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“Conducting Elections in a Plural Democracy” Talk by Dr S.Y. Quraishi in Uppsala University,Sweden

It will be the biggest election in the world when 814.5 million people will cast their vote in India general election between 7 April and 12 May. To mark the occasion, On Friday , 11 April 2014  the Forum for South Asia Studies at Uppsala University hosted a talk by Dr S.Y. Qureishi, the former election commissioner of India ( a Member of the Board of Advisors of the International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA).,at Uppsala University, at Blåsenhus.

Dr Qureishi  spoke about “Conducting Elections in a Plural Democracy”,and was joined by Ambassador Maria Leissner, Secretary General at Community of Democracies since 2012.  H.E. Ambassador Mrs. Banashri Bose Harrison Embassy of India Stockholm. THE other prominent delegates  were Ingrid WETTERQVIST,Policy offficer,European External Action Service, Professor Torsten Svensson,  Vice Rektor,Uppsala University, Professor Ranj Bali (President FSAS),Professor Heinz Werner Wessler, Associate Prof.Dr. Gurdeep Kaur,Eva Kllander and Florian Krampe.

Professor Ashok Swain, Department of Peace and Conflict Research chaired the discussion.

The Forum for South Asia Studies at Uppsala University organised this event in cooperation with the Indian Embassy, Stockholm.

Stray dogs and monkey menace !

Dear Mr. Vohra, Sometimes I wonder whether we are living in a cosmopolitan city or in a jungle, unattended and unheard of, which gives a very poor and nasty impression to the visitors in particular besides the menace created both by stray dogs and monkeys ! The administration is loathe to all these perennial problems despite constant, consistent and continuous complaints ad nauseam! What could be done by aam aadmi who all have to depend on the administration to get rid of or overcome this problem!  I had myself been a victim of dog menace which cost me over Rs.30,000/- to mitigate its impact! Can all the poor people afford this luxury! Failing which you may have to face its impact not immediately but over years later, which had happened in one case!! You may approach any Councillor, MLA or MP they too are helpless except giving some sweet lip service and arrange to depute a dog squad, after consistent complaint, to sterilize the stray dogs on the spot, if they come into their trap, and leave them over there itself. Will it be a long term remedy?  Sir, there are so many untold and inexplicable problems like this and more to be focused for remedial solutions but alas the administration and the elected representatives are deaf to hear and solve unless and until you approach them time and again with a lot of influence etc. to pay attention! This is the real state of affairs, indeed! Who can afford so much time and energy to pursue such matters to a logical solutions besides attending to their day to day problems and vocation! May I, therefore, once request you to call for such perennial problems with solutions, if possible from all RWAs under your umbrella and command(!) to consolidate and focus these to all concerned right from the top - LG to the bureaucrats - at the lowest level of 'administration'! No doubt you had made several attempts in this respect but we too should be blamed equally, rather more, for not responding to your clarion calls and focussing them timely!! However, let's invoke Swami Vivekananda's golden words - "Try and try again till the goal is reached"! It is not mere hyperbole but achievable, sooner or later! With best regards, TK Balu/Anand Vihar

Dog Menace in Tuglkabad Extension !

The same stands at our Tuglukabad Extetention. Kindly send me the email addresses of the requisite MCD authorities and others who take action on stray animals pl.

At the same time I have come to understand that the MCD has allowed an increase of height of multistory buildings from 15 meters which was the earlier height and now it is 17 meters. How do u digest this and how and what are the norms exactly. Request pl guide.

DGP Karsolia

Dog menace in Priyadarshini Vihar also !

DOG MENACE

In continuation of Mr Nanda and Mr Karsolia's messages, the problem of stray/street dogs is much more serious in Priyadarshini Vihar for many years.  The govt policy is to take the dogs, sterilize them and drop them back in the same colony - many of them breed even after sterilization!

RWA has approached the MCD/now EDMC and even the MLA umpteen number of times, without any resolution of the problem.  I think a joint strong action is needed by the Joint Front to get the policy amended.

