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Power tariff hiked by up to 7%
Metro starts recharge facility via SMS
LG reviews law and order
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Book opens a wonderland of tales from hills
Bal Swachhata Abhiyan to be launched today
BJP membership drive begins in Muslim areas
Security guard beaten to death in Paharganj
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Power tariff hiked by up to 7%
New Delhi, November 13 The power tariff was revised approving a fuel surcharge of 2.5 per cent for Tata Power, 4.5 for BRPL and seven per cent for BYPL. So far no fuel surcharge was applicable on power bills. "We have hiked the tariff to help power distribution companies recover their power purchase cost. The surcharge will be reviewed again in February," DERC chairperson P D Sudhakar said. While hiking the power tariff by up to 7.5 per cent for domestic consumers, the DERC in July had withdrawn Power Purchase Adjustment Cost (PPAC) of around 8 per cent till October. The regulator had introduced PPAC in 2012 to help the private power distribution companies recover additional cost on account of increase in coal and gas prices. Delhi gets power from a number of gas and coal-based power generation plants.The private power distribution companies, particularly, BRPL and BYPL, have been demanding significant hike in tariff, citing rise in power purchase cost. BJP, Congress and AAP have strongly criticised the hike. Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay said the party will raise the issue with Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung. AAP
condemns hike
The AAP condemned the DERC's decision of hiking electricity tariff on petitions filed by private power distribution companies (Discoms). "Tariff hike is a fraud with the people of Delhi who are being punished for not having an elected government," said the AAP while assuring to cut the power rates by half when it comes to power. Noting that the Central government should have strongly conveyed its reservation to the DERC on the issue and should have advised the DERC against hiking the tariff, the party stated, "We feel that the DERC has failed to perform its duty as an independent regulator. Its decisions seem to benefit the Discoms, which are under CAG scrutiny. The DERC should have waited for the CAG audit to be completed before revising tariff." The Discoms had filed these petitions with the DERC last month. Acting on their petitions, the DERC has added fuel surcharge. According to the party, there is enough evidence on record to prove that the Discoms have "fudged" their account books. |
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Metro starts recharge facility via SMS
New Delhi, November 13 The facility through SMS was inaugurated at the Barakhamba Road Metro station by DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh who got the first top up done through SMS in his personal smart card by sending a message to 9222208888 and then completing the add value process by showing the card at the Add Value Machine. DMRC has partnered with ICICI Bank for this facility. To avail the SMS service, passenger should have an account with ICICI bank with his/her mobile number registered with the account. To date, a total of 147 Add Value Machines have been installed at 71 stations which include 14 stations of Line-1, 15 stations of Line-2, 33 stations of Line-3/4, 3 stations of Line-5 and 6 stations of Line-6. "DMRC in the past one year has already launched other measures to facilitate easy top up of smart cards to avoid queues at stations," said a senior DMRC official. Presently, about 70 per cent of the commuters use smart cards. Approximately, 16,000 cards are sold every day from the various stations.
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LG reviews law and order
New Delhi, November 13 Jung issued the direction at a fortnightly meeting attended by the Delhi Principal Secretary (Home), Delhi Police Commissioner and Special Commissioners and Joint Commissioners of various branches of the police. He directed Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi and other senior police officers to be vigilant about the fringe elements to prevent communal violence. Bassi assured Jung that the police were taking all precautions to prevent such incidents from recurring and have activated "aman committees" in this regard. |
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Book opens a wonderland of tales from hills
New Delhi, November 13 The book tells 32 stories that bring alive an enchanting world of the valley and presents Gill's lifelong affair with this Himalayan wonderland that led him collect its most enduring myths and folklore during his two-year posting in the district in 1961 and 62. "I have seen many ups and downs in life. In all my difficult times, nobody has ever prayed for me but the lamas (bhuddist monks) of Lahaul valley," said Gill who is still a favourite among the locals. "Talking to lamas and the locals, I began to collect the folk tales of that isolated culture. Fifty years ago, Lahaul was a remote Buddhist land of monasteries. All that has changed today with helicopter contact all through the harsh winter, wide roads, tunnels, snow ploughs, etc," recalled the author. "The Lahaul of old times has disappeared. We used to walk 13,000 feet to reach our destinations. The culture was intact at that time and that is what I have described in my book," he said.
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Bal Swachhata Abhiyan to be launched today
New Delhi, November 13 Gandhi will launch the campaign as part of the government's nationwide mission, said a Delhi government official. The government will continue the campaign till the birth anniversary of the first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on November 19. The official said Chief Secretary DM Spolia today chaired a meeting for the preparations of the event and gave. — PTI |
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BJP membership drive begins in Muslim areas
New Delhi, November 13 Its Minority cell president Atif Rashid said the drive would start from Navin Shahdara in North East Delhi where sizeable Muslim voters reside. Thereafter, the party will put up a camp in the Mustafabad assembly constituency where the party candidate had lost the seat with a margin of 1,800 votes in 2013 elections. The party will approach the Muslim electorate in Seelampur, Jahangirpuri, Basai Darapur, Nangloi, Khayala Village, Sangam Vihar and other places where Muslims are a deciding factor, Atif said.
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Security guard beaten to death in Paharganj
New Delhi, November 13 The victim's nephew, who is also a security guard there, was injured in the attack. The suspects have not been identified as yet. According to the police, they were wearing masks. The police are examining the CCTV footage of the area to find clues about the culprits. The incident took place at 1.20 am at Nehru Market where tobacco products are sold in wholesale. Bhagat Shah and his nephew Karan Bahadur, both natives of Nepal, were guarding the shops in the market. "A noise of breaking of shutters drew their attention and they went together to check what was happening. They found two masked men trying to break open shutter of a shop. Two others were sitting in a Santro car," said a police officer. Shah and Bahadur intervened, but were beaten with iron rods which were being used to break open the shutters. The two men sitting in the car came out of the car and also attacked the victims. The burglars then fled in the car. They did not break into the shop, the officer said. The guards' cries for help drew the attention of some others and they informed the police. The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital. Shah was declared dead at the hospital. Bahadur is undergoing treatment and is out of danger. |
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