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‘DDA agrees to develop Bindapur area’

Parliamentary Secretary to the Delhi Chief Minister and Congress MlA Mukesh sharma on Sunday said the DDA has agreed to develop Bindapur area in his constituency on the lines of Dwarka. He announced that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit would open a Coffee House developed by Delhi tourism over an area of 1,000 square meters. The Coffee House would be open to the general public for their social functions at reasonable charges. He also stated that DSIIDC would construct a multi-storied modern health centre in the area. The construction work for this would also be inaugurated by Dikshit. He said in order to ensure proper security in DDA flats around 6 ft high walls would be constructed soon. He added that very soon he would disburse his MlA Fund for street lights in Bindapur Flats as well as neighboring colonies of Bindapur.

IP varsity V-C stresses on Skill Development

The Vice Chancellor of Indraprastha University, DK Bandyopadhyay emphasised on the significance of skill development of youth in the country at a national seminar organised by Dream eye and Sanskritika communications, on Sunday. He said, “Today the world and particularly our country needs skilled work-force alongside engineers, doctors and civil service personnel. “It has vital significance in the development of the country and will play an important role in helping the youth to empower themselves and their country,” Bandyopadhyay said. Anand Kumar, the director of Super 30 stressed that success belongs to those who strive by working hard. “There are students who at a point had to strive for bread, but by their dedication and hard work they achieved their goals by finally becoming engineers. All this was due to their high spirits,” he added. Among speakers, eminent people like Rita Gangwani, Payal Mahajan, Yoga Guru Bharat Bhushan and Vishal Sharma shared their experiences of success and road that they had to trod till they achieved success. The programme was attended by students from around 50 schools, who received participation certificates too.

Remembering Alhad Bikaneri 

Delhi Assembly Speaker Dr Yoganad Shastri, Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami, Chetna India president Sat Pal and poet Surendrer Sharma at a Kavi Sammelan in memory of Alhad Bikaneri, in the Capital     Pioneer photo