Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila event on Ramlila Qila grounds.Delhi News Live Updates: Wishing everyone a happy Dussehra, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he would pray to lord Ram for everyone’s good health, happiness and fortune. He also said that his dream is to make India strong and number one in the world. Kejriwal was one of the chief guests of honour at the Ramlila event at the Lal Qila grounds. President Droupadi Murmu, who was also scheduled to attend the celebrations, skipped the event.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday wrote to Lieutenant Governor demanding CBI probe into a “Rs 6000-crore scam” in MCD.
The Excise Department coming out with a list of the remaining Dry Days in Delhi which includes today — Dussehra — and four other occasions: Eid-e-Milad (October 9), Diwali (October 24), Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 8) and Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day (November 24).
In other news, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena saying the L-G is “bypassing the elected government” and that “all the inquiries ordered are illegal and unconstitutional.” This comes after L-G Saxena directed the the Chief Secretary for an inquiry report into the government’s flagship scheme — electricity subsidy.
A fire broke out at Gandhi Nagar market in Shadara around 5.40 pm. Delhi Fire Services said they rushed with 35 fire tenders to the site. The fire hasn't been doused yet
"So far, no casualties have been reported. One of the major challenges is that there's no water source near the shops and the lane is narrow. Our fire tenders are parked far from the site. These are all small shops selling garments," said DFS Chief Atul Garg.
RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav reached Medanta Hospital to pay a visit to ailing Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Wishing everyone a happy Dussehra, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said he would pray to lord Ram for everyone's good health, happiness and fortune. He also said that his dream is to make India strong and number one in the world.
The President will not be attending Dussehra celebrations at the Lal Qila grounds
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal reached Lal Qila for the Ramlila event. Kejriwal and President Droupadi Murmu are the guests of honour at the Luv Kush Ramlila at Lal Qila.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has arrived at Medanta Hospital to see Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Authorities in Delhi have stressed on the need to keep a continued vigil against coronavirus in view of the festival season, even as they gave nod to dismantle three remaining Covid care centres in the city and vacate the land.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority, in its meeting held on September 22, discussed the Covid-19 situation in the national capital.
Delhi LG V K Saxena, who is the chairman of the DDMA, said Delhi could do a little better on the vaccination front.
Out of a total of 1.33 crore beneficiaries eligible for the precaution doses, it was found that only 31.49 lakh (24 per cent) had taken them till September 20, according to the data shared during the meeting.
In view of the upcoming festivals, Saxena said there is a need for a continued and strict vigil. This will be a critical period as people may ignore Covid-appropriate behaviour during festivals, he said.
“It is important to adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour and to create a mass awareness among the people to follow the same,” he said, according to the minutes of the meeting.
The DDMA also gave its nod to dismantle the Covid care centres erected on the properties of Radha Soami Satsang, Chhattarpur, Swan Kirpal, Burari, and Sant Nirankari, Burari and vacate their land. It was also decided that the medical equipment would be transferred to the hospitals where it was needed. (PTI)
With a massive shortfall in Delhi University’s permanent faculty, ad hoc teachers comprise around 40 per cent of its teaching force and number more than 4,200.
The increase in numbers of ad hoc teachers over the years can be attributed to two factors. Between 2008 and 2013 ,almost 1,500 teachers retired, creating vacancies. Secondly, in 2006, central universities were given additional teaching posts to adjust for larger student intake on account of OBC reservation.
However, Shabana Azmi, an activist and an ad hoc teacher at Zakir Husain Delhi College, said colleges have stopped hiring new ad hoc teachers.
Ad hoc faculty at university departments also fear losing their jobs. Last week, eight out of 11 ad hoc teachers in the department of commerce were disqualified during the selection process. Read Sukrita Baruah's special report on DU teachers here
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Cloudy weather and a few sporadic spells of light rain are predicted in Delhi on Wednesday and the next four to five days, which will keep the air clean and temperatures within comfortable levels in the national capital.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.
The air quality index (AQI) stood at 195 (moderate category) at 10 am. (PTI)
The festival season is now a time for the children to learn about river protection with awareness competitions to be held in all schools in Delhi.
As part of this, the students of classes VI to XII in all schools in Delhi will participate in a set of competitions in the festival season: a debate competition on “Effect of Festivals on our Rivers”, a poster making competition on “Clean Rivers”, a slogan writing competition on “River Yamuna: A Life Line to Millions” and an essay writing competition on “Challenges of Clean Water and their Solution”. Read more
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the shifting of jailed separatist leader Altaf Ahmad Shah from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital to AIIMS, after the court was informed that he was diagnosed with renal cancer.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed that the medical records of the petitioner, Shah, reflected that he had been suffering from various ailments and was being treated at RML Hospital for the same. The court also observed that Shah had not submitted any document to show that he was suffering from renal cancer. The high court, without going into the merits of the case, held that the right to have adequate and suitable treatment is enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. Read more
Confusion regarding dry days in Delhi has finally been cleared, with the Excise Department coming out with a list of the remaining Dry Days in the city.
Dussehra today will be a dry day. Alcohol will not be sold in the city on four more occassions this year. (Read More)
To provide affordable health and cardio consultation service to underprivileged and weaker sections of society, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will start a low-cost cardiology unit at its dispensary Gurdwara Bangla Sahib by November.
DSGMC president Harmeet Singh Kalka said they have begun the process for setting up equipment such as ECG machine, TMT, stress test system, biomonitors, pulse oximeters, oxygen concentrator and blood pressure monitors Guru Harkrishan Poly Clinic. (Read More)
Authorities in Delhi have stressed on the need to keep a continued vigil against coronavirus in view of the festival season, even as they gave nod to dismantle three remaining Covid care centres in the city and vacate the land.
The DDMA also gave its nod to dismantle the Covid care centres erected on the properties of Radha Soami Satsang, Chhattarpur, Swan Kirpal, Burari, and Sant Nirankari, Burari and vacate their land.
It was also decided that the medical equipment would be transferred to the hospitals where it was needed. There were 11 Covid care centres established in the national capital due to a spike in cases.
Of these, one was run by the central government and the rest by the Delhi government. All but three centres were dismantled as the cases declined.
The Delhi LG and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have given their nod to handing over of land to the organisations concerned but stressed that a proper inventory be worked out regarding the equipment. (PTI)
Services have been affected on the Delhi Metro's Blue line on Wednesday due to a technical snag, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said.
"Blue Line Update: Delay in services from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida Electronic City/Vaishali. Normal service on all other lines," the DMRC tweeted around 7.15 am to alert commuters.
The metro services on the line have been affected due to a technical glitch, sources at DMRC said.
The Blue line of the Delhi Metro connects Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi with Noida Electronic City, and also branches off to Vaishali from Yamuna Bank station. (PTI)
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to deploy 50 more battery-powered buses for internal transportation within the campus. This will be in addition to the existing fleet and the purchases will be made via corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions.
The buses will help in transporting patients, attendants and other support staff within the institute. (Read More)
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a plea of a 2022 National Eligibility Entrance Test-UG (NEET-UG) candidate challenging the final answer key of the exam, claiming that some of the answers provided in the key were incorrect.
A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Mahajan held on September 22 that the court is not an expert in the field of medical science “to sit over decisions taken by the experts in the field and substitute it with its own wisdom” and that the scope of judicial review in such cases is limited. (Read More)