Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole last year, will be given a Rs 5 lakh award by the Delhi government, an official statement said on Thursday.
"The city Government will honour Reena Kaushal Dharmashaktu with an award of Rs 5 lakh in a function to be organised in near future for her feat of skiing from the coast of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole," the statement said.
"The award is in recognition of her adventurous effort," it added.
The decision was taken in a meeting headed by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Delhi-based Dharmashaktu, a 38-year-old mountaineer and outdoor instructor, was part of an all-women expedition that skied for nearly eight-nine hours daily for 40 days, braving chilly winds, sub-zero temperatures, the vast emptiness of Antarctica and carried 80 kg of load on their backs to reach the South Pole Dec 31, 2009.
The cost of her venture was around Rs.10 lakh.
Unable to raise sufficient funds, Dharmshaktu had to take a loan of Rs.5.75 lakh from a bank and borrowed the rest from friends.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth, the team of eight women from Britain, Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand and Singapore were selected for the expedition.
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Saturday, 16 January 2010
TV journalist's house burgled at Mayur Vihar
Unidentified men burgled the house of a woman TV journalist in east Delhi and fled with cash and jewellery worth around Rs two lakh, police said today.
The incident was reported from Mayur Vihar Phase III late last night.
The victim works as a producer with a reputed news channel. The incident came to light when she returned home from work and found the locks of her ground floor apartment broken.
Cash and jewellery worth Rs two lakh have been stolen from the house, police said.
She alerted her landlord after which police was informed.
The victim's domestic help was the last person who came to the house yesterday.
A laptop, jewellery and cash were stolen from the apartment. Police is questioning the domestic help and security guards, they said.
A case of burglary has been registered at New Ashok Nagar police station.link
The incident was reported from Mayur Vihar Phase III late last night.
The victim works as a producer with a reputed news channel. The incident came to light when she returned home from work and found the locks of her ground floor apartment broken.
Cash and jewellery worth Rs two lakh have been stolen from the house, police said.
She alerted her landlord after which police was informed.
The victim's domestic help was the last person who came to the house yesterday.
A laptop, jewellery and cash were stolen from the apartment. Police is questioning the domestic help and security guards, they said.
A case of burglary has been registered at New Ashok Nagar police station.link
Friday, 15 January 2010
Several temples across Delhi closed during solar eclipse
Several temples across Delhi closed their doors as the millenium's longest annular solar eclipse began Friday morning. People offered special prayers and priests said that a proper cleansing process was observed before the temples were opened to public after the eclipse.
The Radha-Krishna temple in central Delhi, also known as Birla Mandir, was closed at 11 a.m. - around the same time as what was visible in Delhi as the partial eclipse started.
“The temple was closed in the morning and no puja was performed because of the solar eclipse. However, a special havan was being performed in the meantime. When the eclipse gets over, the temple will be opened, but not before a cleansing process,” a priest at the temple told.
Narayan Kothari, a priest at a temple in east Delhi, said the temple was closed during the eclipse to “ward off bad energy of the eclipsed sun”.
Explaining the ritual, Vedic scholar A.S. Arvamudan told “The main reason why temples are closed during the solar eclipse is that when the sun is covered by the moon and is not seen, it is said that asuras or demons are worshipped. Therefore, deities should not be worshipped during this time.”
“Similarly, after the eclipse gets over, there is a cleansing process being done - because it is said that asuras are worshipped during the eclipse. Priests take a bath and mantras are chanted before opening the temple's doors,” he added.
A number of people in the capital, like elsewhere, also offered special prayers in their homes during the eclipse and refrained from cooking or eating food.
Said Usha Kaushal, a homemaker: “I performed a special puja during the eclipse. Also, there was no food being cooked or eaten during the period. I have grown up seeing my parents perform these rituals and therefore it's a deeply ingrained belief.”
Added Rakesh Sharma, an advertising professional: “I am not superstitious but my mother gave me strict instructions not to eat duringthe eclipse, so I had brunch at 10.30 a.m. before the eclipse began.”
While the eclipse began at 11.06 a.m. in India, in Delhi the partial phase of the eclipse began at 11.53 a.m. and ended at 3.11 p.m. The maximum eclipse of 53 percent was at 1.39 p.m.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun and the moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the moon's shadow is smaller than that of the visible disc of the sun. The covered sun, therefore, appears as a 'Ring of Fire', with its rays appearing spread out from the outline of the dark moon.
Last time India saw this 'Ring of Fire' was Nov 22, 1965. The maximum duration of the eclipse was 11 minutes 8 seconds over the Indian Ocean, making it the longest annular eclipse of the millennium.link
The Radha-Krishna temple in central Delhi, also known as Birla Mandir, was closed at 11 a.m. - around the same time as what was visible in Delhi as the partial eclipse started.
“The temple was closed in the morning and no puja was performed because of the solar eclipse. However, a special havan was being performed in the meantime. When the eclipse gets over, the temple will be opened, but not before a cleansing process,” a priest at the temple told.
Narayan Kothari, a priest at a temple in east Delhi, said the temple was closed during the eclipse to “ward off bad energy of the eclipsed sun”.
Explaining the ritual, Vedic scholar A.S. Arvamudan told “The main reason why temples are closed during the solar eclipse is that when the sun is covered by the moon and is not seen, it is said that asuras or demons are worshipped. Therefore, deities should not be worshipped during this time.”
“Similarly, after the eclipse gets over, there is a cleansing process being done - because it is said that asuras are worshipped during the eclipse. Priests take a bath and mantras are chanted before opening the temple's doors,” he added.
A number of people in the capital, like elsewhere, also offered special prayers in their homes during the eclipse and refrained from cooking or eating food.
Said Usha Kaushal, a homemaker: “I performed a special puja during the eclipse. Also, there was no food being cooked or eaten during the period. I have grown up seeing my parents perform these rituals and therefore it's a deeply ingrained belief.”
Added Rakesh Sharma, an advertising professional: “I am not superstitious but my mother gave me strict instructions not to eat duringthe eclipse, so I had brunch at 10.30 a.m. before the eclipse began.”
