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Mayor instructs officials to undertake drive to repair MCD hospitals

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Friday instructed officials for undertaking special drives for repair of civic-run hospitals, officials said. After this, several hospitals, including Hindu Rao Hospital, Swami Dayanand Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, Fatehpur Beri Maternity and Child Welfare Hospital, SDN Hospital and Mata Gujri Hospital, are set for "radical reforms", her office said in a statement. Oberoi chaired a meeting with senior officers of the engineering and the IT departments on Friday, it said. She took stock of various ongoing and completed projects spanning across various domains of the departments. While reviewing the conditions of MCD hospitals she gave instructions for improvement and for undertaking special repair drives at these hospitals, the statement said. The mayor also reviewed the redevelopment of MCD staff colonies at Azadpur, Model Town and Kamla Nagar. She directed officers to give impetus to the project and ensure the colonies are upgraded to the highest poss

AIIMS Delhi to join hands with other govt hospitals for cross referrals

The AIIMS in Delhi will soon pair up with other city government hospitals to ensure cross referral of patients, a move aimed at managing the burgeoning patient load at Centre-run premier health facility, officials said on Friday. As a pilot, the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka and NDMC's Charak Palika Hospital will be taken on-board and paired with AIIMS starting next month, they added. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday chaired a meeting to evolve a formal system for referral of patients between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other government hospitals in Delhi. "The objective behind the move is to optimally utilize the vacant beds in other government hospitals where critical but stable patients from AIIMS, which is reeling under acute shortage of beds, could be referred for treatment. "The initiative would go a long way in managing the burgeoning patient load at the AIIMS, while also significantly enhancing the healthcare system and medical expertis

Denying admission under EWS category frustrates right to education: HC

Denial of admission under EWS or Disadvantaged Group category by a school even after allotment by the authorities frustrates and undermines the noble objective of the law on right to education and violates the fundamental rights of children under the Constitution, the Delhi High Court has said. The court's observation came on a petition by a minor boy who sought a direction to a private school here to give him admission in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/ Disadvantaged Group (DG) category. The school's objection before the court was that the petitioner's residence was not within the 0-1 km radius and so he was not eligible for admission. The Delhi government, however, took a contrary stand and said the child was staying in the school's vicinity. Ruling in favour of the petitioner, Justice Mini Pushkarna accepted the scrutiny carried out by the Department of Education (DOE) with respect to the petitioner's place of residence and said the noble object of providing good educatio

AAP govt working to provide equitable healthcare to people: Delhi minister

The AAP government has been working to provide equitable healthcare facilities to people of the city and make its hospital better than private ones, Delhi Health Minister Raaj Kumar Anand said on Friday. He also said treatment is being made more accessible at government hospitals. "The citizens of Delhi deserve finest facilities and we are making it a reality. Following the instructions of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the treatment facility is being made more accessible in hospitals of Delhi. Apart from this, the existing hospitals are being air-conditioned by making necessary changes," Anand said. He said the Delhi government has been working towards strengthening public health infrastructure and providing better health facilities to all. Anand conducted a surprise inspection of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital on Friday. He visited various wards and OPDs of the hospital, met patients and enquired about the arrangements at the hospital. The Delhi health minister also

Landfill sites in Delhi to be flattened by Dec 2024, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the all the three landfill sites in the national capital will be flattened by December, 2024.

Fire triggers stampede at slum cluster in Delhi's Sultanpuri; 8 injured

Eight people sustained minor injuries in a stampede triggered by a fire at a slum cluster in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri, Delhi Fire Services officials said on Friday. Atul Garg, Director of the Delhi Fire Services, said a call about a fire was received at 12.13 am, following which 21 fire tenders were deployed. According to the fire department, 200 shanties were completely gutted in the fire. "Due to a stampede, eight people sustained minor injuries and they were administered first-aid," Garg said. Those injured were identified has Surajmal (72), Kapoor (50), Sagar (25), Pappu (55), Babloo (65), Kawar Singh (52), Raj Singh (72) and Chand (55), he added.

