parent, Prabhu Dayal Sharma from Mohan Garden area said, "We had been making rounds of schools earlier and we were told that it would happen in July but then the circular was released and today our children were refused on the basis of date of birth. Almost 30 per cent children were refused a chance here. This should have been checked earlier." After transfer of her husband, Nupur Goyal who collected her son's transfer certificate from previous school in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, was too one among the parents. Many students cried upset scared of losing a year. "We requested but they did not allow us to complete the paper and also took away the registration slip. I do not want to waste one year," said Hitesh and Aman Kumar of Dwarka who will be 13 years old in October. |
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IGL hikes CNG prices by Rs 2.95 in Delhi
New Delhi, May 2 This revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs 2.95 per kg in the consumer price of CNG in Delhi and Rs 3.35 per kg in the consumer price of CNG in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The new consumer price of Rs 38.15 per kg in Delhi and Rs 43.50 per kg in
Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The new consumer price of PNG to the households in Delhi is also being revised from Rs 24.50 per unit to Rs 25.50 per unit up to consumption of 36 units in two months. Beyond consumption of 36 units in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs 48 per unit. Due to differential tax structure in Uttar Pradesh, the applicable price of domestic PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be Rs 27.30 per unit up to consumption of 36 units in two months, which has been increased from existing Rs 26.20 per unit. Beyond consumption of 36 units in two months, the rate applicable in these cities would be Rs 48.75 per unit. Explaining the reasons leading to the revision in the price of CNG, the official spokesperson for the IGL said, "We are constrained to revise the retail price of CNG and PNG mainly due to increase in the overall input cost of natural gas being sourced by us. Since there has been no change in the domestic gas allocation to the IGL and is expected to remain at existing level in the near future as well, the increase in gas consumption is being met through higher priced imported R-LNG," In addition, there has also been an increase in the operating expenses which include increase in minimum wages announced by the government as well as increase in power tariff. However, this increase would not have a major impact on the per km running cost of vehicles. |
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No power tariff hike till July
New Delhi, May 2 The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has directed the discoms to continue with the existing rates that are between 6 and 8 per cent. The DERC will also take a final call about the annual tariff revision in July. "We have allowed 6 per cent of power-purchase cost adjustment surcharge to discom BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), 7 per cent to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) and 8 per cent to the BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) which are the existing rates. "This was the same for the last quarter too,"
said PD Sudhakar, chairman of DERC. Recently, discoms had asked for a 14 and 15
per cent increase in the surcharge. This comes as a relief to the power consumers of the national Capital who are experiencing a tough time with increased electricity bills after the subsidy offered by the previous AAP government to all those consuming up to 400 units got over. Till July, Sudhakar said that there will be no increase in the power tariffs. "We also have to keep in mind the consumer's interest. If there is any balance amount it can be considered during the annual exercise," Sudhakar said.
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Woman commits suicide at staff quarters of Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, May 2 The police suspect that she allegedly committed suicide because she was disturbed after she was recently divorced from her husband. The police have not found a suicide note from her. Shazia was earlier living with her husband Mohammad Alam and her in-laws in the Seelampur area, northeast Delhi. She had shifted to the staff quarters at the Rastrapati Bhawan on April 29, after her husband divorced her. The marriage lasted for three years and may have caused her to be depressed. The body was discovered about 6:45 am hanging at the staff quarters located near gate number 31 of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Her father, Anish Akhtar, who worked as a dispatch clerk with the President's office before retiring recently, had gone to her room to wake her up for tea. But he received no response when he knocked at her room door. The police were informed about the incident. A Magisterial inquiry has been started into the incident. Her in-laws and husband are being questioned. Though her body was discovered this morning, the police suspect she hanged herself last night. According to the police, Shazia's father had last seen her about 10 pm on Thursday. She then spoke to her elder sister over the phone for a few minutes after locking her room from the inside. |
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Action against ration shops exposes 15-year rule of Cong: Dr Vardhan
