The total number of Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday evening were 657. (File)Delhi News: Delhi logged 131 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. The total number of tests conducted on Tuesday were 31,062 and the positivity rate stood at 0.42 per cent. The total number of Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday evening was 657.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has allowed the “change of land use” in Vasant Vihar for the establishment of the headquarters for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), officials have said. The authority has approved its change from residential, to government for this.
On the weather front, Delhi is likely to see clear skies and a maximum temperature of around 34 degrees Celsius Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. With warm days setting in, above normal minimum and maximum temperature were recorded over the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold a nationwide protest on March 21 against the Centre for not fulfilling its promises, including setting up of a panel on MSP and withdrawal of cases against farmers. Apart from this, the farmers’ body will observe an MSP legal guarantee week from April 11 to April 17 during which unions will organise dharnas, demonstrations and seminars.
Delhi logged 131 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. The total number of tests conducted on Tuesday were 31,062 and the positivity rate stood at 0.42 per cent. The total number of Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday evening were 657.
Islamic scholars on Tuesday disagreed with the Karnataka High Court's decision not to recognise the wearing of hijab as an essential part of Islam, saying women have been asked in the Quran to "cover their head". Akhtar-ul-Wasey, former head of the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, told PTI that he as a teacher advocates the introduction of uniform and it should not be avoided under any pretext but "girl students may be allowed to cover their head with uniform-coloured cloth as is done by the Sikh community".
Professor Wasey said,"If there is a clear instruction for something in the Quran-e-Karim, then it is an essential part of Islam." He said in Sura-e-Noor, there is an order even for men that they should keep their eyes down. (PTI)
Following is the list of CVCs which will be functioning for CorBEvax from tomorrow onwards. The list of school-based sessions will keep on changing with the completion of coverage of children.
The temperature in Delhi has been climbing upwards steadily, with the maximum temperature reaching 34.7 degrees Celsius Tuesday, the highest so far this year.
The temperature has remained above normal for the past two days. The maximum temperature recorded Tuesday was five degrees above the normal for this time of the year. On Monday, the maximum temperature was 33 degrees Celsius, four degrees above the normal for the Safdarjung weather observatory, which provides a representative marker for the city. At the Lodhi Road weather station, the maximum temperature was even higher at 35.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, six degrees above the normal average.
The minimum temperature has also been settling at a few notches above normal. Early on Tuesday, the minimum temperature was 18.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. (Read More)
Endowed with Mughal-style 'chatris', pavilions and stonework, a new heritage-themed park near the iconic Red Fort is slated to be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 20, officials said on Tuesday.
Conceived in 2017, the park which is also is in the vicinity of Jama Masjid, has been built with civic body funds and contributions from various MPs, including Rajya Sabha member Vijay Goel, who has been "striving hard for the development of this 'Heritage Park' in the Walled City area," they said.
It will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 20 evening, after which, the park will be opened to the general public, a senior official of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) said.
The civic body on Tuesday also issued a statement about the slated programme. (PTI)
Soon after the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking a high-level inquiry against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging that he has links with Khalistani separatists, the AAP supremo said the court decision is a reply to those who called him "terrorist".
Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court termed as "completely frivolous" and dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Jagdish Sharma seeking an investigation into the allegations that AAP and its Convenor Kejriwal have links with banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and other Khalistani forces and have received funds from them to contest the elections in Punjab.
Reacting to the court order, Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi, "First the public gave reply (in elections) to those who called me a terrorist, and today the court has given them the reply," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. (PTI)
A total of 991 out of the 20000 plus Anganwadi helpers and workers in Delhi have been terminated till this time, the government told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. Delhi State Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Union told the court that more than 2000 are going to be terminated.
The petition before the court challenges the termination of the union's several members from service. It also prays for their immediate reinstatement with back wages and continuity of services.
Delhi government orally assures the court that no more termination letters will be issued from today. "We will see what can be done (about already terminated," it told the court.
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will engage a counsel for the Kerala woman who was awarded the death penalty in Yemen’s Sanaa for the murder of a Yemeni national in 2017, so that she can challenge the sentence before the next appellate court in that country. The government was responding to a petition seeking its intervention to save the life of Nimisha Priya, a nurse.
The central government told the court that it will facilitate the travel of persons who wish to negotiate with the victim’s family for the payment of blood money. The court was also informed that the Centre was paying an amount to the nurse for her daily needs in prison. However, the Centre made it clear that it will not engage in any negotiation in relation to the payment of blood money.
The submissions were made during the hearing of a petition filed by the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council. (Read More)
The Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi Police to complete the probe into the death of 23-year-old Faizan, who was seen in a video lying injured on the ground as security personnel forced him to sing Vande Mataram and the national anthem during the 2020 riots, without any influence.
"Why has the chargesheet been not filed (even) after two years," Justice Chandra Dhari Singh asked the police. "A son of the mother died. I am not commenting how and where. It's to be taken seriously"
Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the former Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Yadav to hand over the possession of his government bungalow in the national capital to the Centre within 15 days. The court passed the order while vacating an interim order passed in favour of Yadav in 2017.
"These are perks are attached to the office and not conferred personally on any person," said the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla in the order.
Former JD(U) MP Yadav, who was disqualified as a member of Rajya Sabha in December 2017, had challenged the RS Chairman’s order in the high court. Though the court had then refused to stay the disqualification, it allowed Yadav to retain the official accommodation at 7, Tughlaq Road, during the pendency of the petition.