While the eclipse began at 11.06 a.m. in India, in Delhi the partial phase of the eclipse began at 11.53 a.m. and ended at 3.11 p.m. The maximum eclipse of 53 percent was at 1.39 p.m.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun and the moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the moon's shadow is smaller than that of the visible disc of the sun. The covered sun, therefore, appears as a 'Ring of Fire', with its rays appearing spread out from the outline of the dark moon.
Last time India saw this 'Ring of Fire' was Nov 22, 1965. The maximum duration of the eclipse was 11 minutes 8 seconds over the Indian Ocean, making it the longest annular eclipse of the millennium.link
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Delhi comes third in terms of tree cover
Despite pressing needs for land in various developmental projects, the national capital comes third after Lakshwadeep and Chandigarh in terms of percentage of geographical area under tree cover.
"Considering the percentage of geographical area under tree cover, the highest rank goes to Lakshwadeep (12.50%) followed by Chandigarh (9.65%) and Delhi (8.29%)," according to a forest survey, the report of which was released recently.
Daman and Diu ranks fourth at 8.04 per cent while Goa (7.73 per cent) and Kerala (7.21 per cent) come fifth and sixth, the report said, while giving comprehensive details on forest status of the states as in 2007.
Delhi has a total geographical area 1,483.01 sq km of which 123 sq km is under tree cover.
The India State of Forest Report 2009 said while the forest cover increased slightly by 14 sq km, the capital city's tree cover rose by 16 sq km from 107 sq km to 123 sq km during the two-year period mainly due to extensive plantation carried out by the state government.
Overall, Delhi's forest and tree cover have increased to 176.58 sq km between 2005 and 2007, thereby constituting 20.2 per cent of the total geographical area of the capital city.
Tree cover comprises patches outside the recorded forest area exclusive of forest cover and less than minimum mappable area (1 hectares). Such small patches comprising block, linear and scattered trees are not delineated as forest cover during interpretation of satellite data.link
"Considering the percentage of geographical area under tree cover, the highest rank goes to Lakshwadeep (12.50%) followed by Chandigarh (9.65%) and Delhi (8.29%)," according to a forest survey, the report of which was released recently.
Daman and Diu ranks fourth at 8.04 per cent while Goa (7.73 per cent) and Kerala (7.21 per cent) come fifth and sixth, the report said, while giving comprehensive details on forest status of the states as in 2007.
Delhi has a total geographical area 1,483.01 sq km of which 123 sq km is under tree cover.
The India State of Forest Report 2009 said while the forest cover increased slightly by 14 sq km, the capital city's tree cover rose by 16 sq km from 107 sq km to 123 sq km during the two-year period mainly due to extensive plantation carried out by the state government.
Overall, Delhi's forest and tree cover have increased to 176.58 sq km between 2005 and 2007, thereby constituting 20.2 per cent of the total geographical area of the capital city.
Tree cover comprises patches outside the recorded forest area exclusive of forest cover and less than minimum mappable area (1 hectares). Such small patches comprising block, linear and scattered trees are not delineated as forest cover during interpretation of satellite data.link
Friday, 1 January 2010
Australia to send big team to Delhi
Australia is planning to send its largest-ever delegation for next year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. “Australia will send a full team of over 600 athletes, coaches, managers, medicos and officials. The team will be the largest ever to compete in an overseas Commonwealth Games campaign with the first round of team nominations including the provisional selection of eight track and field athletes, including world champions Steve Hooker and Dani Samuels,” Australian Commonwealth Games Association said in a statement. ACGA CEO Perry Crosswhite said no athlete had raised any security concerns about travelling to India.link
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Delhi tops online biz for eBay India
Though Mumbai is the financial capital of India, Delhi has emerged as the top e- commerce hub in the country, according to a study by eBay India, the Indian arm of the global online auction site eBay.
The sentiments of India's online buyers are at an all- time high, it added.
In the list of top e- commerce hubs, Delhi is followed by Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur and Bangalore.
Overall, there are over 2,400 e- commerce hubs with the information technology ( IT) hubs of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat originating most of the e- commerce transactions in the country.
In the domestic transactions space, technology buying and selling was a priority area accounting for 44 per cent of the overall transactions that took place. Internationally, shopping for lifestyle products from Indian markets accounted for 64 per cent of sales. Currently, eBay has around 30 lakh registered users in the country, of which nearly 20 lakh are active users.
" Almost every minute a product changes hands on the site. Buying and selling on the Net is now becoming a mainstream activity," said Ambareesh Murty, country manager, eBay India. Buoyed by this high consumer interest eBay said its domestic business would grow by 35 per cent.
" We will maintain a growth of 30- 35 per cent in the Indian market. This growth will be led not only by metros but by semi- urban and rural areas, too," Murty added.
The study also found that the country has 226 export hubs through which Indian entrepreneurs sell a variety of products to millions of eBay customers in 172 countries across the globe. It found that South India dominated with 41 per cent of the total e- commerce deals, followed by West Indian states.
The study revealed interesting buying patterns of consumers, both domestic and international.
In the urban domestic markets, buying BlackBerry and dual SIM phones were two dominant activities, while Tier- II cities witnessed an upsurge in the sale of touchscreen handsets.
Places such as Jaipur and Ahmedabad emerged as significant entrepreneurial hubs.
Internationally, buyers from the US, UK, Spain, Germany and Canada, evinced keen interest in buying items such as horse saddles, golf clubs and home décor articles from India.
Belly dancing dresses were bought in large numbers from Delhi by e- buyers from Brazil.
Delhi's buyers showed some interesting trends. While women buyers from Central Delhi bought maximum numbers of sarees, those from North Delhi indulged in the purchase of formal shirts and DVDs of family drama. Fitness DVD sales were high on the list of buyers from East Delhi, while South Delhi's residents bought sports goods, watches, sunglasses and lingerie.
In West Delhi, sales of educational movies soared this year.