New Delhi, May 2 On the direction of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung, the Food and Supplies Department conducted raids on 26 ration shops. During the raid
13 shops were found to be closed. Ration of these shops were allegedly being sold at other places in open market. In five shops no information was shown about the stock, Dr Vardhan said. The police lodged reports against 13 shopkeepers who were selling ration in the open market, he said. Lt. Governor should also issue orders to raid all the vegetable and fruits markets because with the alleged connivance of "mandi mafia" and government officers, fruits and vegetable are being sold at five times higher rates than the wholesale market rates, said Dr Vardhan. The government has framed scheme to provide cheap wheat, rice, coarse food items and sugar to 73 lakh people under the Food Security Scheme, as claimed by the government. But the government has not informed the people of Delhi that when and from which shop they will get the ration. He demanded from the Lt. Governor that the license for running shops under the Food Security Scheme should be issued only to those unemployed persons who are registered in employment exchange. |
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Two cops among four held for abduction, robbery
New Delhi, May 2 They have been identified as Raj Bahadur, alias Raju, Surender Kumar Verma, Sanjay, alias Dharamvir and Vasudev Prasad. According to the police, in 2008 Raj joined the Delhi Police as a constable. "He was currently posted at the Police Control Room Northeast Zone. He was wearing his uniform when he committed the crime," said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime). Surender is an arts graduate and his father had retired from the Central Industrial Security Force. "Surender had joined the Haryana Police as a constable in 2004 and was presently posted at the Bhupani Police Station in Faridabad. He was earlier arrested in cases of hurt and molestation," said Yadav. "Vasudev is a railway contractor," added Yadav. And Sanjay was earlier arrested in criminal cases, including those registered under the Arms Act. "He used to impersonate a Haryana Police Crime Branch official," said Yadav. The victim, Rishi Chand Yadav collected parcels from railway stations that were sent for delivery. He said that on April 13 he collected a parcel from the New Delhi Railway Station. "The parcel contained cartons of mobile phones and Rs 50 lakh," said Yadav. He was taking the parcel to Paharganj when he was accosted by four men. "He was forcibly taken towards Faridabad and was robbed of the cash and other goods. |
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Fake currency racket busted, three held
New Delhi, May 2 The Special Cell claims to have seized fake currency of the face value of Rs 4 lakh from the accused. The currency is in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. On this April 26, the Special Cell was tipped off that the peddlers will come at Millennium Park in Ring Road. The police laid a trap there. About 8 pm, they allegedly saw Zaheer arriving there on a motorcycle. Tuffail and Sarfaraz also reached the spot. The police apprehended the three men. "Their interrogation revealed that they brought the fake currency from Kolkata, West Bengal, and had come to Delhi for delivering it to Zaheer. Tuffail procures the currency from the India-Bangladesh border. Zaheer circulates it in Delhi and other places in India," said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). |
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Man injured in accident
New Delhi, May 2 The accident took place at the Rajpath-Mansingh Road traffic light about 7.30 am today. Salve and his driver, Arvind Pandey, were not injured in the accident, the police said. But the WagonR car driver, Joginder Katoch, is seriously injured and has been admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. On Pandey's complaint, a case against Katoch under Sections 337 and 279, IPC, has been registered. "Katoch is in a serious condition. He is unfit for giving statement. The action will be taken as per the evidences," said Mukesh Kumar Meena, Joint Commissioner of Police.
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Gulzar releases DVD of Munshi's novels
New Delhi, May 2 The purpose was to bring out literature through the latest medium other than books. With the advent of digital media, it is pertinent step to bring them out in DVD, he said. "Even though the present generation is fast in technology, it is very important for us to present our literature in today's medium like DVD," said Gulzar who has directed the series. A Doordarshan initiative, the series of Premchand's famous novels is directed by Gulzar. |
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20 child labourers rescued from factories
New Delhi, May 2 Among those freed were eight boys who were engaged in gruelling labour in bindi-making units in Nandnagar locality of Shahdara district in northeast Delhi and the rest, including a girl, were found in nailpolish-making and utensil-polishing units in Samaypur Badli Industrial Estate in the northwest. The children, aged between 10 and 16, had been trafficked to the capital from various districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and even Nepal. |
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