According to the new DDMA guidelines, it is not compulsory to wear masks inside a vehicle. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi Live News: Delhi on Wednesday reported 325 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, while the positivity rate stood at 0.81 per cent, according to data shared by the city’s health department. The national capital’s case count has now increased to 18,60,561 and the death toll has risen to 26,127. Delhi on Tuesday reported 344 fresh Covid-19 cases and four deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.80 per cent. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic.
The Delhi government has given its approval to withdraw 17 cases lodged against farmers during their protest in the capital as well as its borders, a senior official said Tuesday. The files have now been sent to the L-G for final approval.
In other news, the bomb disposal squad was alerted after two hand grenades was reportedly found inside a house in Gurgaon’s sector 31 on Tuesday. The Gurgaon police cordoned off the area and asked residents in the vicinity to vacate their homes. A four feet trench has been dug up and the bomb disposal squad is carrying out an intensive search of the premises, according to officials.
Left-affiliated All India Students' Association held a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday demanding the safe evacuation of Indian students strand in war-ravaged Ukraine. The protesters carrying placards raised slogans supporting Ukraine.
In the first Indian casualty in the war in Ukraine, a medical student from Karnataka's Haveri district was killed in intense shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday. (PTI)
Located a few metres from Triveni Kala Sangam and Lalit Kala Akademi, Punjab Bhawan might not boast of the same art lineage, but in recent weeks the building has been attracting the attention of passersby for the numerous thematic paintings in varied hues on its facade.
A team of artists has been working on compositions ranging from phulkari patterns to farming, charkha to sportspeople playing hockey and gulli danda. “Memories play a vital role in invigilation and when people see something that is familiar, they connect with it,” says Prateek Sachan, 27, co-founder of The New Art. Read more
Posters were put up by the Hindu Sena on a statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in New Delhi’s Mandi House, supporting the country’s invasion of Ukraine and an “Akhand Russia”.
While no complaint was received by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation or the Delhi Police, officials said action will be taken as a public statue cannot be defaced. Read more
The two teams of four teachers each will report to the office of the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Karol Bagh. They have been directed to visit the homes of all the students who have returned from Ukraine after February 22 and to “ensure that all necessary steps are being taken for the welfare of the students”.
They have also been directed to visit families of students still stuck in Ukraine and “assure them that adequate steps are being taken to ensure the welfare of the students”. Read more
The Public Works Department (PWD) will strengthen the accident-prone Rohtak Road or National Highway-10, which connects the Nangloi-Najafgarh crossing to the Tikri Border, with new bitumen, fill potholes and cracks, and replace bearings.
The road safety cell of the transport department, in a recent study called ‘Delhi Road Clash Fatalities Report’, had declared the zone a ‘high-risk corridor’ and as unsafe for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Read more
With Tuesday being a holiday for Shivratri, Delhi only administered 4,067 Covid-19 vaccine doses, according to data from the government’s CoWIN portal. While immunisation usually goes down on the weekends and holidays, this is lower than the number of doses given the last two Sundays. This Sunday, 7,567 doses were given and 9,500 the previous. Read more
In order to provide financial support to the children of sanitation workers, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to provide “Palika Swachchta Scholarship” to help them get admission in professional courses like medical and engineering. Read more
Groundwater analysis reports from areas near Delhi’s landfill sites show the presence of dissolved solids and sulphates far in excess of the limit desirable for drinking water.
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s (DPCC) analysis reports are based on samples drawn in December last year from areas around the Ghazipur, Bawana, Okhla and Bhalswa landfills. Read more
Senior BJP leader A P Jithender Reddy’s three acquaintances and driver were allegedly abducted from outside his New Delhi residence Monday night. None of the accused have been identified so far. Read more
The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested wanted gangster Virender Partap alias Kala Rana, allegedly a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi and Kala Jathedi syndicate, who was running a syndicate in India from Thailand. Read more
Days after a 25-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and killed after a fight over playing gilli danda in Jamia Nagar, locals in the area alleged that the accused and his family often threatened neighbours and “created ruckus over petty issues”. They also raised allegations that the Delhi Police delayed action in the case. Read more
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written to the Delhi University (DU) Vice-Chancellor regarding a complaint lodged by a teacher of the College of Vocational Studies (CVS), accusing two of her colleagues of intimidation, harassment and abuse. The Commission has asked the V-C to send an action taken report at the earliest. Read more
Delhi on Tuesday reported 344 fresh Covid-19 cases and four deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.80 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The national capital's case count has now increased to 18,60,236. The death toll stands at 26,126, the latest health bulletin stated.
The Delhi zoo reopened for visitors on Tuesday after remaining closed for around two months in view of a spike in coronavirus cases in the capital, officials said on Tuesday. The zoo was closed for the public on January 4, and the online ticket booking link on its website was disabled. An official said the link was reactivated Monday night, and all 4,000 tickets were sold by 8:30 am when the zoo reopened.
"The ticket counters outside the zoo have already been closed. So, people are requested to book tickets online only two to three days in advance to avoid inconvenience," he said.
The Delhi government has approved the withdrawal of 17 cases registered during the anti-farm law stir, including one involving last year's Republic Day violence, a senior official said on Tuesday. He said the file related to the cases was sent by Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office to Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain on January 31.
It was approved by Jain and sent to the chief minister's office on February 25. The CMO sent the file to the L-G office on February 28 and it was approved the same day, the officer said. An official statement from the Delhi government stated the matter has been "escalated" and the "requisite files" have been sent to the L-G.
Students of classes 10 and 12 will no longer need to bring consent letters signed by their parents to attend offline classes in schools of Delhi, as per the Directorate of Education (DoE). For the first time in two years, schools in the national capital will open completely in offline mode for all classes from April 1, with the city's disaster management authority last week giving its nod to end the hybrid mode of operation.
"All schools may conduct offline classes for students of grade 10 and 12. Consent of parents for attending offline classes is not mandatory. Schools may also deploy transportation facilities for the convenience of students and parents with COVID-appropriate behaviour being followed," the DoE said in a letter to schools.