Students of JNU Protesting at Vasant Kunj Police station after violence in the campus on Sunday. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)Delhi Live News: The Delhi Police Monday registered an FIR against several unidentified ABVP students a day after multiple students were injured in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) following the violence allegedly over students eating non-veg. A complaint was filed by members of the JNUSU, SFI, DSF and AISA, a Delhi Police official told The Indian Express, while students belonging to the ABVP have also informed that they will be also giving their complaint Monday.
Some students were injured in a scuffle that broke out on the JNU campus on Sunday evening. According to the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), tension was brewing on the campus since late afternoon after some Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members allegedly tried to stop non-vegetarian food from being cooked in the Kaveri hostel mess. On the other hand, the ABVP claimed that ‘Left’ students had tried to disrupt a Ram Navmi pooja which was being conducted in the hostel in the late afternoon.
Two fires broke out in the national capital in the last 24 hours. One at a banquet hall in Outer Delhi’s Peeragarhi Chowk Sunday morning and another fire at the Ghazipur landfill late on Saturday night. No causalities have been reported in both instances.
Delhi's Signature Bridge is the country’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge. (Express Archive)
Delhi Director of Education Himanshu Gupta has issued a showcause notice to the head of a government school for underutilising its resources as he continues a crackdown through inspections.
After a visit to the government boys senior secondary school in Mandi village, he issued a showcause notice to the head of school stating, “the HOS is supposed to appreciate that the students have returned to school after a long gap. We all, as teachers, need to make our best efforts in order to utilise the remaining part of the session for preparations and revision. As HOS, it is the first and foremost duty… to make sure that teaching-learning is done effectively in his school in which duty, he seems to have failed miserably.” Read more
Heatwave conditions remain in the forecast for Delhi on Monday, with a maximum temperature of around 41 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday at the Safdarjung weather observatory was 41.8 degrees Celsius, six degrees above the normal for this time of the year.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the intensity of heatwaves across the plains of northwest India could reduce from the night of April 12 on account of a western disturbance that is likely to affect parts of the western Himalayan region. Consequently, maximum temperatures are very likely to fall by two to three degrees over many parts of northwest India from April 12, the IMD forecast indicates.
The forecast for Delhi shows that the maximum temperature could drop marginally to 39 degrees on April 13 and 14, before climbing back up to about 41 degrees by April 17. The minimum temperature over the next six days is likely to range from 21 to 23 degrees Celsius. Heatwave conditions remain on the forecast for Tuesday, and clear skies are likely for the rest of the week.
The Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against several unidentified students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) a day after multiple students were injured after violence broke out on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.
“We have received a complaint from a group of students who are members of JNUSU, SFI, DSF and AISA on early Monday morning against unknown ABVP students. We have registered an FIR under IPC Sections 323 (causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), 509 (outraging the modesty of a woman), 506 (threatening) and 34 at Vasant Kunj (north) police station. Further investigation is on to collect factual and scientific evidence to identify the culprits,” said Manoj C, deputy commissioner of police (South-west).
“Students belonging to ABVP have also informed that they will be also giving their complaint today morning. On receipt of their complaint, necessary appropriate legal action will be taken,” he added. Read more
The JNU Students' Union gave a call for a march to Vasant Kunj Police Station to demand that an FIR be registered against 'ABVP goons'. The March will begin from campus shortly.
Students were injured in JNU when violence broke out this evening on campus. According to the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), there have been tensions on the campus since late afternoon after students from the ABVP allegedly tried to stop non-vegetarian food from being cooked in the Kaveri hostel mess.
On the other hand, the ABVP claims that 'Left' students had tried to disrupt a ram navami pooja being conducted in the hostel in the late afternoon.
Presently the situation is peaceful, both the student parties are protesting peacefully. Appropriate legal action will be taken on receipt of complaint," said Manoj C, DCP (southwest).
“The incident took place between two groups. We entered the JNU premises after we got the permission from the JNU administration. They (students) were protesting at that time. Their allegations on police inaction are false,” the DCP (southwest) said.
Students were injured in JNU when violence broke out this evening on campus. According to the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), there have been tensions on the campus since late afternoon after students from the ABVP allegedly tried to stop non-vegetarian food from being cooked in the Kaveri hostel mess.
Students were injured in JNU when violence broke out this evening on campus. According to the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), there have been tensions on the campus since late afternoon after students from the ABVP allegedly tried to stop non-vegetarian food from being cooked in the Kaveri hostel mess. On the other hand, the ABVP claims that 'Left' students had tried to disrupt a ram navami pooja being conducted in the hostel in the late afternoon.
A senior police officer, who refused to be named, said, ' There was a protest at the campus. A few students got into a fight during the protest and sustained injuries. Our staff was deployed outside the college. We also received a call from the faculty. The police staff is at JNU now. No violence there. We will take action as per complaints'.
Delhi reeled under a heatwave for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department predicting similar conditions for the next two days. The Met office has issued an 'orange' alert warning of a severe heatwave in the city for Monday.
For the plains, a 'heatwave' is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal. A 'severe heatwave' is declared if the departure from normal temperature is more than 6.4 notches, according to the IMD.
