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Wednesday, May 05, 2004

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Samajwadi Party leader

joins Congress

NEW DELHI MAY 4. In the presence of the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, the Samajwadi Party leader, Sher Khan Malik, and the Gurjar leader, Dharmendra Gurjer, joined the Congress Party today. At a function at Ms. Dikshit's residence, the two leaders formally took the membership of the Congress party along with several Samajwadi Party's supporters. Ms. Dikshit expressed the optimism that the Congress would gain from the entry of the two youth leaders.

Osteoporosis awareness

NEW DELHI MAY 4. The Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) would be observing May and June as osteoporosis awareness months with the message: "Do not discontinue walking during summer". Reduced calcium intake and non-exposure to sunlight are the two basic reasons for osteoporosis in the country.

In a statement, the HCFI's Executive Vice-President, K.K.Aggarwal, said individuals would get free consultation and bone DEXA densitometry test at 50 per cent of CGHS rates at the Osteoporosis Prevention Centre in Defence Colony.

No increase in land price

NEW DELHI MAY 4. The Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation has decided not to increase the price of land in the upcoming Bawana industrial area in North-West Delhi and will continue to sell plots at the cost Rs.4,200 per sq.m.. The Corporation has also extended the last date for shifting of industries to Bawana by a month till May 31, 2004.

According to the DSIDC Managing Director, Jalaj Shrivastva, hundreds of entrepreneurs had been allotted plots under the industries relocation scheme at Bawana and those facing problem due to deletion of partners/directors not covered under the definition of family will now be able to get their plots regularised in their names after paying a nominal fee of Rs.100 per sq.m. "The DSIDC has already obtained approval from the Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor, Vijai Kapoor, for this," he said.

Mr. Shrivastva said the allottees who had deposited 50 per cent or more of their payment but could not deposit full payment had been given a final opportunity to make the remaining payment by June 30 this year with 18 per cent interest. However, if an allottee had been granted any relief by a court against making this payment, an intimation of the same should be given to the Corporation, he added.

Informing that allotment letters of all those who were given plots in Bawana through draw of lots in June last year had also been dispatched, Mr. Shrivastva said there would be a marginal increase in the price of land as well as in the unearned increase in places like Narela, Patparganj, Badli and Jhilmil and would vary from one location to another.

"The cost has gone up from Rs.5,400 per sq.m. to Rs.7,776 per sq.m. at Narela, Jhilmil and Badli while the increase at Patparganj has been from Rs.7,560 per sq.m. to Rs.10,886. Similarly, the cost of unearned increase in Narela and Badli has been from Rs.650 per sq.m. to Rs.2,796 and at Patparganj and Jhilmil to Rs.1,500," he added.

Workshop on community radio

NEW DELHI MAY 4. Various aspects related to community radio broadcasting including its scope, content and technical and regulatory issues would be discussed at a two-day global workshop on community radio beginning here tomorrow.

Ban on hawkers

NEW DELHI MAY 4. The Railway Protection Force has prohibited unauthorised hawkers and beggars from operating at railway stations in the Capital.

According to a press release, about 2,790 people have been apprehended and prosecuted under the punitive sections of the Railway Act this year, while last year about 2, 568 vendors, taxi drivers, eunuchs and touts were prosecuted.

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