WLC Reviews Delhi Traffic Situation

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South Delhi has been suffering from the side effects of development. Ashram flyover area which connects the choker blocked Ring Road with DND Flyway has been undergoing repair work. Thereby causing motorists to experience chaos. 

PWD has closed off a segment of the road on Sarai Kale Khan for the repairs. A senior traffic police officer stated - To avoid congestion, motorists coming from Andrews Ganj Chowk should take a left turn to on Bhisham Pitamah Marg under the Lodhi flyover and enter the Barapullah corridor for reaching Sarai Kale Khan. For motorists coming from Moolchand, their advice is to take a left on Ring Road and get on Lala Lajpat Rai Marg and use the Nizamudin entry to Barapullah.


According to WLC Review on Barapullah, it is even more jam packed.

WLC Reviews on Teachers Day by Modi Sir

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I haven't had a chance to listen to the speech made by our PM, Mr. Narendra Modi. But, given all the speculation that surrounds it, I read up on the articles.

Some people are criticizing his speech as being a sheer publicity stunt. They claim is content spoke more to the students rather than in favor of the teachers and have categorized it as a Children's Day Speech. He has appeared to have spoken about the profession of teaching and how we should encourage students to grow up to be Indian teachers employed abroad.

That really does not make any sense to me. Also, I had read that during the QnA section of the evening, our PM did not quite understand the questions. Strange but all these have got me intrigued and doubting our Prime Minister.

WLCI reviews dumping gold in toilets !

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Yes the title is correct, I just read this news article which has reported that fearing charges travelers have been disposing bars of gold in the washrooms of the International (T3) airport in New Delhi.

Shocking isn't it, what's more shocking is the amount that has been disposed and the frequency. Officials say that this sort of smuggling is due to the threefold increase in import duty on this precious metal.

A funny incident that I read was that someone had smuggled a gold bar worth 40 Lakh Rupees in the body of a smartphone. Police found the device in the loo and tried switching it on, when they failed in doing so, they put it through the scanner to find the gold !

Read the full story at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-igi-airport-gold-smuggling-india-toilet-loo/1/380364.html

WLC Reports on delayed Metro Blue Line

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We all felt the traffic this morning on our way to school, college and work. Well WLC feels the major reason was the delayed operation of Delhi Metro. The Blue line which connects Dwarka to Noida, was affected for a little more than an hour in the morning. Trouble started at around 830am on this densely populated track.

Delhi metro officials have accounted the problem on over head electrical wire faults. As a result of this lag, the metro's were stopping at each station for 10 minutes causing further delays to commuters. 

Thank god it wasn't a Monday else it would have been a bad start to the week !

WLCI Reviews on Ebola Virus in India

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Unfortunately, it has been reported that there are at least 6 suspects carrying the Ebola Virus in India. However, since proper regulation to restrict the spread of this epidemic had been initiated in the beginning of August, the official have the situation under control.

Yesterday, the suspected patients were admitted into the special quarantine facility constructed at the Delhi airport. I must say the way the health ministry is tackling such an extreme threat is remarkable. Such calmness all in order to maintain peace in the nation !

Kudos !

WLCI Reports Richard Attenborough's Demise

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Another celebrity leaves us for the heavenly abode. Surprisingly, the month of August has seen quite a lot of deaths.

Richard Attenborough was a British legend. A celebrated actor, director and producer, he did wonders for the Film Fraternity. His career spanned over 6 decades and was a part  of some fantabulous scripts.

He directed - Ben Kingsley starer "Gandhi" and Robert Downey Jr. starer "Chaplin" amongst many other revolutionary films. As an actor he played vital roles through the era of 40's - 60's. His first movie that I saw as a kid was Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg.

Aged 90 he was short of 5 days to turn 91 when he left us.  

WLCI Reports on Delhi fire

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Its too soon for details, but I just wanted to inform you that the Connaught Place area in New Delhi has been closed to the public. This has been done on account of the fire which broke out near the Rama Place building.

Fire was reported at around 8 am and more than 10 firetrucks were rushed to the spot. The situation has been curtailed and no reports on any casualties.

