Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. (File)Delhi News highlights: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Tuesday 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. The secretariat of L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena has asked the Chief Secretary to inquire into and submit a report within seven days regarding why an “order” passed by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in 2018 to pay electricity subsidy through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) was allegedly not followed, officials in the secretariat said. “Other than land, police, public order and services, you don’t have the authority to issue orders in any other matter. All your orders are politically motivated. So far, nothing has been found in any investigation. I request you to work in accordance with the Constitution,” Sisodia said.
Delhi’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the second quarter of 2022-23 dipped by more than 6 per cent as compared to the first quarter of the fiscal, reported news agency PTI, quoting official figures. However, the combined GST collection of the first two quarters of 2022-23 was 28 per cent higher than the corresponding period of financial year 2021-22, showing that the economic situation is recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.
Delhi on Tuesday reported 74 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.07 per cent, taking the total tally to 20,03,650, With no deaths reported, the toll stood at 26,503. Delhi had on Monday reported one Covid-related fatality and 39 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 1.56 per cent, according to data issued by the city health department.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Gandhi Jayanti, at Gandhi Smriti in Delhi. (PTI)
Vehicle owners not having a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) for their vehicles may face suspension of registration certificate, officials said on Tuesday.
The Delhi Transport department is issuing notices to owners whose vehicles do not have a valid PUCC, warning that if they do not get the certificate within a week, their registration certificates may be suspended, they said.
"There are around 19 lakh vehicles that do not have a valid PUCC but there is no technology to know whether such vehicles are plying on the roads.
"So, enforcement teams have been formed to carry out checks, while SMSs are also being sent to vehicle owners warning them that their registration certificates may be suspended if they do not get a valid PUCC within a week," said a top transport department official. (PTI)
An SRCC topper, an avid biker, a caring father and husband – to people who knew him, Rishab Gulshan was many things. The 45-year-old, a director at the Boston Consulting Group, died on Sunday night while returning to his Gurgaon home from a trip to Udaipur with his biker friends. He was riding a Ducati sports bike – a vehicle he cherished – when a truck allegedly hit him on NH-48 in Rewari.
On Tuesday, friends and family gathered at the Lodhi Crematorium for a prayer meeting. His uncle, Rakesh Gulshan, told The Indian Express, “He was an ambitious and passionate person. He loved bikes and going on trips with his friends. They were returning from Udaipur when this happened. I still can’t believe he is gone. He and his family stayed at my place in Lajpat Nagar for years.”
“The family has already seen a lot. Last year, my elder brother (Rishab’s father) died of a heart attack and Covid-related complications. He was a retired Armyman. Rishab was also like him – strong and self-made. He was a topper from Delhi University‘s SRCC and also did well in IIM, Bangalore,” he said. Read More
Hospitals across Delhi are gearing up to deal with the rising dengue cases. Last week, 412 cases were reported in the capital – more than twice the figure recorded last year in September. Doctors, however, say the majority of cases are mild in nature and no hemorrhagic fever, like what was seen last year, has been reported.
Seven confirmed and eight suspected cases have been reported at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Officials said patients have been admitted in the medicine department and are exhibiting mild to moderate symptoms. Read More
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has approved a project under which five roads in Delhi will be strengthened and beautified at an estimated cost Rs 11.36 crore, an official statement said on Tuesday. The roads that will be beautified include Swami Narayan Marg, Nand Lal Marg, Link Road, Pratap Nagar Road and Shah Alam Dam Road in north and northwest Delhi, it said.
Sisodia, who also holds the PWD portfolio, said the government is conducting a survey of the capital's roads and preparing blueprints to make Delhi roads stronger and safer.
Sisodia also directed officials to strictly follow safety and security norms during the progress of construction work to avoid any inconvenience to the commuters. (PTI)
Admissions to Delhi University’s undergraduate and postgraduate open learning programmes will begin Wednesday.
Unlike in DU’s regular programmes, admissions to the undergraduate open learning programmes will only be conducted through class XII marks. Common University Entrance Test (CUET) marks will not be applicable.
