Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia (PTI)Delhi News Today, Delhi-NCR News Live Updates (August 12): A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exchanged heated arguments related to free welfare schemes, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today said the Finance Minister is trying to scare the public by saying that the free welfare schemes will destroy the country. He asked Sitharaman to study the models of other countries and how they have become rich economically by giving free schemes to the public. Kejriwal had on Thursday said the BJP was creating an atmosphere against providing free services to the public by calling them ‘freebies’ to which Sitharaman replied that he gave a“perverse twist” to the debate.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police Friday recovered over 2,000 live cartridges days ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Six people, including owner of a gun house, were arrested, the police said. The police further informed that efforts are on to find the main accused and also suspected is the involvement of an individual currently incarcerated in Meerut.
In other news, a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday evening in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, police said, adding that the motive for the killing was not known. According to police, Mayank Panwar, a resident of Shahpur Jat, and his friend Vikas Panwar were sitting at Qila in Begumpur when four or five unknown people came and picked an argument with Mayank, a hotel management graduate.
According to SpiceJet, the video -- in which Kataria is seen lying down on the aircraft seat and lighting a cigarette and taking a couple of puffs -- was shot on January 20, 2022. (Photo: Videograb/Twitter@Nitish_nicks)
The water level in the Yamuna river crossed danger mark of 205.33 metres and reached 205.38 metres at 4 pm, the Flood control department informed.
Manish Sisodia said Delhi has a good revenue surplus despite running free schemes while UP, Madhya Pradesh, and other states where BJP is in power have a huge fiscal deficiency. He also said the revenue of the Delhi government has increased in the last seven years.
"We are not only saying this, CAG is also saying the same," he said.
" Under its Dostvaad Model, BJP has waived off Rs 5 lakh crore of tax and Rs 10 lakh crore to loans of their friends. It did not cause loss to the government's vault, but free education, health, and electricity are destroying the country's revenue surplus," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.
A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Finance minister exchanged heated arguments related to free welfare schemes, Deputy CM, Manish Sisodia today said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is trying to scare the public by saying that the free welfare schemes will destroy the country.
He also asked Sitharaman to study the schemes/models of other countries and how they have become rich economically by giving free schemes to the public.
The Delhi High Court has said it will not be feasible to provide round-the-clock security to every retired police officer, who has investigated a murder case or handled high profile cases, and dismissed a plea for protection by retired senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer who probed the Nitish Katara murder case.
Former Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anil Samaniya, who retired on November 30, 2021, had submitted that he was provided with security cover since 2002 and after his retirement, the security was to be withdrawn and in that event, his life as well as that of his family members would be in grave danger. Read More
Gun-house owner Parikshit Negi's associates Kamran and Nasir were arrested from Dehradun and Roorkee.
Negi's records are being probed for any connivance with any other gunhouse. He is owner of the Royal Gunhouse, Dehradun.
One handler, Saddam, was arrested from Jaunpur, while the gunhouse owner Parikshit Negi has also been arrested.The couriers of ammunition were identified as Rashid and Ajmal. Efforts are on to find the main accused. Also suspected is the involvement of an individual currently incarcerated in Meerut.
East Delhi Police had received info from an auto driver on August 6 about two people with heavy bags in the Anand Vihar area. They were caught with ammunition - 2251 rounds including rifle calibre.The final destination of the rounds was to Lucknow. Criminal angle is suspected, though terror is not ruled out. Ammunition was sourced from a licensed gun-house in Dehradun. Similar consignments had been sent 4-5 times so far.
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A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death on Thursday evening in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, police said, adding that the motive for the killing was not known.
According to police, Mayank Panwar, a resident of Shahpur Jat, and his friend Vikas Panwar were sitting at Qila in Begumpur when four or five unknown people came and picked an argument with Mayank, a hotel management graduate. Read More
Ahead of Independence Day, the Delhi Police has recovered around 2,000 live cartridges, officials said on Friday. The recovery was done by the east district of the Delhi Police, they said.
The Noida Authority decided to increase the land rates of industrial and residential category plots in its 25th board meeting held Thursday. Around 20 agendas were discussed and placed before the board, officials said.
In a press note issued by the authority, cost of purchasing E category residential plots with land rate of Rs 41,250, and the land rate of sectors in A-C category have been increased by 20 per cent while land rate of sectors falling in the A+ category remains unchanged at Rs 1,75,000 per square metre. The land rate of group housing projects has been increased by 20 per cent. Land rate of plots which fall in the institutional use category and are not linked to resident plot rates have been increased by 20 per cent. Rate of industrial category plots in Phase I and Phase III have been increased by 20 per cent and Phase III category industrial plots will see an increase by 30 per cent. Read more here
The Delhi Police have announced several traffic restrictions near the Red Fort owing to security measures for the Independence Day celebrations and the address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These restrictions would be applicable on August 13 (Saturday), the day of the dress rehearsal, and August 15 (Monday).
