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Delhi school students not allowed to use mobiles in classrooms: DoE

Mobile phones are strictly prohibited in the classrooms of Delhi government schools and private schools for students, the Directorate of Education (DoE) said on Thursday. Teachers and other staff have also been asked to avoid using mobile phones in places like classrooms, playgrounds, laboratories and libraries where teaching and learning activities take place. Parents should ensure that their children do not bring mobile phones into the school premises. If students bring mobile phones to school, then the school authority should arrange to keep them in a locker and return the mobile phones to the students after school, a DoE circular said. School authorities have been asked to provide helpline numbers where students and parents can call in case of an emergency. This advisory was issued for all government and private schools in Delhi.

DLF, Medanta to develop 400-bed multi-specialty hospital in Delhi

Realty major DLF on Thursday announced that it has tied up with Global Health Ltd (Medanta) to set up a 400-bed multi-speciality hospital in the national capital. The two companies will have an equal partnership in the new joint venture. DLF and Global Health Ltd -- a leading private multi-specialty tertiary care provider -- have "entered into an understanding for forming a company to launch a 400-bed multi-super specialty hospital to provide the highest quality of healthcare in the heart of Delhi in Greater Kailash-I." Both DLF and Medanta will own 50-50 equity in the new company. DLF will be a strategic investor and Medanta will run the hospital and have operational control. DLF Chairman Rajiv Singh said, We are excited to participate in setting up a world class hospital in South Delhi at a location which is closely associated with the origins of our company." The new hospital will strengthen the medical infrastructure in Delhi and further strengthen its deep commitment to impr

Delhi HC seeks ED's stand on bail plea by Vijay Nair in Excise policy case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by businessman and Aam Aadmi Party's communication in-charge Vijay Nair seeking default bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice on the bail application and granted time to the investigation agency to file its reply. Nair, who was arrested on November 13, 2022, was refused default bail in the case by the trial court on July 29. The trial court had dismissed the bail plea, saying it was not the competent or an appropriate forum to consider the grounds of default bail of the accused and the appropriate course would be to approach the same judge or bench of the high court, which had earlier dismissed his bail plea, with a request for consideration of the point. Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Nair, contended before the high court that the ED filed piecemeal charge sheets in the matter and the accused was

Fire at sofa factory in Mayapuri industrial area, 7 hurt including 2 cops

Two policemen and seven civilians were injured putting out a fire that broke out at a factory in west Delhi's Mayapuri area early Wednesday morning, officials said. According to officials, a call was received at 2.05 am that there was a fire at a two-story sofa factory at the market known for dealing in scrap. The fire was doused by five tenders that were rushed to the spot, they said. The fire had sparked in the packing box of sofa springs. A drum of glue kept on the ground floor also burst in the blaze, a fire official said. Seven men received minor burn injuries and were rushed to DDU hospital. The injured were identified as Rakesh, 35, Ram Niwas, 60, Santosh, 27, Harichand, 35, Vikrant, 25, Kishan, 23, and Inderjeet, 33. Head constables Randhir Singh and Vikrant too received burn injuries in the incident, fire officials said. According to police, the factory dealt in iron spring (used in making sofas) in Mayapuri Phase II. A crime team was called at the spot to investigate t

Unions to hold rally in Delhi on Aug 10 to restore Old Pension Scheme

Employees of central and state government departments will gather at Ramlila Maidan here on August 10 to demand restoration of the Old Pension Scheme, a group of railway union leaders said on Tuesday. The 'Pension Rights Maharally' will be organised under the banner of the Joint Forum for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme (JFROPS)/National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), they said. Speaking at a press conference, NJCA national convener and general secretary of All India Railway Men's Federation (AIRF) Shiv Gopal Mishra said the employees who joined government service after January 1, 2004 are strongly opposing the New Pension Scheme (NPS). They are worried about their future after retirement because they "have been deprived of the Old Pension Scheme and forced into the New Pension Scheme", he said. "Due to this, the future and old age support of millions of employees are in jeopardy and this is why we have formed the Joint Forum for Restoration of Old Pension Scheme (JFROPS)/NJCA,"

