This is the first time Umar Khalid will leave Tihar Jail since his arrest over 2 years ago in a UAPA case connected with the north-east Delhi riots.
(ANI Photo)Delhi News Highlights: Two years since his arrest in an unlawful activities prevention act (UAPA) case connected to the northeast Delhi riots, former JNU student Umar Khalid will for the first time walk out of Tihar jail to attend his sister’s wedding following a Delhi court order. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted Umar interim bail for one week which will start from December 23 and will have to surrender on the 30th of this month without seeking further extension. A detailed order is expected in the case, even as the judge has said that he has imposed certain restrictions on Umar during the one week.
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a bail plea of jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, who was arrested by the ED on money laundering charges.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta resigned from his post on Sunday, days after the party’s loss in the MCD elections. Virendra Sachdeva, who is currently the vice-president of the state unit, is likely to be made the acting president. Gupta told The Indian Express that “there was no pressure and he resigned on his own”.
A 34-year-old delivery executive working with an online food aggregator was killed after a car allegedly hit his motorcycle while he was delivering an order in Gurgaon Saturday night, said police. Police said the accused car driver also rammed into another car (a Honda City), injuring the latter car driver.
Police identified the deceased as Kamal Kumar (34), a native of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, who had been staying in Chakkarpur village in Gurgaon. He is survived by his wife and two children, added police. Read More
A woman’s chain and mobile phone were snatched at gunpoint in broad daylight in Loni on Monday afternoon.
In a purported video circulating on social media, a man holding what appears to be a pistol advances towards the woman, prompting her to drop her chain. The man takes it away, along with her mobile phone.
Ghaziabad police said that they are investigating the matter and analysing CCTV footage in the vicinity to crack the case. A case of robbery has been registered at the Loni police station. Read More
The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its judgment in the bail plea moved by United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi in the Northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case of the Delhi Police.
After a special bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar heard Saifi’s bail appeal, which was heard for around five days, it reserved its decision after Senior Advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Saifi, completed her rebuttal submissions responding to the stand taken by the Special Cell. Read More
The Delhi High Court Monday directed authorities to ensure that provisions of the law prohibiting the manufacture, storage and sale of e-cigarettes are complied with along with a direction to carry out periodical checks in all localities of Delhi to ensure the product is not available for sale.
While hearing a PIL on non-implementation of the ‘The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019’, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said, “However, the state is directed to ensure compliance of the Act of 2019 by conducting more periodical checks in all localities in and around Delhi.” Read More
Amid complaints of long lines and chaos at Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport in Delhi, officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry and DIAL officials have come up with a plan to cut down wait times. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia visited the airport on Monday morning and a meeting was held with ministry and DIAL officials thereafter.
What will change at the airport? Read More
A Delhi court granted interim bail for one week to former JNU student Umar Khalid to attend his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said Umar will be granted interim bail from 23rd December to 30 December.
This is the first time Umar will leave Tihar Jail since his arrest over 2 years ago in a UAPA case connected with the north-east Delhi riots. Read More
Actor Nora Fatehi has filed a defamation case against actor Jacqueline Fernandez before a Delhi court claiming that the latter made defamatory statements to destroy her career.
Both Fatehi and Fernandez were questioned in a money laundering case filed against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
Fatehi’s plea has said that Fernandez “made defamatory imputations” due to “malicious reasons” with an intent to “destroy her career to further her own interests”. Read More
The Delhi High Court has reserved orders in the bail plea of United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi, one of the several accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case.
A special bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar heard the matter for several days, with Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing for Saifi. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad appeared for the Delhi Police.
Saifi has been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code as well as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act based on an allegation of the special cell of Delhi police that he was involved in conspiring the 2020 riots along with Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The same bench rejected Khalid’s bail plea in October.
Imran Khedawala, whose candidature saw protests by NSUI members, won against all odds from Jamalpur-Khadia, a seat that was a BJP bastion till the 2012 delimitation, and has a greater number of Hindu voters (1.13 lakh) than Muslim (1.04 lakh).
He was pitched against the BJP’s Bhushan Bhatt, son of the late Ashok Bhatt, a popular minister of his time and ex-Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, and Sabir Kabliwala, the Gujarat chief of the AIMIM.
Khedawala spoke about his party’s lowered strength in the new Assembly and the factors that might have led to it, in an interview. Sohini Ghosh reports.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of a video posted on Twitter wherein a female sub-inspector of the Delhi Police accused her husband of domestic violence.
