There were 21.7% of those who became eligible when the Covid-19 vaccination drive opened up. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)Delhi News Live: Delhi recorded 2,779 new Covid-19 infections, as well as 38 deaths. Positivity rate of national capital was at 6.20 per cent and 5,502 patients were discharged in last 24 hours. State also conducted 44,847 Covid-19 tests.
As many as 4,576 children received their second shot of the vaccine till Monday 6 pm in Delhi – accounting for 21.7% of those who became eligible when the Covid-19 vaccination drive opened up for the second dose in children between the ages of 15 and 17 years.
There were 21,029 children who had received their first shot on January 3, when the vaccination drive was opened for the age group, and became eligible for their second shot this Monday after completing the 28-gap period between two shots of Covaxin.
Hundreds of anganwadi workers and helpers on Monday gathered near Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence to demand a hike in their salary. Their primary demands include that the honorarium of workers be increased from Rs 10,000 to 25,000, and of helpers from Rs 5,000 to 20,000 to account for increased workload and inflation. Their pay had last been increased in 2017.
From Monday, children in the age bracket of 15 to 18 years will start receiving their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Delhi has around 10.14 lakh beneficiaries in the age group.
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Monday held extensive talks with Oman's Secretary General of Defence Mohammed bin Nasser bin Ali Al-Zabbi on expanding bilateral defence and strategic ties.
The talks were held under the framework of the Joint Military Coordination Committee (JMCC). Al-Zabbi is currently on a visit to India.
"Had very warm and friendly disc today during 10th JMCC meeting with HE Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Zaabi, Secretary General Defence of Oman and Omani delegation and worked out plan for deeper defence cooperation," Kumar tweeted. (PTI)
As many as 4,576 children received their second shot of the vaccine till Monday 6 pm in Delhi – accounting for 21.7% of those who became eligible when the Covid-19 vaccination drive opened up for the second dose in children between the ages of 15 and 17 years. There were 21,029 children who had received their first shot on January 3, when the vaccination drive was opened for the age group, and became eligible for their second shot this Monday after completing the 28-gap period between two shots of Covaxin.
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Noting that the role of women in the society is continuously expanding, Prime Minister Narendra on Monday said the women commissions will have to increase their scope of work and give a new direction to the women of their states.
Speaking on the occasion of the 30th foundation day of the National Commission for Women (NCW), the prime minister said the participation of women in the growth cycle of a "new India" is increasing continuously and the commissions should also promote the role of women in entrepreneurship as much as possible.
"Today, the role of women is continuously expanding, so all women's commissions will also have to increase their scope of work and give a new direction to the women of their states," he said. (PTI)
All India Congress Committee General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra began campaigning in Noida today for the party's candidate Pankhuri Pathak.
Speaking in sector 26, she said: "Elections need to be fought on real issues - development, water, how many people are unemployed...
We are telling the youth that we will give employment. I have been working in UP for the past two years. People have been waiting 5 to 6 years for jobs. Nobody is listening to them. A special recruitment commission needs to be made, along with a timetable - a job calendar which will specify dates of exams, results and when positions will be filled."
She added, "Women are not taken seriously in politics now. Women must stand up and must be made safe and able." (ENS)
A court here on Monday granted three weeks to Delhi police to procure requisite sanctions from the authorities concerned to prosecute Sushil Ansal, convicted in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire which killed 59 people, for allegedly playing fraud while getting his passport renewed.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma directed the investigating officer (IO) to ensure that the sanctions are procured by February 21, when the court will further hear the matter.
The court passed the order after the IO submitted that its application seeking sanctions is pending before the office of the Lieutenant Governor. The police had earlier told the court in its charge sheet that Ansal allegedly played a fraud on authorities by concealing information about criminal cases pending against him while getting his passport renewed. (PTI)
Delhi Police released a statement regarding the Shahdara abduction and gangrape case. DCP (Shahdara) R. Sathiyasundaram said, "We appeal to the public to not reveal the name and personal details of the victim. A few people are spreading rumours that the victim committed suicide. This is absolutely false. Please don't spread false information. Our team is in touch with the woman. She's fine. We are taking action against people who are spreading misinformation online "This came after several users put videos of the woman online and alleged that she committed suicide. On Wednesday, the victim was allegedly gangraped, thrashed and paraded by her neighbours.
