The dip in the numbers coincides with fewer children between the ages of 12 to 14 years getting vaccinated. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)Delhi Live News: After an uptick in Covid-19 vaccination in Delhi over the last two weeks of March, there has been a downturn since the beginning of April with only 15,961 doses administered on average each day. The dip in the numbers coincides with fewer children between the ages of 12 to 14 years getting vaccinated.
Meanwhile, amid the meat shops controversy in Delhi, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Mukesh Suryan Tuesday said that licences for running meat shops will be issued to traders only if they agree not to operate during the Navratri festival. Suryan had earlier sought the “closure of meat shops during the nine-day period of the Navratri festival extending from April 2 to April 11”.
In other news, observing that society can withdraw liberty sanctioned to an individual when he becomes a danger to societal order, a Delhi court has denied bail to eight Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BYJM) activists, who barged through security barricades and smeared paint on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on March 30. The court said that the “liberty of an individual is not absolute”.
"In Himachal Pradesh, both BJP and Congress are tried and tested. We want to try a new party this time.
Their focus on basics like health and education is something our area sorely lacks. We want him to come to power and see what he can do."
Applications for non-plan admissions to classes 6 to 9 in Delhi government schools will begin online on April 11.
Non-plan admissions to government schools are for students who had been studying in private schools till the last grade. The new academic year 2022-2023 has already begun in all government schools as of April 1. For the first cycle of these admissions, applications will begin on April 11 and close on May 2 and the allotted schools to registered applicants will be displayed on May 20. The second cycle will begin on June 1, and the third cycle will begin on July 16. Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Delhi Jal Board to collaborate on addressing issues related to water security.
As part of the MoU, they will collaborate on identifying research & development initiatives in the areas of water supply and distribution; wastewater conveyance, treatment, recycle/reuse and disposal. Read more
The Delhi High Court has held the Engineer-in-Chief and an Executive Engineer of Delhi’s Public Works Department guilty of contempt of court in a case pertaining to the chopping of roots of trees in Chittaranjan Park. The officers have been directed to remain present on April 7 for sentencing.
“It was for the PWD to have ensured that such damage was prevented. Not doing so, it has been complicit in the damage to the trees. The PWD itself has relaid the pavements and created manholes of 6×6 radius around 16 trees,” said Justice Najmi Waziri in an order. Read more
Delhi Government’s Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) has signed an MoU with Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide to promote the German language, to offer courses in Delhi government schools.
The MoU was signed Tuesday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Ambassador of Germany to India Walter J. Lindner. Read more
BJP national president J P Nadda along with the party’s state chief Adesh Gupta will celebrate the party’s foundation day Wednesday by holding a shobha yatra from Rajinder Nagar in Delhi. Rajender Nagar is also the place that will go for by-polls in the next six months as the incumbent MLA Raghav Chaddha has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. Read more
Delhi recorded 112 new Covid cases and zero fatality on Tuesday, while the positivity rate stood at 1.05 percent, according to data shared by the health department here. These cases came out of the 10,629 tests conducted a day ago.
With 112 new cases, the national capital's infection count has increased to 18,65,494 while the death toll stands at 26,154.
Delhi reported 82 new COVID-19 cases and one death due to the infection on Monday, while the positivity rate was at 1.34 per cent.
The national capital reported 85 new cases of COVID-19 with a positivity rate of 0.86 per cent and zero death due to the infection on Sunday. It logged 114 COVID-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 0.71 per cent.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. (PTI)
The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 38.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, according to official data.
The relative humidity at 8:30 AM stood at 46 per cent and reduced to 16 per cent by 5:30 PM, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department.
On Monday as well, the Safdarjung Observatory had recorded a low of 19 degrees Celsius and a high of 38.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimum and maximum temperature on Wednesday are likely to settle at 19 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to IMD d
The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 38.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, according to official data.
The relative humidity at 8:30 AM stood at 46 per cent and reduced to 16 per cent by 5:30 PM, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department.
On Monday as well, the Safdarjung Observatory had recorded a low of 19 degrees Celsius and a high of 38.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimum and maximum temperature on Wednesday are likely to settle at 19 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to IMD data.
The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category (reading 228) in late evening, data from the CPCB showed around 9:45 PM. (PTI)
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The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category (reading 228) in late evening, data from the CPCB showed around 9:45 PM. (PTI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government's sports policy will be successful only when players start winning lots of medals for the country in international events, more than China and the US. He was speaking at an event to honour those who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics.
"You have honoured the entire country. The 'Samman Rashi' that you have been given is a small token from us to tell you that we are really proud of you. We pray to God that you keep making the country proud," Kejriwal said. "Lakhs of children when they see you, feel that they should also bring laurels for the country. Each one of you inspires lakhs and crores of children," the chief minister said.
Talking about the city government's sports policy, he said that it was formulated after studying those of other states. "There are three pillars of the policy. One of the things that the policy aims to do is to start a sports culture in Delhi and encourage playing of sports," Kejriwal said. "It also aims to identify children who have the potential and to help those people who have performed well at the national and international levels," he said at the event. (PTI)
A 29-year-old woman was raped allegedly by a man living in her locality while she was alone at her home here, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered at Bhondsi police station on Tuesday based on the woman’s complaint even as the accused has gone absconding, they said. Read more
Observing that society can withdraw liberty sanctioned to an individual when he becomes a danger to societal order, a Delhi court has denied bail to eight Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BYJM) activists, who barged through security barricades and smeared paint on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on March 30.
Additional Sessions Judge Naveen Kumar Kashyap denied bail to the eight accused observing that “prima facie it is clear that their fundamental right to peacefully protest is exceeded by them knowingly/intentionally”.
The court said that the “liberty of an individual is not absolute”. Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Tuesday it has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 4.81 crore belonging to companies allegedly linked to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and his relatives. The attachments have been made in connection with a case of money laundering the agency is probing against the minister.
The properties belong to four companies—Akinchan Developers Pvt. Ltd; Indo Metal Impex Pvt Ltd; Paryas Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd; Manglayatan Projects Pvt. Ltd; and J.J. Ideal Estate Pvt. Ltd. Read more
A Delhi court dismissed the bail application of Jamia student, Meeran Haider, who is an accused in the northeast Delhi riots UAPA case. (ENS)
Three days after a 23-year-old man died by suicide after allegedly jumping in front of a train in Gurgaon, the Government Railway Police (GRP) Tuesday booked three men on charges of abetment of suicide.
On April 2, the police had said that the man allegedly jumped before the Bareilly Express near the Dhanwapur railway tracks, following which, the GRP initiated a probe. The police had added that initially, the man could not be identified and his body had been kept in the mortuary. The next day, he was identified as Kamal, a resident of the Feroze Gandhi Colony. Read more
A 25-year-old MBA student has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly cheating people using a fake Instagram account on which he posed as a woman and sold fake cryptocurrency and investment schemes, officers said. E-vouchers worth Rs 15 lakh were found with the accused, besides the details of two Google accounts and a fake Instagram account used by him, the police noted. Read more