The commission has sought a detailed action taken report and a copy of the FIR from the Delhi Police and also asked for details of the accused.
“If no accused has been arrested in the matter, please provide a reason for the same,” said the commission. Read More
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s plea seeking quashing of defamation proceedings against him by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bar and Bench reported.
Sarma had filed the case against Sisodia after he alleged malpractice in giving contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) kits at above market rates by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. Read More
The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) was conducted successfully, Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State, Ministry of Education today said in Lok Sabha.
Deepak Baij, a Lok Sabha member from Indian National Congress, had questioned Sarkar whether the students this year had to face delay in admission to Central Universities, eventually causing a delay in the commencement of the academic year. He alleged that the delay was caused due to frequent cancellation of CUET. Read More
A 49-year-old man sustained a gunshot injury while he was returning home after a funeral in South Delhi's Dakshinpuri area, police said on Monday.
The victim, Suresh Chand received the injury on his left thigh and has been discharged after treatment, they said.
The matter came to light after police were informed by the Batra hospital regarding a patient with a gunshot injury following which police reached the hospital and recorded the statement of the injured.
According to the police, the victim claimed that on Sunday at around 9:30 pm when he was returning from the funeral, there was a stampede of more than five-six boys near his home and gunshots were being fired. During that process, he accidentally sustained the injury on his left thigh Soon after, his son Lalit took him to the hospital where he was treated, a senior police officer said. (PTI)
The Patiala House court begun Jacqueline Fernandez's case hearing in the money laundering case on Monday morning. Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik pulled up the ED IO for arriving late.
"I don't bow down to anybody. It is the chair that is supposed to be respected not the person. You can't take things for granted. What is the status ? Are you ready to give a statement that nothing is left to investigate?" he said.
ED asked for more than one and a half months for further investigation as they are in the process of attaching further properties.
The judge said, "People are in jail. Stringent provisions are there. They are asking their right for a fair trial. I am bound by precedents of higher courts. I gave you full cooperation..i gave you time."
The hearing ended with ED asking for more time to address the arguments.
Fernandez has been accused of enjoying the proceeds of a crime in which Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh. Earlier in November, the court had granted bail to the actor on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of like amount.
A Delhi Police Sub-Inspector was allegedly thrashed by her husband outside her house in the city’s Dwarka area, said the police, adding the accused is an advocate. The Delhi Police have registered a case against the man and are probing the incident.
The incident took place on Sunday afternoon. The Sub-Inspector, Doli Tevathia, posted a video on social media about the alleged assault. In the video, the man is seen entering the lane and hitting a car with his black SUV. The complainant comes out and starts arguing with him. Both are seen fighting as she takes out the side view mirror of his car. The man then hits and pushes her. He also threatens to kill her. (Read More)
Passengers travelling through Terminal 3 (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi have been complaining for the past few days of long security check queues, delays in boarding and a lack of smooth management. Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday paid a visit to Terminal 3 of the Delhi Airport amid complaints of congestion by passengers.
"Today we've increased the number of entry gates from 14 to 16. There was a meeting with officials inside the airport where we've decided that a board should be placed at every entry gate to display the waiting time before entry," said Scindia.
"Another important decision taken today was regarding the security process. A total of 13 lines are in use presently at Delhi airport which we have increased to 16. We are also trying to add a few more lines taking it close to 20 lines," he futher informed. (ANI)
Passengers travelling through Terminal 3 (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi have been complaining for the past few days of long security check queues, delays in boarding and a lack of smooth management.
As the peak travel season begins, here is a look at what is happening at the Delhi airport, what’s being done to fix it, and why you should make your travel plans accordingly.
What’s the delay at Delhi airport all about?
Social media is currently flooded with videos and photos of passengers who are showing scenes of chaos at the airport. While one passenger told The Indian Express there was difficulty in getting inside the airport, another said it was at the security check that some machines were not working, slowing movement. (Read More)
Justice Dinesh Kumar has issued notice to Economic Offences Wing, Delhi Police on bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s wife Leena Paulose seeking bail in the alleged Rs 200 crore extortion case.
Justice Sharma has asked the Delhi Police to file its response withing six weeks. Paulose argued that as a woman she is entitled to bail and most of the offences she has been charged with are bailable.
