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Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006

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DJB offices to function six days

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board on Monday announced that all its offices would function six days a week instead of five from April 15. The offices will be open from Monday to Saturday, except the second Saturday of every month. The working hours will, however, remain unchanged.

The decision was taken to enhance DJB's level of performance and make it convenient for people to pay their bills and lodge complaints during the summer months. The arrangement will be in place till September 30.

Painting contest for MCD students held

NEW DELHI: World Lung Foundation-South Asia and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in collaboration with Indian Medical Association (IMA), Janakpuri, organised painting and declamation contests for students of Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools on Monday. The programme, held at Sanatan Dharam Temple in Uttam Nagar, was aimed at sensitising students about HIV-AIDS and tuberculosis.

The IMA provided free health check-up facilities to residents of Janakpuri. The facilities offered included ECG, blood testing and assessment of bone density. A team of experts screened children on the condition of their lungs.

Outreach programme

NEW DELHI: Vishwa Bharati Public School at Noida near here in association with Policy Alternatives, Delhi, is organising an International Outreach Programme at its campus on Tuesday. It will see participation of Archway School, United Kingdom, and Jaindera School, Haryana, along with the host school.

Students of the three schools will interact at the workshop. A cultural programme will be presented by Vishwa Bharati for the visiting students. Games and activities will be conducted especially for children of Jaindera School, which is run for the marginalised community at Surajkund.

New reservation move decried

NEW DELHI: Members of United Students, a youth movement initiated by the non-government organisation People's Action, on Monday rejected the Government's proposal to enhance reservations in educational institutions.

In a statement, the organisation said that merit was being sacrificed at the cost of social identities and that the proposal was a "reverse caste system''. It further stated: "The Government's failure at the primary school level is the real cause for inequity in our country and increasing reservations will not solve the problem."

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