The positivity rate fell further to 0.62 per cent from 0.77 per cent recorded on Thursday. (Express File/Amit Chakravarty)Delhi News Highlights: Delhi on Saturday recorded 274 fresh Covid-19 cases at a positivity rate of 0.58 per cent, and zero death, taking the tally to 18,61,463, while the toll remained at 26,134. The active caseload stood at 1,350. Delhi had on Friday recorded 302 fresh Covid-19 cases and four deaths, as the positivity rate also fell further to 0.62 per cent.
A Delhi court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail application of former National Stock Exchange (NSE) chief Chitra Ramkrishna in connection with a CBI inquiry into a 2018 case of manipulation of the bourse. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal termed the CBI investigation “lackadaisical”, saying the agency had not taken action against the main beneficiaries of the co-location scam, “who seem to be enjoying merrily at the expense of common citizenry for the reasons best known”.
In the Shahdara gangrape-assault case, the Delhi Police has prepared a chargesheet, listing key evidence found during the probe. This includes 5 video clips of the attack recorded by the accused on their phone, the victim’s hair from the autorickshaw she was abducted in, and a trimmer and scissors used to cut the hair.
Ankit Gujjar was allegedly murdered in Tihar Jail. (File Photo)
The NIA has arrested a suspected smuggler for his alleged involvement in smuggling gold and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, an official said on Saturday.
Abdul Wahid of Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar who currently resides in Delhi's Bhajanpura was arrested Friday, the official of the premier investigation agency said.
The case pertains to the January 12 seizure of FICN of face value of Rs 10 lakh and 175 gms gold worth Rs 8.5 lakh at terminal-3 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport by Customs officials from Mohammad Shahjan, the NIA official said. After forensic examination, it was found that the seized FICN was of high quality and subsequently sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act were invoked, the official said. Earlier, two accused were arrested by the NIA in the case. (PTI)
Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday inaugurated a fully automated sewage treatment plant that can treat over 31 crore litres of wastewater per day at the Coronation Pillar Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) here.
The STP will treat the wastewater generated from Shakti Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Roop Nagar, Delhi University Campus and Nehru Vihar among other areas. Sewage from unauthorised colonies such as Swaroop Nagar, Bhalswa, Sant Nagar and Wazirabad group of colonies will also be treated here, which will eventually lead to cleaning River Yamuna, Jain said.
“The sewage which directly falls into the supplementary drain will be now trapped and treated at the Coronation Pillar STP through the pumping station available in Burari. The treated wastewater will then fall into the supplementary drain before getting merged with the river Yamuna,” the minister said. (PTI)
A Delhi court Saturday rejected the bail application of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case connected to the Northeast Delhi riots, being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat observed: "On prima facie reading of the complaint and material placed on record and considering the embargo of Section 45(1) PMLA, it cannot be held that the applicant is not guilty of the alleged offences or that he is not likely to commit any such offence while on bail."
The court said there are "statements of witnesses and even the accused/applicant recorded under Section 50 of PMLA which are admissible”.
"To contend that those statements are false or untruthful or contain discrepancies is not to be entertained at this stage," it said. Read More
Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 27.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, normal during the season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 13.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, it added.
The humidity levels oscillated between 85 per cent and 47 per cent.
The city is expected to witness a partly cloudy sky on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 28 degrees Celsius and 13 degrees Celsius respectively, the weather department said.
The 24-hour air quality of the city was recorded in the "moderate" category on Saturday with the AQI clocking 115 at 4 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). (PTI)
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed former AAP Councilor Tahir Hussain's bail plea in a money laundering case related to the February 2020 riots in the city's northeast.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat dismissed the bail plea, saying there was not enough ground to grant the relief to the accused. The court accepted the arguments advanced by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) N K Matta that there was sufficient material on record against the accused and the case of money laundering was made out against him.
The SPP had also argued that there is sufficient evidence and witnesses to the effect that the accused was involved in the funding of riots. (PTI)
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Board has given in-principle approval for the deployment of 1,500 electric buses under an initiative of Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), paving the way for a clean public transport system in the national capital, officials said on Saturday.
The Board, in its meeting last week, authorised the DTC chairman to take further necessary actions on the matter.
Through its 'Grand Challenge' scheme, CESL proposes to deploy 5,450 single-decker and 130 double-decker buses in five metros -- Bangalore, Delhi, Surat, Hyderabad and Kolkata -- in the first phase. The DTC Board approved the engagement of 1,500 AC low-floor electric buses -- 921 buses under FAME-II scheme and 579 buses under non-FAME-II category. (PTI)
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Saturday said the city government's Business Blasters programme, which aims to encourage entrepreneurial mindset among students, will be started in private schools also from next year.
He was speaking at the Business Blasters Investment Summit and Expo at the Thyagraj Stadium here where over 100 business ideas of government school students were presented to investors.
"The Business Blasters programme will also be extended to private schools from next year. A meeting will be held on March 7 to discuss how it can be rolled out in private schools,” Sisodia said at the event. (PTI)
Following the “compelling situation” in war-torn Ukraine, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday said that MBBS students, who have returned the country without completing their internships, will be able to do so in Indian medical colleges and hospitals.
