Delhi set to launch helpline for tourists

To give tourists visiting the capital during the Commonwealth Games-2010 a helping hand in dealing with harassment of any kind or to provide information about various things, the Delhi government is coming up with a 24-hour helpline.

The helpline is likely to have the number 111.

According to government officials, the helpline will not only be of help when tourists face problems at the hands of a tout or an autorickshaw driver, it will also help the person in question get a fair idea about the Games venues, places where he can find accommodation, information about cultural programmes and other related information.

A request has been made to the authorities concerned to allot the number 111 as the helpline number as it is easy to remember and dial. The helpline will also disseminate information about various departments of the city government, as well as about its e-governance programmes.

The information technology department, which is working on the project, is hoping to make the helpline operational in time for the Games.

 

Detailed news can be viewed from the link in headline above.

with thanks : source : Asian Age

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Online RWA Directory of Delhi, being launched very soon with Delhi east Section

We are pleased to inform that our Online RWA Directory as above, is most likely to be completed by the 15th of July, 2010. The date of launch of this directory will be announced very shortly. RWA's of other areas  of Delhi can also mail us the details for uploading. Please feel free to Advertise on this Directory at a very nominal cost.

With best regards

B S Vohra
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Property Tax Rates Up This Year

It's taxing time for property owners. Since the rate of tax for different categories has been revised, Delhiites will have to pay more from this financial year. However, no major amendments have been made in the property tax forms, according to senior MCD officials.

With June 30 being the last date to avail the 15% rebate on property tax, people can pay tax either online or submit their forms in the 12 MCD zonal offices.

As per the revised rates, colonies falling under category A and B will now have pay 12% property tax. The categories from C to H will see a rise of 1% from the previous rate 10% to 11% for categories C and E and from 6% to 7% for properties under category F to H.

For commercial properties like multiplexes, big shops, etc, there has been an increase of 10%. The property tax rate for multiplexes, petrol pumps etc has been increased from 10% to 20%. The rate for commercial properties falling under A and B categories has been increased from 10% to 15% and from 10% to 12% for categories C to E. There is no change in the tax rate for categories F, G and H.

Press and information director, Deep Mathur, said: ``We have not created any new categories in the property tax forms. It is more or less the same like before. The only change is that we have added a section called the special commercial category under which multiplexes, petrol pumps, etc need to pay more tax. Under this section there is also the general commercial category which includes power distribution companies, etc.''

DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.

With thanks : source : Times of India

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The Sub-Division Level Bhagidari meeting of District East under the Chairmanship of SDM (VIVEK VIHAR)

The Sub-Division Level Bhagidari meeting of District East under the Chairmanship of SDM (VIVEK VIHAR) will be held on 29-06-2010 at 04.00 p.m. in the Bhagidari Hall of District East Office Complex, Delhi. You are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
 

Resident Welfare Association/ MTA (As per list) with the request to send the grievances / problems in writing to the SDM (VIVEK VIHAR) District East before one week of the meeting.

Forwarded by :
Mr.D.K.GUPTA,
Advocate
President Shalimar Park JRWA
33, Shalimar Park, Bhola Nath Nagar,
Shahdara, Delhi-110032

Rains and storage capacity

Plenty of water in rainy season flows down stream in Yamuna .
Why this water cannot be stored baffles me.
Delhi is water starved city and we depend on generosity of neighboring states.
Expended on storage and water harvesting. Is worth while and as important as common wealth games.
WATER LEVEL is foxing down every year.
Why not to charge our earth in parks and other goby buildings inclu,ding schools and. Colleges.
Kk ghei

Rally at Dwarka

Miracle

A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet

She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.

Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug S tore with the big red Indian Chief sign above the doo r .

She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!

"And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

"Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick...and I want to buy a miracle."

"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist

"His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"

"We don't sell mira cles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you ," the pharmacist said, softening a little.

"Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs."

The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"

"I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money."

"How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago

"One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly.

"And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to."

"Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a miracle for little brothers."

He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you need."
That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was comp leted free of charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well.

Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

"That surgery, her Mom whispered, was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?"

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents....plus the faith of a little child.

In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need.

