Delhi University students on the second day of reopening of colleges. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi Live News: Delhi on Friday recorded 607 fresh Covid-19 cases and four related deaths, the city’s health department stated. The positivity rate, as such, has further dipped to 1.22 per cent from 1.37 per cent recorded on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Gurgaon deputy commissioner met the affected families of Chintels Paradiso society at Sector 109 to discuss rehabilitation plans. A portion of the sixth floor of a tower had collapsed all the way to the first floor last week, displacing 64 families of Tower D. The deputy commissioner said residents were offered an option to live in the alternative arrangements made for them in the society without any cost.
In other news, Delhi University colleges saw fewer students on campus on the second day of reopening. However, principals said they expected the numbers to increase again on Monday following the weekend.
A 32-year-old man tried to die by suicide near the India Gate when he was rescued by the Delhi police on Friday.
The man, who had dressed up as Mahatma Gandhi, told the cops that he was about to take the step as he was upset with a factory owner at Panipat who was not paying his workers.
DCP (New Delhi district) Deepak Yadav said they came to know about the matter at around 3.30 pm after the local patrolling officers saw him and alerted the control room. He has been identified as Santosh Gandhi, a native of Madhya Pradesh who works at a factory in Haryana’s Panipat. Read more
The national capital has been witnessing warmer days, as the maximum temperature settled at around four degrees above the normal on Friday. The maximum temperature recorded on Friday was 28.4 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded early on Saturday was 10.8 degrees Celsius.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature is likely to be 28 degrees, and strong winds are on the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast for the day. At 8.30 am, the temperature was 12.6 degrees, and the relative humidity was 90%. Read more
The officiating principal of Delhi University’s School of Open Learning (SOL) and activists of Left-wing students’ group Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) Friday filed police complaints against each other, both alleging violence by the other party during protests on campus.
Both parties submitted their complaints at the Maurice Nagar police station, with the KYS claiming that one of its activists had fractured his arm during the incident. The Delhi Police said they received two cross complaints and are verifying the facts before taking any legal action. Read more
The Palika Bazaar Association Friday objected to the market being mentioned in the for allegedly selling ‘counterfeit’ products, and demanded that the ‘fake allegations’ be withdrawn and the name of New Delhi’s popular underground market be removed from the list.
“This is very shocking. According to the list, Palika Bazar market is involved in selling counterfeit products such as mobile accessories, cosmetics, watches, and eyewear. We strongly condemn the false allegations levelled against us,” said Darshan Lal Kakkar, president, Palika Bazaar Association. Read more
The Delhi High Court has rejected the application of three researchers requesting it to allow them to intervene in a copyright infringement suit filed by major global publishers against pirate websites Sci-Hub and Libgen.
“If such intervention is permitted, it would be a blanche for persons, who claim to be beneficiaries of material which is alleged to be infringing in nature, to start intervening in the infringement proceedings, which would seriously impact the prosecution of the proceedings in the court,” said Justice C Hari Shankar in an order. Read more