Govt to double seats for BEd
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday announced that the BEd programme conducted by the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) will double its seats from existing 70 to 150. Sisodia announced while addressing a new batch of students enrolled for Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Elementary Education at the SCERT office, Defence Colony. The Deputy Chief Minister said the students in this course will soon get the gift of a separate institute and appealed to them to think about what should be the name of this new institute, since it will be meant for them. Sisodia told the budding teachers that the future of 26 lakh students of Delhi is in their hands and they should become partners of the Government in ensuring quality education to every child of Delhi, whether rich or poor.
Fly kite safe near power installations: BSES
With Independence Day around the corner, power discom BSES has cautioned city residents against flying kites near electricity installations and overhead wires, saying that it may cause tripping in their areas. “The widespread use of metal-coated manjha (string), which is a good conductor of electricity, poses a great danger not only to the person flying the kite, but also to electricity supply in the area. Each year, there are several instances on both counts,” a BSES spokesperson said. Urging the public to refrain from using metal-coated strings near power installations, the discom said, “Even though disrupting power supply and causing damage to power equipment is punishable under the Electricity Act and the Delhi Police Act, little consideration is shown in this regard.” “The manjha used for flying kites contains metallic substances. When it comes in contact with live overhead wire, it causes tripping resulting in a blackout in the area fed by the affected line,” he added.
Rain brings relief for Delhiites
Short spells of rain has brought little relief to Delhites from the scorching heat. The Indian Metrological department (IMD) has recorded rainfall of 0.2 on Tuesday and predicted “moderate” rainfall on Wednesday. “light rain/drizzle likely to occur in isolated pockets of Delhi. While maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 35 degree Celsius and 26 degree Celsius respectively,” said IMD official.
Issue white paper on dengue fever: lop to aap govt
leader of Opposition in Delhi legislative Assembly Vijender Gupta on Tuesday demanded the Delhi Government to issue a white paper on dengue fever. “Due to sudden jump in cases of dengue, there is atmosphere of fear and they want to leave Delhi. There is rush of patients suffering from different types of fevers in big hospitals such as lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, AII MS Safdarjung Hospital and Dr Ram Manohar lohia Hospital. Chaos prevails in these hospitals. Emergency Depts. are admitting ten new patients per hour,” Gupta said.
Trial run begins on ‘Heritage line’ today
The Delhi Metro will begin trial run on the upcoming ‘Heritage line’ between Delhi Gate and Kashmere Gate stations on Wednesday, while aiming to throw it open for commuters by November. The 5.1-km-long section, an extension of the Violet line, will have three stations namely Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid and Red Fort after ITO.