Fire in Delhi legislative Assembly premises
A fire broke out in the premises of Delhi legislative Assembly this morning, following which eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No casualty was reported in the incident which took place around 9.50 AM today. The fire broke out in the reception hall near the entrance gate of the Assembly in north Delhi's Civil lines area. A short circuit in an AC is suspected to be the cause of the fire, which came under control by 10.10 AM, fire officials said.
MTNl landlines down in Janakpuri after cable theft
The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam limited’s (MTNl) telephone lines would be affected due to cable theft in Janakpuri. According to a Press statement, two primary cables size 1200/6.5 PIJF have been stolen from the MH-112 near C4E/292 JKP at midnight of dated 24-05-2016. “These cables are served to Janakpuri Area. About 280 subscribers of Block-C-3 are affected. The restoration work of cables has been started and services of the affected area will be restored within 10 days. Inconvenience caused to our esteemed subscribers due to cable theft is deeply regretted,” the statement said.
traders to observe Bandh on May 31
To protest against recently introduced Form DS-1, Mandatory item code in bills and VAT refund by VAT Department of the Delhi Government, the trading community of Delhi will observe a Delhi Trade Bandh on May 31 and will launch a massive citywide agitation against autocratic attitude and working of VAT Department of Delhi. For this purpose, the trade leaders have formed a Traders Action Committee. The decision was taken at a meeting of trade leaders of Delhi held on Wednesday at Steel Chamber, Chawri Bazar in walled city area which was chaired by Rajendra Gupta, president, Delhi Steel, Tools & Hardware Traders Association. Trade leaders from more than 100 trade associations from different parts of Delhi participated in the meeting. As per the notification issued by the Department every trader is liable to give 17 information in a prescribed format for each invoice which will load manifold work load on the traders.
workshops for 24,000 schoolteachers
With an aim of utilising the summer vacations, the Delhi Government will conduct workshops for 24,000 schoolteachers, including creating lesson plans and making the curriculum interesting. The exercise started with the Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia sending a voice message to all the teachers asking them to conduct activities such as summer camps to make regular schooling interesting. The teachers will participate in batches of around 500 to develop material for Hindi, English, Maths, Science and Social Science subjects.