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Journalism of Courage
NSCC calls for collection of garbage at night
The National Society for Clean Cities NSCC has urged Pune Municipal Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad to consider their suggestion of collecting the garbage at night. The organisation has also recommended that the original license holders of stalls should not be allowed to sell the license without prior NOC on record with the Pune Municipal Corporation.
A statement issued here recently stated that the clearance of garbage done during the night would facilitate an higher output of each dumper-placer vehicle on the roads. It would also result in decrease of fuel consumption, the note said. The conservatory staff must sweep and clear the streets beginning midnight, a committee headed by Sheila Christian, vice-president, NSCC suggested.
Day care centre
The Day Care Centre for Senior Citizens run by the Pune Municipal Corporation is open for recreation between 4 and 7 p.m. The centre has a library apart from involving the senior citizens in group discussions, music concerts and craft work. Medical guidance will be provided on every Saturday between 4 and 5 p.m. The centre will also provide legal aid. The members will also participate in the traffic awareness drive to be conducted by Non-Government Organisations.
Students8217; pledge
Nearly 2000 young girls and boys from 24 colleges took a pledge for de-addiction at the concluding function of the anti-addiction rally organised by all the Lions Clubs in the city. Mayor Dutta Gaikwad gave the pledge. Veteran Gandhian Balasaheb Bharade and others were present on the occasion. The students took out processions from different parts of the city propogating the message of de-addiction before culminating the rally at Shaniwar Wada and taking the pledge.
Seminar
Nagar Road Industries Association will conduct a seminar on Labour legislation and industrial relations in the millennium on October 6.
Additional Labour Commissioner R Patil will deliver the key-note address at the function to be held at Hotel Le Meridien.
Workshop
I Can8217; 8211; a workshop based on the theme of motivation and psychological development was organised by the Professional Management Service for the disabled soldiers at the Q M technical institute. The effort was towards bringing them out of their psychological shell of disability and highlighting their potential. T D Kumar, former IT commissioner was the chief instructor of the programme.
Aston awarded
N M Aston, Head, Department of English, Nowrosjee Wadia college was felicitated by the President of India K R Narayanan who conferred on him the honorary rank of Lieutenant Commander in recognition of his contribution to the National Cadet Corps.