Globally, eBay cranked up $ 60 billion in revenues with the US contributing 45 per cent of the overall sales. " The pie of the Indian market is gradually increasing. Recently, we have seen buyers splurge huge amounts on fancy items. To quote an example a towel of Bollywood star Salman Khan was recently auctioned for close to Rs 1 lakh," said Murty.
The sentiments of India's online buyers are at an all- time high, it added.
In the list of top e- commerce hubs, Delhi is followed by Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur and Bangalore.
Overall, there are over 2,400 e- commerce hubs with the information technology ( IT) hubs of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat originating most of the e- commerce transactions in the country.
In the domestic transactions space, technology buying and selling was a priority area accounting for 44 per cent of the overall transactions that took place. Internationally, shopping for lifestyle products from Indian markets accounted for 64 per cent of sales. Currently, eBay has around 30 lakh registered users in the country, of which nearly 20 lakh are active users.
" Almost every minute a product changes hands on the site. Buying and selling on the Net is now becoming a mainstream activity," said Ambareesh Murty, country manager, eBay India. Buoyed by this high consumer interest eBay said its domestic business would grow by 35 per cent.
" We will maintain a growth of 30- 35 per cent in the Indian market. This growth will be led not only by metros but by semi- urban and rural areas, too," Murty added.
The study also found that the country has 226 export hubs through which Indian entrepreneurs sell a variety of products to millions of eBay customers in 172 countries across the globe. It found that South India dominated with 41 per cent of the total e- commerce deals, followed by West Indian states.
The study revealed interesting buying patterns of consumers, both domestic and international.
In the urban domestic markets, buying BlackBerry and dual SIM phones were two dominant activities, while Tier- II cities witnessed an upsurge in the sale of touchscreen handsets.
Places such as Jaipur and Ahmedabad emerged as significant entrepreneurial hubs.
Internationally, buyers from the US, UK, Spain, Germany and Canada, evinced keen interest in buying items such as horse saddles, golf clubs and home décor articles from India.
Belly dancing dresses were bought in large numbers from Delhi by e- buyers from Brazil.
Delhi's buyers showed some interesting trends. While women buyers from Central Delhi bought maximum numbers of sarees, those from North Delhi indulged in the purchase of formal shirts and DVDs of family drama. Fitness DVD sales were high on the list of buyers from East Delhi, while South Delhi's residents bought sports goods, watches, sunglasses and lingerie.
In West Delhi, sales of educational movies soared this year.
Globally, eBay cranked up $ 60 billion in revenues with the US contributing 45 per cent of the overall sales. " The pie of the Indian market is gradually increasing. Recently, we have seen buyers splurge huge amounts on fancy items. To quote an example a towel of Bollywood star Salman Khan was recently auctioned for close to Rs 1 lakh," said Murty.
Monday, 5 October 2009
Six students injured in minor fire in Bapraula
Six students were today injured when a fire broke out in an MCD school in south-west Delhi, an incident which brought to the fore the need to improve safety measures in government and civic-body run educational institutions.
The blaze was reported from the MCD primary school in Bapraula village in Najafgarh at around 11:15 am, fire brigade officials said.
The fire broke out in an electric meter due to a suspected short circuit and six students standing near the meter suffered "minor" injuries, the officials said.
The injured students were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were administered first-aid and later sent back home, they said.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The accident comes close on the heels of a stampede in a government school in north-east Delhi which claimed the lives of five girl students.
The blaze was reported from the MCD primary school in Bapraula village in Najafgarh at around 11:15 am, fire brigade officials said.
The fire broke out in an electric meter due to a suspected short circuit and six students standing near the meter suffered "minor" injuries, the officials said.
The injured students were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were administered first-aid and later sent back home, they said.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The accident comes close on the heels of a stampede in a government school in north-east Delhi which claimed the lives of five girl students.
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Film Festival for older citizens
As a pilot project, Helpage India has launched a special film festival of feature films and documentaries on senior citizens. The festival will travel to various parts of the country over the next year.
The i’mage HelpAge India International Film Festival 2009 coincided with the International Day of Older Persons on October 1. The Festival has received about 30 feature films and documentaries from Israel, Nepal and the United States besides India.
The festival was launched by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik who gave details of various schemes of the Government for the welfare of senior citizens.
HelpAge India has been involved in protecting the rights of India’s 90 million elderly citizens since 1978, said Mathew Cherian, a member of the NGO. It was also directly involved with about 10 per cent of this ‘grey’ population, facilitation and mobilising resources to make the society aware of the concerns of the elderly and about ageing issues and help the elderly in understanding their rights and make them play an active role in the society.
Cherian explained that the name i'mage was derived from the word ‘image’, signifying reflection that motion pictures are of ourselves, while the apostrophe breaks the word into ‘I am age’, unraveling the world of the elderly.
The i’mage emblem also incorporates a principal philosophy of HelpAge India’s activities – inter-generation participation. It was conceptualised by a six-year-old.
Speaking on the occasion, festival coordinator Satish Kapoor said that this was the first festival of its kind on elderly people and would travel to various cities of India like Pune, Chandigarh etc.
The films will also be shown to students of Mass Communication, Journalism and filmmaking institutes of various cities. It would be an opportunity to all the students to develop their understanding and perspective relating to elderly issues. This will help the students when they will plan to make a short film/documentary on elderly people, he added.
Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) founder-director Sandeep Marwah offered his services to Helpage India to make features or documentaries on the elderly people through his institution.link
The i’mage HelpAge India International Film Festival 2009 coincided with the International Day of Older Persons on October 1. The Festival has received about 30 feature films and documentaries from Israel, Nepal and the United States besides India.
The festival was launched by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik who gave details of various schemes of the Government for the welfare of senior citizens.
HelpAge India has been involved in protecting the rights of India’s 90 million elderly citizens since 1978, said Mathew Cherian, a member of the NGO. It was also directly involved with about 10 per cent of this ‘grey’ population, facilitation and mobilising resources to make the society aware of the concerns of the elderly and about ageing issues and help the elderly in understanding their rights and make them play an active role in the society.
