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'Kisan Garjana' rally: Farmers converge at Ramleela Ground, demand measures

Farmers have started converging at the Ramleela Ground here for the 'Kisan Garjana' rally to demand various relief measures from the government. A note issued by the organisers -- Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), a branch of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- said "the government will face trouble if it did not heed the farmers' demand in time". It said farmers are reaching the Ramleela Maidan from across the country in buses, tractors and motorcycles to demand remunerative prices for their crops based on the input cost. The farmers have also called for a rollback of GST on all kinds of farming activities and the permission for commercial production of genetically modified crops. They are also pushing the Centre to increase the financial support provided under the PM-Kisan scheme. Launched in December 2018, an income support of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments is provided to all land holding farmer families under the scheme. According to the organisers, around 60,0

With MCD polls behind it, Delhi BJP now headed for a major shakeup

After facing defeat in the MCD polls, Delhi BJP is now gearing up for a major shakeup in view of the Assembly elections to be held in 2025

Delhi's air quality 'very poor', minimum temperature settles at 6.2 deg C

Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning and the minimum temperature in the city settled at 6.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The relative humidity was 87 per cent at 8.30 am, the meteorological department said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital stood at 315 at 9 am. 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". The weatherman has forecast a largely clear sky during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 24 degrees Celsius.

Private schools in Delhi won't deny admission to children under EWS section

Private schools in the national capital will no longer be able to deny admission to children under the Economically Weaker Section category as per their will after a Delhi High Court order. The High Court on Friday ruled that private schools will no longer be able to deny admissions to children under the EWS category selected through the draw of lots by the Directorate of Education, Delhi government officials said. This order by the High Court will provide relief to thousands of poor families, as private schools will not be able to deny admission to their children, the officials said. Over the last few years, the Directorate of Education received several complaints about private schools refusing to give admission to the children allotted to them, they said. Private schools were arguing that they are not giving admission to EWS category children due to non-fulfillment of admissions in general seats, they added. In this case, it was observed that many private schools were giving ...

G20: DUSIB, Delhi Police officials meet to plan relocation of beggars

A meeting was held on Saturday by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to chalk out a plan to remove and relocate beggars from the Hanuman Mandir area near the Kashmere Gate ISBT to night shelters, officials said. In view of the upcoming G20 Summit, the Delhi government issued directions on Thursday to remove and relocate the beggars from the Hanuman Mandir area. The meeting was held with the social welfare department as well as Delhi Police to discuss the rescue drive of the beggars. DUSIB member Bipin Rai said facilities that are provided at the government shelter homes, will also be provided to the beggars once they are relocated. "First, we will map the beggars and hold surveys to understand how many of them are there near the Kashmere Gate ISBT. We will also find out the number of family members of the beggars and proceed with the plan accordingly," he said earlier. A four-member committee, under the chief engineer of DUSIB, has been constituted to coordinate wit

Man held for impersonating Delhi HC judge to extort money from policemen

A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a Delhi High Court judge and approaching police personnel in order to seek favours and extort money, officials said on Saturday. The accused visited the Samaypur Badli police station and introduced himself as a judge of the high court to the SHO there. However, the SHO became suspicious during the conversation as there was no official intimation regarding the visit of any judge to the police station, they said. On Friday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Samaypur Badli received a WhatsApp message on his official mobile number which read, Hi here is Justice (name withheld), sitting judge Delhi High Court, call me urgently, according to police. He also made a call to the ACP's number, stating that he will visit Samaypur Badli police station at 5 pm in connection with a writ petition, they said. The ACP conveyed the message to the SHO of Samaypur Badli police station. When the SHO was in his office, a person, aged about 60 to 65 yea

Fifa World Cup 2022: A full house at bars, pubs in national capital

Given Messi's massive fan following in India, restaurant and pub owners are expecting a full house

Bengal BJP core group to meet in Delhi on Dec 19 to decide LS polls roadmap

According to sources in the BJP, the meeting will be held in the evening at the residence of Subhash Sarkar and will be chaired by BL Santosh and Sunil Bansala

Delhi LG V K Saxena approves appointment of several officers in MCD

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has approved appointment of several officers in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, officials said on Saturday. These appointments have been done after selection through a "duly laid down procedure" through open advertisements, shortlisting by a selection committee on the basis of weightage provided to prefixed criteria and interviews, they said. The LG has "approved the appointment of three additional deputy commissioners/joint assessor and collector, and 19 administrative officers/assistant assessor and collectors in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)," a senior Raj Niwas official said. Ever since taking over as the LG, Saxena has been pitching for efficiency in MCD and had instructed officials to fill up vacant posts at the earliest, he said. "Appointed on deputation from other government services and departments like CSS, IRS, NDMC, CAG, CGST & CE and Income Tax Deptt. etc., these officers will help the understaffed Corporation to a large ...

