Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File)Delhi Live Highlights: Delhi on Sunday logged 9,197 new Covid-19 infections and 34 deaths. There 13,510 patients discharged/recovered and 69,022 tests conducted. Currently, national capital’s positivty rate 13.22 per cent.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he has learnt through sources that the Enforcement Directorate(ED) may arrest Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain. “We have learnt through our sources that the ED is about to arrest Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain just ahead of polls in Punjab… They have raided Satyendar Jain twice earlier and have come up empty handed,” he said.
Ahead of the Republic Day parade, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) released a video showing their machinery for armed forces. This year, counter-drone technology will be used for security and over 27,000 police personnel, according to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.
Traffic movement in Delhi would get affected in certain places on Sunday due to the Republic Day 2022 ‘rehearsal parade,’ Delhi Traffic Police informed. Due to the rehearsal, no traffic movement will be allowed from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 pm today, on Rajpath from 11 pm, and the ‘C’-Hexagan- India Gate will remain closed from 9:15 pm. “The parade rehearsal will start at 10:20 am from Vijay Chowk and will proceed to National Stadium,” the advisory said.
The seized luxury cars. (File Photo)
A 27-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting a PhD student of Jawaharlal Nehru University inside the campus, police said.
The accused was drunk at the time of incident and has been identified as Akshay Dolai, they said. A native of West Bengal, Dolai lived with his wife and children in south Delhi's Munirka and worked at a mobile repairing shop at Bikaji Cama Place.
The accused was identified and caught after the footage from more than a thousand CCTV cameras in and around the JNU campus was analysed, police said, adding Dolai was arrested while he was entering his rented house. (PTI)
A spell of rain late Saturday night brought Delhi's cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the month since 1901, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm of rainfall this month so far. It got 19.7 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday.
The Palam Observatory also received a record 110 mm of precipitation this month, according to the data available on the IMD's website. (PTI)
Harmeet Singh Kalka of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) was on Saturday elected the president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) amid heated arguments among the members.
The elections took place at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi. The voting had to be stopped after a member revealed his vote publicly. Former DSGMC chief Manjit Singh GK, Paramjit Singh Sarna and Harvinder Singh Sarna objected to it.
The SAD (Badal) has 30 members in the House. The House has 55 members in all but only 51 can vote. Four cannot as they are nominated. (PTI)
A 32-year-old man from Saharanpur has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing and extorting Rs 2 lakh from a woman he met on a matrimonial website. The police said the accused has cheated and extorted money from at least half a dozen women in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other states.
The accused, identified as Sachin Sachdeva, recently completed his MBA from Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar and was looking for a job, cops said. He created an ID on the website and threatened to upload the woman’s private photos online.
According to the police, the woman met Sachdeva in October last year. He lied about his job and promised to marry her. Later, he extorted Rs 2 lakh from her by threatening to publicise her private photos and started demanding more money. Read more
A spell of rain late Saturday night brought Delhi's cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the month since 1901, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm of rainfall this month so far. It got 19.7 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday. (PTI)
Delhi on Sunday logged 9,197 new Covid-19 infections and 34 deaths.
There 13,510 patients discharged/recovered and 69,022 tests conducted.
Currently, national capital’s positivty rate 13.22 per cent.
At least 106 people, mostly homeless persons, have died in Delhi this month due to cold conditions, non-government organisation Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) has claimed and written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requesting him to make proper arrangements for such people during winters.
While officials from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) denied that deaths have occurred due to cold, officers of the Delhi Police acknowledged that the number of deaths among homeless people suffering from medical issues goes up during winters.
"There have been no deaths due to cold. However, fatalities among homeless people due to other issues, such as accidents, diseases, alcohol and drug-related problems, do take place, but DUSIB does not maintain such data," an official said, requesting anonymity. (PTI)
Ahead of the Republic Day parade, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) released a video showing their machinery for armed forces. This year, counter-drone technology will be used for security and over 27,000 police personnel, according to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh.
Delhi CP Rakesh Asthana said there are intensified measures taken to assure safety on Republic Day. These precautinary steps have been taken from last two months because Delhi has always been a target of terror attacks.
How Indian Army uniforms and rifles have evolved over the decades will be on display at this year's Republic Day parade, Major General Alok Kakkar said on Sunday.
Three marching contingents of the Indian Army will wear uniforms and carry rifles from previous decades, while one contingent will wear the new combat uniform and carry the latest Tavor rifles at Republic Day Parade-2022 (RDP-2022) as a part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrating the 75th year of India's independence, he said.
There will be a total of six marching contingents of the Indian Army at RDP-22, he said at a press conference. Each marching contingent at RDP-22 will comprise 96 soldiers instead of the usual 144 so that proper attention can be given to Covid-19 protocol. (PTI)
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin.t also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the country.
The INSACOG, in its January 10 bulletin that was released on Sunday, said while most Omicron cases so far have been asymptomatic or mild, hospitalisations and ICU cases have increased in the current wave and the threat level remains unchanged. (With PTI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the agencies can arrest anyone they want, including me as "we're not afraid."
"Modi govt is planning to arrest our Minister Satyendar Jain right before Punjab elections. We welcome them, they can send ED, CBI etc & arrest anyone they want, including me. We're not afraid as we haven't done anything wrong, AAP tweeted quoting Kejriwal as saying.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he has learnt through sources that Enforcement Directorate may arrest Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain. “We have learnt through our sources that the ED is about to arrest Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain just ahead of polls in Punjab… They have raided Satyendar Jain twice earlier and have come up empty handed,” he said.
Traffic movement in Delhi would get affected in certain places on Sunday due to the Republic Day 2022 'Rehearsal Parade,' Delhi Traffic police informed. Due to the rehearsal, no traffic movement will be allowed from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 pm today, on Rajpath from 11 pm, and the 'C'-Hexagan- India Gate will remain closed from 9:15 pm.
"The parade rehearsal will start at 10:20 am from Vijay Chowk and will proceed to National Stadium," the advisory said. "There would be elaborate traffic arrangements and restrictions in place for smooth conduct of the parade," it added.
A 32-bed Covid isolation centre for students and campus residents has been set up inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital, following the Delhi government’s health department order on January 21.
The centre set up in one of the residential hostels at JNU is linked to the Delhi government’s Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, which will provide manpower, logistics, consumables and medicines. It will be monitored by the New Delhi District Administration.
The JNU students’ union (JNUSU) has been demanding that a Covid care centre be set up on the campus, saying multiple students on campus had been infected with coronavirus disease in the ongoing third wave of the pandemic.
Less than one in four patients admitted with Covid-19 during the current wave of the pandemic needed oxygen support as compared to nearly three in four requiring it during the delta variant driven wave in April-May last year, shows the analysis of patient data from Max group of hospitals.
Of the total hospitalisations across Max healthcare hospitals, 63% of patients needed oxygen support during the first wave, 74% during the second wave, and 23.4% during the current wave. There were fewer hospitalisations as well, even though the number of cases during the current wave reached the same levels as the previous wave. The analysis is based on data from 13 hospitals run by the group across six states. (With Anonna Dutt)
According to the India Meteorological Department, rain on Saturday brought down the maximum temperature to 14.7 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the average and also the lowest for the season so far. The Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, had recorded 5 mm rainfall till 8 am on Saturday. The minimum temperature settled at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, the IMD said.
Delhi on Saturday recorded 70 mm of rainfall, the highest for the month of January in the lasr 32 years, the India Meteorological Department said. Delhi registered 69.8 mm of rainfall by 9.30 pm on Saturday. It is the highest since January 1989 when the capital received 79.7 mm rainfall, he said.
Over two lakh people have been administered the precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi since the exercise commenced on January 10, according to official data.
The third or the precautionary dose is being administered to people aged 60 or more, healthcare workers and frontline workers who took their second dose of the vaccine nine months ago. They are being given the same vaccine they received earlier. Around three lakh such people became eligible for the third dose from January 10.
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta has urged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to lift the weekend curfew in the national capital and withdraw restrictions at markets, where odd-even is currently in place for shops.
Baijal had on Friday rejected the government’s proposal to lift the weekend curfew in the national capital and ease restrictions at markets. The L-G had said the restrictions need to remain in place until Covid-19 cases come down in the city.
Gupta said that he has written to Baijal requesting him to convene a DDMA meeting immediately to take decisions in this regard as traders and businessmen have suffered the most due to the third wave of the pandemic.