Cherian explained that the name i'mage was derived from the word ‘image’, signifying reflection that motion pictures are of ourselves, while the apostrophe breaks the word into ‘I am age’, unraveling the world of the elderly.
The i’mage emblem also incorporates a principal philosophy of HelpAge India’s activities – inter-generation participation. It was conceptualised by a six-year-old.
Speaking on the occasion, festival coordinator Satish Kapoor said that this was the first festival of its kind on elderly people and would travel to various cities of India like Pune, Chandigarh etc.
The films will also be shown to students of Mass Communication, Journalism and filmmaking institutes of various cities. It would be an opportunity to all the students to develop their understanding and perspective relating to elderly issues. This will help the students when they will plan to make a short film/documentary on elderly people, he added.
Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) founder-director Sandeep Marwah offered his services to Helpage India to make features or documentaries on the elderly people through his institution.link
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Delhi govt to rope in private players for old age homes
The cash-starved Delhi Government has decided to rope in private players to construct and maintain its old age homes on Public-Private-Partnership mode across the national capital.
"The aim is to give better facilities to the senior citizens in such homes as well reduce financial burden on the cash-starved government.
"The firms will be allowed to undertake commercial activities at such sites as permitted under the Master Plan 2021," an official of the Delhi Social Welfare Department said.
"The interested private players will be asked to collaborate with the voluntary organisations working in the area to run the homes," he added.
The land would be handed over to the corporates on nominal lease basis. The government has already issued expression of interest to develop, operate and maintain such homes.link
"The aim is to give better facilities to the senior citizens in such homes as well reduce financial burden on the cash-starved government.
"The firms will be allowed to undertake commercial activities at such sites as permitted under the Master Plan 2021," an official of the Delhi Social Welfare Department said.
"The interested private players will be asked to collaborate with the voluntary organisations working in the area to run the homes," he added.
The land would be handed over to the corporates on nominal lease basis. The government has already issued expression of interest to develop, operate and maintain such homes.link
Monday, 28 September 2009
I can't drive in this city anymore
Sachin Arora used to deal in cars but today he is too scared to venture out on the city roads riding his favourite set of wheels.
The 28-year-old has been through hell. Two carjackers, disguised as executives interested in buying a new car, took him on a test drive and blinded him with red chili powder and tried to take away the vehicle at gunpoint.
Arora fought back and the assailants ran away when the car hit a road divider, attracting the attention of passersby. The carjackers fled but Arora is still going through trauma.
"I had heard about the Lal Mirchi gang striking in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh but I am shocked that such a thing can happen in Delhi as well. I don't think I have the guts to drive in this city anymore," said Arora, cleaning his swollen eyes.
The young entrepreneur has eight stitches across his face for the wounds that the carjackers inflicted on him by hitting with the butt of a gun.
Arora was at his cousin's auto showroom in Vikaspuri on Sunday when two men who appeared like MNC executives asked him for a test drive of a luxury sedan.
Later, when they neared the Rajouri Garden police station, the two beat him with pistol butt and threw chilli powder in his eyes.
"There was no police official near the spot. As it was near the police station it would have taken just 5 minutes for a cop to reach the place but they took around an hour. That too after the control room was called thrice. Had there been any police official or even a traffic cop on the road, they would not have dared to rob me in broad daylight," added Arora.
The police said that investigations into the case were on and that they had interrogated a few people in the area. "We will issue a sketch of the two accused to get some leads into the case," said a senior police official.link
The 28-year-old has been through hell. Two carjackers, disguised as executives interested in buying a new car, took him on a test drive and blinded him with red chili powder and tried to take away the vehicle at gunpoint.
Arora fought back and the assailants ran away when the car hit a road divider, attracting the attention of passersby. The carjackers fled but Arora is still going through trauma.
"I had heard about the Lal Mirchi gang striking in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh but I am shocked that such a thing can happen in Delhi as well. I don't think I have the guts to drive in this city anymore," said Arora, cleaning his swollen eyes.
The young entrepreneur has eight stitches across his face for the wounds that the carjackers inflicted on him by hitting with the butt of a gun.
Arora was at his cousin's auto showroom in Vikaspuri on Sunday when two men who appeared like MNC executives asked him for a test drive of a luxury sedan.
Later, when they neared the Rajouri Garden police station, the two beat him with pistol butt and threw chilli powder in his eyes.
"There was no police official near the spot. As it was near the police station it would have taken just 5 minutes for a cop to reach the place but they took around an hour. That too after the control room was called thrice. Had there been any police official or even a traffic cop on the road, they would not have dared to rob me in broad daylight," added Arora.
The police said that investigations into the case were on and that they had interrogated a few people in the area. "We will issue a sketch of the two accused to get some leads into the case," said a senior police official.link
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
FIFA World Cup trophy coming to Delhi on Jan 16 2010
Indian Football fans will have a rare chance to have a close look at the coveted FIFA World Cup trophy when it is displayed in Indian national capital New Delhi and Kolkata (the capital of India's eastern state of West Bengal) in January next year.
The trophy, which was unveiled at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich Monday, will reach New Delhi on January 16 and Kolkata next day en route to South Africa, the host country of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Billed as the biggest ever such event, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour under the aegis of Coca-Cola, the sponsors of the sporting extravaganza in South Africa next year, will pass through 86 countries, including every nation in Africa.link
The trophy, which was unveiled at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich Monday, will reach New Delhi on January 16 and Kolkata next day en route to South Africa, the host country of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Billed as the biggest ever such event, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour under the aegis of Coca-Cola, the sponsors of the sporting extravaganza in South Africa next year, will pass through 86 countries, including every nation in Africa.link
Monday, 21 September 2009
Prices of LPG cylinders might go up
Prices of LPG cylinders might go up in the capital with the cash-strapped Delhi Government mulling doing away with or slashing the subsidy offered on them.
"The issue (whether to continue or reduce subsidy on LPG cylinders) will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting tomorrow," Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said but refused to divulge details.
However, officials said the government might completely withdraw current subsidy of Rs 40 per cylinder or cut down the subsidy by Rs 25 and give subsidy of Rs 15 per cylinder.