The admissions will be conducted online and the last date will be October 31. Read More
In yet another incident, the ceiling of a hostel room at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) partially collapsed, exposing the crumbling condition of the varsity infrastructure. The incident took place in Godavari Hostel when parts of the ceiling fell directly on a study table. Residents of the room did not suffer any injury but a laptop was damaged, said Swati Singh, who lives in the same hostel.
'A part of the ceiling fell off in a room in the Godavari Hostel in JNU. Although there were no serious injuries to any resident, the residents of the room were sleeping nearby and the ceiling fell directly on their study table thereby damaging the laptop,' said Swati Singh, president of the Democratic Students Federation (DSF).
This is not the first time that such an incident has happened in JNU. In April, a student in Sabarmati Hostel was seriously injured when the bathroom roof collapsed on him. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court recently directed a man to provide two orphanages with “hygienic and good quality burgers” as a condition for quashing an FIR registered against him for rape, stalking and criminal intimidation of his former wife.
A single judge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh quashed the FIR against the man observing that the respondent no. 2 (petitioner’s former wife) was married to him and the couple had “temperamental differences due to which they decided to part ways”. The parties had reached a settlement before the Mediation Centre, Saket Courts, New Delhi on July 4, and further submitted before the high court that they had entered into the settlement of their “own will, volition and without any threat, force or coercion”. The petitioner’s former wife submitted that she had no objection if the FIR is quashed. “In view of this, the allegations under Section 376 IPC can be quashed,” the court held. Read More
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by Facebook India Online Services Private Ltd challenging an order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which directed an investigation against it with respect to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy.
The CCI had, in an October 2021 order, clubbed the petitioner in a suo motu case investigating issues that arose from the updated privacy policy and terms of service for WhatsApp users and had sought information from the petitioner. Facebook India Online Services Private Ltd challenged this clubbing order stating that the CCI did not give any reasons while asking it to join the investigation.
Recognising the association between the petitioner and Facebook Inc, a single judge bench of Justice Yashwant Varma on September 28 observed that the scope of CCI’s investigation is not “merely limited to the operations and conduct of business by WhatsApp and Facebook Inc alone” but also extends to the subsidiaries and other companies incorporated by the latter. Read More
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the people of Gujarat have liked AAP's idea of free electricity which has prompted the BJP to obstruct the power subsidy scheme in the national capital.
Kejriwal's tweets came after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena directed the chief secretary to conduct an enquiry over the alleged non-implementation of power subsidy payment to consumers through DBT as was ordered by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in 2018, sources at the LG office said on Tuesday.
Kejriwal in a tweet in Hindi said, 'Gujarat is liking AAP's guarantee of giving free electricity. That's why the BJP wants to stop it in Delhi.' The chief minister said that he will 'not allow this to happen under any circumstances'. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a man’s plea seeking a criminal enquiry against a former Delhi University student for allegedly giving false evidence against him before the trial court. Sarvjeet Singh, who was arrested in August 2015 after the woman, in a Facebook post, accused him of making indecent gestures and obscene comments at a traffic junction in Tilak Nagar, was later acquitted by a Delhi court.
Singh had challenged two trial court orders that dismissed his application under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) seeking a preliminary criminal enquiry against the woman for offences under sections 195 (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment), 193 (punishment for false evidence), 209 (dishonestly making false claim before court) and 211 (false charges with intent to injure) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Read More
After recommending a CBI enquiry into the Delhi government’s now-scrapped liquor policy, the L-G secretariat has asked the Chief Secretary for an enquiry report into the government’s flagship scheme — electricity subsidy.
The secretariat of L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena has asked the Chief Secretary to inquire into and submit a report within seven days regarding why an “order” passed by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in 2018 to pay electricity subsidy through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) was allegedly not followed, officials in the secretariat said. The Delhi government has not responded to the development so far. Read more.
Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s health condition continues to be critical, a bulletin issued by Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon stated Tuesday. Yadav was last Sunday shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital.
Medical Director of the hospital Dr Sanjeev Gupta said in a statement, “Sh. Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji is still critical and admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon and is being treated by a comprehensive team of specialists.”
On Sunday, when Yadav was shifted to ICU, the SP had tweeted, “Respected leader is admitted to the ICU, his condition is stable. It is a humble request to all of you that please do not come to the hospital. Information about his health will be given to you all from time to time.” Read more.
In the wake of upcoming Dussehra events in Noida’s Sector 21A stadium and Sector 62 on October 5, Wednesday, the traffic police have announced a series of vehicular restrictions and diversions. The police have also requested commuters to use alternate routes, while six cranes have been arranged in case of vehicle breakdowns.
The restrictions are as follows:
- From Sectors 12, 22 , 56 towards the stadium.
- From Sector 10/21 U-turn in the direction of the stadium towards Sectors 12, 22 and 26 T-point.
- From sectors 8/10/11/12 chowk to Stadium Chowk and Spice Mall Chowk
- From Metro Hospital Chowk to Sector 12/22 Chowk and Adobe/Reliance Chowk
- From Sector 31/25 Chowk to Sector 21/25 Spice Mall Chowk
- From the Sector 22/23/24 and Thana Sector 24 T-point to Adobe/Reliance Chowk and Spice Mall Chowk
- From Sector 20/21/25/26 Jalvayu Vihar Chowk to Sector 21/25 Spice Mall Chowk
- Towards Sector 12/22 Chowk by taking a U-Turn over the NTPC underpass from Coast Guard Sector 24 T-point
Check out the full list of restrictions and diversions.
Dengue cases in Gurgaon have almost doubled in the past eight days, with the district now reporting 241 cases so far. According to data from the district health department, 116 cases of dengue have been reported since last Monday. Officials said no dengue-related death has been reported in the city this year.
Of the total 241 cases, 100 have been reported from government hospitals while 141 have been reported from private hospitals. The maximum cases have been reported from Farrukh Nagar community health centre (CHC) and Wazirabad primary health centre areas in the district, with the areas accounting for 184 cases, followed by 34 cases in urban CHCs. Pataudi and Ghangola CHCs have reported 23 dengue cases. Read more.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director Dr M Srinivas Monday passed an order banning mobile phone use by outsourced staff at outpatient department (OPD) registration counters during their duty hours. The order said that they will have to surrender their phones before starting their shift.
“It has been noticed that the outsourced staff working at the OPD registration counters are often using mobile phones while patients are waiting in queue, thereby causing delay in service delivery and inconvenience to patients,” said the order which will be effective from October 16. Read more.
Delhi's Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the second quarter of 2022-23 dipped by more than 6 per cent as compared to the first quarter of the fiscal, according to official figures.
However, the combined GST collection of the first two quarters of 2022-23 was 28 per cent higher than the corresponding period of financial year 2021-22, showing that the economic situation is recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said.
The GST collection in the third quarter (October-December) is expected to be higher with a spur in trade and business during the festive season, they added. (PTI)
From infrastructure, sanitation to connectivity, IAS officer and Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari, who took on the additional portfolio of Greater Noida CEO, laid out the priorities that the Greater Noida Authority would have to focus on in the coming days.
Speaking to the press, the CEO explained the differences between Noida proper and Greater Noida in terms of potential development. “From the planning perspective, Greater Noida is actually better than Noida itself. Though it is a bit behind Noida in terms of development, it is also smaller, which means it can be developed faster. It can potentially even be better than Noida in some ways.” Read more
A Delhi court has dismissed the statutory bail plea of former Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters, Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, arrested by the CBI in connection with a multi-crore bank loan scam case. The accused had claimed before the court that since the CBI failed to file the charge sheet against them within the mandatory 60-day period from their arrest, they had “indefeasible right” to statutory bail, also known as default bail, in the matter.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne, however, said the filing of the present charge sheet in the investigation shall rather be governed by Section 167(2)(a)(i) CrPC, which provides for a maximum period of 90 days. Read more
The AAP will burn effigies of Ravan made of garbage at about 3,500 locations here on Tuesday in protest against the BJP's “failure” in the maintenance of cleanliness in the national capital, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party said.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, Rajinder Nagar MLA Durgesh Pathak said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and supporters will also hold protests after burning the effigies at the respective locations and demand that Delhi municipal polls be held “at the earliest”.