“There are some foreign medical graduates with incomplete internship due to such compelling situations which is beyond their control, such as the pandemic Covid-19 and war etc. Considering the agony and stress faced by these foreign medical graduates, their application to complete the remaining part of their internship in India is considered eligible. Accordingly, the same may be processed by state medical councils,” a circular from NMC, which now governs medical education in the country after the Medical Council of India was disbanded in 2020, stated. Read More
The Delhi government has provided administrative approval and estimate sanctions for streetscaping of four more sample stretches of Aurobindo Marg, Lodhi Road, Nelsan Mandela Road and Jagatpuri to Karkardooma stretch, officials said on Saturday.
According to Public Works Department (PWD) officials, these stretches are part of nine sample stretches on which Delhi's roads will be redesigned. Officials said since the approval has been granted by the government, the streetscaping and beautification work of these sample stretches is likely to begin soon.
PWD officials said under the project, 600 metre stretch of Lodhi Road, 810 metre portion of Aurobindo Marg, 1km stretch of Nelson Mandela Road and 800 metre part of Jagatputi-Karkardooma road will be redesigned and beautified. (PTI)
In a major boon for commuters, especially those relying on public transport, a dedicated skywalk providing seamless connectivity between the New Delhi railway station and the neighbouring metro station was thrown open for public on Saturday. The 242-metre long modern facility will also help in streamlining the traffic flow on the Ajmeri Gate side of the railway station, officials said. The skywalk has been provided with escalators along with facilities such as CCTV surveillance cameras.
"The dedicated skywalk, constructed by the DMRC in collaboration with Northern Railway, for providing seamless connectivity between the Ajmeri Gate side and the adjacent New Delhi Metro stations on the Yellow Line and the Airport Express Line was opened for passenger use from today morning," a DMRC spokesperson said.
The newly-constructed skywalk is an extension of the foot over bridge (FOB) inside the railway station and connects the Ajmeri Gate side of the railway platform with the New Delhi metro station as well as the multi-level parking across Bhavbhuti Marg through multiple entry and exit points. (PTI)
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, lodged in Tihar Jail in the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case, will soon be giving coaching classes on wrestling and physical fitness to his fellow inmates, prison authorities said on Friday.The development comes in view of a decrease in the number of Covid-19 cases across the national capital and inside prison premises, they said.
The Tihar Jail administration said they had earlier planned to involve Kumar in sports activities, but the plan had to be halted in view of the third wave of COVID-19 in Delhi.
"We had decided to allow this earlier but could not do so in view of the third wave of Covid. Now, with normalisation of the situation, routine activities in prisons are being restored. So, we will allow Sushil Kumar to give coaching classes on wrestling and physical fitness to other inmates who are interested," Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel told PTI.
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order which laid down guidelines regarding feeding of stray dogs while observing that citizens have the right to feed community canines.
A bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose issued notices to the Animal Welfare Board of India, Delhi government and others on an appeal filed by an NGO against the High Court order.
"Issue notice, returnable in six weeks. Meanwhile, operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed," the bench said.
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Humane Foundation for People & Animals challenging the June 24, 2021 order of the High Court. The NGO contended that the High Court's directions can lead to an increase in the menace of stray dogs. ---PTI
The Delhi Police has prepared a chargesheet in the Shahdara gangrape-assault case, listing key evidence found during the probe. This includes five video clips of the attack recorded by the accused on their phones, the victim’s hair from the autorickshaw she was abducted in, and a trimmer and scissors used to cut the hair. The report is expected to be filed in Karkardooma court soon. Read more
Four days after three staffers of a CNG gas station were brutally hacked to death in their sleep by unidentified assailants at the pump located on a service lane off NH-48 in Sector 31, police are yet to crack the case.
Senior police officers privy to the investigation said that at least seven crime branch teams are working to nab the accused. On Wednesday, Gurgaon Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for credible information leading to their arrest. Read more
Faridabad police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly plotting to shoot the family of an accused who had brutally attacked his cousin three months ago.
The accused, identified as Aman, a resident of Fatehpur Chandela village in Faridabad, was arrested near the district court premises, the police said. He allegedly came to the district court to attack the family of one Pradeep, who was among the three accused who had attacked his cousin Manish on December 6 last year. Read more
Three men, including a 16-year-old juvenile, were arrested for allegedly trying to rob an ATM kiosk in Outer Delhi’s Nangloi area. The police said they were inspired from a YouTube video and a drill machine, a hammer and a screw machine were seized from their possession. Read more
The Delhi High Court has asked advocates, litigants and staff members to strictly refrain from feeding monkeys inside the court premises.
In a circular issued by its administrative branch on Friday, the high court also requested all concerned persons to ensure that the windows of court buildings and all blocks are not left open or unattended.
'All the advocates/litigants/staff members of this court are also requested to strictly refrain from feeding monkeys within the court complex,' the circular signed by Deputy Registrar Javed Khan said.
The court had also issued a circular on February 28 ordering that no stray animals like monkeys and dogs can be fed within its premises. The court had said that it had come to its notice that some of the advocates, litigants, staff, police and CRPF personnel were 'still feeding stray animals' despite directions being given to the contrary. ---PTI
The Central Bureau of Investigation in a report before the Delhi High Court has said that gangster Ankit Gujjar (29), who was allegedly murdered inside Tihar Jail in August last year, was unathorisedly using a mobile number inside the jail to contact his family and friends to make requests for transfer of payments to various persons, including jail officials. Read more
Days before his retirement, the Centre on Friday appointed Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel as chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Justice Patel retires as Chief Justice of the High Court on March 12. Read more
Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested from Central district’s Paharganj for allegedly robbing a businessman. Police are conducting raids to nab their fifth associate, a police constable, who was earlier involved in a gangrape and attempt to murder cases. Read more