Parents allege boy harassed by school
Parents of a 15-year-old boy, who suffers from a progressive disorder, have filed a complaint to the Commissioner for Person with Disabilities alleging harassment by the authorities of a Government-aided school. The father of Anant Vohra, who recently appeared in his Class X exams, has accused teachers and administration staff of RB Ram Roop Vidhya Mandir Senior Secondary School in Gulabi Bagh area of harassing and mentally torturing his son. “My son has faced harassment and mental torture in the school by not only teachers but also administration staff. I also approached the Directorate of Education (DoE) but nobody paid heed to our plea. Now, I have forwarded a complaint to the Commissioner for Person with Disabilities,” Atul Vohra said.
While the school authorities could not be reached for comments, DoE officials said the complaint is being looked into. Anant suffers from muscular distrophy-a hereditary condition marked by progressive weakening of the muscles, the father said
Sri Sri Jagannath Jagran launched
Swarn Samarpan, a Delhi Government recognised body launched a Sri Sri Jagannath Jagran in a bid to propagate lord Jagannath culture to non-Odia belts. The Institute for Promotion and Research on Odisha Culture and Heritage (IPROCH) and ISJC is ensuring that the culture goes global with the jagran. The jagran launched on April 30 in the national Capital was attended by several personalities including Chancellor of Indira Gandhi University and Chief of Journalist Association of India. The concept behind launching it is said to propagate happiness by adapting the culture and it was also said to be a way to increase employment.
Minor Fire at ED Headquarters
A minor fire broke out at the head office of the Enforcement directorate in the national Capital on Monday. Officials said the fire occurred on the 6th floor staircase of lok Nayak Bhavan in Khan Market area where the Enforcement Directorate head office is located. “It was controlled by firemen after smoke and fire was reported in the wee hours,” they said.
Govt to introduce CMUlF prpgramme
The Delhi Government has decided to introduce the Chief Minister’s Urban leadership Fellows (CMUlF) Programme. The programme intends to engage young professionals who can learn as well as contribute to governance. The programme is designed to provide meaningful opportunities to talented youth to work with the Delhi Government and create a pipeline of change agents for urban India as well as provide rare capacity building opportunity for the youth. The Pioneeer had earlier reported that the Delhi Cabinet has approved a proposal for Chief Minister’s Urban leadership Fellows (CMUlF) Programme. CMUlF aims to attract outstanding young men and women from all over the country, under the age of 35 years, for a maximum period of two years. Fellows and Associate Fellows would be selected from a wide range of academic and professional disciplines. All fellows will work directly under the supervision of senior officers of the Government.
Premium bus service from June 1
Transport Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday that even though there has been high usage of the metro in the second phase of the odd and even programme, yet the bus transport has not been used to its full potential.Speaking at second Smart Transportation Infra- Recasting Infrastructure through Smart Expo and Summit at PHD Chamber, Rai also said his Government is in the process of implementing a pilot project of introducing Premium Bus Service for the commuters from June 1.
DMRC to celebrate 22nd Foundation Day today
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to celebrate its 22nd Foundation Day on Tuesday at Metro Bhawan, Barakhamba Road. Dr Arvind Panagariya, the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, will be the Chief Guest on the occasion.