When pointed out that the open burning of garbage is illegal and such a protest would add to air pollution, Pathak said that it would only be a ''symbolic'' action. (PTI)
The CBI has detained a Russian national at Indira Gandhi International Airport in connection with its probe into alleged manipulation of JEE (Mains) examination last year, officials said Monday. The central agency had issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ against the foreign national, suspected to be main hacker, for alleged manipulation of the prestigious examination, they said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was alerted by the central agencies when the Russian national arrived at the airport from abroad, they said. Read more
Curated by art historian Seema Bhalla, the exhibition “Ganika: In the Visual Culture of the 19th -20th Centuries” aims to showcase the rich culture of the period centered around the ganikas or the courtesans through a variety of exhibits, from rare miniature paintings to company paintings, lithographs, cigarette show cards, lobby cards, costumes and jewellery. Featuring over 200 exhibits, the collection is sourced from the repositories of MATI Trust and the Crafts Museum and the Hastkala Academy. The exhibition is on till October 28 at National Crafts Museum and the Hastkala Academy, Ministry of Textiles, Pragati Maidan. Here's a list of what's happening in Delhi this week
A Delhi court Monday sent Vijay Nair, former CEO of events company Only Much Louder (OML) and communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, to CBI custody till October 6 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case. Special Judge Raghubir Singh extended Nair’s custody, who was produced at Rouse Avenue Court following the expiration of his five-day custody.
Senior Public Prosecutor Pankaj Gupta, appearing for the CBI, had moved an application seeking further four days custody while arguing that Nair was “not cooperating with the investigation” and he had to be confronted with evidence to “establish the role of other accused in this case”. Read more
Delhi reported a total of 412 cases of dengue in the last one week, according to data from the civic administration. The numbers are nearly twice the figure recorded last year till September 28 at 217.
Out of the 412 cases, 316 were reported in the area under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), six in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area, 13 in Delhi Cantonment and one case was reported in the railway area, officials said. The highest number of cases were reported in South district at 46. Read more
Delhi University’s Campus of Open Learning has launched six new “job-oriented” courses which will be open for admission to the incoming batch of students and the classes would begin in the upcoming academic session.
The six new courses are: MBA, BBA (Financial Investment Analysis), BMS, BA (Honours) Economics, Bachelor in Library and Information Science and Master in Library and Information Science. Apart from the MBA degree, all the other courses have unlimited seats but admission is subject to meeting minimum eligibility criteria. The MBA programme will have 20,000 seats. Read more
A Delhi court Monday sent Vijay Nair, former CEO of events company Only Much Louder (OML) and communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, to CBI custody till October 6 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case. Special Judge Raghubir Singh extended Nair’s custody, who was produced at Rouse Avenue Court following the expiration of his five-day custody.
Senior Public Prosecutor Pankaj Gupta, appearing for the CBI, had moved an application seeking further four days custody while arguing that Nair was “not cooperating with the investigation” and he had to be confronted with evidence to “establish the role of other accused in this case”. Read more
The Delhi High Court has appealed to senior advocates to be “empathetic” and provide enough stipends to their juniors, but rejected a plea that newly enrolled lawyers be paid a minimum stipend of Rs 5,000.