In case the subsidy is withdrawn, the consumers will have to shell out Rs 320 per cylinder against prevailing rate of Rs 280 and in case the government opts to cut down the subsidy by Rs 25, a cylinder will cost Rs 305, an official said.link
"The issue (whether to continue or reduce subsidy on LPG cylinders) will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting tomorrow," Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said but refused to divulge details.
However, officials said the government might completely withdraw current subsidy of Rs 40 per cylinder or cut down the subsidy by Rs 25 and give subsidy of Rs 15 per cylinder.
In case the subsidy is withdrawn, the consumers will have to shell out Rs 320 per cylinder against prevailing rate of Rs 280 and in case the government opts to cut down the subsidy by Rs 25, a cylinder will cost Rs 305, an official said.link
Bagan eyeing revenge, Churchill 2nd title of season
I-League champions Churchill Brothers would look to pocket their second title of the season while Mohun Bagan will have revenge on mind when the two sides face-off in the final of the Durand Cup football tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Churchill had beaten Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the final of the IFA Shield in Kolkata just 10 days ago and Karim Bencherifa's boys would want to settle scores on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan has another record to chase as a win on Tuesday would make them the side with the most number of Durand Cup titles. If they beat Churchill, they will bag the third oldest football trophy in the world for the 17th time and go past their local rivals East Bengal who have 16 crowns.
Churchill's performance in the tournament so far has been far from pefect. They barely made it to the last four stage, drawing with unfancied Assam Rifles 1-1 after beating Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 in their opening match.
They were at their best in the tournament against their Goan rivals Dempo in the semifinal with star striker Odafe Okolie coming up with an inspiring performance.
In contrast, Mohun Bagan's march to the semifinals was much more convincing. They thrashed ONGC 5-1, before prevailing over JCT 2-0. In the semifinal, they were the deserving winners, beating defending champions Mahindra United 2-1.
For Mohun Bagan, the strike duo of veteran Jose Ramirez Barretto and Nigerian Chidi Edeh have been clicked well.
Barretto did not play in the IFA Shield due to an injury but in their first tournament together, he and Chidi have scored six goals out of nine for Mohun Bagan.
Chidi is the leading goal scorer with four goals to his credit while Barretto has struck thrice so far.
On the other hand, Churchill will be hoping that their star striker Odafe comes up with his best on Tuesday. He showed glimpses of top form against Dempo in the semifinal.
With both teams having quality players upfront, eventually it will all boil down to the performance of players in the backline. Defenders on either side have their task cut out.link
Churchill had beaten Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the final of the IFA Shield in Kolkata just 10 days ago and Karim Bencherifa's boys would want to settle scores on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan has another record to chase as a win on Tuesday would make them the side with the most number of Durand Cup titles. If they beat Churchill, they will bag the third oldest football trophy in the world for the 17th time and go past their local rivals East Bengal who have 16 crowns.
Churchill's performance in the tournament so far has been far from pefect. They barely made it to the last four stage, drawing with unfancied Assam Rifles 1-1 after beating Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0 in their opening match.
They were at their best in the tournament against their Goan rivals Dempo in the semifinal with star striker Odafe Okolie coming up with an inspiring performance.
In contrast, Mohun Bagan's march to the semifinals was much more convincing. They thrashed ONGC 5-1, before prevailing over JCT 2-0. In the semifinal, they were the deserving winners, beating defending champions Mahindra United 2-1.
For Mohun Bagan, the strike duo of veteran Jose Ramirez Barretto and Nigerian Chidi Edeh have been clicked well.
Barretto did not play in the IFA Shield due to an injury but in their first tournament together, he and Chidi have scored six goals out of nine for Mohun Bagan.
Chidi is the leading goal scorer with four goals to his credit while Barretto has struck thrice so far.
On the other hand, Churchill will be hoping that their star striker Odafe comes up with his best on Tuesday. He showed glimpses of top form against Dempo in the semifinal.
With both teams having quality players upfront, eventually it will all boil down to the performance of players in the backline. Defenders on either side have their task cut out.link
Sunday, 6 September 2009
CBSE plans online school map of Delhi
For parents looking for their child’s nursery admission, the exact location of all schools in their neighbourhood will soon be just a mouse-click away. As a pilot project, CBSE plans to put all its affiliated schools in Delhi on a public mapping system that will be available online.
‘‘There are so many schools in the capital that parents often have difficulties locating many of them,’’ said a senior CBSE official. ‘‘That’s why we want maps and location of all our schools in the city available online. This will help parents during nursery admissions where distance is such an important parameter.’’
The facility will also help the board analyse the physical distribution of schools in different areas of the capital. Parents may also use the online facility to gather information and basic statistics about the school of their choice as the board will maintain data of all its affiliated schools in Delhi. CBSE also intends to build a blog for each school whose link will be available on the GIS maps of schools.link
‘‘There are so many schools in the capital that parents often have difficulties locating many of them,’’ said a senior CBSE official. ‘‘That’s why we want maps and location of all our schools in the city available online. This will help parents during nursery admissions where distance is such an important parameter.’’
The facility will also help the board analyse the physical distribution of schools in different areas of the capital. Parents may also use the online facility to gather information and basic statistics about the school of their choice as the board will maintain data of all its affiliated schools in Delhi. CBSE also intends to build a blog for each school whose link will be available on the GIS maps of schools.link
Friday, 4 September 2009
Delhi Stock Exchange to begin trading next month
Delhi Stock Exchange Limited (DSE), one of India’s premier demutualised regional stock exchanges, has received 110 membership applications from brokers for its deposit based trading memberships. DSE will become operational soon and trading is expected to commence from next month onwards.
Pursuant to its well-formulated revival strategy, DSE’s new deposit based trading membership scheme has received encouraging response from the brokers community in Delhi, Lucknow, Banaras, Moradabad, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Agra, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhuvneshwar, Indore, Shri Ganganagar, Mumbai and Nanded (Maharashtra) amongst others. It has received an encouraging response from renowned stock broking houses such as Alankit Assignments Limited, Abhipra Capital Limited, Shri Parasram Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Kunwarji Finstock, Globe Securities, Chug Securities, Rajasthan Global Securities, Crimson Financial Services Limited, Smart Equity Brokers Pvt. Ltd. and Master Capital amongst others. Many of these are leading broking houses of NSE and BSE as well as depository participants.