Anganwadi workers and helpers on Monday gathered near Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence to demand a hike in their salary. Their primary demands include that the honorarium of workers be increased from Rs 10,000 to 25,000, and of helpers from Rs 5,000 to 20,000 to account for increased workload and inflation. Their pay had last been increased in 2017.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi is likely to remain in the ‘poor’ category on Monday, the Air Quality Early Warning System indicates. The AQI on Sunday was 278 in the ‘poor’ category. The rainfall and winds on February 3 could lead to an improvement in the AQI, according to the SAFAR forecasting system.
The 24-hour average AQI at most monitoring stations was in the ‘very poor’ or ‘poor’ categories on Monday morning. In R K Puram, the AQI was 318, while it was 306 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Both are in the ‘very poor’ category. In Anand Vihar, the air quality was in the ‘severe’ category, with an AQI of 445.
A western disturbance is likely to affect parts of northwest India from February 2 onwards. Consequently, rainfall is on the forecast for Delhi on February 3 and 4. Over the rest of the week, the minimum temperature is likely to range from 7 degrees to 10 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature could range from 19 degrees to 23 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature on Monday in Delhi is likely to be 23 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature could be 6 degrees Celsius, along with clear skies, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for the day.
The cold day conditions of last week, when maximum temperatures remained below normal, have abated. Over the past 24 hours, the maximum temperature recorded was 22.2 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year.
The minimum temperature recorded in the early hours of Monday was 6.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the normal. At 8.30 am on Monday, the temperature was 7.4 degrees Celsius, and the relative humidity at the same time was 94%.
The fitness test of auto-rickshaws and taxis is expected to get easier and less time-consuming as the Delhi government's transport department will set up 10 automated inspection and certification lanes at its Burari facility, officials said on Sunday. After mooting the proposal seven years ago, the department has now floated a tender for setting up the automated lanes at its vehicle inspection unit in Burari. The system will be in place in the next few months as the bid opens in March, a senior transport department official said.
The Delhi Police has introduced a phonetic keyboard with Hindi voice typing facility in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) for investigating officers to verbally record their work on the electronic database. The system, as a pilot project, has been launched in all police stations of New Delhi and North districts of the force.
It will be rolled out in all the police districts soon, they said. Police also said that this is the first of its kind system innovation to have taken place in north Indian Hindi speaking states. With this technological solution, now investigating officers (IOs) will be able to speak and record their work electronically using the phonetic keyboard, dispensing the dependency on Hindi typists or the compulsion to record Hindi versions in English alphabets, Delhi Police Public Relations Officer Chinmoy Biswal said.
Beneficiaries in the age group of 15 to 18 years will start receiving their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Monday, officials said. The drive to inoculate the adolescents in this age group had begun on January 3. Delhi has around 10.14 lakh beneficiaries in the age group.
Till Saturday, 8,04,690 beneficiaries in the national capital have been administered the first dose. Covaxin is the only vaccine option for the 15 to 18 year age group, according to Union Health Ministry guidelines on December 27.
Maintaining a consistent decline, Delhi reported 3,674 Covid cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 6.37%. The number of deaths, which as per experts lags around 2 weeks as compared to cases, was still high at 30.
Delhi government officials said that the case trajectory over the past week has made it clear that the worst is over in Delhi for now.
“We had seen this in South Africa as well. Cases rose very quickly and then reduced at a similar pace. Delhi reached a new peak of cases in this wave but hospitals were not overwhelmed. This is the right time to reopen things, including schools, as there is clear evidence that we are in a better position now, especially with vaccination,” said a senior government official.
School administrators have sharpened their stance on reopening schools and have requested for a delegation to discuss the issue with the Lieutenant-Governor. The Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools — a large umbrella body of private schools in the city — wrote to the L-G’s office Sunday, pushing for schools to open and requesting a meeting with him.
This comes, last Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had met with a delegation of parents who had submitted a memorandum requesting that schools and anganwadi centres be the first to reopen as and when Delhi begins lifting its current set of Covid restrictions.