While hearing a 29-year-old lawyer’s petition seeking a direction for the Bar Council of India and the Bar Council of Delhi to pay the stipend, Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed on September 23 that young professionals in medicine, chartered accountancy, architecture, engineering etc also faced problems similar to the ones faced by young lawyers. Read more
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, criticising him and his government for being absent from Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat on Sunday, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
“It is with a deep sense of pain, regret and disappointment that I draw your attention towards the utter disregard displayed by you and the Government headed by you towards the commemoration of Gandhi Jayanti and the Jayanti of Bharat Ratna, Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji yesterday. I am constrained to mention that neither you, nor any of your Ministers were present at Raj Ghat or Vijay Ghat yesterday, even as the Hon’ble President of India, Hon’ble Vice President, Hon’ble Prime Minister, Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha and a host of other top political leaders of all parties, representatives of foreign missions in India and common residents of Delhi, humbly gathered to pay homage to Bapu and Shastri Ji. While the Dy Chief Minister (Manish Sisodia) was perfunctorily present there for a few minutes, he did not deem the occasion fit enough for him to stay the course,” he wrote.
Delhi Police has provided Z+ security to Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on the directions of Ministry of Home Affairs, an official said on Monday. Chauhan on Friday became India's new Chief of Defence Staff with a mandate to implement the ambitious theaterisation plan that aims to ensure tri-services synergy and prepare the armed forces for future security challenges facing the nation.
"CDS Gen Anil Chauhan has been provided with Z+ security on MHA's order," confirmed a senior police officer. (PTI)
The number of dengue cases witnesses a sharp rise in September with more than 400 new infections being reported in the last week of the month. A total of 693 cases of dengue were reported last month till September 28, according to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday.
The city recorded a total of 525 dengue cases till September 21 this year while 412 fresh cases were reported in the week that followed, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease in the city to 937 so far this year, it said. In 2015, the city had witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst dengue outbreak since 1996.
Of the 937 total cases recorded till September 28 this year, 75 were reported in August. It is also the highest number of dengue cases logged during the January 1-September 28 period since 2017, when the corresponding figure was 2,152. (PTI)
Delhi University on Monday has launched six new courses in its School of Open Learning, which will be taught in the upcoming academic session for newly admitted students. These six courses include: MBA, BBA (Financial Investment Analysis), BMS, BA (Hons) Economics, Bachelors in Library and Information Sciences and Masters in Library and Information Sciences.
The Delhi Police have registered a case against the Popular Front of India (PFI) under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, officers said. The Indian government has already declared the PFI, Rehab India Foundation (RIF), All India Imams Council (AllC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation (NCHRO) and other organisations as “unlawful associations”.
Over the past few weeks, central agencies have conducted several raids and arrested key members and leaders of the PFI and other organisations. The police have now registered an FIR to investigate the “unlawful activities” of PFI leaders and members in Delhi. Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday has asked for the extension of custody of Vijay Nair, former CEO of events company Only Much Louder (OML) and communications in charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who was arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case. The CBI is looking to extend Nair's custody by four days, and said, that Nair was not cooperating with the investigation.
Nair's lawyer, Ramesh Gupta opposed the remand stating that Nair was previously questioned 7 times in this case and they were seeking further remand to humiliate him. The order has been reserved.
The Delhi High Court refused to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against a man accused of sexually abusing his minor son holding that the boy had the constitutional right to get justice if he was a victim of sexual abuse. The case is pending trial before a Delhi court.
A single judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was hearing a quashing petition filed by the father in an FIR registered against him for aggravated sexual assault (Section 10) and sexual harassment (Section 12) under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at the Dwarka police station. The father said that the allegations against him were false and concocted due to marital discord between him and his wife. Read more
Sharing a copy of the statement issued by Medanta Hospital on Mulayam Singh Yadav's health, the Samajwadi Party said: "Respected Netaji is admitted in the 'Critical Care Unit' of Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, and his condition is stable. It is not possible to meet Netaji. So it is a humble request to all of you that please do not come to the hospital. Information about Netaji's health will be given from time to time."
To facilitate commuters and reduce traffic jams and congestion caused during Durga Puja, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Greater Kailash Saurabh Bhardwaj has started a free electric car shuttle service and engaged around 30 vehicles between Nehru Place Metro station and Chittaranjan (CR) Park.
