Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI)Delhi Live News: Covid-19 restrictions in Delhi will be eased as soon as possible, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at an event organised by the city government to celebrate Republic Day 2022. “We don’t want people’s livelihoods to be affected by Covid-19,” Kejriwal added.
In further improvements, Delhi on Monday recorded a decrease in its daily tally with 5,760 fresh cases and 30 deaths, according to the city health department. The positivity rate also dropped to 11.79 per cent on Monday with active cases at 45,140.
According to the IMD forecast, Delhi’s minimum temperature will be recorded at 6 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature at 16 degrees. The air quality is likely to remain in the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday and Wednesday with the current Air Quality Index at 253.
President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation at 7 pm on the eve of Republic Day, which will see low-key celebrations amid the ongoing third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The government has decided to significantly curtail the number of people, who will physically attend the celebrations this year.
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The Supreme Court Tuesday sought replies from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls, saying it is a “serious issue” as sometimes “freebie budget is going beyond regular budget”.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli sought the response in four weeks on the PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay.
The plea, filed ahead of assembly polls in five states, said there should be a total ban on such populist measures to gain undue political favour from voters as they violate the Constitution and the EC should take suitable deterrent measures.
The bench took note of submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Upadhyay, that a law need to be framed on the issue and steps like seizure of party symbols or taking back the registration of parties or both may be thought of as ultimately it is the citizens who have to pay up.
The Delhi High Court Tuesday proposed to reduce from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 lakh the costs imposed on actress Juhi Chawla and two others by a single judge while dismissing her plea against 5G roll out, with a condition that she would have to do some work for public cause, considering that she is a celebrity and has presence in public.
Chawla's counsel, senior advocate Salman Khurshid, on instructions from her, consented to the court's suggestion which came during the hearing of an appeal by Chawla and the two others against the order dismissing her lawsuit against the 5G roll out.
A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) secretary seeking his response on the appeal and listed the matter for further hearing on January 27. (PTI)
The national capital shivered on Tuesday under harsh winter conditions as the minimum temperature dropped to 6.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.
Delhi had experienced cold day conditions on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 14.8 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season's average, and minimum at eight degrees Celsius. A shallow fog enveloped the city on Tuesday and people largely stayed indoors or many in streets huddled around bonfires to stay warm.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory, whose reading is considered the official marker for the city, stood at 6.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.
The minimum temperature at Narela was recorded at 5.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. On Monday, a dense cover of fog had engulfed the national capital in the morning causing difficulty for early morning commuters. (PTI)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday launced a special train under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence’ flagship. A specially decorated Metro train was launched in the presence of Managing Director, DMRC, Dr Mangu Singh along with other senior officials.
In a tweet, the DMRC said, "The exterior of this 8-coach special train has been decorated with collage of photographs and slogans depicting the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements in the last 75 years signifying the spirit of ‘Aatmnirbhar Bharat’."
Ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi Police on Monday was seen putting up posters of suspected terrorists near Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place.
A day after a 23-year-old assistant manager working with a public sector bank was molested and robbed by an auto-rickshaw driver near IGI Stadium, Delhi Police sleuths posed as financiers and followed at least half a dozen vehicle sellers and buyers to trace the accused driver and arrested him Tuesday.
The woman was travelling in an auto-rickshaw Monday when the driver stopped on the side of the road to answer nature’s call but then grabbed the woman and molested her. The woman alleged he grabbed her by the neck and the two got into a scuffle after which he threatened to kill her. She jumped off the moving vehicle to save herself and the accused fled with her bag. (Read more)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday while addressing a Republic Day function organised by the Delhi government said, "Not a picture of any leader, but pictures of Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar ji and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh ji will be installed in Delhi government offices from today."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Covid restrictions imposed across the national capital will be eased soon so that people’s livelihood and economic activities can return to normalcy.
