New Delhi: People in the old Delhi area are tired of living in the midst of “decay and apathy” and have given a good response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a clean India, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said yesterday.
Leading a cleanliness drive in the area, the minister, who represents the Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency which includes the area, said: “I have detected good public response in the walled city to the prime minister’s call for cleanliness.”
“The people here are tired of living in the midst of decay and apathy. Over the past two days, I have visited many parts of old Delhi and motivated the people to come forward and become partners of civic authorities to keep their neighbourhood clean. They are very favourable to the idea,” he said according to an official release.
Harsh Vardhan was accompanied by civic officials, community leaders and party workers.
The minister directed officials accompanying him to build a few more public toilets in the area as the present number is not sufficient.
Chandy promises job for hockey hero
Thiruvananthapu ram: The hero of the Incheon Asian Games men’s hockey final, India goalkeeper P R Sreejesh has been assured a good Kerala government job by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
The 26-year-old Sreejesh, who hails from Ernakulam district, had expressed his desire to work in his home state. He is currently employed with Indian Overseas Bank as manager.
Chandy said that it was in 2012 that the state government offered jobs to five Keralite sportspersons who had jobs outside the state and it was only Sreejesh who accepted the offer.
“We then decided to offer him the job of a sports officer, a post equivalent to an assistant education officer in the education department,” said Chandy.
“But now he is employed in a managerial post drawing a handsome salary so I have decided to present his case in the cabinet meeting Wednesday and a final decision with regards to his post and salary would be taken.”
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