The Delhi police argued that this is a serious case where the co-accused, Chandrashekhar has been allegedly making calls from the jail impersonating various dignataries. It was also argued that there is a clear cut evidence of a conspiracy between Paulose and Chandrashekar. Further the offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act which Paulose is accused of raises a higher bar for not releasing an accused on bail; bail can be granted only on a prima facie opinion.
After hearing the parties the HC issued notice and listed the matter for hearing in January.
The Patiala House court has begun Jacqueline Fernandez's case hearing in the money laundering case today.
Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik pulled up the ED IO for arriving late.
"I don't bow down to anybody. It is the chair that is supposed to be respected not the person. You can't take things for granted. What is the status ? Are you ready to give a statement that nothing is left to investigate ?"
ED has asked for more than one and a half months for further investigation as they are in the process of attaching further properties.
The judge said, "People are in jail. Stringent provisions are there. They are asking their right for a fair trial. I am bound by precedents of higher courts. I gave you full cooperation..i gave you time."
Fernandez has been accused of enjoying the proceeds of a crime in which Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh. Earlier in November, the court had granted bail to the actor on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of like amount.
Delhi's air quality showed a visible improvement on Monday morning to settle in the "poor" category, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.
The air quality index at 9.10 am read 238, according to the Sameer application. The weatherman has forecast mainly clear sky for the day with the maximum temperature likely to settle at 28 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
Two “alleged associates” of AAP minister Satyendar Jain, Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain approached the Delhi HC after a trial court last month rejected their bail application in connection with a 2017 money laundering case being probed by the ED.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice to ED on bail pleas of Vaibhav and Ankush Jain seeking bail in the 2017 money laundering case against them. The matter has been tagged along with Satyendar Jain’s bail plea which is listed on December 20. ED has been asked to file a status report.
As a part of the ‘Good Governance’ initiative and to increase transparency and to streamline the functioning of procurement & stores, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has decided to create a procurement digital library (PDL).
The digital library will act as a repository of all the supply and work orders issued by the AIlMS and will be made public from April 1 next year. This will ensure transparency and reduce the burden of RTIs related to AIIMS procurement, according to officials. (Read More)
A conference by the Embassy of Greece in India on the historical relationship between the two nations will begin at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Monday.
The conference, titled ‘The Greek World and India: History, Culture and Trade from the Hellenistic Period to Modern Times’, will feature academics from India and Greece both and the stated objective is “to broaden the areas of current and future cooperation and open new ways of promoting and enhancing the relations between the two countries”.
The conference was first proposed by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, during a visit to the JNU in March and is co-organised by the university’s Dimitrios Galanos Greek Chair. (Read More)
The Gautam Buddh Nagar police have busted an illegal casino being run out of a farmhouse in Noida’s Sector 135. Thirteen people, including several residents of upscale Noida societies, were arrested from the spot for their alleged involvement in gambling.
They were identified as Kushal Keshwani, Mukul Pandey, Jitendra, Vipin Gautam, Sunil Kumar, Sandeep, Kiranpal, Monu, Govind Sharma, Parshuram, and Omkar.
Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police (Noida) Ashutosh Dwivedi said, “The Expressway thana SHO, Sudhir Kumar, received information that the illegal casino was operating in Sector 136. A raid was conducted based on this information… Thirteen people who were gambling there have been arrested.” (Read More)
Nights are set to get colder in Delhi with the minimum temperature likely to drop later this week. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for the week indicates that the minimum temperature could drop to around 6 degrees Celsius by December 17.
While the maximum temperature is likely to remain at around 28 degrees Celsius on Monday, it is likely to drop over the week ahead, the forecast indicates. It is likely to fall to around 24 degrees Celsius by December 15. Misty mornings are also on the forecast for Delhi over the next six days. Shallow to moderate fog is likely over isolated parts of Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab over the next two days. (Read More)
Jacqueline Fernandez has been accused of enjoying the proceeds of a crime in which Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh. Earlier in November, the court had granted bail to the actor on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of like amount.
Long lines at immigration and security, unorganised checking, chaos at the lounge — Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 has become a nightmare for passengers despite authorities reducing flights.
Passengers have been complaining for weeks about how departure from T3 is a tedious process. Visuals from the airport shared on social media show men and women lined up in queues for security check, with some saying they had to wait for two to three hours in the clearance area.