“After receiving several requests from the market and traders’ association, we sent a proposal to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) to lift the weekend curfew and ease restrictions. He agreed to some recommendations, but deferred others like the odd-even system and weekend curfew. All these restrictions are imposed for public safety and people need not worry; all these restrictions will be lifted soon,” said Kejriwal after hoisting the national flag ahead of Republic Day. Read more
Engineering student Neeraj Bishnoi (21), who is accused of creating an app using GitHub which hosted photographs of more than 100 Muslim women without their consent, has approached a sessions court for bail pleading that the case is detrimental to his career.
Advocate L Ojha made the submissions on behalf of Bishnoi before Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana who adjourned the matter after directing the police to file a detailed reply on it. Read more
In view of the Republic Day celebrations, the entry of heavy commercial vehicles from Palwal towards Faridabad for entry into Delhi, will be restricted from 10 pm on January 25 to 2 pm on January 26, the Faridabad traffic police said Tuesday.
In an advisory, the traffic police said there will be a ban on entry of heavy vehicles to the city for 16 hours starting 10 pm on Tuesday. The police said heavy vehicles coming from Palwal should use the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway or the Eastern Peripheral expressway. Read more
With the maximum temperature likely to remain significantly below normal, another ‘cold day’ is on the forecast for Delhi on Tuesday.
The maximum temperature is likely to be 16 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature could be 6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.
Over the past 24 hours, the maximum temperature was 14.8 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below the normal for this time of the year. The minimum temperature recorded was 6.2 degrees Celsius, a degree below the normal. Read more
Delhi High Court proposes to reduce costs imposed on actor Juhi Chawla and two other plaintiffs from Rs 20 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh, albeit with a condition that she'll do some service for public cause given her celebrity status.
Juhi Chawla has filed an appeal against a single-bench order which in June 2021 dismissed her suit against the introduction of 5G technology in India. The single bench, in the order dismissing the suit, had said it was filed to gain publicity and imposed a cost of Rs 20 lakh on the three plaintiffs, including Chawla, for “waste of judicial time”.
Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, representing Chawla, before a division bench submitted that he'll seek her instructions on the suggestion made by court. The matter has been passed over. The hearing in the appeal will take place again later.
"We will reduce the costs. We will not completely waive it. We will reduce it substantially but that comes with another condition that considering your client is a celebrity and she has a presence in the public, she should do some public work also. Her image and her position should be utilised by the society for some good campaign, good purpose," said the division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh.
The court said that she could do a programme for the Delhi State Legal Services Authority. "The DSLSA would get in touch with her and they could work out one program which she could feature in and she could promote," it said.
Khurshid said that he'll speak to her and tell her that it's an opportunity of the lifetime.
"All Delhi Govt offices will now have pictures of Baba Saheb Dr Ambedkar & Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Apart from this two pics, offices will not have or put pics of any politicians & chief ministers. From now on, Delhi govt will work on the principles of these two great leaders : Arvind Kejriwal said today while addressing the public at a Republic Day event.
"After receiveing several requests from the market and traders association, we sent a proposal to LG to lift weekend curfew and ease restrictions. He agreed to some recommendations but deferred others like odd even and weekend curfew. All these restrictions are imposed for the public safety and people need not to worry, all these restrictions will be lifted soon," Arvind Kejriwal said at the Republic Day event in the city.
Covid-19 restrictions in Delhi will be eased as soon as possible, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at an event organised by the city government to celebrate Republic Day 2022. “We don’t want people’s livelihoods to be affected by Covid-19,” Kejriwal added.
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation would be constructing several new parking facilities near Gk-1 market, Nizamuddin, Gk-2 market, Amar Colony, Lajpat Nagar and Punjabi Bagh, mayor Mukesh Suryan said on Tuesday.
He said that the space to construct multi-level parking lots have been identified at Punjabi Bagh Club Road and Janakpuri.
Suryan also said that the construction of a parking facility with a capacity to accommodate 399 cars at GK-1 market and another parking facility with a capacity to accommodate 86 cars at Nizamuddin is in full swing. Read more
After finding that several teachers in its schools have been on leave for years without prior intimation, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has started taking action against those who have been absent for more than five years and can’t provide a satisfactory reason.
Officials said all teachers on long leave were issued notices to re-join work or give valid reasons for their continued leave/absence. Read more