Rohingya Refugee camp in the Kalindi Kunj area, New Delhi on Monday. (Express Photo by Abhinav Saha/File)Delhi News, Delhi-NCR News Live Updates: Hours after Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Centre had decided to shift the refugees to EWS flats in Bakkarwala, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj Wednesday said the Delhi government “will take strict action against any illegal immigrants.” Stating that the BJP can take the illegal immigrants wherever they want, he asserted that they should not be in Delhi.” Further terming the episode as “conspiracy by the Centre,” Bhardwaj sought proof of Hardeep Puri’s twitter account being hacked and questioned if the account of the Ministry of Home Affiars was also hacked.
Meanwhile, hours after Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri said that all Rohingya refugees will be shifted to EWS flats in Bakkarwala, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that it had not given any such directions. The ministry, in a series of tweets, said: “Govt of Delhi proposed to shift the Rohingyas to a new location. MHA has directed the GNCTD to ensure that the Rohingya illegal foreigners will continue at the present location as MHA has already taken up the matter of their deportation with the concerned country through MEA.”
The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his recent statement that US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 despite being vaccinated and it was a “failure” of medical science, saying people should not be misled by stating what is more than official. “One is, I am concerned about the good name of Ayurveda being destroyed. I am concerned about it. Ayurveda is a recognised, ancient system of medicine. Let’s not do anything to harm the good name of Ayurveda,” said Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani. Justice Bhambani made the remarks during the hearing of a suit filed by various doctors’ associations against Ramdev for his statements against allopathy.
Delhi Government students parade at 75th Independence day celebration at Chattarsal stadium. (Express Photo)
For a decade, they have lived in camps and huts in Kalindi Kunj and Madanpur Khadar in South East Delhi. But for the first time, Rohingya refugees will soon get EWS (economically weaker section) flats in West Delhi’s Bakkarwala.
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Wednesday that the Centre had decided to shift the refugees to EWS flats in Bakkarwala.
“India has always welcomed those who have sought refuge in the country. In a landmark decision all Rohingya refugees will be shifted to EWS flats in Bakkarwala area of Delhi. They will be provided basic amenities, UNHCR IDs and round-the-clock Delhi Police protection,” he tweeted. Read More
Delhi and Kolkata reported 106 and 99 deaths per 1 lakh population in 2019 which could be attributed to PM2.5 pollution, according to a new report published by US-based Health Effects Institute on Wednesday.
In 2019, Delhi recorded an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 110 microgram per cubic metre, the highest among the most-populous cities in the world, followed by Kolkata (84 microgram per cubic metre), said the report "Air Quality and Health in Cities" by the State of Global Air Initiative, a collaboration between the Health Effects Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease project.
The report summarizes data on air pollution exposures and associated health impacts in 7,239 cities (with minimum population of 50,000) from 2010 to 2019. It combines ground-based air quality data with satellites and models to produce air quality estimates for cities around the world. (PTI)
In a petition filed against Baba Ramdev over his statements on allopathy and Covid-19 “cure”, Coronil, the Delhi High Court stated, “You’re welcome to have your followers and disciples and people who believe you but don’t mislead the public by saying more than what is official.” Justice Bhambani stated, “My concern is to save the good name and reputation of Ayurveda. My aim [also] is nobody should be misled against allopathy.”
The court noted, “It’s one thing to say that I choose not to take the vaccine but it’s quite another thing to say ‘forget the vaccine, it’s useless but take this”’.
Launching the mission to make India no 1, Arvind Kejriwal said, "This is not my party's mission. It's mission of every single citizen."
"I ask BJP to join this mission to make India the number one in the world. We have to stand together to achieve this mission. Hindu is fighting with Muslim, Muslim is fighting with Christian, Pandit is fighting with someone...If we keep fighting like this, our country will not reach the top level. I appeal to everyone to join this mission and work together to make India the great nation," Kejriwal said.
Launching the ‘Mission to Make India No 1’ at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal emphasised the need to improve education and employment in the country. “We have to open schools in every corner of the country if we want to provide good education to every child. When all students will get education, every family in the country will become rich,” he said, adding that we also need to ensure that the youth have employment.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced that all private and commercial vehicles would drive through the Multi-Level Car Parking (MLCP) area to pick up the passengers from today (August 17).
The MLCP will be used instead of the Lane-3 parking at Terminal 3. 15-minutes of parking at the new MLCP is free.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal is set to launch a “mission to make India No. 1” at Talkatora Stadium Wednesday afternoon, the party has announced.
“My only dream is to make India rich and number one in this lifetime and this will happen only when all the citizens in the country will become rich and I want to make every poor person rich. And to make everyone rich we have to provide free education and health for all children,” Kejriwal said Tuesday in a press conference. Read more
As Delhi’s positivity rate touched 19.2% on Tuesday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena appealed to people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.
Over the past three weeks, Covid cases, deaths and hospitalisations in the city have increased. While 917 cases were reported on Tuesday, it was because only 4,775 tests were conducted since Monday was Independence Day and a national holiday.
“Most of the people coming to us are those who have taken just one or two doses of the vaccine. Most who have got the precautionary dose are either not contracting the virus, or do not have serious symptoms. I appeal to everyone to get the precautionary dose,” the L-G said. Read more
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In a brazen snatching incident in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash, a 46-year-old woman sustained injuries when two men on a motorbike pulled her bag — resulting in her falling down and being dragged behind the two-wheeler. The victim, a resident of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, came to Delhi last month for treatment along with her husband. She was returning to her guest house after having dinner when the incident occurred on July 30. An FIR has been registered, but no arrest has been made yet.
