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Delhi BJP rejoices over Modi's swearing-in
Slum boy opens a new chapter in his life
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Party looks for chief
No relief for discoms; HC defers hearing on CAG audit
SOL students decry 'diversion' of funds
SDMC to allot code for collecting tax
Traffic cop held for bribe Custody death: Six cops held Prisoners' children to get succour
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Delhi BJP rejoices over Modi's swearing-in
New Delhi, May 26 All district units of the party organised a public-gathering programme in their areas where they installed LED screens for the live telecast of Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Besides, human chains were formed by the supporters who also sang Vande Mataram at various places. In Chandni Chowk, from where Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan won the elections, workers installed LCD screens for the live telecast of swearing-in ceremony and illuminated main markets. Similarly, supporters also organised cultural programmes in Pitampura area where they also distributed sweets among the people and burst firecrackers. "Modi's swearing-in ceremony is like Divali celebration for BJP workers as well as common people as with taking charge of PM office, good days are about to come," Delhi BJP's spokesperson Harish Khurana said. The swearing-in ceremony was telecast live on LED screens in Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, South Extension, Pitampura, Rohini, Shalimar Bagh, Shahdara, Mayur Vihar, Sarojani Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Narela, Nangloi, Burari, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Karawal Nagar, Preet Vihar, Uttam Nagar, Palam, Najafgarh, Mehrauli, Sangam Vihar, Sarita Vihar and Badarpur Market. BJP supporters also hoisted party flags on top of their houses and burst firecrackers in their areas. The party workers danced to the beat of drums and distributed sweets in the jhuggi clusters in Yamuna Vihar, Shalimar Bagh, Karawal Nagar, Preet Vihar, Burari, Najafgarh and among others. "The whole world today witnessed the oath-taking ceremony of Modi and his cabinet. It was the responsibility of Delhi BJP to make this day a memorable one," Khurana added. Painting competitions were also organised in all the Mandals and awards were given to the winners by the district office-bearers. "Everyone is in a celebratory mood. The people are excited and the energy here is electric. Modi promises to be the panacea for the problems which have plagued the nation for the last few years," Kavita Sharma, a BJP worker said. Some workers from the neighbouring cities like Gurgaon, Rohtak and Noida also headed for Delhi's BJP office where they watched the live telecast on a LED screen. "I am ecstatic to be here on such an important occasion. Today is a memorable day. Narendra Modi is our leader and he will take India to new heights." Shambu, a BJP worker who had travelled from Rohtak, said. Besides, Ghaziabad's unit also organised programme in Kavi Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Vaishali and Indirapuram areas of the district. Supporters also distributed sweets among the
schoolchildren. — PTI |
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Slum boy opens a new chapter in his life
New Delhi, May 26 This boy aspires to become a magistrate and even encourages poor parents in his locality to send their children to schools. He said, "I want to remove social evils." It was humiliation he suffered about two years ago at the hands of his former school's principal that gave him courage to stand up for his own rights and those of others. "I passed eighth class from a public school two years ago and on the day of result, the principal slapped me in front of my classmates for coming to collect result without paying the fees," recalled
Rajan, whose father Laxman Singh works as a daily wage earner in a private firm in
Faridabad. The episode was a turning point in his life. Rajan, who is also a member of the Delhi Police Child Welfare Committee (South East), said he decided to study in a government school then and score good marks. "I remember the words of the principal and wanted to show that even kids studying in government schools can do well. I got the Best Student Award in tenth," said
Rajan. In the recently declared tenth results, he secured 80 per cent marks from Government Boys Senior Secondary School at Dr Ambedkar Nagar and is now seeking admission in the eleventh class in Kendriya
Vidyalaya, on the recommendation of the area's SHO. Recounting his recent achievement in saving a boy from drowning, he said, "We had gone to play cricket in Sangam Vihar and Anmol who lives in my neighbourhood had gone to catch the ball, but his leg slipped and he fell into a pond. I immediately asked my friends to inform his parents and jumped into the water and saved him." |
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Party looks for chief
New Delhi, May 26 According to sources, the party will give importance to the leader who would have good networking in RSS and would be close to national BJP president and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The sources said that Alok Kumat who was BJP MLA from Rohtas Nagar in 1993 has good networking in the RSS. He was in the race in February also when Dr Vardhan was made Delhi BJP president. He organises RSS shakha in Rohtas Nagar area. As far Ashish Sood, he has been active in the party cadre since his college days. He is considered to be close to Arun Jaitley and has occupied senior posts in Delhi BJP. At present, he is councillor and chairman of Education Committee in South MCD. Satish Upadhyay is chairman of Standing Committee in South MCD. He is close to Vijay Goel who may help him in getting the post of city BJP chief as Goel has good relations with Rajnath Singh. Apart from Dr Vardhan, three MPs of NCR-V. K. Singh from Ghaziabad, Krishanpal Gujjar from Faridabad and Rao Inderjit Singh from Gurgaon- have been taken in the Council of Ministers in the Narendra Modi government today. |
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No relief for discoms; HC defers hearing on CAG audit
New Delhi, May 26 The bench was hearing a batch of petitions, including three appeals filed by TPDDL and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firms, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. The discoms moved the larger bench of the court against its single judge's order of January 24 refusing to stall their CAG audit and asking them to "fully cooperate with the Comptroller and Auditor General in the audit process". Besides these pleas, the court is also hearing a PIL filed by NGO United RWAs Joint Action, seeking CAG audit of the discoms' accounts. The single judge bench, which did not stay the CAG audit, however, had said that the report of the audit will not be released without the court's permission. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, had said that a DERC audit of a discom had revealed massive fudging of accounts and the NGO had also sought action against those involved. The three private firms came into being in 2002 when the then Delhi government decided to privatise power distribution. Delhi discoms are a 51:49 per cent joint venture between the private companies and the Delhi
government. — PTI |
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SOL students decry 'diversion' of funds
New Delhi, May 26 "We are deeply appalled by the recent developments in the School Of Open Learning. Neither the teachers nor the students were consulted about the proposed diversion of SOL funds for creating study centres. It is being said that part of the money collected from the students will be given to principle of the college above their salary," said representatives of a Facebook Group-Delhi University SOL Students' Union. According to Rohit of Krantikari Yuva Sangathan, apparently the varsity is contemplating using students' money to create centres on the allocated land that has been lying vacant in east Delhi and other centres. The infrastructure and building construction has to be based on the release of funds from the University Grants Commission and the money collected from the students should be used to provide immediate provisions to the students as it is done in the constituent regular colleges of Delhi University, he stressed. Over the last two years, the section has been raising the issue of disparity between correspondence and regular students but all their grievances have remained unaddressed and now there are talks of closure of academic courses (Honours courses) and starting vocational courses instead in School of Open Learning, said the affected students. |
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SDMC to allot code for collecting tax
New Delhi, May 26 "The Section 125 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 provides an assignment of property identification code. So it the responsibility of the corporation to provide it in respect of every building located within its jurisdiction," said an SDMC official. In the financial year 2012-13, the number of properties brought under the tax net in the SDMC was around four lakh. However, the data provided by Geospatial Delhi Ltd. mentions about 14.91 lakh properties within the jurisdiction of the corporation. |
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