At a barricade in Delhi. (File)Delhi News: All district DCPs in Delhi have been asked to make elaborate security arrangements in mixed population areas to avoid any untoward incident during the screening of the newly released movie ‘The Kashmir Files’. The movie is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the early 1990s, has been declared tax free in some BJP-ruled states, including Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Delhi administered just over 29,000 Covid-19 vaccines Tuesday, of which more than 16,800 shots were in people between the ages of 18 and 44 years that has been the group receiving the maximum number of vaccines, data shows. The vaccination drive has been thrown open for children between the ages of 12 to 14 years on Wednesday, which may bring up the numbers again.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court Tuesday declined to entertain a petition seeking a “high-level enquiry” into the allegations that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have links with banned organisations Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and other Khalistani separatist groups. “Please do not file such frivolous petitions,” the court said.
The minimum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 20.5 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal. This is also the highest minimum temperature so far this month, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The maximum temperature of the day will hover around 35 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said.
It was a warm sunny morning in the national capital on Wednesday as the city recorded the month's highest minimum temperature so far at 20.5 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average. The weather office predicted strong winds during the day and said that days ahead will be warmer.
Delhi administered just over 29,000 Covid-19 vaccines Tuesday, of which more than 16,800 shots were in people between the ages of 18 and 44 years that has been the group receiving the maximum number of vaccines, data shows. It was overtaken by the 15 to 18 year age group in January and early February when the vaccination drive was opened for them.
There were nearly 1 million eligible children in the age group, all of whom have received their first shot while the uptake of the second shot has been slower. The vaccination drive has been thrown open for children between the ages of 12 to 14 years on Wednesday, which may bring up the numbers again.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal reviewed the status of “Use of Technology in Policing” and advised the Delhi Police to put in place an institutional mechanism to ensure constant upgradation of technology and capacity building of human resources to avoid obsolescence.
Baijal reviewed the status of projects, use of technology in the Delhi Police to tackle crime and solve public matters on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Delhi Police chief Rakesh Asthana, additional chief secretary (ACS) (home) and other senior officers.
A court in Delhi summoned the former husband and father-in-law of Priyanka alias Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, in connection with a defamation case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Vivek Beniwal summoned the former husband, Vishwas Gupta, and his father, Mahendra Pal Gupta, on March 14 stating that in his estimation a prima facie case of defamation is made out against them. The court will hear the matter on July 12, 2022.
Honeypreet stated on oath before the court that the accused gave a defamatory interview on a news channel, Karnal Breaking News, on June 10, 2021, where both of them “made categorical allegations” that she had approached public officials and purchased them and for this purpose, she entered into a criminal conspiracy.
Congress's G-23 leaders will meet at Kapil Sibal's residence on Wednesday to discuss the situation obtaining in the party in the aftermath of its embarrassing loss in the assembly elections in five states and the CWC's endorsement of Sonia Gandhi's continuance as president. Sources close to the Group of 23 leaders said they have also invited Congressmen who don't constitute the bloc but feel changes are required, including at the leadership level, to revive its electoral fortunes. (With PTI)
The Delhi Police recovered the mobile phone of former BJP MP Vijay Goel and arrested a 22-year-old man who had snatched it from him, and another person whom it was sold to, officials said on Tuesday.
Sajan, a resident of Daryaganj, had allegedly snatched Goel's phone Monday evening when he was going from Daryaganj towards the Red Fort through the Upper Subhash Marg, police had said. Sajan, who had allegedly snatched Goel's phone from him near the Red Fort in north Delhi, was arrested from Daryaganj area, they said.
Delhi Metro services will not be available in the first half of the day on March 18 in view of the Holi festival, officials said on Tuesday.
At present, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is handling operations and maintenance of over 390 km of network, comprising 286 metro stations, including the Rapid Metro in Gurugram and Aqua Line in Greater Noida, and is ranked amongst one of the world's largest metro networks, the statement said.
The Delhi government is all geared up for the Covid vaccination of children in 12-14 years bracket starting Wednesday, with training imparted to staff from all stakeholder departments and vaccine doses received, as authorities have identified 6-7 lakh eligible population for this age group.
The city government has received 6,31,400 doses of Corbevax vaccine till date, official sources said on Tuesday. About 6-7 lakh children in the 12-14 age group in Delhi are eligible for vaccination to begin with, and the number will keep on increasing as days pass, they said.
A 22-year-old cook was stabbed, allegedly by another cook, after an argument over slicing cottage cheese at a restaurant in Gurgaon. Police said the accused is yet to be arrested. The victim is recovering at a hospital, where his condition is stable.
According to police, the incident took place on March 10 around 8 pm when the victim, identified by his first name as Sourav, a native of Sonepat, was working in the kitchen of a fast-food restaurant at Sector 49.
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.