Uber auto driver booked for misbehaving with female journalist in Delhi

The police have registered an FIR under IPC section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and initiated a probe into the incident

High fever, long-lasting cough: Delhi under the grip of H3N2 virus

Influenza virus: Doctors suggest getting vaccinated against this flu, practising hand sanitation, and maintaining proper hydration

Delhi became capital of corruption, scams under Kejriwal, alleges BJP

Kejriwal should also explain why he withdrew the 2021-22 liquor policy, why he gave tenders to blacklisted companies and why didn't Satyendar Jain resign before

Delhi BJP urges AAP to deposit Rs 21 cr spent on lawyers in excise case

Nearly Rs 21.5 crore has been spent by the AAP on lawyers only for defending the liquor policy cases, adding that it is a matter of concern that how huge the scam will be, Khurana added

Delhi excise policy case: When will CM Arvind Kejriwal resign, asks BJP

The BJP also termed Manish Sisodia's resignation letter submitted on Tuesday not having any date as playing with the Constitution

DigiYatra to be at gates of Delhi airport's terminal 2,3 by March: DIAL

Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said facial recognition technology-based DigiYatra facility will be available for passengers at all entry and boarding gates of Terminal 2 and 3 by the end of March. The DigiYatra facility at entry gates of Terminal 1 of the airport is likely to be operational from April. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), is the country's largest airport and has three terminals. In the first phase, the DigiYatra facility was introduced at three airports -- Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi -- on December 1, 2022. "At present, around 2,500 passengers are using DigiYatra at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 every day. "After the installation of all the DigiYatra infrastructure at Terminal 3 and Terminal 2, around 40 per cent of the daily domestic travellers will be able to get seamless entry into the terminal, security check area, and boarding gates," DIAL said in a release. W

Migsun Group buys land in Rohini to develop high-street retail project

Realty firm Migsun Group on Wednesday said it has acquired 9 acre land parcels at Rohini in the national capital for Rs 265 crore to develop a high-street retail project. "We have purchased land located at Sector 22 in Rohini from Yogi Raj Promoters Pvt Ltd," Migsun Group MD Yash Miglani told reporters here. Migsun Group has entered into a share purchase agreement with Yogi Raj Promoters, which owns this 9-acre land parcel, he added. The company will fund the land acquisition cost through internal accruals. "We will develop a high-street retail project on this land, comprising 1 million square feet area. There is no commercial projects in and around Sector 22, Rohini," Miglani said. The company might purchase an additional Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to increase the size of the project. Miglani said the company intends to develop small retail shops in this project to bring down the overall ticket size. He said the company would retain the leasing right of this project to ensure that

CAIT urges govt for amnesty scheme under Master Plan of Delhi-2041

Traders' body, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has sought the attention of the Urban Affairs Minister urging an Amnesty Scheme under Master Plan of Delhi-2041

Swiggy, Zomato flag 'misinterpretation' of bike-taxi ban order by Delhi RTO

Food delivery apps Swiggy and Zomato have complained to the Delhi government against challans being issued to their two-wheeler riders in the name of a ban on bike taxi services in the national capital. The food delivery platforms have also sought clarification from the government on the directive while claiming that there has been misinterpretation of the notice as the ban is applicable on bike taxi service providers. Swiggy in a letter to the government has said that food delivery riders are being fined up to Rs 15,000 in the garb of the ban on bike taxi services. "The recent changes in regulations on bike taxi services in Delhi have caused confusion and disruption to food/quick commerce delivery aggregators. Our delivery executives are being wrongly issued challans despite the notification being applicable only to bike taxi service providers," a Swiggy spokesperson told PTI. He said some of the challans issued to delivery executives are in excess of Rs 15,000. "This has ...

