A health workers taking a swab sample for Covid-19 testing, in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi Live News: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday decided to lift all Covid-19 restrictions in the capital, including the night curfew and 50 percent capacity rule at restaurants and bars. The restrictions are likely to be lifted from Monday onwards.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded 556 new Covid-19 cases and 6 related deaths. The positivity rate of the national capital stands at 1.10 per cent, the city’s health department said.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police has sent a proposal to the Lieutenant-Governor’s office asking them to withdraw 17 cases registered against the farmers in connection with the violence during the tractor parade on Republic Day last year, said Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.
In other news, it was reported that at least five rape cases were registered every day in the national capital last year as cases of crimes against women saw an upward tick, the Delhi Police’s statistics revealed.
The Education Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has asked its education department officials to ensure that no student comes to its schools in "religious attire".
SDMC's Education Committee Chairperson Nitika Sharma has written a letter in this connection to the Director Education (SDMC).
In the letter, Sharma asked the education director to instruct all zonal officials to not allow students in SDMC primary schools in "religious attires" and ensure that schoolchildren come to their respective institutions in the prescribed dress code only.
The SDMC's move comes days after a parent in the Tukhmirpur area of northeast Delhi alleged that her daughter was asked by the teacher at the government school to remove her headscarf.
Sharma said attending classes wearing religious attire will instil a sense of "inequality" among students. (PTI)
Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khor village in Pataudi Friday morning, the police said, adding, the preliminary probe has found that at least 15 gunshots were fired.
The deceased have been identified as Paramjit Thakran and Surjit Thakran. The police said the deceased were reportedly involved in liquor and wine contracting businesses. Paramjit is a former zila parshad in Pataudi, said the police.
According to the police, the murders were reported around 9 am Friday. The duo suffered multiple wounds and was rushed to a private hospital in Gurgaon where both were declared brought dead. (Read More)
A Class 10 student of DPS School has died by suicide in Faridabad. As per police, in a suicide note, the boy said that he was taking extreme step due to harassment by school authorities and school children.
According to the new DDMA rules, only physical classes will be held from April 1 onwards. Online class will be discontinued.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has decided to lift all Covid-19 restrictions in the city, including the night curfew, and 50 percent in restaurants and bars lifted. Schools to do away with hybrid mode from 1st April.
While workers have begun dismantling the walls of the Supertech twin towers in Noida which were slated to be demolished, the entire demolition itself could still take a while.
On August 30, the Supreme Court had ordered the demolition of the twin towers within three months, for having violated regulations on the distance between buildings, which also has a bearing on fire safety. The expenses for the demolition are to be borne by the developer. Read more
A deputy superintendent of Narnaul jail, who was accused in an extortion and corruption case, allegedly died by suicide at his relative’s house in Gurgaon on Thursday evening. The deceased, Kuldeep Hooda, a native of Rohtak, had been absconding.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of Hooda and jail superintendent Anil Kumar, who are both accused in the Narnaul jail bribery case. Read more
Owing to repair work, the Delhi traffic police has asked commuters to avoid the Modi Mill flyover stretch that connects Kalkaji Mandir, Sukhdev Vihar, CRRI, Badarpur and the surrounding areas. “The repairing work for rehabilitation and strengthening of Modi Mill flyover (half carriageway including loops on Kalkaji Mandir loops to Sukhdev Vihar Metro Side) is in progress from February 22. The traffic will ply on half the carriageway of the flyover and will remain affected during repair work. Hence, the commuters are advised to avoid this route and take alternative roads,” the traffic police said. Read More
A deputy superintendent of Narnaul jail, who was accused in an extortion and corruption case, allegedly died by suicide at his relative’s house in Gurgaon on Thursday evening. The deceased, Kuldeep Hooda, a native of Rohtak, had been absconding. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of Hooda and jail superintendent Anil Kumar, who are both accused in the Narnaul jail bribery case. Read More
Although lower than the numbers seen in January, more vaccines were administered on Thursday in New Delhi as compared to the day before. There were 53,225 shots given in Delhi on Thursday, according to the government’s CoWIN portal.
Almost 49 per cent of all the shots were administered for people between the ages of 18 to 45 years, whereas almost 37 per cent were for children between the ages of 15 and 17 years. Read more
The CBSE Term II Class X and XII practical examinations will begin from March 2, the board informed via a notification.
According to a notification issued earlier, the theory examinations will begin on April 26 and the date sheet for these will be issued. Through a new notification, schools have been asked to conclude the practical exams 10 days before the date of the last examination of the respective grade. Read more
Thunderstorms are on the forecast for Delhi-NCR on Friday, with the maximum temperature to settle around 26 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded early on Friday was 12.5 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung weather observatory. On Thursday, the maximum temperature stood at 26.4 degrees Celsius.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am on Friday was 93%, and the temperature at the same time was 13.8 degrees Celsius.
While a western disturbance lies over Jammu and Kashmir and north Pakistan, another western disturbance lies over northeast Afghanistan. In addition to Delhi, rainfall is also on the forecast for Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and West Uttar Pradesh over the next two days.
Following more than three weeks of strike by anganwadi workers and helpers in the capital, the Delhi government announced Thursday that it will be increasing their honorariums by around Rs 3,000 for workers and around Rs 2,000 for helpers.
However, the Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union (DSAWHU) have stated they will continue with their strike and protest at Civil Lines near the Chief Minister’s residence. Read more
Delhi records 556 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.10 percent on Thursday, the city health department said.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday will hold a meeting under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at 12.30 pm. Most Covid restrictions, including night curfew and 50 percent seating capacity in restaurants and bars, are likely to be lifted.
A 19-year-old woman studying in Class XII allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison at Ballabgarh, Faridabad Wednesday.
Police have booked a 23-year-old man for abetment of suicide after the woman’s family alleged that he had been stalking and harassing her for the past two months. Read more