The Safdarjung Observatory on Saturday had recorded a high of 42.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in April in five years. It is also the first time in 72 years that Delhi has recorded such a high temperature in the first half of April. (PTI)
Delhi government is planning to scrap its project to provide a bird's eye view of the city from 154-metre height of the Signature Bridge, months after the tourism department failed to get permission to operate inclined lifts to take tourists to a viewing gallery set up atop the pylon, official sources said on Sunday.
There are four lifts installed in legs of the bow-shaped pylon of the bridge. Two lifts are inclined at an angle of 60 degrees and two at the 80 degrees. (PTI)
In a bid to provide safety and security to passengers travelling in Metro, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to induct highly advanced and state-of-the-art baggage scanners at its Metro stations in a phased manner.
According to DMRC officials, the advanced features in these newly introduced baggage scanners will ensure extra safety and security of passengers, and will also be more convenient for elderly and women commuters while lifting up and putting in heavy baggage items for scanning. Read More
Delhi reported 141 fresh Covid cases and one more death on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 1.29 percent, according to data shared by the city health department.
There has been an uptick in Covid-19 cases in Delhi over the last few days. With this, the national capital's Covid-19 caseload has increased to 18,66,243 and the death toll to 26,157, the latest bulletin stated.
The capital had on Saturday reported 160 new Covid-19 cases while on Friday, it had reported 146 new cases and one more death. (PTI)
Despite efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate, 16 women die after childbirth every month in four major government hospitals of Delhi. The hospitals made this information available in response to separate applications filed by PTI-Bhasha under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
According to the information received, 1,281 women died after childbirth between January 2015 and September 2021 at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML), Safdarjung Hospital and Sucheta Kriplani Hospital. The worst situation is of Safdarjung Hospital, where in the last 81 months, on an average, more than 11 women lost their lives after delivery every month. (PTI)
Administering of precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines began in Delhi on Sunday amid a steady rise in daily case count in the last few days in the city, even as the pace was sluggish with a few private vaccination centres starting the exercise.
While Fortis Healthcare group has started administering the dose, Apollo Hospital had said on Saturday that it would begin vaccinating people from April 11. Authorities running other big Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs), like those at Max Healthcare, said they are expected to begin from tomorrow. (PTI)
The Delhi Traffic Police has issued over 7.91 lakh notices through SMS for over speeding caught on camera in the first three months of 2022, according to official data.
A total of 7,91,957 notices have been issued in first three months of this year, it said. The maximum notices were issued by southern range 2,41,736 followed by 1,65,669 by the eastern range, 1,52,132 by the western range and 97,772 notices by the New Delhi range. The outer range issued 92,452 notices. (PTI)
A first baseline assessment of the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC) will be conducted among students of class 9 by the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) in 250 schools in Delhi.
It will be conducted for class 9 students in 250 schools and each school has been instructed to ensure that at least 100 students participate in it. Read More
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday attacked the BJP for the "mountain of garbage" the Ghazipur landfill site has become blaming it on "corruption" in BJP-controlled municipal bodies. His comments came in the backdrop of a fire incident at the landfill on Saturday night.
This was the second incident of fire at the site in two weeks. A massive fire had broken out at the same site on March 28, which took nearly 50 hours to be doused completely.
"Ghazipur landfill site is Delhi's biggest suffering (kasht). BJP has transformed Delhi into a mountain of garbage. These mountains of garbage are there because of their corruption," Sisodia said. (PTI)
The limited time to prepare the Supertech towers for demolition ahead of the tentative completion date of May 22 could be a challenge for those tasked with bringing the twin towers down.
On Sunday, a ‘test blast’ was done, with a small quantity of explosives inserted to determine what quantity will be necessary for the building. This is to ensure that the quantity of explosives used is not too little or too much. Five columns were blasted as part of the test blast. Read More
A test blast was carried out ahead of demolition of the illegally built Supertech twin towers in Noida, on Sunday afternoon. The residents living nearby were asked to stay indoors.
To provide information, facilitation and grievance redressal to its residents, services users and employees, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) began a two-week ‘Suvidha Camp’ at the Jai Singh Road convention centre on Saturday. The camp will go on till April 23.
According to officials, the NDMC received around 114 grievances related to personnel, civil engineering, horticulture, public health, enforcement, commercial, tax and estate departments.
A fire broke out at a banquet hall in Outer Delhi's Peeragrahi Chowk Sunday morning. Delhi Fire Services Chief Atul Garg said they sent 7 fire tenders after receiving a call from La Maridian banquet hall at 11.13 am. No casualties were reported.
Another fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi late on Saturday night, said officials, nearly two weeks after a massive fire at the site required nearly 48 hours of firefighting operations to put out. This fire, though, was put out in under three hours, as per officials.
Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said that they received a call around 10.30 pm about the fire as blazes had spread to mounds of garbage and smoke billowed from the yard. The DFS sent four fire tenders to the spot within 10-15 minutes. “We deployed four fire tenders as the fire spread to different piles of garbage. We acted quickly and first controlled the fire. The fire was doused at around 1 am. The fire tenders were sent back after a cooling operation to control smoke,” said an officer.