This was followed by another fire reported at Old Delhi's Kinari Bazar area. The report stated that a transformer caught on fire. No causalities have been reported. 

Kudos to the fire department for taking such swift responses.

Read all about it at http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/major-fire-at-delhi-s-chandni-chowk-25-fire-engines-rushed-to-spot-581423?curl=1408965991

WLCI reports on Delhi weather

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Safdarjung observatory for weather has confirmed no rain is in the forecast for Delhi. This dry weather is killing us all ! This is by far the hottest August in all my years at Delhi or according to the weather department, since 2002.

Humidity is expected to stay in the range of 35 - 69 %. Well that's definitely not good news !

And in times like these I have friends pouring Ice water on their head's doing challenges for an association that they know nothing about. By the way, the ALS Association did not start the Ice Bucket Challenge, just FYI !

The meteorological department has stated that Delhi has received 32% less rain fall this year.

Source : http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/no-rains-just-searing-sun-for-delhi-114082101129_1.html

WLCI reports on Nawroz

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So it turns out yesterday was another festival which got shadowed by the Janamashtmi celebrations. The minority clan of Parsi's engaged in the joyous occasion of "Nawroz", a term that translate to The New Day.

This day marks the end of the Parsi year and everyone gathers to observe in peace the memory of departed souls of family members and friends. This tradition of celebrating Nawroz falls twice in the year, once at the time of northern equinox, March 21st to celebrate the spring festival, and once during the months of July/August.

Yesterday was celebrated as the last day of the year for Parsi's. According to Wikipedia, it is known as Pateti, but the population of 700 Parsi's in the Delhi NCR region feel differently !

Whatever be the name of the festival ! WLCI wishes the Parsi's with a warm heart !

Is WLCI solving Delhi Problem

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Indeed ! WLCI is going to join the efforts of a young girl to fight the problem of water shortage in Delhi.

Prakriti Singh is a 16 Year who has her heart set on purifying drinking water. What jolted this initiative was the MCD report stating that 70% of the water supplied in the nation's capital, is not fit for drinking purpose.

She has proclaimed the title of "Water Ambassador" for herself and has taken the notion at large by appointing individuals to perform the task of ensuring that drinking water is not contaminated in schools throughout Delhi. 

She was asked in an interview what provoked her, her response was - " After my grandfather died of Jaundice and certain reports about contamination of water in Delhi, I toured interiors of Bihar studying water scarcity and contamination issue. But it wasn't practically feasible for me to work in those area, hence I decided to start with Delhi but I plan to take it to other states as well. "

WLCI Reviews Criminal Tracking Network System

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I just read in the news today that an initiative has been started to eliminate cyber crime. Officials from Delhi Police have been asked to join hands with the cyber police network. The combined effort would be done under the Criminal Tracking Network System. The CCTNS is a cyber portal of criminal records and has ties with other states that would enhance their crime-fighting abilities.


The CCTNS has been taken up as a mission mode project as part of the government's National e-Governance plan (NeGP) under the supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Home Affairs. For implementing the project, a total of Rs.540.61 crore has been released to states and union territories till March 31, 2014, of which Rs.334.81 crore has been utilized (62 percent of the funds).

Source - http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/delhi-to-join-cyber-police-network-to-curb-crime-114080300385_1.html 

Strike Call off Review by WLCI

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So it turns out half a day was enough to shake up the officials. The representatives of Delhi Autorickshaw Sangh called off their strike at around 1pm on Monday. 

The General Secretary said, " We decided to call off our one-day strike midway after senior traffic police officials assured us that traffic cops would not prevent drivers from taking passengers from Railway stations and Metro stations. They have also assured that traffic cops will not challan drivers by posing as passengers. " 

All's well that end's well I suppose !

Is WLCI expecting Rain

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According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Light rains is expected in certain parts of Delhi.

Yesterday was unbearably hot and humid ! With maximum temperature set at 37.4, Monday is assumed to be better. The temperature are expected to hover between 26 - 36 Degree Celsius. Officials had the following to say :- 

" The skies will be cloudy. Light rain is expected in some parts of the city. "

I just hope I am greeted with the blessing of Rain !