Sudiep Shrivastava (53), an advocate, said, “I have to take flights frequently because of my work but it has become a nightmare. Right from the entrance… it takes 20-30 minutes to enter T3. There are 5-6 lines outside there every day. Then, at baggage drop, we have to wait. The security check area is the worst. One has to stand for hours and there’s so much chaos… It’s physically and mentally exhausting… You have to stand behind 100-200 people. Who would like that?” (Read More)
Justice Dinesh Kumar has issued notice to Economic Offences Wing, Delhi Police on bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s wife Leena Paulose seeking bail in the alleged Rs 200 crore extortion case.
Justice Sharma has asked the Delhi Police to file its response within six weeks. Paulose argued, that as a woman she is entitled to bail and most of the offences she has been charged with are bailable.
The Delhi police argued that this is a serious case where the co-accused, Chandrashekhar has been allegedly making calls from the jail impersonating various dignitaries. It was also argued that there is a clear cut evidence of a conspiracy between Paulose and Chandrashekar. Further the offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act raises a higher bar for not releasing an accused on bail; bail can be granted only on a prima facie opinion. After hearing the parties the HC issued notice and listed the matter for hearing in January.
*HC to hear bail pleas by Khalid Saifi and other accused in a case concerning alleged conspiracy behind 2020 riots.
*HC to hear batch of pleas challenging Agnipath scheme.
*HC to hear DAMEPL's petition against DMRC concerning an arbitral award of over Rs 4,600 crore passed in its favour. (PTI)
A Delhi court on Monday is expected to hear arguments on charge against actor Jacqueline Fernandez who is accused of enjoying proceeds of crime that conman Sukesh Chandrashekar extorted to the tune of Rs 200 cr.
Fernandez has been accused of enjoying the proceeds of a crime in which Chandrashekhar had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh. Earlier in November, the court had granted bail to the actor on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety of like amount.
Days after the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) directed pet dog owners in the city to register all dogs within municipal limits or risk dogs being “detained” in its custody with a public notice stating that such dogs shall be liable to be “destroyed or otherwise disposed of” unless they are claimed, a group of owners staged a protest in Gurgaon against the directives, slamming them as arbitrary and in violation of the law.
A group of over 50 dog owners protested in the parking area of Leisure Valley in sector 29 on Sunday afternoon, alleging that the civic body was trying to enforce “unjust” guidelines that were violative of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, advisories of Animal Welfare Board of India, and in contempt of recent orders of the High Court. (Read More)
Hours after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta resigned from his post following the party's defeat in MCD polls, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj urged the BJP to appoint someone 'civilised' as the next chief of its unit in the national capital.
"We would urge the BJP to make a civilised person as the next Delhi BJP chief. Someone who can do 'positive politics in Delhi, without uttering any bad or abusive words. The people in Delhi are educated and civilised, and they do not like such behaviour," he said. (ANI)
Even as Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is handling a passenger traffic of 71.1 million persons per year, the deployment of security personnel has not kept pace. Airport officials told The Indian Express on Sunday that they are managing operations with only 5,000 CISF staffers — a number that has remained the same since 2017.
Currently, Terminal 3 is facing a surge in passengers leading to chaos and long queues at immigration and security. Airport officials attributed this to fewer counters, smaller space, more passengers as well as limited security staff. (Read More)
On December 4, Delhiites queued up outside the polling booths to exercise their franchise as elaborate arrangements were made for the high-stakes MCD election. Polls for the 250 MCD wards kicked off at 8 am and continued till 5.30 pm. The votes would be counted on December 7 and the results will be announced on the same day.
This was the first election after the MCD was reunified earlier this year. While the AAP is aiming for greater control, the BJP is looking to extend its reign and the Congress hoping to regain some lost ground.
Here’s what Delhiites had to say after casting their votes:
? Suchitra Dudhaney, Ramesh Dhudhaney and Neena Sharma, three senior citizens from Preet Vihar, say that the present candidate from their ward has not fulfilled her promises. “Cleanliness is not enough and lights on the streets were installed only when elections came close,” they said.
? Gopal Krishan (61), a resident of Begumpur in Malviya Nagar, said: “I want change this time. We have not seen our councillor for the last five year. During elections, we have just had people saying that long-standing issues regarding sewerage and roads will be addressed and then they disappeared. There is a lot of corruption that we are experiencing.” (Read More)
In the eight years that the Aam Aadmi Party has governed Delhi, it has often pointed out that it is not responsible for a host of civic issues that come under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s jurisdiction. After receiving a drubbing in the 2017 municipal polls at the hands of the BJP, the AAP managed to come to power in the civic body last week — and now faces a laundry list of expectations people have of it.