Mr. H. S. Siddhu, Executive Director, DSE, said, “We are very pleased to receive an encouraging and positive response for DSE’s deposit based trading membership scheme. We are expecting that the membership number will cross the 200-figure mark by the launch date because of the enthusiastic responses and the requests for extension of the deadline. We are also getting positive responses from far-flung areas. This is also an indication of the brokers’ confidence in our exchange and we are confident of making it a success.”
The membership, which offers trading rights, is being offered against non-refundable deposit of Rs. 5 lakh and one-time admission fee of Rs. 1 lakh. DSE is also implementing amnesty scheme to revive trading in inactive stocks and encourage compliance among companies. According to the scheme, existing companies would have to comply with the exchange requirements only for two years and a concession up to 50% is being offered on listing fees. New companies will not be charged initial listing and processing fees. Out of the 2,800 listed companies, 300 have so far complied with the amnesty scheme.
About Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE): DSE was incorporated in 1947 as a limited company under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. DSE was granted recognition under section 4 of the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1957 The Central Government vide its Notification dated 1st March, 1982 granted permanent recognition to DSE. Located in Delhi, DSE is the second largest exchange in India in terms of number of scrips listed with 2833 companies. Among these, there are 1800 companies which have been exclusively listed with DSE. As per SEBI guideline, DSE successfully completed its demutualization process on 28th August, 2007. The board of directors of DSE comprise of 16 members out of which seven are shareholder director, four are trading member directors, four public interest directors and one executive director. DSE is establishing a new Online Trading Platform namely Delhi Online Trading System (DOTS-08) for cash, derivatives and debt segments with state-of-art technology which has been constructed in association with Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL) equipped with Exchange Technology Framework Product Suite (ETFPS), a software suitable for promotion and successful operation of the Exchange.link
Pursuant to its well-formulated revival strategy, DSE’s new deposit based trading membership scheme has received encouraging response from the brokers community in Delhi, Lucknow, Banaras, Moradabad, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Agra, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhuvneshwar, Indore, Shri Ganganagar, Mumbai and Nanded (Maharashtra) amongst others. It has received an encouraging response from renowned stock broking houses such as Alankit Assignments Limited, Abhipra Capital Limited, Shri Parasram Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Kunwarji Finstock, Globe Securities, Chug Securities, Rajasthan Global Securities, Crimson Financial Services Limited, Smart Equity Brokers Pvt. Ltd. and Master Capital amongst others. Many of these are leading broking houses of NSE and BSE as well as depository participants.
Mr. H. S. Siddhu, Executive Director, DSE, said, “We are very pleased to receive an encouraging and positive response for DSE’s deposit based trading membership scheme. We are expecting that the membership number will cross the 200-figure mark by the launch date because of the enthusiastic responses and the requests for extension of the deadline. We are also getting positive responses from far-flung areas. This is also an indication of the brokers’ confidence in our exchange and we are confident of making it a success.”
The membership, which offers trading rights, is being offered against non-refundable deposit of Rs. 5 lakh and one-time admission fee of Rs. 1 lakh. DSE is also implementing amnesty scheme to revive trading in inactive stocks and encourage compliance among companies. According to the scheme, existing companies would have to comply with the exchange requirements only for two years and a concession up to 50% is being offered on listing fees. New companies will not be charged initial listing and processing fees. Out of the 2,800 listed companies, 300 have so far complied with the amnesty scheme.
About Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE): DSE was incorporated in 1947 as a limited company under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. DSE was granted recognition under section 4 of the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1957 The Central Government vide its Notification dated 1st March, 1982 granted permanent recognition to DSE. Located in Delhi, DSE is the second largest exchange in India in terms of number of scrips listed with 2833 companies. Among these, there are 1800 companies which have been exclusively listed with DSE. As per SEBI guideline, DSE successfully completed its demutualization process on 28th August, 2007. The board of directors of DSE comprise of 16 members out of which seven are shareholder director, four are trading member directors, four public interest directors and one executive director. DSE is establishing a new Online Trading Platform namely Delhi Online Trading System (DOTS-08) for cash, derivatives and debt segments with state-of-art technology which has been constructed in association with Financial Technologies (India) Limited (FTIL) equipped with Exchange Technology Framework Product Suite (ETFPS), a software suitable for promotion and successful operation of the Exchange.link
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Delhi judge held for immoral activities
A metropolitan magistrate of Tis Hazari courts in Delhi and three others, including a woman, were arrested in the wee hours of Thursday from a house in Samalkha town of Panipat, on charges of indulging in immoral activities. The police caught them during a raid following complaints by neighbours.
Confirming the arrests, SSP Shrikant Jadhav said they raided the premises after a resident of Punjabi Colony here got suspicious about the activities in his neighbourhood and complained to the police. "We arrested all the four persons, including the civil judge, present inside the premises. While the three accused were produced in a local court and sent in 14-day judicial custody, we are following the Supreme Court guidelines in dealing with the judge," he said.
A raiding team arrested the inmates after finding them in a compromising position and booked them under sections 3 (punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel), 4 (punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution), 5 (procuring, inducing or taking person for the sake of prostitution) and 6 (detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. It also found a Santro car bearing the sticker of New Delhi-based judicial officer.
The accused have been identified as Rajkumar Aggrawal, magistrate in Tis Hazari court, Subhash Duhan, a Sonepat resident who runs NGO Lok Kalayan Foundation in Samalkha, and Shamsher, from Hansi. According to the police, Shamsher was the pimp, who arranged the girl from Kolkata. link
Confirming the arrests, SSP Shrikant Jadhav said they raided the premises after a resident of Punjabi Colony here got suspicious about the activities in his neighbourhood and complained to the police. "We arrested all the four persons, including the civil judge, present inside the premises. While the three accused were produced in a local court and sent in 14-day judicial custody, we are following the Supreme Court guidelines in dealing with the judge," he said.