Delhi Metro Fare - Review by WLC

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Off late Delhi Metro Authority had raised the minimum amount that could be topped up on the smart card using the vending machine. But now they have dropped down to their original value of Rs 100. Although the top up service using customer care centre still remains the hiked amount f Rs 200.

The statement issued by the authority justifying the hike was :-

" As most of Delhi Metro's smart card users today are regular travellers, and with the opening of the Rapid Metro and more corridors of Phase 3, the maximum fare required for travel will increase as the commuters would cover more distance. Therefore, increasing the minimum add value of the cards will help commuters as they won't have to stand in queue and recharge their cards time and again. "

Whatever be the reason, a drastic change of doubling the amount is unreasonable !

Is WLC Delhi good

Oh Yes !

Hi All !

WLC Delhi is the best and superior to the others.

Its not just WLC that feels that, but Officials who are travelling to witness the commonwealth games being held in Glasgow also feel the same. It turns out that the "Athlete Village" is inferior to the one created in India.

We were criticized on the lack of hygiene and poor facilities. Glasgow is worse !

As the players will have to share washrooms whereas in Delhi, each member was provided rooms with attached bathrooms. That's point 1 for us Indians !

The gym facilities are too cramped up and lack sufficient space unlike the one's that were arranged for players training at Delhi. Another point for us Indians.

Moreover, Glasgow organizers fell short of providing players with Television sets ! It turns out they are hosting a campus event as each block has 1 TV set. 

Coming down to food, they lack variety whereas we had offered them a whole range of items to choose from. 

We Indians had hosted the event 4 years ago and still were far superior to the arrangements led on by Glasgow !

Kudos .. What do you say to that haters ?

How WLC welcomes China Mobile

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As if we did not have enough options confusing us in regards to mobile phones. Make way for a new Bond in the market - Xiaomi.

It is popularly known as the brand equivalent to Apple and hence is fondly regarded as the "Apple of China". Partnering with the e commerce giant Flipkart, they have released the model Mi3 in India. They aim at launching 2 more devices.

Immense competition has risen in the mobile industry with both domestic and international players in the game !

What's your Preference ? Honestly, I agree with the fellow below !

How WLC offers Safety to Women

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Come Raksha Bandhan, Delhi will be exposed to the Mahila Suraksha Dal. A gang of superheroes deployed by the Delhi Government to ensure Women Security.

Not only would they ensure safety for women, but also aid those who have faced assault. This group would primarily comprise of Retired Army Personnel's along with representatives from the community, both - men and women.

Kudos to the initiative !

WLCI Complaints on Terrorism

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I don't understand why there is so much hate in the world ?!

God made us all equal .. all he did was give us a brain and the ability to communicate. His view was to make us an intelligent being in a world of flora and fauna .. what went wrong is yet to be determined I suppose.

My friend is a pilot with SpiceJet and he shared his experience with me .. he witnessed a terrorist attack in Kabul ! Today I came across an article that left me feeling concerned for the people in the profession. Although no one got hurt on board, the flight was delayed by several hours.

What surprises me is that this incident has not resulted in dismissal of the services by the company ! I guess the ministry of Aviation needs to step in and take charge of the situation.

WLCI Complaints on Fuel Price Rise

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Travelling is going to become so costly .. 

Petrol and Diesel rates were increased yesterday due to the crisis in Iraq !

Globalization takes it toll !!!

Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 73.58 per litre, and Diesel will cost Rs 57.84 per litre.

WLCI Complaints on this as our income isn't increasing whilst the expenditure is sky rocketing !

Is WLC offers torture

Unfortunately ... OH YES !!

If you are currently not in Delhi then you are blessed !

The weather gods have turned against us it seems. Yesterday the temperature was just like any other torturous day but the humidity .. was unbearable .

Sources say that : Yesterday, humidity levels were between 40 and 79 per cent while the maximum temperature had settled at 41.3 degree, and the minimum was recorded at 28.4 degree Celsius.

Read all about it @ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/delhi-residents-reel-under-sultry-weather-114062000949_1.html