Delhi LG launches portal for quick licencing of eating establishments

Delhi LG V K Saxena on Tuesday launched a single window portal for licencing of eating and boarding establishments, which he said would "boost" the night-time economy of the national capital. The much simplified single window portal will help entrepreneurs, businessmen and start-ups in the hospitality sector ensuring that a single easy-to-fill form, enables them to get or renew licences from five different agencies simultaneously within a fixed timeframe of 49 days, said an official statement. These agencies include the Delhi Police, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC), Delhi fire service and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). "Establishments will now be able to operate under a much simplified, minimal and enabling licencing regime, in the national capital," it said. Saxena said this major step has "reformed, simplified and overhauled" a regulation that had been existing since 1980 and had become extremely obstructionist for the ...

AIIMS, Delhi, to provide medical coverage for G-20 ministers meet

The AIIMS hospital in Delhi has been assigned the responsibility of providing medical coverage for the G-20 foreign ministers meeting scheduled from March 1 to 3 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, according to an official document. To provide medical services in the shortest possible time under this contingency plan, it has been decided that all requisite arrangements, including the physical presence of faculty, residents, nursing, technical and other staff, and preparedness of the various areas included in the plan will be ensured, it said. As part of the plan, Room 'X' in CTVS ICU-A will be kept in readiness in all aspects to handle any medical contingency. One bed in the ICU-A (Isolation room) of CTVS will also be kept ready, the document stated. According to it, the earmarked VIP isolation room in AB-8 ICU and five rooms in the private ward will be kept ready in all aspects to deal with any contingency. Gate one would be the entry point in case of any VIP contingency a

Fire breaks out at laboratory in JNU due to shot circuit, no casualties

A fire broke out in a laboratory at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday morning but no casualties were reported, an official said. The incident occurred in a laboratory at the School of Physical Sciences and it was the result of a shot circuit, the official said. "No one suffered injuries," a senior police official said. The JNU student union has written to Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit expressing concerns over "loopholes" in the security department and the "negligence" of the administration in saving the lives of the students. It claimed there are no smoke alarms or fire extinguishers inside the laboratories. "Upon observing the fire, a student immediately reported it to a security guard. But the guard was incapable of helping him since he knew nothing about fire safety. The only thing he could do was call the fire brigade as the fire became intense," the JNUSU said in a statement. "There is no proper training given to students on fire safety. Students don't even know h

Avg max temp in Delhi for Feb in 2023 3rd highest in 63 yrs: Official data

The average maximum temperature in Delhi for the month of February this year has been pegged at 27.7 degrees Celsius, the third highest in the last 63 years, according to data shared by officials on Tuesday. The city registered a high of 32.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, at the Safdarjung observatory, the national capital's primary weather station. It was seven notches above normal. According to data shared by officials, the city had registered an average maximum temperature of 27.9 degrees Celsius in February at Safdarjung station in 1960. The corresponding figure in 2006 stood at 29.7 degrees Celsius and the reading for the year 2023 stands at 27.7 degrees Celsius, as per the data shared. The national capital has seen a few spells of hot weather this February. Delhi on February 20 had recorded the third hottest February day since 1969 with the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory soaring to 33.6 degrees Celsius. The reading on Monday was nine notches above normal. On

Conspiracy based on baseless charges, claims Sisodia in resignation letter

AAP leader Manish Sisodia, in his letter of resignation from the Delhi Cabinet, alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched against him based on false and baseless charges and asserted that truth will emerge. The three-page undated letter bears the seal of the office of the deputy chief minister. In a significant turn of events, arrested Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain Tuesday resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal-led cabinet amidst BJP's persistent onslaught against the AAP over the corruption charges against its leaders. Sisodia, in the letter, asserted that he worked for various departments of the Delhi government with utmost honesty and has the blessings of lakhs of children and the love of their parents. "The biggest thing is that I have the blessings of thousands of teachers who were involved in ushering the education revolution in Delhi. The truth regarding the allegations levelled against me will emerge and it will be proved that these are false. "Now that the