A Delhi Police spokesperson said that several routes would be closed for traffic from 4 am to 10 am except for labelled vehicles. Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail, Lothian Road from GPO Delhi to Chatta Rail, SP Mukherjee Marg from HC Sen Marg to Yamuna Bazar Chowk, Chandni Chowk Road from the Fountain Chowk to the Red Fort, Nishad Raj Marg from the Ring Road to Netaji Subash Marg, Esplanade Road and the link road to Netaji Subash Marg, the Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT, and the Salimgarh bypass from ISBT to IP flyover are some of the roads that would be closed.
The spokesperson also noted that there would be border restrictions on commercial and transport vehicle movement between 10 pm and 11 am for the next three days. The specific areas are the Noida border, Ghazipur border, Maharajpur border, Surya Nagar border, Apsara border, Bhopura border, Loni border, Badarpur border, Aya Nagar border, Rajokri border, Kalandi Kunj border, Lal Kuan Prahladpur border, Singhu border, Safia border, Auchandi border, Dhansa border, Jharoda border, and Tikri Border. Read more here
The daily Covid positivity rate in Delhi continues to hover around the 15 per cent-mark with the city recording a positivity rate of 14.38% on Thursday.
A total of 18,960 Covid-19 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, and of these, 2,726 were positive. With this, the total number of new Covid cases recorded in the month or August stands at 21,673.
The city also recorded 6 deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of Covid deaths in August to 44. The rising Covid-19 cases and related deaths in the capital have prompted the Delhi government to make masks mandatory in public places. Violators would have to pay a fine of Rs 500. Read more
Demolition of Noida’s Supertech twin towers will start on August 28, with an extension period of one week, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
The process of charging the towers is expected to begin from Saturday morning.
Earlier, the towers were going to be demolished on August 21, with an extension period of one week.
A press conference is scheduled to be convened by the Additional CP, Eastern Range today at 12:30 PM at Media Center, New PHQ regarding busting of a Syndicate involved in illegal trafficking of ammunition and recovery of huge quantity of ammunition by East District.
Three days after a 19-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in her house at Chandu village in Gurgaon, the police on Friday said they have arrested her husband and booked him on the charge of dowry death. Police had initially registered a case of murder against her husband.
According to the police, on Tuesday, the Budhera police post under Rajendra Park area received information that a woman had died by suicide. The woman hailed from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Read more here
Light rainfall and strong winds of around 30 to 40 kmph are on the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for Delhi on Friday. Cloudy skies, light rainfall or thundershowers are also likely over the weekend in Delhi-NCR.
The maximum temperature is likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature recorded on Thursday was 31.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the long period average. On Thursday, the weather observatories in the city recorded only traces of rain or very light rainfall. Read more here
Students who chose Basic Mathematics in Class X will be permitted to study mathematics in Class XI as a ‘special measure’, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has said, given the disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2020, the CBSE had introduced the Basic Mathematics paper in their Class X examinations with the stated objective of offering an element of choice to students who do not wish to study mathematics in Class XI and XII. Those who opt for the Basic Mathematics paper are tested on the same topics as those who pick standard mathematics but at a lower level, and the board had stated that those who opt for the basic option will not be allowed to choose mathematics as a subject in Class XI and XII.
However, the CBSE relaxed this rule for the last two years “because of the circumstances developed due to the pandemic” and students who picked Basic Mathematics were allowed to take mathematics as a subject in Class XI. Read more
The Ghaziabad police have issued a traffic advisory in light of the full dress rehearsal scheduled to be held on Saturday as part of the ongoing Independence Day preparations, police said late Thursday.
As per the advisory issued by the superintendent of police (traffic), traffic will be diverted on Friday from 10 pm till the completion of the programmes on Saturday, and again on Sunday, from 10 pm till the programmes end on Monday.
Entry of heavy vehicles (buses, trucks and small commercial vehicles) from UP Gate, Anand Vihar, Seemapuri border, Tulsi Niketan and Bhopura into Delhi will be prohibited. All such vehicles can proceed to their destinations via Loni. Read more here
A 35-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after she was allegedly mauled by a pet dog, a pit bull, Thursday morning in Gurgaon’s Civil Lines area. Police said the woman is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi.
According to police, the incident took place around 7 am when the woman, identified as Munni Rehman, who works as domestic help, was going to work.
A police officer, requesting anonymity, said, “Preliminary probe has found that the dog attacked her from behind, following which she fell on the road and the dog got on top of her and bit into her neck. A milkman, who was passing through, stopped his motorcycle and used the cap of milk cans to scare the dog away. The dog let her go after intervention from passersby, but as she was being rescued, the dog again pounced on her and bit her on the head and face.” Read more here