The e-cars will provide free-of-cost services from and to the metro station for the devotees visiting pandals in CR Park. They will also provide a dropping facility from CR Park to Nehru Place metro station. Read more
In the wake of the recent accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur in which at least 26 people were killed after a trolley attached to a tractor fell into a pond, the police have launched an initiative across the state, advising people against travelling in such vehicles.
Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) Anupam Kulshreshtha has instructed police commissioners and superintendents of police across Uttar Pradesh to carry out the initiative, with an emphasis on rural areas. Instructions were also issued to coordinate with the relevant district magistrates, gram pradhans and panchayat secretaries to publicise the danger posed by travelling in tractor-trolleys. Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wished jailed Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain on his birthday, saying "path of truth is not easy".
The chief minister in a tweet in Hindi said, "Today is Satyendar's birthday. He has been in jail for four months due to a fake case."
The ED had arrested Jain and two others in the money laundering case based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR lodged against the AAP leader in 2017 under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
"He gave mohalla clinics, 24-hour free electricity, and arranged for free and good treatment for everyone. These people want to stop welfare work for the public. The path of truth is not easy, Satyendar. Happy birthday," Kejriwal said. Jain is accused of having laundered money through four companies linked to him. (PTI)
The Delhi Airport Monday received a call from the Lahore Air Traffic Control (ATC) about a bomb threat on a flight headed from Iran to China, a source said. When Delhi ATC contacted the pilot to offer help, the pilot refused to land in India, the source added.
According to sources, the call was received around 9.30 am regarding a Mahan Air flight, travelling from Tehran to Gangzhou. “Delhi ATC officials contacted the pilot and asked for directions on landing but the pilot later decided to not land in India and moved towards China. We had offered help but they refused maybe because it was a hoax call,” the source said.
The plane has now left India and will reach China in an hour or two, they added. Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a library built by local MP Gautam Gambhir in East Delhi’s Priya Enclave on October 13. Senior BJP leaders said it would be the first address by a major party leader after reports of a corporation election that is likely to be held in December, so all eyes will be on Shah’s speech. Read more
One labourer died and another person is feared to be trapped under the rubble after a building in Gurgaon’s Udyog Vihar Phase-1 collapsed unexpectedly while it was being demolished Monday. The Udyog Vihar fire station personnel received a rescue call in the morning stating that the building has come crashing down.
“A few labourers were carrying out demolition work at the building when the incident happened. As per preliminary information, the labourers are from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. One person has died and two have been rescued. One more labourer is believed to be stuck under the debris. Rescue operations are underway. NDRF and SDRF teams have reached the spot,” Gurgaon DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said. Read more
The Delhi High Court recently directed a woman to provide sanitary napkins to girls’ school for two months as a condition for quashing a first information report (FIR) registered against her for extortion and criminal intimidation after the parties had settled the dispute amongst them.
The court directed the woman to provide sanitary napkins to a girls’ school “not having less than 100 girls from Class-VI to XII for a period of 2 months. The additional public prosecutor was directed to identify the said school. Read more
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Monday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 22.5 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 73 per cent.
According to the weather office, the sky will remain clear and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the moderate (131) category at 8.05 am, data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe. (PTI)
Amidst the ongoing selection process for permanent faculty in colleges and departments, the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) will go on a strike on Monday, demanding the absorption of all ad hoc teachers.
The long-pending selection process for permanent faculty has sparked fears that long-serving ad hoc faculty will be removed in the process. Read more
The Udyog Vihar fire station personnel Monday morning received a call stating that a building located at Udyog Vihar Phase-1, Gurgaon, collapsed all of a sudden during its demolition. Two-three labourers are feared to be trapped under the debris. Meanwhile, another labourer has been rushed to the hospital. A team of fire personnel have already reached the spot. A rescue tender from Sector 29 is on the way.
According to police, the collapsed building was an old factory and while it was being demolished by labourers, a wall is suspected to have caved in causing the sudden crash.
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