The MCD provides a ‘cradle-to-grave’ service for the people of Delhi. Right from birth registration to primary schooling, from healthcare services to trade licences, from cleanliness to permissions for building a house — all come under it.
The Indian Express spoke to residents as well as AAP leaders about peoples’ wishlist from the new MCD and the road ahead. “Delhi has never looked so dirty. One can see mounds of garbage even in the upscale colonies of Delhi. In this fight between AAP and BJP, Delhi has suffered. The first thing that Delhi needs is a thorough cleanup,” said Karen Madan, a resident of Safdarjung Enclave and an active member of the RWA in his area. (Read More)
More than 200 government schools in the city will be linked with neighbouring anganwadi centres as part of an outreach programme to provide a “seamless transition” from an anganwadi centre to a school in the vicinity.
The rationale behind this programme is grounded in the National Education Policy 2020, which states that “over 85% of a child’s cumulative brain development occurs prior to the age of 6, indicating the critical importance of appropriate care and stimulation of the brain in the early years in order to ensure healthy brain development and growth”.
A circular notifying the guidelines for this programme state, “Directorate of Education has already introduced nursery classes in the year 2016 in many Sarvodaya Vidyalayas. (Read More)
A large fire broke out in a scrap godown in Gejha village in Noida's Sector 93 on Sunday. The fire has been brought under control by police and UP Fire Service personnel at the spot, and is being extinguished.
According to police, the fire was set off by a short circuit that then ignited plastic articles within the building. (ENS)
Delhi recorded seven fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.26 per cent on Sunday, according to data shared by the health department here. No new fatality has been reported due to the viral disease. On Saturday, Delhi logged five coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 0.18 percent.
The national capital reported four COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.13 per cent on Friday. A total of 2,646 tests were conducted a day before, according to the latest data. The number of active cases stands at 19 while the number of containment zones is three.
The total number of cases rose to 20,07,036, while the death toll stands at 26,519, the data showed. Of the 8,211 beds in hospitals, 18 are occupied while eight patients are in home isolation, it added. (PTI)
Days after the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) directed pet dog owners in the city to register all dogs within municipal limits or risk dogs being “detained” in its custody with a public notice stating that such dogs shall be liable to be “destroyed or otherwise disposed of” unless they are claimed, a group of owners staged a protest in Gurgaon against the directives, slamming them as arbitrary and in violation of the law.
A group of over 50 dog owners protested in the parking area of Leisure Valley in sector 29 on Sunday afternoon, alleging that the civic body was trying to enforce “unjust” guidelines that were violative of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, advisories of Animal Welfare Board of India, and in contempt of recent orders of the High Court. (Read more)
The air quality in Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' category on Sunday even as the the maximum temperature settled at 28.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
The 24-hour average air quality index was recorded at 306, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. 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 minimum temperature settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. The relative humidity oscillated between 97 per cent and 41 per cent, they said.
The weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies with mist and shallow fog on Monday morning with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 28 and 9 degrees Celsius, respectively. On Saturday, the maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 8.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average temperature. (PTI)
Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta resigned from his post on Sunday following the party’s loss in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Indian Express speaks to him about what prompted the move, his assessment of the BJP’s performance and his future plans.
What was the reason behind the resignation? Some are saying your tenure of the presidentship was also nearing its end?
No, there are still a good four-five months left for my tenure to end. I took this decision to resign on my own following the party’s defeat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls. It is the moral responsibility of any president. My resignation has been accepted and I will continue to work. There is no pressure from anyone. (Read more)
The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to obtain a factual report on the alleged violations of environmental norms by a housing project in Ghaziabad. The green panel was hearing a petition alleging the Siddharth Vihar Yojana in Ghaziabad, a scheme or project by the Awas Vikas Parishad, was being developed through several builders in violation of environmental norms.
"In our view...let a factual report be obtained by the tribunal, for which purpose we constitute a joint committee comprising the state pollution control board (PCB) and District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, within one month," a bench comprising judicial member Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel said in an order passed last week.
The bench also said, "The report besides covering issues raised like sewage treatment plant (STP), developing plantation and others, may also provide status of existing infrastructure in the area to carry treated sewage (sewerage) and solid waste collection and transportation systems for processing at identified sites." It then directed a copy of the order be sent to the authorities concerned for compliance. (PTI)
A delegation of medical workers from a healthcare institution in Russia visited a private hospital here on Sunday to learn about its medical practices, doctors said. The 21-member delegation from Moscow State Healthcare Institution's City Clinical Hospital No 1 named after Nikolay Pirogov, a Russian scientist, visited the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) in central Delhi, the hospital authorities said.
