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Foundation stone laid

NEW DELHI MARCH 5. The Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, laid the foundation stone of the National Centre for Adolescents at Dwarka in South-West Delhi this past Friday. First of its kind in North India, the Centre is being set up by non-government organisation, Urivi Vikram Charitable Trust, at cost of rupees one crore.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Dikshit stressed the need for necessary guidance and also called for tuning the systems according to the needs, aspirations and dreams of adolescents.

The Founder Chairman, UVCT, U.N.B.Rao, said the centre would run a number of programmes including student counselling and career guidance besides mainstreaming school dropouts and under achievers. Courses like beauty culture, dress making, cooking, computer applications, motor driving and embroidery would also be offered. The UVCT is already running such centres in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Women's Day session

NEW DELHI MARCH 5. An interactive programme on women's health care will be held on Monday, International Women's Day, at the SCOPE Convention Centre in SCOPE complex here. The programme will be hosted by the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and the Forum of Women in Public Sector (WIPS) -- (Northern Chapter).

The session will deal with physical, mental and spiritual well-being for facilitating women's dual roles as home-makers and at the workplace. Dr.

H.K. Chopra, renowned cardiologist and Senior consultant at Moolchand Hospital, will lead the interactive session.

Other speaker will be Dr. Veena Bhatt (Women health care after 40); Dr. Puja Dewan (Cancer in Women); and Dr. Sanjeela Maini (Tobacco Addiction). The session will begin at 2-30 p.m.

Seminar on good governance

NEW DELHI MARCH 5. With the rising expectations and aspirations of the people, a minimalist State cannot be the objective of any government, said the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Suresh Pachouri, today. "The government should be more responsive, efficient and caring towards its citizenry.''

Speaking at a seminar on "New Imperatives For Good Governance" at I.P. Estate here, Mr. Pachouri said this would require widespread reforms in attitudes and institutions of governance and fast implementation of the policies and programmes. "Transparent governance without introducing delay in decision-making should be the responsibility of the administrators," he added.

The seminar was organised by the Indian Institute of Public Administration Alumni Association.

Financial aid to widows

NEW DELHI MARCH 5. The Delhi Assembly Speaker, Chaudhary Prem Singh, disbursed financial assistance to widows at a function at Lado Sarai here today.

Under the Widow Rehabilitation Scheme, cheques worth Rs.20, 000 were distributed to each of the 15 widows of the Dakshinpuri Madangir segments.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Singh said the Government had launched a number of welfare schemes for the benefit of widows, differently abled persons and the elderly.

Rich tributes paid

NEW DELHI MARCH 5. Rich tributes were paid to the Founder Director of Hillgrove Public School, J.L.Pandit, at a function here on Friday.

The Principal, Jasleen Kaur, conducted a special assembly in which the staff and students observed two minutes silence. A special prayer was recited for the departed soul followed by singing of devotional hymns. Dr. Pandit had passed away on February 28.

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