People of Delhi will give befitting reply to BJP: AAP on services bill

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday targeted the Centre over the Delhi services bill passed by Parliament and said the people of the national capital will give a "befitting reply" to the BJP in the upcoming elections. AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said the entire opposition "unitedly opposed" the bill. Party Delhi convener Gopal Rai said the bill is an "insult" to the people of Delhi. "The entire opposition unitedly opposed the unconstitutional bill yesterday. We are fighting the battle in Parliament and the court. The people of Delhi will give them (BJP) a befitting reply in the next elections," Kakkar told PTI. Parliament on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that gives the central government control over bureaucrats in the Delhi government. Rai alleged that the bill was introduced in Parliament by the Central Government against the decision of the Supreme Court and called it a "murder of democracy". "Th

Delhi Services Bill: Amit Shah’s powerful reply in Rajya Sabha

Home Minister Amit Shah said the urgency behind first bringing an ordinance and now the Bill was to stop AAP from transferring officials connected to the probe into the Rs 2,000-crore liquor "scam.

BJP's arrogance will cost them soon: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the passage of the bill a "black day" for the Indian democracy and accused the BJP-ruled Centre of trying to usurp power in Delhi through "back doors".

Youth Congress holds protest in Delhi over Manipur violence, inflation

The Indian Youth Congress on Tuesday held a protest against the Centre over several issues, including the violence in Manipur, inflation and unemployment. Scores of Indian Youth Congress leaders and activists gathered at Jantar Mantar for a 'Sansad gherao' protest with posters and raised slogans against the Centre. The protesters were led by the organisation's national president Srinivas BV. Congress leaders, including Pawan Khera, Alka Lamba and Supriya Shrinate, were also present at the protest. "This is a call to save Manipur from the violence that has been unleashed under the nose of the BJP government," the protesters said. Shrinate said the "truth cannot be hidden" for long and added that "Manipur's voice will soon echo in Parliament". More than 160 people have been killed in the ethnic clashes in Manipur since May 3.

People of Delhi will give befitting reply to BJP in elections: AAP

The AAP on Tuesday targeted the Centre over the Delhi services bill passed by Parliament and said the people of the national capital will give a "befitting reply" to the BJP in the upcoming elections. AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said the entire opposition "unitedly opposed" the bill. Party Delhi convener Gopal Rai said the bill is an "insult" to the people of Delhi. "The entire opposition unitedly opposed the unconstitutional bill yesterday. We are fighting the battle in Parliament and the court. The people of Delhi will give them (BJP) a befitting reply in the next elections," Kakkar told PTI. Parliament on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that gives the central government control over bureaucrats in the Delhi government. Rai alleged that the bill was introduced in Parliament by the Central Government against the decision of the Supreme Court and called it a "murder of democracy". "The bill brought in

United Airlines to boost frequency of Delhi-New York flight to twice a day

American carrier United Airlines on Tuesday announced increasing the frequency of its flight services between Delhi and New York/Newark to twice daily, from once at present, starting October 29 this year. In line with the existing year-round service, the additional flight will also be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, United Airlines said in a statement. With the addition of the second flight, United will offer more flights from India to the US than any other American carrier during the winter season and is the only US airline to operate the 787 Dreamliner from India, it said. "India continues to be an integral part of United's global network and we are delighted to announce this additional daily flight from New Delhi, operated with 787 Dreamliner aircraft," said Harvinder Singh, Director, Middle East and India at United Airlines. United's 257-seater Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft consists of 48 all-aisle-access PolarisSM business suites, 21 premium PlusSM, 39 econo

Delhi BJP asks Kejriwal govt to conduct survey for issuing new ration cards

Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Monday demanded the Arvind Kejriwal government conduct a survey for issuing new ration cards. The BJP leader claimed that no new cards were provided to the people in the national capital in the last eight years. Over 3 lakh people have already applied for ration cards in Delhi and poor families are waiting for it for many years, he said. "Since the formation of the Kejriwal government, no new ration cards have been issued in Delhi for the past eight years, leaving more than three lakh people waiting for their ration cards. "The Delhi High Court has also recently ordered an inquiry into this matter," Bidhuri said. The government has not conducted any survey so far, so there is no data on the total number of ration cards in Delhi, he said. The Delhi government, in a statement, said that the distribution of ration in the city has been going on smoothly and the distribution figure for the last few months is about 100 per .

