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Govt kicks off drive against hoarders
Delhi govt offices to open on Oct 2
Metro viaduct to be made without disrupting traffic
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Panel to suggest Metro fire safety
Toddler molested in play school
AAP hails SC ruling on
coal blocks
Advocate held for nurse's murder
Zoo mulling tight safety measures
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Govt kicks off drive against hoarders
New Delhi, September 25 According to the Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs, there is an upward trend in the prices of essential commodities during every festival season. "In the festival season, we are ensuring that unscrupulous elements do not take advantage of the situation for unlawful gains. We have constituted 20 teams to conduct raids to check hoarding and blackmarketing of essential commodities," Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Sajjan Singh Yadav said. He said each team will be headed by a young officer and other members of the team will include legal metrology officers and inspectors of the department. The department has also directed 70 food and supplies officers who are posted in different parts of the city to keep a watch on prices of essential commodities and their stocking. "These 20 teams will be on the move throughout the day and inspect various wholesalers and retail establishments and check whether there is hoarding of essential commodities and will take strict action against the violators. The teams will also inspect various trade premises to check malpractices and cheating of consumers," Yadav added. The Commissioner said that emphasis will be on the hoarding of essential commodities, compliance of the Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011 and use of certified weights & measures as prescribed under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. "The government has prescribed stock limit for various essential commodities like rice, pulses, edible oils, seeds, etc under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Any hoarding of these commodities beyond the prescribed limit is liable to prosecution and on conviction, the hoarder may be imprisoned up to 6 years," he said. People must ensure while buying commodities that the weighing scales, dispenser machines and other measuring instruments are certified and the certificate is prominently displayed on the business premises, he added.
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Delhi govt offices to open on Oct 2
New Delhi, September 25 Despite October 2 being a gazatted holiday, officials at Delhi government will be present in their offices cleaning up their offices and surroundings. A circular in this regard has been issued to city admninistration by Centre instructing the department officials to be present on this day to take part in "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan." As a part of the Abhiyan, Delhi government will involve citizens, including members of RWAs, traders associations, market associations, industrial associations, youth, school children in the drive, said a Delhi government official. The drive will also cover industrial areas and it is estimated that more than 600 trucks of rubble and garbage lying there will be removed during this period. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been asked to make special efforts to clear garbage and rubble from its vacant plots, which are more than 1,000 in number. It was also asked to pay particular attention to bio-diversity and other parks maintained by it. There will be special emphasise on repair and renovation of toilets, providing sewer and water connection.—PTI |
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Metro viaduct to be made without disrupting traffic
New Delhi, September 25 The corridor of Metro's Phase III will cross over the existing alignment of the Airport Express line at Dhaula Kuan, said a senior Metro official. The height of the viaduct will be 23.6 mtrs at this spot (as high as a seven-storey building) and will be the highest point of Delhi Metro so far surpassing Karkarduma where the Metro is 19 mtrs above the ground. "The launching operation above the Airport Line is being done only during the non-operating hours to avoid any disruption to the traffic. During this time, no activity for train operations is permitted on that portion of the Airport Express line," said the official. Apart from Dhaula Kuan, the elevated viaducts of Delhi Metro's Phase III will pass over the existing viaducts of the Phase I and Phase II Metro corridors at four different locations. The launching work starts only after getting all clearances from Operation and Maintenances (O&M) Department of the Airport Line. All the parts of launcher are earthened before commencing the work. A diversion road has also been constructed so that there is no inconvenience to the road users during erection. In order to ensure the safety of the workers and the trains and traffic below, the DMRC has installed CCTV cameras at various locations on the viaduct of the Airport Line and on the launcher to monitor the overall activities.