A raiding team arrested the inmates after finding them in a compromising position and booked them under sections 3 (punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel), 4 (punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution), 5 (procuring, inducing or taking person for the sake of prostitution) and 6 (detaining a person in premises where prostitution is carried on) of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. It also found a Santro car bearing the sticker of New Delhi-based judicial officer.
The accused have been identified as Rajkumar Aggrawal, magistrate in Tis Hazari court, Subhash Duhan, a Sonepat resident who runs NGO Lok Kalayan Foundation in Samalkha, and Shamsher, from Hansi. According to the police, Shamsher was the pimp, who arranged the girl from Kolkata. link
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Over 900 births and 300 deaths in Delhi every day
Delhi registers over 900 births and nearly 300 people die in the national capital every day, revealed an annual report Tuesday.
The annual report on births and deaths in Delhi-2008 was released by Delhi government's Finance, Planning and Urban Development Minster A.K. Walia Tuesday.
'The report revealed that average number of births per day in Delhi were 915 in 2008 as against 882 in 2007 and the average number of deaths per day in Delhi was 295 in 2008 as against 277 in 2007,' an official statement said.
The report revealed that in nearly 50 percent cases of birth, the mother belonged to the 20-24 age group.
'Age group of the mother at the time of delivery was analyzed and it was observed that in nearly 50 percent cases, it was 20-24 years and in 36.23 percent cases the age group was 25-29 years,' the statement said.
'The report also observes an inverse relationship between the level of education of the mother and birth order. As per the report higher the birth order lesser will be the level of educational attainment,' it added.
The report also marks an increase in sex ration in Delhi.
'There is a remarkable increase in sex ratio in Delhi from 820 in 2005 and 848 per 1,000 in 2007 to 1,004 in 2008. This is because of number of registrations of female birth which increased due to implementation of 'Laadli' scheme,' Walia said.
'There have been 19,000 more female births registered in Delhi compared to last year. Numbers of total female births registered were increased from 1.48 lakhs in 2007 to 1.67 lakhs in 2008,' the statement said.
'Total number of births registered in Delhi during 2008 are 3.34 lakhs against 3.22 lakhs in 2007. Of the total birth registered, 166,583 (49.89 percent) were male and 167,325 (50.11 percent) were female,' it said.
'Out of total births in Delhi during 2008, only 4.55 percent were registered in rural Delhi. Of the total births, 2.45 lakhs (73.45 percent) were institutional births and among them 61.25 percent were in government hospitals,' said Walia adding that among the non-institutional births 56.59 percent were female.
Meanwhile, about 1.08 lakhs deaths were registered in Delhi in 2008 as compared to 1.01 lakhs in 2007.
'Of the total deaths registered, 62.23 percent were male and 36.77 percent were female. In 2008, about 53 percent of the total deaths were reported by the medical institutions and the remaining 47 percent were non-institutional deaths,' the statement said.
'About 16 percent of the total deaths were due to disease of pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart disease, 8.15 percent due to septicemia, 6.98 percent due to diabetics mellitus and 3.74 percent due to T.B,' it added.
'Out of total deaths registered during the year as many as 6,138 were infant deaths. The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births was 18.38 during 2008 as against 25.44 during 2007. The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live births was 0.20 in 2008 while it was 0.26 in 2007. The death rate per 1,000 of population worked out to 6.29 during 2008 as against 6.07 in 2007,' the statement further said.link
The annual report on births and deaths in Delhi-2008 was released by Delhi government's Finance, Planning and Urban Development Minster A.K. Walia Tuesday.
'The report revealed that average number of births per day in Delhi were 915 in 2008 as against 882 in 2007 and the average number of deaths per day in Delhi was 295 in 2008 as against 277 in 2007,' an official statement said.
The report revealed that in nearly 50 percent cases of birth, the mother belonged to the 20-24 age group.
'Age group of the mother at the time of delivery was analyzed and it was observed that in nearly 50 percent cases, it was 20-24 years and in 36.23 percent cases the age group was 25-29 years,' the statement said.
'The report also observes an inverse relationship between the level of education of the mother and birth order. As per the report higher the birth order lesser will be the level of educational attainment,' it added.
The report also marks an increase in sex ration in Delhi.
'There is a remarkable increase in sex ratio in Delhi from 820 in 2005 and 848 per 1,000 in 2007 to 1,004 in 2008. This is because of number of registrations of female birth which increased due to implementation of 'Laadli' scheme,' Walia said.
'There have been 19,000 more female births registered in Delhi compared to last year. Numbers of total female births registered were increased from 1.48 lakhs in 2007 to 1.67 lakhs in 2008,' the statement said.
'Total number of births registered in Delhi during 2008 are 3.34 lakhs against 3.22 lakhs in 2007. Of the total birth registered, 166,583 (49.89 percent) were male and 167,325 (50.11 percent) were female,' it said.
'Out of total births in Delhi during 2008, only 4.55 percent were registered in rural Delhi. Of the total births, 2.45 lakhs (73.45 percent) were institutional births and among them 61.25 percent were in government hospitals,' said Walia adding that among the non-institutional births 56.59 percent were female.
Meanwhile, about 1.08 lakhs deaths were registered in Delhi in 2008 as compared to 1.01 lakhs in 2007.
'Of the total deaths registered, 62.23 percent were male and 36.77 percent were female. In 2008, about 53 percent of the total deaths were reported by the medical institutions and the remaining 47 percent were non-institutional deaths,' the statement said.
'About 16 percent of the total deaths were due to disease of pulmonary circulation and other forms of heart disease, 8.15 percent due to septicemia, 6.98 percent due to diabetics mellitus and 3.74 percent due to T.B,' it added.
'Out of total deaths registered during the year as many as 6,138 were infant deaths. The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births was 18.38 during 2008 as against 25.44 during 2007. The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live births was 0.20 in 2008 while it was 0.26 in 2007. The death rate per 1,000 of population worked out to 6.29 during 2008 as against 6.07 in 2007,' the statement further said.link
Monday, 24 August 2009
Milk prices to rise in Delhi within a week
Milk will soon get costlier by Re 1 in Delhi market, with country’s largest food brand Amul planning to raise prices of liquid milk within a week.