'Delhi residents receiving pre-recorded calls from SFJ on disrupting I-Day'

The Delhi police has launched an investigation in this context. According to Delhi Police, one of the person who received the threat call informed the police through a PCR call

Delhi Services Bill passed, another round of tussle between AAP, L-G likely

The Delhi services bill, passed in Rajya Sabha on Monday, is likely to set the stage for another round of confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the Lt Governor, even as the legislation puts the seal on the Centre's primacy on the control of the city government's bureaucracy. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed with the Upper House of Parliament approving it with 131 votes in favour and 102 against. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the contentious bill in the House and said that the proposed legislation is aimed at providing effective and corruption-free governance in the national capital. The bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha last week, replaces an ordinance promulgated by the Centre for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government. However, the matter is still hanging fire as the Supreme Court last month formed a constitution bench to examine the power of Parliament over governa

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675 slum clusters housing 1.5 mn people in Delhi, Rajya Sabha told

In Delhi, there are 675 slum clusters in which around 15.5 lakh people are living, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has rehabilitated 8,379 people in 2022-23. "The DDA has informed that an amount of Rs 212.73 crore has been spent on rehabilitation of these 8,379 people, including slum clearance," the minister said. He also said the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has informed that 1,297 people were rehabilitated in the last five years. "The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has identified 675 Jhuggi Jhopdi (JJ) Bastis and as per list of these JJ Bastis, there are 30,6521 jhuggi units. The DUSIB has further informed that about 15.5 lakh people are living in these JJ bastis," Kishore said. According to the minister, the central government supplements

Delhi services bill perfectly, legitimately valid: Ranjan Gogoi in RS

Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government is "perfectly, legitimately valid". Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last week. Participating in the debate on the bill, Gogoi, a nominated member of the Upper House, said it is the prerogative and the right of the members of the House to debate, and the question of the proposed legislation being sub-judice does not arise. Several leaders from the opposition parties have termed the Delhi services bill as "unconstitutional". Some even suggested that Parliament should not take up the bill saying the matter was pending before the Supreme Court. "So far as overreaching or outreaching the order of the court, Supreme Court, is concerned, very shortly p

Galaxy Group, Sawasdee to invest Rs 1,000 cr to build luxury flats in Delhi

Realty firm Galaxy group and Sawasdee group will invest more than Rs 1,000 crore to develop a luxury project at Lodhi Road in the national capital. Noida-based Galaxy group has completed two commercial (office-cum-retail) projects in Greater Noida (West), known as Noida Extension, and is developing many projects in Delhi-NCR. "We have been allotted three plots totalling 43,345 square metres at Lodhi Road by Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)," Pradeep Kumar Agrawalla, chairman of both Galaxy and Sawasdee groups, told reporters. Out of the total land parcels, he said the company would get around 16,000 square metre to develop residential units for sale purpose, while it will have to develop 278 staff quarters for the RLDA on about 27,000 square metres land. He said the company would develop around 5 lakh square feet of residential properties for sale purpose. "We have to pay around Rs 350 crore to RLDA in instalments," Agrawalla said. He said it would take at least a year to t

Delhi's draft climate action plan aims to reduce dependence on hydropower

As Delhi prepares for the impact of climate change, the city government's draft action plan proposes a reduction in the national capital's reliance on hydropower from other states, taking into account potential future challenges to generation capacity due to changes in temperature and precipitation. According to the Delhi Economic Survey 2022-23, the total electricity procured by Delhi in 2021-22 stood at 37,460 million units. Of this, about 16.65 per cent came from power plants owned by the Delhi government. The rest was bought from the central government and other states. With climate projections indicating rising temperatures and intensified periods of heavy rainfall, the energy and power sector in Delhi faces a slew of challenges. Extreme weather events, rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns pose threats to both infrastructure and supply security. Hydropower output can be severely affected by changes in temperature and precipitation. Since Delhi doesn't have its