The Russian delegation of medical workers visited in order to "study best medical practices" of the SGRH, and to "establish working contacts" with doctors of the hospital, the hospital said in a statement.
Welcoming the Russian delegation, Dr D S Rana, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Trust Society, said, "It is a matter of great pride that our Russian friends have shown interest in working of our hospital." "The establishment of working contacts between Moscow State Healthcare Institution and the SGRH will help in developing academic ties between two institutions. It will also help in furthering academics and research between two great institutions," he said. (PTI)
A court here has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a woman who was accused of assaulting and criminally intimidating a woman advocate inside court premises. The court was hearing the bail plea of accused Hameeda, against whom a complaint was registered by the advocate.
"Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the accused. Accordingly, the present bail petition...stands dismissed," Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said in an order passed on Thursday. The court noted the present case was registered on the specific complaint of the woman advocate that Hameeda was hurling abuses against advocates inside Karkardooma courts and when the advocate tried to stop her, a verbal altercation ensued, following which Hameeda's husband also joined her and both manhandled the advocate.
During the incident, the husband-wife duo were joined by two other accused persons, one of whom touched the advocate inappropriately, pushed her and in the scuffle, took away the advocate's chain and locket, the court said noting the complaint. (PTI)
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena Sunday granted the sanction to prosecute the main accused in the ‘Sulli Deals’ case, said officials. The accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, was arrested in January from his house in Indore for allegedly creating a webpage where photos of hundreds of Muslim women were posted insinuating that they’re up for ‘auction’. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police registered a case against Thakur last year.
A Delhi court later granted him bail in March saying he’s a first-time offender and so “prolonged incarceration would be detrimental to his overall well-being and career”.
“The Lt. governor has granted sanction to prosecute the main accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, in the Sulli Deals case under Section 196 of the CrPC. The Delhi Police will now be able to prosecute Thakur, who had created the Sulli deals App and Sulli Deals Twitter handle… with the aim of insulting Muslim women,” said a police source. (Read more)
Uttar Pradesh backed out from plan to provide 140 million gallons per day (MGD) of raw water to Delhi in lieu of equivalent quantity of treated effluent for irrigation despite the Lieutenant Governor making a request to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to an RTI reply.
The plan involved supply of 270 cusecs (1 cusec is equal to 1 cubic feet per second) of fresh water from the Murad Nagar Regulator to the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant in Delhi and the release of an equivalent quantity of treated effluent from the Okhla sewage treatment plant in the Agra Canal.
Documents accessed under the Right to Information Act showed that the two states held multiple meetings on the water exchange plan starting May 3, 2018, and the then LG Anil Baijal and the then chief secretary Vijay Kumar Dev had also requested the UP government to finalise the agreement. A feasibility report the UP Jal Nigam sent to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on July 1, 2020, said the project was workable.
The DJB had paid Rs 70 lakh for the preparation of the feasibility report and the Delhi government had also agreed to bear the cost of laying pipelines and construction and repair work needed for supply of raw water from UP and the release of treated effluent into the Agra Canal. (PTI)
After losing the MCD election by a thin margin of seats, Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta has resigned from the post of state head. Virendra Sachdeva who is currently the Vice-president of the state unit is likely to be made acting president.
"The resignation of Adesh Gupta as Delhi BJP president is being accepted as per the direction of BJP national president Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda. Delhi unit vice president Virendra Sachdeva is being appointed working state unit chief till the next order," the BJP's national general secretary Arun Singh said in an order.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has begun the preliminary work on the long-pending project proposed for the conservation and restoration of the main Gole Market building as a museum and redevelopment of the surrounding area.
The NDMC approved the proposal in August and set aside a budget of around Rs 26.74 crore for the project.The project was pending for more than a decade since 2006 due to various litigations. Officials said Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena earlier this year took stock of the building and directed the concerned officials to develop the heritage building and surrounding areas. (Read More)
Phenomenon, instinctually natural performer, polyglot, and one who could harmonise mind, voice and body on screen -- this is how colleagues, film historians and cinema enthusiasts remember Dilip Kumar on his birth centenary Sunday.
