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A Delhi court adjourns for Feb 17 verdict on MJ Akbar's defamation case against journalist #PriyaRamani for allegations of sexual harassment. #MeeToo

Deep Sidhu is in Delhi Police custody and is being interrogated. Investigation is under way, Red Fort violence case is being investigated: BK Singh, join commissioner of police, Crime

Delhi Police Cyber Cell has arrested a 19-year-old man from Faridabad for allegedly blackmailing around 50 women by sending them morphed photos. (ANI)

Schools will have to upload the criteria list for admission by February 17 and no schools can deviate from the provided schedule. The last date of form submission is March 4. The first admission list will be released on March 20. The schools will have to upload the list along with the points earned by each student.

Nursery admissions in private schools of Delhi to begin from February 18. First list to be out on March 20; process to close by March 31.

The Jewar international airport project is fast gaining momentum. The masterplan for the airport has been approved by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), officials have said. A final security clearance from the Bureau of Civil Aviation (BCA) is all that’s required now to start construction at the site.

Special Cell of Delhi Police arrests Iqbal Singh, an accused in the Red Fort riots case, from Hoshiyarpur in Punjab . A reward of Rs 50,000 was declared on him.

Delhi Traffic Police: Singhu, Piau Maniyari, Harevli, Mungeshpur borders are closed. Auchandi, Saboli, Lampur, Safiabad, Singhu school & Palla toll tax borders are open. Pl follow alternate route.

Delhi Traffic Police: Tikri, Dhansa and Jharoda border is closed for traffic both carriage way. Pl follow alternate route.

Seven students of Delhi University’s Aryabhatta College have been suspended for indiscipline during online classes. The action was taken after women students complained of the misbehaviour. The college principal, Manoj Sinha, confirmed that the university’s disciplinary committee had initiated the action. The notice to the students, who are all in the first year, was also uploaded on the college website. “The norms dictate that the notice of suspension has to be uploaded on the website. These students were also counselled so that they did not repeat the misbehaviour. The students have already appeared before the disciplinary committee,” he added.

BJP national president and Delhi unit in-charge Baijayant Jay Panda on Tuesday inaugurated a community kitchen, second such facility opened by east Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir to help the poor have a healthy meal. It has been started in New Ashok Nagar under Gambhir’s campaign ‘food for all’.

South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday carried out a drive to remove plastic waste from the central verge, roadsides and other public areas. The sanitation drive took place in markets, public places, schools and parks.As part of the drive, workers of the civic body sweeped the roads in south Delhi areas multiple times and lifted the plastic waste lying on them.

The Haryana government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that right to drinking water of its people could not be overridden by that of Delhi residents and accused Delhi Jal Board (DJB) of chronically making false claims about high ammonia level in Yamuna water to seek a much larger quantity than its allocated share.

Seven samples of bird droppings collected from four locations across the Delhi zoo have tested positive for avian influenza, officials said on Tuesday. The samples had been sent for testing to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) on February 3. Earlier, six samples sent to Bhopal on January 19 had all tested negative for bird flu. Zoo officials said all possible precautions were being taken on the premises, with random samples of bird droppings being collected regularly.

For the first time in over nine months, Delhi did not record a single death due to Covid on Tuesday. The last time the city had recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 in 24 hours was on May 11. Health minister Satyendar Jain said the reduction in deaths due to Covid was a victory of the collective will of people of Delhi. “Today no death has been reported due to Covid infection. Delhi’s collective will is gradually winning over the infection. I congratulate the people of Delhi for taking proper precautions and our healthcare and frontline workers who have fought this battle tooth and nail (sic),” Jain tweeted.

The Kashmere Gate Metro station, Delhi Metro’s only interchange station connecting three corridors, will very soon boast of 52 escalators, the highest for any Metro station in the country. On Tuesday, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation added 10 new escalators at nine of its stations and two escalators at Kashmere Gate, taking the total number of escalators in the interchange station to 47. DMRC said that the addition of these escalators is part of its endeavour to enhance commuting experience.

A dilapidated house collapsed in Old Delhi’s Sadar Bazar on Tuesday morning, injuring its two occupants. Three others were rescued unhurt from under the debris of the building, which police estimate to be around 70 to 80 years old. The two occupants — Md Nazeem (30) and his 60-year old mother Jarima — sustained minor injuries. They were taken to hospital, treated and discharged.

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Tuesday alleged that protesters on Delhi borders were “not farmers” and “paid by three chief ministers” even as NC’s Farooq Abdullah said the three agri laws were not like religious scriptures that couldn’t be changed and urged the Centre to find a solution.

Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava on Tuesday got vaccinated against Covid-19 at Primus Super Specialty Hospital in Chanakyapuri. The vaccination drive of frontline workers in the capital began from the first week of February. So far, over a lakh have been vaccinated, including healthcare workers who were the first to be given the jab.