R. N. Gupta

Priyadarshini Vihar RWA

Dog menace in Tri Nagar too !

Dear Sir,

There are many cases of dog bite in the street no. 227 to 231, chander nagar, Tri Nagar, Delhi-110035. M.C.D. department are not interesting any attention of this area. A humble request to MCD to act and remove the menace of stray dogs. 

Regards,

Mahavir Jain

President

Chander Nagar R.W.A.

Dog menace !

The menace of stray dogs is present in every locality.  There are many cases of dog bite in the localities, the apathy on the part of MCD not paying any attention or forming new rules and regulation, just to get rid off from this trouble is the need of the hour.  Many persons are being affected by the poisonous dog bite, which needs early medical care.  A humble request to MCD to act and remove the menace of stray dogs.  

R K Nanda 

CC Block, 

Shalimar Bagh 

Delhi. 110088

Stray Dog Menace at Safdarjung Enclave ?

Dy. Commissioner, MCD.

Sir,

This is continuation to my earlier email sent ten days ago requesting you to kindly remove stray aggressive dogs.

Only action that has been taken by MCD is that one dog which was captured earlier by MCD Staff has now been released back in this area. I shot another email four days ago.

I am sorry to state that no action has been taken by MCD TILL TIME of writing this mail for the removal of dogs.

Today, these dogs have bitten o e more domestic help in this area and has been taken to hospital by them for vaccination & dressings etc. This is just for your information and records and getting the needful done in the matter or direct us to the right person/Authority.

Looking forward to getting a positive response/action from MCD.

Best regards.

Vinay Kapoor 
B-2/126, S J ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI
9717252847, 8882632064

Sirs/Madam

Very sorry to intimate you that one dog jumped over a group of children returning from school. Children got scared and one child was hurt.

Children were saved by a group of passers by.

All this happened 2nd time since morning.

We, once again request you to consider immediate removal of these dogs to give this colony and children of nearby schools a bit relief.

Regards.

Vinay Kapoor

Sir,

Since morning another resident of this area -  "Mr. Mani Iyer r/o B-2/131, SJE" has been attacked by these dogs some times ago and hence this email now.

His mobile number is 98-10-349824.

Kindly get the needful done on priority basis.

Regards.

Vinay Kapoor 

Dear All,

Further to Vinay and Mani's mail, my domestic help was bitten by one of these stray dogs today morning. 

I had to rush her to safdarjung hospital. The vaccination cost about 5000 rupees. 

These dogs also run after and hit our cars when we drive out of the colony. We are scared we might inadvertently hurt them while driving. 

Apart from this, they insist on sleeping on the roof of one of my cars and damage it in the process. 

My family and I have always been a lover of dogs. But these dogs really need help and attention because they seem unreasonably violent. 

We really urge you to give this your attention. 

Warm regards,

Meena Gandhi

Let's Pledge to Vote on 10th April, 2014

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Earth Hour this Saturday

NEW DELHI: This Saturday, Delhiites will once again join nearly a billion people in over 6,000 cities across the globe to observe the Earth Hour. Between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, they will switch off their electrical appliances and lighting fixtures to show their concern for the environment.

"BSES is committed to protecting the environment. We are again gearing up for the Earth Hour and hope to take this event to greater heights,'' said a BSES spokesperson. The discom is actively supporting the Earth Hour, an annual international event started by the World Wide Fund for Nature. It urges households and businesses across the world to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour at the appointed time to encourage them to protect the environment.

To tell consumers to switch off their non-essential lights on March 29, BRPL and BYPL have included an Earth Hour message in Synergy -BSES' monthly newsletter going to over 34 lakhs customers. SMSs have also been sent to over seven lakh customers and appeals have been made through their website .

BRPL and BYPL will also switch off lights at over 400 offices, spread across an area of about 950 sq kms, during the appointed hour. In 2013, New Delhi was announced India's 'Earth Hour National Capital 2013' in the Earth Hour City Challenge. Delhi had saved around 250MW (169MW in BSES area) last year.

with thanks : Times of India : LINK