A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law. I know you'll keep the ball moving!

Here it goes. Throw it back to someone who means something to you!

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside for you to see is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me.

Today I pass the friendship ball to you.

Pass it on to someone who is a friend to you.

MY OATH TO YOU..

When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.
When you are worried.....I will give you hope.

When you are confused.....I will help you cope.

And when you are lost....And can't see the light, I shall be your beacon.....Shining ever so bright.

This is my oath.....I pledge till the end.

Why you may ask? .....Beca use you're my friend.

Signed: GOD

SENT BY MAJOR MEHER SOOD ( V ).

CHAIRMAN PGC hearing on 16th june 2010 regarding 15ft public passage encroachment

The matter regarding public passage of madhuvan new delhi blockage and merger has been pending since september 2005.
As Vice Chairman DDA and Commissioner MCD chose not to respond or reply our society letters and bhagidari meetings also failed to get even a response from MCD and DDA, I brought this to the notice of our Area Councillor as well as MLA.
Sh.Naseeb Singh our MLA wrote to Lt.Governor of delhi, Chairman Public Grievances Commission and also Monitoring Subcommittee appointed by Supreme court of India.
Chairman PGC held a hearing on this case on 16th june2010 and orders were issued on 23rd june 2010.
Extracts from orders are reproduced for your kind perusal.
Complainant Sh.K.K.GHEI A-78 MADHUVAN DELHI 110092
RESPONDENT..............DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (SHAHADARA SOUTH ZONE MCD
NEXT HEARING .....ON 14/07/2010
Direction of the PGC
Attention of Additional Commisioner( HQ) MCD is drawn to the absence of the concerned officials from the Shahadara South Zone,MCD.We need to implead the Director, Directororate of Education, GNCT of Delhi.
The contention of complainant,MCD and DDA are at variance with each other.
We need to determine the factual position.
The position on the ground too should be assessed under intimation to PGC in the next hearing.
The next hearing is scheduled on 14th july 2010 at 11am.
The above indicates that MCD and DDA are not responding to even hearings conducted by MEMBER PGC and now chairman PGC.
This could have been easily clarified if Site inspection of DDA officers AND SDM Preet VIHAR had recorded what existed at site and what is provided in LAY OUT PLAN OF PREET NAGAR CHBS(now known as preet vihar).
The sublease of school plot known as UNIVERSAL PUBLIC SCHOOL will also clear the status of our 15 ft road.
in whose favour school plot was subleased, purpose of subleas( it is a primary school but now land use is entirely different) and conditions of sublease.
SINCE THIS SERVICE LANE IS WITHIN MADHUVAN AND ON EASTERN SIDE OF HOUSE NO 68 TO 77, the sublease and free hold records were studied. The location of plot clearly mentions 15 ft road beyond which plot of PREET NAGAR CHBS is located.
ALL SUCH RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE WITH DDA and MCD.
Let us see what happens in next hearing.

Calculation of Price of Petrol ?

While surfing the net, we found as below and were shocked on viewing the breakup of price of Petrol.

Basic Price of Petrol                   Rs. 21.46
Various Taxes                                 22.92*
Dealers commission                          1.05
Transportation charges                     6.00
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Total Rs.                                        51.43
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*

Excise duty Rs. 14.35 + Education Tax Rs. 0.43 + VAT Rs. 5.50 + Crude Oil custom Rs. 1.10 + Petrol custom Rs. 1.54

If you have any different information, please mail us.  As the source is NET, please verify before using this information.

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Fuel price hike triggers nationwide protests, bandhs

The government's fuel price hike provoked protests in many parts of the country and brought life in some regions to standstill as political parties called for bandhs demanding a rollback of the proposed hike.

The price of diesel went up by Rs 2 a litre, kerosene by Rs 3 a litre and cooking gas by Rs 35 per cylinder. The prices of petrol will now be costlier by Rs 3.50 per litre. 

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With thanks : source : Hindustan Times

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Petrol prices set free to rise

Inflation: Cost Of Fuel, LPG And Kerosene Hiked, A Life Far More Expensive

with thanks : hindustan times : Original story can be viewed from the link in headline above.


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