Delhi LG urges to people not to throw garbage directly into Najafgarh Drain

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena appealed to the people living in colonies/localities along the banks of the Najafgarh Drain not to throw garbage directly into and on the banks of the drain

AAP govt launches 'Delhi Robotics League' for govt school students

The students of Class 9 and Class 10 will get a chance to showcase and enhance their skills in robotics

Northeast Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 of rioting charges

The rioters had allegedly beaten four Muslim men after asking their identity in Johripur Puliya

Court rejects Jamir's bail, says NSCN (IM) runs parallel govt in Nagaland

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of Alemla Jamir, a self-styled "cabinet minister" of the NSCN-IM, in a case of alleged terror funding, saying there was evidence that the insurgent group was running a parallel government in Nagaland. Special Judge Shailender Malik, who also dismissed the bail application of Jamir's co-accused, Masasasong Ao, noted that though there were talks of ceasefire between the NSCN (IM) and the central government, it was made clear in those agreements that only the army, paramilitary forces and local police would have the power of patrolling and the NSCN would not undertake any offensive operations such as ambush, raid, sniping and attack on any of the property of the state. "Coupled with the fact that arms were recovered at the instance of Jamir, there is also evidence showing running of parallel government which was never acknowledged under any peace accord," the judge said "All these clearly established that accusation against the accused .

NDMC gearing up for G20 Summit, begins upgradation of roads: Council member

A dozen major roads in Lutyens' Delhi will be spruced up with resurfacing under preparations by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) for the upcoming G20 Summit in the city, council member Kuljeet Chahal said on Friday. He said the NDMC, in its meeting, has approved an amount of Rs 12.35 crore for resurfacing 12 roads in the New Delhi area. The roads are Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, Jantar Mantar Road, R K Ashram Marg, Raisina Road, Red Cross Road, Sansad Marg, Udyan Marg, Mahadev Road, Bangla Sahib Road, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent Marg and old RK Ashram Marg, he added. The NDMC is gearing up for the G20 Summit with upgradation of the New Delhi area with modern infrastructure, Chahal said. Delhi will host eight events of the Summit next year, beginning with a meeting of foreign ministers of the group on March 1. The heads of the G20 countries will have a summit meeting on September 9-10.

CBI searches 6 locations in Delhi, Punjab and J-K in Visa fraud case

The CBI on Friday searched six locations in Delhi, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir after registering an FIR against several people, including two former workers in the French Embassy here, for alleged visa fraud, officials said. The agency has alleged that Shubham Shokeen and Aarti Mandal, both former workers at the embassy's visa department, committed the fraud in conspiracy with others between January and May. "It was further alleged that in pursuance to the said criminal conspiracy, applicants from Punjab and Jammu submitted fake and forged letters purportedly written by a private company based at Bengaluru to the Consulate General of France, Bengaluru, for issuing entry visas for their joining private companies in Port-Le-Havre, France," a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson said in a statement. The agency has alleged that Shokeen and Mandal issued the visas to three other accused persons by taking Rs 50,000 as bribe for each visa without the knowledge and approval o

'State of affairs appalling': Delhi HC on EWS admission to pvt schools

Delhi HC raised concerns over admission status of students belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to private schools, labelling the state of affairs as "appalling, anguishing and agonising"

Waqf board staff threaten to protest outside CM house against pending dues

With their salaries pending for the past several months, staff of Delhi Waqf Board went on strike on Friday, with Imams and Muazzins of the mosques affiliated to the board threatening to protest outside the Chief Minister's residence. The Waqf Board employees, majority of them contractual, have not been paid their salaries for the past 3-4 months, said an employee of the board. "We have already informed the Waqf Board authorities including the divisional commissioner about our problems but there is no development so far. The decision to go on strike was taken as a last resort," said the employees preferring not to be named. It was also claimed by the Imams and Muazzins of mosques maintained by the Waqf Board that they were also not paid their monthly wages for over five months. "If Delhi government does not work out a solution, we will soon stage a protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal," said an Imam. No immediate reaction was available from Waqf Board Ch

Delhi govt can't resile from ex-gratia announcement for Covid-19 death: HC

Stating that the city government ought not to resile from the clear announcement made for ex-gratia payment, the Delhi High Court has asked the authorities to take a decision on payment of Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of a city police constable who died due to COVID-19. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while dealing with a petition by the wife of the deceased, said there was a clear communication by the authorities as well as press clippings, which leave no manner of doubt that the ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 crore was announced for the deceased by the Delhi government. The petitioner's husband passed away on May 5, 2020 when she was expecting a child. The deceased, a young Delhi Police Constable, was posted at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital to ensure adherence to COVID-19 lockdown measures. The court said that the present case was hard and required an empathetic consideration and the payment of compensation cannot be delayed any further. The Delhi government submitted that as per a ...

Sukesh reiterates giving Rs 60 cr to Jain before LG-appointed panel: Report

Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in statement to a committee constituted by LG VK Saxena has reiterated his charge of paying money to AAP minister Satyendar Jain for protection in jail and getting a Rajya Sabha berth, official sources said on Friday. No immediate reaction was available from the Delhi government or the Aam Aadmi Party over the issue. Earlier, the party leaders had dismissed Chandrashekhar's charges saying he was speaking like a BJP spokesperson and that he would join the party after coming out of jail. The three-member committee headed by the principal secretary (Home) of Delhi government was constituted to inquire into the allegations made by Chandrashekhar against AAP leaders, including Jain, who is in Tihar jail in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. The committee members met Chandrashekhar in Mandoli jail and recorded his statement on November 14-15, sources said. As per a report submitted by the committee, Chandrashekhar ...

Kejriwal raises 'revadi' pitch after Washington DC makes public buses free

AAP has continuously advocated for giving relaxation to people in form of freebies