Centre last month approached the High Court seeking directions for Yadav's eviction from the government bungalow, saying that he ceased to be a parliamentarian in 2017 but continues to retain the residence. It stated that as many as 43 new Union ministers were inducted in the Cabinet reshuffle last year but it is “unable to provide accommodation to all of them as per their entitlement”. When Yadav was issued a notice for vacation in October 2021, the ministry said, he refused to vacate it on the ground that the matter is sub-judice.
Almost half of the states and several consumer organisations opposed the Centre’s move to decriminalise certain offences under the Legal Metrology (LM) Act, 2009, Union Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
Addressing an event organised to mark World Consumer Rights Day 2022, Goyal highlighted the “problem” of “harassment” of entrepreneurs, particularly small shopkeepers, under the various provisions of the LM Act.
“We have currently a serious problem before the nation. Since we have representatives from different states; we have distinguished legal luminaries and we have legal luminaries from law universities and vice-chancellors. I am trying to flag a concern that for quite some time we are trying to discuss and resolve. I am taking this occasion to elicit your response…” Goyal said. (Read More)
Physical classes for final-year undergraduate students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) resumed on Tuesday following a two-year Covid-enforced hiatus.
The offline classes were resumed for 70 post-graduation courses recently. JMI spokesperson Ahmed Azeem told PTI that offline classes for final-year undergraduate courses have resumed and students are returning to the campus.
"Today is the first day of the resumption of classes for the final-year undergraduate students. The students have arrived in decent numbers. We are expecting the attendance to increase in the coming days, just like the post-graduation courses," Azeem said.
Following an improvement in the Covid situation, the JMi last month had issued notification, saying the university will reopen in a phased manner. (PTI)
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has allowed the “change of land use” in Vasant Vihar for the establishment of the headquarters for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), officials have said.
The authority has approved the change of land use of 0.6769 hectares (6769.60 sqm) in Vasant Vihar from residential to government for the establishment of NDRF headquarters, said DDA officials.
“As of now, it has no permanent office space for the establishment of its headquarters. Due to non-availability of proper office space, it is very difficult to install National Emergency Communication Plan (NECP) at headquarters NDRF,” said a DDA official. (Read More)
The Faridabad police have arrested six people for allegedly cheating more than 200 people across several states in a cyber fraud related to insurance policies.
The accused have been identified as Ashok, Shaan, Amit, Pradeep, Tarun and Ravinder. The police said among the accused, Shaan hails from Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh and others from Delhi. The Police said the accused had been operating from a call centre in Janak Puri, Delhi and added that two accomplices are on the run. (Read More)
Delhi is likely to see clear skies and a maximum temperature of around 34 degrees Celsius Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. With warm days setting in, above normal minimum and maximum temperature were recorded over the past 24 hours.
At the Safdarjung weather observatory, the maximum temperature recorded during the daytime on Monday was 33 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal. The minimum temperature registered early on Tuesday was 18.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.
Delhi recorded its highest maximum temperature of the season at 33 degrees Celsius on Monday, the India Meteorological Department said. Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 17 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.
The maximum temperature was 33 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, they said. The humidity levels oscillated between 94 per cent and 37 per cent.
The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has identified about 86 different locations across the city, including at borders, railway stations and Metro stations, to install 600 LED screens through which it will inform citizens about the policies and initiatives undertaken by the government for the welfare of people.
Of the 86 locations identified, 34 screens will be installed at the New Delhi, Old Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations, 16 at Kashmere Gate and Sarai Kale Khan ISBT, 12 on Airport Road and 72 on Delhi borders such as Tikri, Auchandi, Lampur, Singh, Ghazipur, Badarpur and others.
Delhi on Monday recorded 136 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.56 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,63,070, the health bulletin stated. The death toll remained unchanged at 26,141.
Hundred electric charging stations, with 500 fast and slow charging points, will soon come up across Delhi, including in heavily populated as well as rural areas. These will be ready by June 27, said Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.
To push the public towards adopting e-vehicles, the Delhi government has kept the charging price very low at Rs 2 per unit.
Jain also announced that tenders for installation of the 100 stations have been awarded: “12 bidders came forward for the tender and the winning bid was at the rate of minus Rs 3.60/unit. This means instead of charging users for the service, they will be incentivised. It is noteworthy that charging stations in Delhi up to a load of 22kW will run at a rate of Rs 2 per unit. Usually, cities charge upwards of Rs 10 per unit for the same and even go as high as Rs 15 per unit. Agreements for the charging stations will be finalised by April 8 and they will be operational by June 27.”
The Aam Aadmi Party protested outside the BJP headquarters Monday, against the alleged delay in holding MCD elections. The State Election Commission (SEC) had deferred the announcement of municipal polls last week, hours after it called a press conference stating that the elections would be held in April 2022.
The AAP alleged that the BJP had “coerced” the SEC to delay polls for “political gains”. On Monday, AAP Delhi state convenor Gopal Rai said, “I challenge BJP to make sure that MCD elections are announced in a week’s time if it doesn’t fear AAP. No one expected that we’d need to agitate to get MCD elections conducted after our historic victory in Punjab.”
According to the SEC, the polls have not been delayed and it will take a legal opinion on holding elections in light of the Centre’s plan to reunify the three MCDs.