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Panel to suggest Metro fire safety
New Delhi, September 25 "Fire safety norms and standard guidelines vary from nation to nation according to the local conditions and other criteria. The committee will thoroughly research and then suggest measures, taking specific conditions of our region into account," said a senior government official. The committee has to submit its reports within three months. It comprises two officials of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and one official from the Department of Delhi Fire Services. Dr. G.C. Mishra, Chief Fire Officer along with A.K.Singh, Executive Director and Papiya Sarkar, Chief Architect from DMRC are the members of the committee. The DMRC has adopted standard guide lines followed and developed by the United States for planning and designing its stations and tunnels. There are no indigenous guidelines specifically meant for Indian conditions while most of the other nations having metros have their own guidelines over safety and construction, said the official. |
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Toddler molested in play school
New Delhi, September 25 The accused has been identified as 22-year-old Amit Kumar. He has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, according to the police. The police said the incident took place when the girl was waiting for her father in a room of the play school. "After the father of the girl picked her up from the play school, she narrated the incident to him. He visited the local police station to file a complaint against the accused," said a police officer. A case was registered at the Prashant Vihar police station after a medical examination was conducted at a nearby hospital. The child also narrated the incident to a woman constable, which is being considered by the police her statement. |
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AAP hails SC ruling on
coal blocks
New Delhi, September 25 The party had filed PIL in the court saying that the coal block allocation is arbitrary and done in a corrupt manner. "The court was also influenced by the mood of the nation which was calling to punish the anti-national corrupt people. The judges who gave this judgement are very honest, courageous and firm and that is why they gave such a bold judgement," Bhushan said. "Most of the State governments, including BJP-ruled states, had recommended names of the companies to the centre government for allocation of coal blocks,” Bhushan said. The party MLA Manish Sisodia said that the landmark judgement is the reward for all the people who fought against corruption. The party held BJP and Congress equally responsible for the scam. The party had spearheaded a campaign in August 2012 against the Coalgate scam during which they carried out a protest at the residences of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai had observed a fast from July 26, 2012 to August 3, 2012 demanding investigation into the scam. |
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Advocate held for nurse's murder
New Delhi, September 25 The accused has been identified as Vishvabandhu (34). The victim, Nirmala Devi (45), was found murdered at staff quarters of the hospital on September 20. The police examined the call details records of Nirmala's mobile phone number. They learnt that a phone number was frequently in touch with Nirmala's mobile phone. "We discovered that the suspect mobile phone number is being used by Vishvabandhu, an advocate. The local sources also revealed that he regularly visited Nirmala at her government quarters and stayed there occasionally," said Alok Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police (Central District). Alok also said that the relationship between the two people was not going well. "Vishvabandhu disclosed that he had known Nirmala for the past seven years. He married another woman in November last year. Differences arose between them. Nirmala would threaten to ruin his married life and they often had arguments with each other," said the officer.
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Zoo mulling tight safety measures
New Delhi, September 25 A number of short-term and long-term measures are being planned to ensure safety of the visitors at the zoo where the average daily footfall is around 1,300 but post the incident on Tuesday, it saw a record rise of nearly 3000 yesterday. "We are planning to step up precautionary measures by increasing the fencing around the white tiger enclosure by around six feet," Zoo veterinary officer Panneer Selvam told PTI. Currently, the fencing around the white tiger enclosure is around four feet. The height of the fencing is as per guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) which is the nodal agency to oversees functioning of zoos across the country, he said. Additionally, the zoo authorities have also deployed security guards exclusively for the white tigers to avoid recurrence of any such incident. A number of other measures are also being finalised. The zoo houses two male and female white tigers each. According to Selvam, the authorities had previously tried to increase the fencing around enclosures. However, it was not implemented following complaints by the public as it would affect viewing of the animal. Since February, around 80 people have been fined by the zoo authorities for unruly behaviour towards animals. However, the authorities do not intend to increase either the fine money or the entry ticket price. A number of eyewitness had said on Tuesday that the white tiger picked up 20-year-old Maqsood by his collar and pounced on him after stones were thrown at the animal.—PTI
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