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BSES gesture to consumers

NEW DELHI APRIL 7. The power distribution company BSES has decided to bear the cost of Rs.5 per bill currently charged from consumers for making payments at its 400 Eazy Bill outlets. According to R K Aggarwal, BSES chief executive officer, it is a goodwill gesture towards consumers and would lead to a significant rise in consumer utilisation of the Eazy Bill outlet facility that remains open for 12 hours throughout the year.

Besides, BSES consumers can also deposit their electricity bills at 33 BSES divisional offices, 200 BSES cash counters and 200 Skypack drop boxes. "These arrangements will help dramatically cut down the time the consumer has to spend in paying his bills," said a BSES spokesperson.

Health parade flagged off

NEW DELHI APRIL 7. The Delhi Health Minister, Yoganand Shastri, flagged off the Perfect Health Parade in the Capital today. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Shastri called for laying more emphasis on the health of women and children. "This is essential to combat the various health disorders which have been on the rise due to faulty lifestyles,'' said Dr. Shastri, adding that regular exercise, yoga and meditation were essential to keep diseases away.

The Parade was organised jointly by the Delhi Medical Association and the Heart Care Foundation of India.

U.S. varsity's offer

NEW DELHI APRIL 7. Sudhir Mehta, Associate Vice-President (Academic) of North Dakota State University, U.S., visited the Ansal Institute of Technology at Gurgaon earlier this week. He informed that the University plans to open an off-campus site and offer degree programmes in India from next year and an advisory board has been set-up for the project.

The educational programme at the off-campus site would be unique and innovative and based on the latest research on education and NDSUs experience with the learning community programme in the US. Every successful student passing out from the Ansal Institute of Technology is eligible for a substantial scholarship paid by the NDSU, he said.

Prof. Mehta said in the coming years the demand for IT professionals would increase and therefore emphasise should be on quality education. India has excellent institutions such as IIT and IISC but lacked facilities like some of the leading universities in the U.S. These institutions should work more on projects and research work, he added.

`Focus on education of girls'

NEW DELHI APRIL 7. A conference of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) was held in the Capital on Wednesday. It was chaired by the AWWA president, Anupama Singh.

Addressing the gathering, Ms. Singh said: "The AWWA has to undergo a paradigm shift from being a welfare organisation to becoming a developmental and productive organisation. The efforts and resources of the organisation will get synergised with various government agencies and other non-government organisations to run self-sustaining and economically viable projects."

Senior police officer Kiran Bedi, who was the chief guest on the occasion, urged AWWA to take up the cause of education of the girl child.

Inter-civilization Dialogue meet

NEW DELHI APRIL 7. The Delhi-based non-profit and non-political organization -- Institute of Objective Studies -- will be organising a three-day "International Conference on Inter-Civilizational Dialogue in a Globalizing World" at the FICCI Golden Jubilee Auditorium here from April 8.

The Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, will inaugurate the conference while the chief guest will be Ali Juma Mohammad Abdul Wahhab, grand mufti of Egypt.

The event will be chaired by Justice A M Ahmadi, and Dr. Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, will deliver the keynote address.

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