Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Beware ! violators, you are being filmed






















RWAs film violators’ videos, Upload on website : East Delhi RWAs Joint Front, a Federation of RWAs, has come up with a novel idea to fight against violation of traffic rules and illegal entry of commercial vehicles in various residential colonies of east Delhi.

With this unique initiative, the RWAs areas are using video cameras as their weapons to store live footage of commercial vehicles that are illegally plying 24*7 in the inner lanes of the residential colonies. Besides this, they are also filming videos of the areas where traffic is out of control due to the absence of traffic police officials. Initially, RWAs of Geeta Colony and Krishna Nagar took a step forward and raised their issues through this campaign.

 

Residents of the area also taking active part in this campaign and helping the RWAs in successful conduction of this campaign.  At present, overloaded heavy vehicles pass through residential roads of Geeta Colony and Krishna Nagar at any given time. But, the Traffic Police have fixed a time schedule and restrcuted the entry of commercial vehicles here. The timings are 8 to 11 in the morning and 5 to 8 in the evening but evidently, nobody follows the rule. "These drivers park their heavy trucks in the colony roads in a haphazard manner and create problems for us. Traffic police officials stand on the road but never issue challans. We made 2-3 videos of the trucks plying in our area in the morning and evening and uploaded them on the traffic police’s website,” said Madhu Khura, a resident of Geeta Colony.

The residents feel that many people have lost their lives in road rage but the traffic police least bothered. At many signals, traffic cops are missing which leads to accidents. BS Vohra, president of the federation shared, "This is a common problem in Delhi and should be checked by the authority. We have spotted various areas of east Delhi where violation of traffic rules are very common. We are filming videos and uploading them on Delhi Traffic Police’s Facebook page. Recently, one of my very close friends met with a road accident and died on the spot near Krishna Nagar when a commercial vehicle hit him and escaped from the area. That was the moment, I decided to start this campaign and I hope this will help in saving many innocent lives.”

 





“We have also collected many evidences where traffic rules are getting violated every now and then. Besides uploading these video on authority websites, we have also fixed an appointment with the ACP of our area to show case what we have done so far to check the traffic problem in the various area of east Delhi,” he added.

Within a short span of time, this campaign has brought many positive responses from the authority. Initially many traffic cops were missing at various junctions of Nirman Vihar, disused canal road, Laxmi Nagar road that leads to Jhilmil Colony but after this initiative traffic cops have woken up and started working actively in the area. Another positive response is that a traffic light is going to be installed near Happy School.
"We are getting support from the residents and we are happy that traffic cops have started taking us seriously and working to solve our woes," Vohra added.

"The colonies are congested and it is difficult to keep a track on entry of illegal vehicles. This is good initiative by the residents. RWAs showed us the video of illegal entry of heavy trucks in Geeta Colony and Krishna Nagar and we took strict action.
Basant Kumar, Traffic head constable  "

--Madhuri Balodi

With thanks : Dainik Jagran City Plus : LINK

It's the TURNING POINT now. Please say something !


Saturday, December 22, 2012

Pak Allows Delhi Sikh Body to Renovate 2 Gurudwaras


Pakistan government has authorised the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee to do renovation work at two historic Gurudwaras situated in the country.

"They have asked the DSGMC to conduct the 'kar sewa' of Gurudwara Dera Sahib, Lahore and Gurudwara Ber Sahib, Sialkot," DSGMC president Paramjeet Singh Sarna said today.

Sarna was on a visit to Pakistan and returned today.

The Dewan hall of Gurudwara Dera Sahib would be raised and we would build it new, he added.

When asked about old structures where Guru Granth Sahib has been installed, he said as of now no decision has been taken to disturb the old structure.

"We would take into confidence the Archaeological department of Pakistan in this regard," he said.

"We will also form an expert committee along with the finance committee to carry out the construction work," he said.

Sarna also claimed that the PETPB has also authorised DSGMC to carry out maintenance work at an inn at Nankana Sahib, which has a capacity to house 2,000 devotees.

"The DSGMC will bear the cost," he said.

There are more than five hundred Sikh Gurudwaras and other historical Sikh places in Pakistan, except 20 all others are in bad condition.


with thanks : OUTLOOK : LINK

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Monday, December 17, 2012

DSGMC Elections !


DSGMC elections on 27th January


A tragic story : 21st November 2012



 


His name was Ravinder Singh Saluja, though known as RAVI BHARTI. A Reporter with AAJTAK TV Channel. He used to cover East Delhi. In a short span of 3 years, we became too close. We used to speak many a times daily on various news stories. Even on that fateful day, we spoke just half an hour before his death.Than i got the message that he is no more. It was all shocking. I was shivering. I ran towards Hegdewar hospital, uncovered his face & yeah it was Ravi and he was no more. SHOCKING. UNBELIEVABLE. Lost a real friend. Though very tragic, but his wife donated all of his body parts.

TODAY, on FB, i got a message from Mr Hora about a similar incident in Jallandhar on that very day i.e. 21st November, 2012. I have uploaded it on SIKHSINDIA just to request to the general public that PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY. IT MAY COST SOMEONE HIS LIFE.


B S Vohra

A tragic story : 21st November 2012

Friday, December 14, 2012

Hold polls by Dec 31: SC chides DSGMC

Friday, December, 14 2012 - 14:01
 
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has rejected Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) plea to extend the deadline for extending the deadline for elections by six months. The polls will be held by December 31 as ordered by the Apex Court earlier.

A bench of Justices Anil Dave and RM Lodha ordered for the elections saying there “is no justification now for granting extension of time” adding that the Gurdwara Committee had already been granted three months earlier on September 17, 2012.

DSGMC’s counsel senior Advocate Soli Sorabjee urged the bench to postpone the election till June 30 as the Delhi Government was in the process of amending the Delhi Gurdwara Act 1971.

It may be recalled that after the amendments come to effect, the tenure of the DSGMC president will increase from two to four years and the Sikh community will be able to elect the president directly. The move will put an end to the horse-trading and corruption prevalent in the committee as the President will be accountable to the electorate and also be able to work on the developmental agenda of the committee.  

Meanwhile, counsels Gurbaksh Singh and Abhinash Mishra appearing for Dashmesh Sewa Society argued that the DSGMC plea was nothing but a ploy to retain control over gurdwara affairs.  

The Bench directed that ‘elections must be held’ by December 31 adding that the amendment can continue as it is.The Court also said that the amendment of the Gurdwara Act cannot be cited as an explanation for seeking relaxation in time.
DSGMC pleaded that as the poll procedure will take at least six weeks, however, the Apex Court was not persuaded, the applicants withdrew the application.

Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron and his son and party president Sukhbir Singh Badal have ever since opposed the amendment in the Gurdwara Act terming it as interference of the Congress in the religious affairs of the Sikh community.

It needs no mention here the proximity of DSGMC and Delhi Akali Dal president Paramjit Singh Sarna to Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit.The Badals’ opposition to the amendment is being seen as their fear that a similar demand might gain momentum in Punjab where Sikhs might seek direct election of SGPC president who is till now decided by the Badals.



with thanks : Punjab newsline : LINK