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After reopening schools Delhi govt issues SOPs for Industrial Training Institutes
Mandatory vaccination, regular Covid-19 screening tests, no biometric attendance, hybrid courses and avoiding festivals and celebrations are among the SOPs issued by the Delhi government for reopening of Industrial Training Institutes in the national capital Following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the city, the AAP government had last week announced that schools […]
Delhi: 1.8 lakh people booked, Rs 32.41 cr fine imposed in August for Covid norm violations
Nearly 1.8 lakh people have been booked and Rs 32.41 crore fine was imposed in August by the revenue department and the Delhi Police for not following Covid-appropriate behaviour and violating related guidelines The Delhi Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) has authorised district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police, deputy commissioners of civic bodies and other officers […]
Exhibition, event organisers meet Satyendar Jain, demand relief in next DDMA guidelines
Delhi Industries Minister Satyendar Jain has assured that in the COVID-19 guidelines to be released next week, the event and exhibition industry will be provided relief, according to a Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) statement. Representatives from the industry and the CTI met Jain on Tuesday and urged him to allow the sector to […]
37 pc students in rural areas, 19 pc in urban not studying at all: Survey
There have been “catastrophic consequences” of the prolonged school closure in the country due to COVID-19, with over 37 per cent of students in rural areas not studying at all and 48 per cent not being able to read more than a few words, a recent survey has claimed. The School Children’s Online and Offline […]
Delhi riots: Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea after police objects to maintainability, files fresh appeal
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under stringent anti-terror law UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, has withdrawn his bail application and filed a fresh one after the city police objected to its maintainability. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Khalid, told Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat that the application seeking bail […]
HC asks Delhi govt, police to ensure Afghan protestors’ reduced, follow COVID-19 norms
The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Delhi government and the police to ensure that the number of Afghan nationals, protesting outside the UNHCR office here and seeking refugee status, is suitably reduced and they strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate protocol. Stating that the law is same for everybody, the high court questioned the authorities as […]
Coaching institutes resume physical classes on a restricted basis; others opt for online sessions
“Limited opening” for most of the coaching institutes across the national capital on Wednesday as they were finally allowed to resume physical classes after being closed since the onset of the pandemic last year Following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the national capital, the Delhi government had on Friday announced that schools […]
Rain inundates Delhi, highest in September in 12 years
A fresh spell of heavy rain pounded the capital on Wednesday morning, submerging low-lying areas in knee-deep water and affecting traffic movement in parts of the city. Officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD said the Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, gauged 112.1 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 […]