Police have found the CCTV footage of the incident which shows the victim, Rashida Bazaz, walking behind her husband when suddenly two men on a motorbike snatch her bag. She is still holding onto the bag when she falls down and is dragged. Read more
Delhi reported 917 fresh Covid-19 cases and three deaths today. City's positivity rate stood at 19.20 per cent
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday urged the Centre to keep politics aside and emulate the expertise of the AAP government as well as other progressive state governments to develop schools, hospitals and the entire nation. He also asked the BJP not to call such services ‘ freebies’.
“I offer the central government to make use of our free education and healthcare schemes; we are ready to work with them for the greater good of the public,” said the CM, adding that his only dream in this lifetime is to make India number one in the world. Read More
The ‘charging’ of the two Supertech towers in Noida, slated for demolition on August 28, is on track to be completed by August 25, according to the team executing the demolition.
‘Charging’ involves loading explosives into the buildings. Of the two towers, the charging of Ceyane, the smaller building standing at a height of around 97 metres, is around 80% complete, said Mayur Mehta, project manager, Edifice Engineering, which is carrying out the demolition in collaboration with Jet Demolition, a South Africa-based company. The charging of Apex, the second tower with a height of around 103 metres, is around 15% complete, he said. Read More
Days after a woman resident of Grand Omaxe housing society in Noida was abused and pushed by alleged BJP member Shrikant Tyagi, the woman posted a video on social media saying not all ‘Tyagis’ are bad and that she trusts “Modiji and Yogiji”, in an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Shrikant Tyagi was booked and arrested for abusing the woman and pushing her. Around 10 of his associates were also booked for assaulting residents and the police after Tyagi absconded from Noida. When the officers arrested Tyagi last Tuesday, his supporters had staged protests against the police and the woman for targeting the BJP and the Tyagi community. Read More
Five men were arrested by Northeast Delhi police Saturday for allegedly possessing and selling nearly 600 rolls of banned Chinese manjha (kite strings) in Jafrabad and Bhajanpura areas.
The police said that the shopkeepers were identified as Shaukat Ali (57) and Mohammed Daud (26) from Jafrabad and Rupesh Maheshwari, Abhishek Jain (26) and Sanjay Kumar (52) from Bhajanapura.
Saturday, the Jafrabad police raided Shaukat’s shop based on information and recovered 18 manjha rolls from him. Based on his confession that he used to buy them from a man known to him, the shop of Mohammed Daud was raided and 20 rolls of the banned manjha were seized. Read More
Several leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, greeted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday and wished for his healthy life.
Kejriwal turned 54 on Tuesday.
"Birthday greetings to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Ji. I pray for his long life and good health," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
Delhi LG Saxena said on Twitter, "Greetings to Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday. My good wishes for your well being and a long and healthy life."
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia praised the "Kejriwal model of education" and attached a news report about students who shifted to government schools from private ones.
"Interesting testimonies of Delhi govt school students who shifted from private schools. This is (the) Arvind Kejriwal model of education which is needed to make India the number-one country. Happy Birthday Arvind Kejriwal Sir," he tweeted. (PTI)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list next week for hearing a plea of the Unnao rape survivor seeking transfer of a criminal case filed by the father of one of the accused in her sexual assault case from a trial court in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices J K Maheshwari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of lawyer Vrinda Grover on urgent hearing of the fresh plea of the rape survivor. Read More
A 32-year-old man was arrested Monday after he fired into the wall of his mother-in-law’s house in Southwest Delhi when he went to take his estranged wife home, said the police Tuesday.
The police said that no injuries were reported after the accused, Gaurav who runs a water business and has no criminal history, fired the bullet.
Officials at the Sagarpur station said they received a call at around 7 pm, saying that a man had fired at his mother-in-law in West Sagarpur. Read more
Observing that a common man perceives a service charge by a restaurant as a government levy, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that an eatery can increase the food price instead of seeking it separately. However, the court has not passed any such direction at this stage and will hear the matter on Thursday.
The division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation during the hearing of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)’s appeal against the stay ordered on July 20 by a single bench on the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from adding service charge automatically or by default in the bill.
“That is what a common man perceives. Increase your food price, no problem, because you are entitled to fix a rate for your food but don’t levy it separately…,” said the court when the counsel representing the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India submitted that nobody thinks of it as a government levy. Read more
Four persons died while two suffered injuries after a truck allegedly overturned and crashed on a car on the NH-48 near Bilaspur in Gurgaon early on Tuesday, the police said. The victims are former IIT students who worked in private firms in Noida and were returning from Udaipur after a vacation, officers said.
According to the police, the incident took place around 1.30 am near Sidhrawali on the highway when an Innova car carrying four men and two women was travelling from Jaipur to Delhi. A truck carrying sacks of corn, which was going from Delhi to Jaipur, crossed the divider on the highway before crashing down on the car, they added.
The police identified the deceased as Deepak, 25, Adarsh Kumar, 23, Kumara Pujit, 25, and Muskan, 24. The two injured – Priyanka, 22, and Jasnor Singh, 27 – are undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Read more
"We need to improve the infrastructure of schools, open a large number of schools across the city, regularise the guest and ad-hoc teachers, and provide good teacher training to ensure a better future for the 17 crore children studying in government schools. We have done it, and improved schools in five years. Others (states) should also do it. I am offering our services, methods and expertise. Use them to make the schools better. All state governments can work together," Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday.