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Discoms are haughty: Delhi consumer forum

Discoms are "haughty" and "revel in harassing customers," the Delhi State Consumer Commission has held, while dismissing BSES Yamuna's plea against an order directing it to refund excess power charges it had "coerced" a lady doctor into paying for alleged theft of electricity. 

"Electricity department is a welfare department and is supposed to provide necessary facilities without disruption, but functioning of the appellant/opposite party (BSES Yamuna) shows that they have scant regard for welfare of the society and their attitude is that of being hot-headed and haughty and they seem to revel in harassing customers. 

"It is high time they change their attitude and realise that they are supposed to provide hassle-free service. The case in hand provides an example of such attitude," a bench presided by Justice Barkat Ali Zaidi said. 

The bench confirmed the order of the district consumer forum, which had absolved the complainant Nirmala Joseph of theft charges and held that the discom had coerced her into paying Rs 4,12,116 as power consumption and theft charges. 

The district forum had directed the discom to revise her power consumption bills and after deducting the correct charges from the amount of Rs 4,12,116, to refund the rest along with compensation of Rs 25,000. 

This order was challenged by the discom, whose plea was rejected by the commission. 

The commission observed "there is no theft involved in this case. The meter was taken away by the electricity authorities (discom) and they have not alleged that it was tampered with. After the meter had been removed by the electricity authorities, a direct connection was provided to the respondent. 

with thanks : Business Standard : LINK : for detailed news.

Rare pics of Sd Bhagat Singh

Why looting the country in the name of seva or service to the people ?

It is a pity and deeply regretful that our 'politicians' / netas and their chamchas have ruined the country by their policies and now we could only look forward to the Supreme Court to rescue us from the 'clutches' of our so called representatives of the people, who only look after themselves, in the name of 'aam aadmi', exploiting, in the process to the fullest extent. All politicians, irrespective of parties, are alike and looting the country in the name seva or service to people! "China has rightly said: "Democracy in India is shallow and has failed to provide stability and overall growth for its citizens. Democratic institutions have failed to provide 'equality' to its citizens"! It is shocking and time has come to show our worth to the politicians, armed with the Supreme Court order giving voters the Right to Reject!! 

It is shocking that an upcoming and upgraded politician ridiculed the Govt.'s action on the issue of an ordinance with words which cannot be chewed or digested by any hon'ble citizen of this country. It is a wake-up call for all politicians that they could no longer take their voters for a 'free ride' and get votes from them by showing 'lollipop'! Can we now at least change now?

It is still yet an another ridiculous statement made by our hon'ble Minister for Petroleum saying: "I want everyone from the highest ranking officers to the lowest to take 'public transport' every wednesday (only)' and go by cars provided to all officers upto the rank of Directors by the Govt on all other days including week-ends in the garb of coming to office ! With the introduction of Metro, its feeder buses and local DTC transport, what is the difficulty in availing of them daily and save precious 'petrol/diesel' for the entire country saving precious foreign exchange and thereby helping the 'economy' to come up!! They could also 'pool their vehicles' to go to office, instead of having 'independent cars' at the cost of Govt. We can effect economy in Govt.'s expenditure on various fronts including that of our hon'ble Ministers who must set an example to others! 

Enough is enough. People are now awakened and more knowledgable, thanks to the media, than ever! Don't fool them anymore and be frank and forthright to earn their loyalty,their good wishes and blessings!

With regards,

TK Balu/Anand Vihar

CONGRATULATIONS : Supreme Court gives Voters the Right to Reject !

Supreme Court has given the Voters the Right to Reject or the Right to Negative Voting. Thanks to the Supreme Court. What we expected from our leaders is being given by the Judiciary. Hope there is no ordinance to crush this order.

Where is our Toll Tax money going : Rajiv Kakria

ATTENTION!!!!

Hey guys.. this happened to me third time... n every time this happens i ask for my money back.

This is not the RECEIPT for crossing the toll when u pay Rs.21/- as your TOLL TAX. This is just a Vehicle Code. The money we r paying is actually going in the Tax Collectors pocket, not the toll authorities. It's mention at the collector's boxes: "IF YOU DO NOT GET A TOLL RECEIPT, CONSIDER IT AS FREE"... So ask for your copy of receipt!

Lets all stop this "fooling the public" racket and share this with all the commuters who traveling and using this DG expressway. THANX!

REJIMON C K. 

Elders Day Celebrations !

knowledge about dengue mosquitoes !

Every one knows that dengue mosquitoes bite in the morning; that it does not fly more then 200 meters; that it has white lines on its legs; that like all other mosquitoes it also breeds in stagnant but clear water. 

Morning means only lighted areas, the dark corner of house like in verandah, lighted office or house room, under a tree, in parks under trees, in markets, bus stops, in cars, in buses etc. 

Dengue mosquito is very clever, very quick in its action, fairly small. As soon as a person comes in its place, within seconds it attacks him very cleverly either in legs or from top on cheeks or from sides on arms. One has to be cautious to detect its presence. It is easier to detect it on the other person, make him cautious of its presence. 

People are unaware of bite of dengue mosquitoes. We have to learn to detect it,make a habbit of looking for it where ever we go, teach others about it.This can reduce the number of dengue cases. Any small mosquito biting a person in the lighted areas is a dengue mosquito. To confirm it one has to kill a mosquito in day time with a cloth / with a racket / with black hit and examine for white spots on its legs by examining it on a black surface with a magnifying glass.

Dr VK AGGARWAL 
A-7 EAST OF KAILASH NEW DELHI 110065

Delhi Jal Board admits error, gives 30% rebate on bills

NEW DELHI: Accepting that the meter readings collected by them were different from the actual readings in many cases, Delhi Jal Board is giving arebate of 30% on bills dated till March 31, 2013, and paid by January 1, 2014. This, however, does not cover many bills issued in June and July which in some cases are running into lakhs.

Officials said the billing had stabilized after they switched to a new billing system, but it is only after the third billing cycle that the difference will be evident. "We have been getting complaints of high bills.

In areas where private companies have taken over billing, a difference can be seen in the readings. They are recording the actual reading whereas the DJB database shows incorrect readings. It was our fault that the data wasn't recorded correctly so we have decided to give them a rebate and extended the period for payment," said a senior official.

The private companies have also been asked to reasses the bills and charge consumers on the basis on their actual consumption during the period. "If this does not work, they will work out an average consumption and charge accordingly. The new billing system has worked in many areas and consumers have started getting regular and correct bills. We were averaging a four-month billing period earlier, but this financial year, we have completed two billing cycles and are about to start the third," said an official.

with thanks : Times of India : LINK

Enviro Chips !

Treatment of Dengu ( डेंगू का उपचार ) :

डेंगू का उपचार: आजकल डेंगू एक बड़ी समस्या के तौर पर उभरा है, पुरे भारत में ये बड़ी तेजी से बढ़ता ही जा रहा है जिससे कई लोगों की जान जा रही है l 

यह एक ऐसा वायरल रोग है जिसका माडर्न मेडिकल चिकित्सा पद्धति में कोई इलाज नहीं है परन्तु आयुर्वेद में इसका इलाज है और वो इतना सरल और सस्ता है कि उसे कोई भी कर सकता है l 

तीव्र ज्वर, सर में तेज़ दर्द, आँखों के पीछे दर्द होना, उल्टियाँ लगना, त्वचा का सुखना तथा खून के प्लेटलेट की मात्रा का तेज़ी से कम होना डेंगू के कुछ लक्षण हैं जिनका यदि समय रहते इलाज न किया जाए तो रोगी की मृत्यु भी सकती है l 

यदि आपके आस-पास किसी को यह रोग हुआ हो और खून में प्लेटलेट की संख्या कम होती जा रही हो तो चित्र में दिखाई गयी चार चीज़ें रोगी को दें : 

१) अनार जूस 

२) गेहूं घास रस 

३) पपीते के पत्तों का रस 

४) गिलोय/अमृता/अमरबेल सत्व 

अनार जूस तथा गेहूं घास रस नया खून बनाने तथा रोगी की रोग से लड़ने की शक्ति प्रदान करने के लिए है, अनार जूस आसानी से उपलब्ध है यदि गेहूं घास रस ना मिले तो रोगी को सेब का रस भी दिया जा सकता है l

- पपीते के पत्तों का रस सबसे महत्वपूर्ण है, पपीते का पेड़ आसानी से मिल जाता है उसकी ताज़ी पत्तियों का रस निकाल कर मरीज़ को दिन में २ से ३ बार दें , एक दिन की खुराक के बाद ही प्लेटलेट की संख्या बढ़ने लगेगी l 

- गिलोय की बेल का सत्व मरीज़ को दिन में २-३ बार दें, इससे खून में प्लेटलेट की संख्या बढती है, रोग से लड़ने की शक्ति बढती है तथा कई रोगों का नाश होता है l यदि गिलोय की बेल आपको ना मिले तो किसी भी नजदीकी पतंजली चिकित्सालय में जाकर "गिलोय घनवटी" ले आयें जिसकी एक एक गोली रोगी को दिन में 3 बार दें l 

यदि बुखार १ दिन से ज्यादा रहे तो खून की जांच अवश्य करवा लें l 

यदि रोगी बार बार उलटी करे तो सेब के रस में थोडा नीम्बू मिला कर रोगी को दें, उल्टियाँ बंद हो जाएंगी l 

ये रोगी को अंग्रेजी दवाइयां दी जा रही है तब भी यह चीज़ें रोगी को बिना किसी डर के दी जा सकती हैं l 

डेंगू जितना जल्दी पकड़ में आये उतना जल्दी उपचार आसान हो जाता है और रोग जल्दी ख़त्म होता है l

VIRENDER GROVER