Kumar was not only suave and soft, elegant and enchanting, but his performing skills continue to be respectfully emulated by leading actors and thespians of Indian cinema.
He never studied the art and craft of acting in any drama or film school, but his presence on screen had a certain rhythm, poise and movement derived from his own method of acting.
As the film industry and cinema lovers across generations mark the birth centenary of the silver screen icon, film historian Amrit Gangar believes it is interesting that the celebrations coincide with times when 'we are talking not just about Hindi cinema but the pluralistic Indian cinema as a whole'.
'Dilip Kumar sahab was a polyglot reflecting India's polyphonic character as a nation. He knew or spoke fluently, besides his own mother tongue Hindko, Urdu, Hindi, Pashto, Punjabi, Marathi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Persian, Bhojpuri and Awadhi... His birth centenary marks Indian cinema with an extraordinary poise and economy in today's cacophonic environment,' Gangar told PTI. (PTI)
PVR Cinemas in association with Film Heritage Foundation will exhibit handpicked Dilip Kumar films from December 10 to 11 on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary. The 2-day film festival ‘Dilip Kumar Hero of Heroes’ will showcase 4 critically acclaimed movies including “Aan” (1952), “Devdas” (1955), “Ram Aur Shyam” (1967) and “Shakti” (1982) on the big-screen across 31 cinemas in 21 cities.
You can check if movie tickets are available in the cinema hall near you from here: https://www.pvrcinemas.com/nowshowing
The Delhi High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence of a man accused of homicide on the ground that trial court records could not be found or reconstructed, 19 years after he challenged the trial court’s decision.
A single judge bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh in its November 28 order observed that perusal of the trial court record is an essential element to the hearing of the case, in order to affirm the conviction of the man. “Every appellant has a right to satisfy the appellate court that the material evidence available on record did not justify his conviction and this is a valuable right which cannot be denied to an appellant,” the high court said, adding that according to settled principles of criminal jurisprudence, every person accused of a crime carries with them the “presumption of innocence” even when they challenge the decision of the trial court in appeal. (Read More)
A Delhi man was allegedly killed by two of his friends who dumped his body in Uttar Pradesh’s Baraut district, said the police Sunday. The accused—Rajkumar and Deepak—have been apprehended and are being interrogated about the alleged murder of Jaikumar, 45, and hiding evidence.
Jaikumar went missing from his home in Shahbad Dairy in November. His body was allegedly burnt and disposed of, said the police.
According to the police, Jaikumar worked as a labourer and lived with his wife. On November 27, he left his home to meet his friends but didn’t return. The police said they registered a case of kidnapping after his wife lodged a complaint on December 2. (Read More)
To provide a good walking experience for pedestrians, the Public Works Development (PWD) is planning to develop butterfly zones on 14 sample stretches being redeveloped under the Delhi government’s streetscaping and beautification project.
The department has decided to start the Butterfly Zone project from road number 59 at Old Wazirabad in North Delhi, road number 58 at Surajmal Vihar in East Delhi and Nelson Mandela road in South Delhi. It also has plans to develop small biodiversity parks along the roads wherever space is available.
“Besides redeveloping sidewalks and footpaths under the streetscaping project, the department is planning to increase the greenbelt area for beautification and to reduce pollution. We have a lot of space at some of these stretches, so we have come up with the idea to develop a small biodiversity park with different varieties of plants, butterflies, bees and caterpillars,” said a senior PWD official. (Read More)
Recarpeting key routes such as Mathura Road and the India Gate circle, sprucing up monuments with designer lights, and installing of paintings and statues at roundabouts — the national capital is set to get a mega makeover ahead of the G20 leaders’ summit in September next year.
Senior officials told The Sunday Express that since the summit is a national-level event, multiple agencies and departments under the Central and Delhi governments — Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi Jal Board, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi Municipal Council, among others — will be required to work in synergy. (Read More)
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has directed pet owners to register all dogs within the municipal limits in the city and ensure compliance with bye-laws of Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, stating that unregistered dogs shall be taken into its custody.
As pet owners rush to get their dogs registered, here is how they can initiate the process:
MCG has issued registration forms for issuing licences for pet dogs in areas under its jurisdiction. (Read More)
The minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius, while air quality was recorded in the "very poor" category. The air quality index was measured at 329, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
The maximum temperature in the city is expected to hover around 27 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The Relative Humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 88 per cent. The weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies throughout the day. (PTI)