Sources close to the development in the dairy sector revealed that the Rs 6,711-crore Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets Amul brand of dairy products is considering revision of milk prices for full-cream and toned milk. It is believed that other dairy players too will revise prices once GCMMF announces the raise.
"Dairy players usually follow the market leader in every state, irrespective of their national position. However, it is likely to be an unprecedented move by the dairy major GCMMF (Amul) in Delhi market where Mother Dairy is the market leader," said an industry expert. He added that milk price rise is inevitable in the country on account of delayed monsoon and increasing costs of procurement by the dairies. Cost of milk production has gone up by 15-20% in past few months on account of expensive cattle feed.
Last week, capital’s largest player and National Dairy Development Board subsidiary Mother Dairy increased milk prices in select categories. Mother Dairy sells close to 25 lakh litre milk a day in Delhi market. It revised prices of double toned milk by Re 1 to Rs 19 per litre and toned and bulk vended milk to Rs 20 per litre. Prices of skimmed milk of Mother Dairy too went up by Rs 17 a litre from Rs 16 earlier.
Mother Dairy sells close to 11 lakh litre milk a day through its vending machines. Interestingly, Mother Dairy is garnering Re 1 per litre extra in the categories where it is dominating and Amul is not present. The second largest player Amul could increase price of only double toned milk by Re 1 to Rs 19 a litre. However, the move did not improve GCMMF’s revenues since it sells almost 10 lakh litre of full cream milk a day, a price of which has remained unchanged.
"GCMMF is considering revising full cream milk price to Rs 27 per litre from Rs 26 while the price of tonned milk will also go up by Re 1 per litre in 8-10 days. Mother Dairy that beat GCMMF in last price hike will also now have to consider its pricing," said the source. He added that GCMMF will roll out new price as soon as its inventory of pouches with old price print gets over.
It may be mentioned here that recently milk prices went up in majority of the markets across the country. Markets like Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Kanpur saw prices of full-cream milk going up recently. However, Mother Dairy refrained from revising full-cream prices while revising those of other categories. GCMMF’s Banaskantha and Sabarkantha district unions cater to Delhi market.link
Sources close to the development in the dairy sector revealed that the Rs 6,711-crore Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets Amul brand of dairy products is considering revision of milk prices for full-cream and toned milk. It is believed that other dairy players too will revise prices once GCMMF announces the raise.
"Dairy players usually follow the market leader in every state, irrespective of their national position. However, it is likely to be an unprecedented move by the dairy major GCMMF (Amul) in Delhi market where Mother Dairy is the market leader," said an industry expert. He added that milk price rise is inevitable in the country on account of delayed monsoon and increasing costs of procurement by the dairies. Cost of milk production has gone up by 15-20% in past few months on account of expensive cattle feed.
Last week, capital’s largest player and National Dairy Development Board subsidiary Mother Dairy increased milk prices in select categories. Mother Dairy sells close to 25 lakh litre milk a day in Delhi market. It revised prices of double toned milk by Re 1 to Rs 19 per litre and toned and bulk vended milk to Rs 20 per litre. Prices of skimmed milk of Mother Dairy too went up by Rs 17 a litre from Rs 16 earlier.
Mother Dairy sells close to 11 lakh litre milk a day through its vending machines. Interestingly, Mother Dairy is garnering Re 1 per litre extra in the categories where it is dominating and Amul is not present. The second largest player Amul could increase price of only double toned milk by Re 1 to Rs 19 a litre. However, the move did not improve GCMMF’s revenues since it sells almost 10 lakh litre of full cream milk a day, a price of which has remained unchanged.
"GCMMF is considering revising full cream milk price to Rs 27 per litre from Rs 26 while the price of tonned milk will also go up by Re 1 per litre in 8-10 days. Mother Dairy that beat GCMMF in last price hike will also now have to consider its pricing," said the source. He added that GCMMF will roll out new price as soon as its inventory of pouches with old price print gets over.
It may be mentioned here that recently milk prices went up in majority of the markets across the country. Markets like Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Kanpur saw prices of full-cream milk going up recently. However, Mother Dairy refrained from revising full-cream prices while revising those of other categories. GCMMF’s Banaskantha and Sabarkantha district unions cater to Delhi market.link
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Delhi highest municipal solid waste producer: Survey
India's national capital Delhi is the highest municipal solid waste producer in the country followed by western metropolis Mumbai, says a survey by a business House.
Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day, while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes but in the absence of scientific management facilities these cities were dumping the wastes in landfill sites, says the survey carried out by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 22 cities across the country.
Mumbai sends 100 per cent of its waste to dumping sites followed by Delhi's 94 per cent, it added.link
Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day, while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes but in the absence of scientific management facilities these cities were dumping the wastes in landfill sites, says the survey carried out by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 22 cities across the country.
Mumbai sends 100 per cent of its waste to dumping sites followed by Delhi's 94 per cent, it added.link
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Faculty at IIT Delhi to go on mass leave from Tuesday
The faculty at IIT Delhi has decided to go on mass leave for on Tuesday to protest the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The faculty members will also wear black badges from Monday.
The Faculty Forum of IITD decided in its general body meeting on Saturday that its members will take a casual leave to mark their protest and may hold a protest march on the Teachers' Day if the government fails to take any measures before that.
Said S S Murthy, president of Faculty Forum: "Even PSU employees and our own students earn better than us when they join the MNCs. This is why we have decided to protest against the recommendations of the sixth pay commission now.'' link
The Faculty Forum of IITD decided in its general body meeting on Saturday that its members will take a casual leave to mark their protest and may hold a protest march on the Teachers' Day if the government fails to take any measures before that.
Said S S Murthy, president of Faculty Forum: "Even PSU employees and our own students earn better than us when they join the MNCs. This is why we have decided to protest against the recommendations of the sixth pay commission now.'' link
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