Meat shops at the INA market are open all week, even on Tuesdays, when meat shops in other parts of the city are usually shut. (Express File)Delhi Live News: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Mukesh Suryan has said that from now on, licences for running meat shops will be issued to traders only if they agree not to operate during the Navratri festival. “We will issue licenses with this condition in the future,” the mayor said.
Heatwave conditions have been forecast from April 6 to 11, when the maximum temperature is likely to range from 40 degrees to 42 degrees Celsius.
Delhi Police filed an FIR against Dasna Devi temple head priest Yati Narsinghanand and Sudarshan News chief editor Suresh Chavhanke for the ‘Hindu mahapanchayat’ event held on Sunday. “Hate speeches against a specific religion meant to create differences between two communities” is a key charge in the FIR, which also names Save India Foundation founder Preet Singh stating he “organised the event without (police) permission and provided a stage to such speakers for promoting enmity and differences between two religions, which will create hatred between them… legal action should be taken against them”.
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
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
In order to provide a safe and secure path for pedestrians, especially woman and girls who return from work late in the evening, the Public Works Department has decided to eradicate the dark spots on an 8.5 kilometre stretch from Mayapuri to Moti Bagh junction with high-tech automatic LED lights. The department is replacing all the damaged lights with automatic lights, and is also redeveloping the sidewalk with an entertainment plaza and other public facilities to make the stretch lively. Read more
The Delhi High Court has directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to ensure the translocation of a female elephant, who was taken away by the authorities from a private individual in 2017 on account of unsuitable standards for its care and upkeep, from Haryana’s Yamuna Nagar to Gujarat’s Jamnagar by April 15.
“Let Moti be reached to her new abode, with the best wishes of all counsel, the parties as well as of the court,” said Justice Najmi Waziri in an order. Read more
The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to settle at around 39 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, going by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast.
Heat wave conditions are on the forecast from April 6 to 11, when the maximum temperature is likely to range from 40 degrees to 42 degrees Celsius.
On Monday, the maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung weather observatory, which provides a representative figure for the city, was 38.1 degrees Celsius. Read more
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Mayor Mukesh Suryan has said that from now on, licences for running meat shops will be issued to traders only if they agree not to operate during the Navratri festival. “We will issue licenses with this condition in the future,” the mayor said. Read more
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has given Rs 130 crore to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to expedite the construction of the new line in Narela. The area, where most of DDA’s new housing projects are concentrated, faces issues related to connectivity.
The DMRC has planned a 23-km-long Metrolite corridor between Rithala and Narela as part of its Phase-IV project. Read more
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has given Rs 130 crore to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to expedite the construction of the new line in Narela. The area, where most of DDA’s new housing projects are concentrated, faces issues related to connectivity.
The DMRC has planned a 23-km-long Metrolite corridor between Rithala and Narela as part of its Phase-IV project. Read more
23 years after lawyers made a first representation for the creation of a creche in courts in the national capital, the Delhi High Court Monday started the registration for admission of children in the facility that was inaugurated last week.
A total of three registrations took place during the day and 15-20 applications were taken by parents, who intended to keep children at the day facility, for further process. The staff at creche facility is currently undergoing training. Admission of children is likely to start around April 18. Read more
A day after a 15-year-old girl allegedly went missing, police said she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Mayapuri on Sunday. While her family alleged police delayed filing their complaint, Ghanshyam Bansal, DCP (West), denied the allegations and said a case has been registered and the driver arrested. Read more