'Disappointed' Medha Patkar resigns from AAP

Mumbai, Mar. 28 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and social activist Medha Patkar on Saturday resigned from the party's primary membership and said that she does not have any regrets.

"I don't regret because it was a good experience," Patkar said.

She also said that the happenings in the party must have affected the people, who had faith in it.

"It must have affected them [the people]. I hope the people will speak out and it is not to wash the linens in public that we would like to resort to. We feel very hurt and disappointed but this was something that was being experienced time and again but person like me never came into public against the party because we always wished them well," she said.

Patkar further said nothing much could be expected from the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP in terms of the vision of alternative politics following today's decision.

"After today's climax, nothing much can be expected from this party in terms of the vision of alternative politics of ours. We wished them well for the Delhi masses and voters, we wished that they would carry out the task to which they had committed to in their manifesto but we also appeal to the conscience of all volunteers and supporters of the AAP that this is the time to really think of what is our vision of alternative politics," she said.

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East Delhi Jewellers Welfare Association's protest !

3 Years After Delhi Rape, Conviction Rates Same

With controversy continuing over the ban on India’s Daughter, a British documentary on the Delhi rape case of December 2012, what has not been discussed as much is the record of the justice system in prosecuting such cases.

Only one in four rape trials leads to conviction in India, according to the latest data tabled in the Rajya Sabha. The conviction rate for rape trials was 26.4%, 24.2% and 27.1% in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Among the reasons for low conviction rates, according to Majlis, a Mumbai-based legal advocacy, are: victims recanting statements, delays in registering a first information report, faulty investigation, indifferent prosecutors, inconsistencies and contradictions in witness statements, insensitive judges and gruelling cross-examination of even minor children by astute criminal (defence) lawyers.

India’s conviction rate is higher than developed countries, such as the United Kingdom, which recorded a conviction rate of 7% in 2011-12. The conviction rate as low as 10% in Sweden and 25% in France, according to Time magazine.

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10% hike in water tariff likely, rates in Dwarka to dip

NEW DELHI: After a temporary breather, Delhi may face a hike in water tariffs. In Delhi Jal Board's first meeting on Thursday, after the new AAP government took charge, a 10% hike is likely to be proposed. A final decision on implementing or deferring it will be taken in the meeting. 

During the previous Congress regime, a proposal was passed by the Board to implement a 10% increase in water tariffs on January 1 each year. This hike has only taken place twice. During the two election years it was deferred, while one year the hike did not take place as DJB was facing problems with its revenue system. 

The other major decision on the cards is the formal taking over of water supply to Dwarka from DDA. While the transfer has taken place, the Board meeting will formally allow the water tariff in Dwarka to be brought down to the rates charged elsewhere in Delhi. The sub-city has till now being paying more than double the rates to DDA even though water supply to the area has been woefully short. The relief to residents may be given from April 1. 

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Start cleaning from tomorrow morning: Delhi HC to civic bodies

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed civic bodies to start cleaning the entire Lajpat Nagar here from Thursday morning and to maintain it that way as a "test" of their "efficiency and ability" to keep the national capital clean.  

A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva said it wants to see if the civic bodies, including the municipal corporations, Delhi Jal Board, Public Works Department and DDA were "capable" of maintaining cleanliness in a model area "or else we will disband the corporations".

"We want to see your capacity... Start cleaning from tomorrow morning," the bench said. During the hearing, it had said "people have no civic sense and the corporations are not doing anything" to maintain cleanliness.

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Panel cracks whip on discoms: There should be no power cuts this summer !

The Delhi Dialogue Commission task force, which held a meeting with Power Minister Satyendra Jain on Monday, questioned the BSES discoms over their inability to get “full quota of 446 MW from Saasan Power Plants run by their sister concern Reliance Anil Ambani Group, which is running at 1000 MW instead of 3100 MW, installed capacity at present”.

Delhi government officials said it was decided that “BSES discoms should make all efforts to ensure that Saasan Power Plants run at its full load so that Delhi gets its full quota of cheaper power”.

The meeting was attended by the commission’s four-member task force, Jain, DDC vice-chairman Ashish Khetan, DDC member secretary Ashish Joshi and principal secretary (power) Shakuntala Gamlin. It was also decided that the “provisions of the PPA (power purchase agreement) be studied for penalising Saasan for not generating at its full available capacity”.

Putting in place a summer action plan, Jain insisted that discoms ensure that there are no power cuts during peak summer months this year. The discoms were asked to certify that they have made adequate arrangements to meet peak power demand in summer. 

The task force also asked the Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) to inform it about the work carried out for strengthening the transmission system and solutions for mitigating the crisis in Central Delhi. The task force sought the information as BSES Yamuna Power Limited had said all sub-stations supplying to Central Delhi are overloaded and cannot be augmented further. 

The task force has also asked discoms to inform it by March 25 about steps taken to mitigate the crisis resulting from defaulting on payments to power generating and transmitting companies. 

If due to a crisis, discoms had to resort to load-shedding, citizens should be informed in advance and no single area should have load-shedding for more than an hour, the DDC said.

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Where is Swach Delhi Abhiyaan at Kashmere Gate ?

We are facing some problems in Old Delhi. Our Children have no place for playing. We have one street there so many kuda karkat is dumped, with unnessesery materials. If This gali is do clean so we are feel safe & good path & good place for childern for playng in day & use as parking in night .. 

Due to this elements we are feeling unsafe duging the cross this path .... 

So we are request to you, pls. do help us... 

Regards 

jasbir kaur

NON LIFTING OF GARBAGE / SLIT at East Arjun Nagar !

THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY MCD/PWD IS CLEANING/DESILTING THE DRAIN OUTSIDE NAVRACHNA APPARTMENT EAST ARJUN NAGAR UNDER WARD NO 225 OF MCD. SLIT HAS BEEN DUMPED OUTSIDE AND NOT LIFTED. IT LOOKS HELL LIKE SITUATION KINDLY TAKE UP THE MATTER WITH CONCERNED AUTHORITY TO LIFT THE SLIT IMMEDIATELY. 

MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF DANIK JAGRAN / RWABHAGIDARI NEWS CHANNEL NOTHING IS POSSIBLE.

WITH WARM REGARDS 

CHANDER MOHAN 

NAVRACHNA APPARTMENT 

EAST ARJUN NAGAR 

DELHI 110032

Water supply to be hit in East Delhi

Repair work on the main pipeline at Maujpur Chowk will affect water supply on March 16 evening and March 17 morning, the Delhi Jal Board said on Friday.

Supply will be hit in Preet Vihar, blocks D and E of West Vinod Nagar, Mandawali, Patparganj, IP Extension, Railway Colony, Vikas Marg, Ramesh Park, J&K Laxmi Nagar, Krishan Kunj, Shahdara, Mayur Vihar Phase-I,II, Pandav Nagar, Mandawli Fazalpur, Lalita Park, Bank Enclave, Kundan Nagar, P.D. Vihar, Kureji, Rani Garden,  Vishwakarma Park and adjoining areas.

Water supply will also be affected on March 17 evening and March 18 morning due to interconnection of pipes in Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Brijpuri, Mustafabad, Noor-E-Elahi, North Ghonda, West Ghonda and Maujpur.

Water tankers will be available at 22727812 (Mandawali) and 22812683, 22814399 (Yamuna Vihar).

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