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Delhi LG Saxena seeks report from police chief on acid attack on teen

Delhi LG V K Saxena on Wednesday sought a detailed report on the west Delhi acid attack incident from the city police commissioner, including information on how the acid was procured despite a ban on its sale. A 17-year-old girl was attacked with acid by two people on a motorcycle near Uttam Nagar in west Delhi on Wednesday morning. The girl was admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors said she suffered seven to eight per cent facial burns and injury to her eyes. "The Lt Governor spoke to the Police Commissioner about the unfortunate incident of acid attack that took place at Dwarka More today and sought a detailed report into the incident, including as to how the acid used was procured despite a ban in the City," the Raj Niwas Delhi said in a series of tweets. "LG has instructed for swift and thorough investigation so as to ensure exemplary punishment to the guilty. The LG is also in touch with the hospital authorities and has urged them to ensure the best treatment. He h

Delhi LG, CM to chair meet to take stock of preparations for G-20 events

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena will chair a meeting along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday to take stock of the preparations for events as part of India's G-20 presidency, LG House sources said. India officially assumed the presidency of the G-20, a grouping of the world's 20 major economies, on December 1. The country will host more than 200 preparatory meetings across the country beginning this month. The next G-20 Leaders' Summit at the level of heads of state or governments is scheduled to be held on September 9 and 10 next year in New Delhi. Sources said Delhi ministers will attend the meeting to be chaired by Saxena and Kejriwal. "The meeting to review and take stock of preparations in the run-up to the G-20 summit and various other meetings preceding the summit will be held on December 14," one of the sources said. The sources claimed this will be the first time that the chief minister and ministers will attend a meeting in this regard. It comes follo

Delhi govt's reply on office infrastructure for prosecutors evasive: HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Delhi government's reply regarding office space and infrastructure for prosecutors has been "evasive" and asked the principal secretaries of the law and home departments to be present before it on the next date of hearing. It was hearing an application filed by the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association in a pending suo motu case concerning digitisation of the Directorate of Prosecution. A bench of justices Mukta Gupta and Poonam A Bamba noted that though it had called for a report from the home department's principal secretary on the matter, it was submitted under the signature of the Director of Prosecution. "In this application, this court is presently dealing with the demands of the prosecution department and thus, it is not proper that the status report in response to the direction of this court has been filed by the director prosecution, that is, the applicant before this court," the bench said in its order on November 8, which was ...

Delhi govt to provide 450 types of medical tests free of cost from Jan 1

The Delhi government will provide 450 types of medical tests free of cost at its hospitals and health centres from January 1, sources said on Tuesday. The number of medical tests provided free of cost by the Delhi government at present is 212, they said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given nod to a health department proposal for making 238 more tests free of cost at hospitals and Mohalla Clinics, the sources in the government said. The facility will be available to the people of Delhi, they said.

Holiday rush sparks chaos at Delhi IGI airport as passengers miss flights

The chaos at Delhi airport also puts the focus back on a proposed second airport for Mumbai

Delhi LG grants sanction to prosecute key accused in 'Sulli Deals' case

Delhi Lieutenant General V K Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute the main accused in the 'Sulli Deals' case in which Muslim women were "auctioned" online. Aumkareshwar Thakur will be prosecuted under section 196 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which pertains to prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence, sources said on Sunday. Police need the LG's sanction to prosecute the accused under this section. Thakur had allegedly created the Sulli Deals App and Sulli Deals Twitter handle that auctioned Muslim women on social media platforms, with the aim of insulting them and the Muslim community. The police had registered a case on July 7, 2021. "The LG is of the considered view that a prima facie case is made out against the accused, and therefore, the sanction is granted for prosecuting him," a source said. The Sulli Deals incident had created a massive outrage from all quarters. Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for "auction

'Very poor' air quality in Delhi; minimum temp settles at 8.8 degrees C

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. 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 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. On Saturday, the maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal. The minimum temperature settled at 8.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average temperature.

AAP divides Delhi in 12 zones, assigns 4 leaders for monitoring areas

The AAP has divided Delhi into 12 zones and given the responsibility of three zones each to four senior leaders, who will coordinate with councillors of their zones, hold meetings and visit their areas to understand the problems faced by locals. The 12 zones are Civil Lines, Rohini, Najafgarh, Narela, Keshavpuram, West Zone, Sadar, Karol Bagh, Shahdara North, Central, South and Shahdara South, an official statement issued on Saturday said. The move comes days after the Aam Aadmi Party wrested power from the BJP in the high-stakes civic polls in the national capital. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party bagged 134 of the 250 wards while the BJP won 104. AAP leader Adil Khan will be in charge of Civil Lines, Rohini and Najafgarh, while Saurabh Bhardwaj will oversee Narela, Keshavpuram and West Zone. The responsibility of Sadar, Karol Bagh and Shahdara North will be with Durgesh Pathak and Central, South and Shahdara South will be with Atishi, it said. "It was not possible for one person to

Flight debunching, more X-ray machines planned at IGI airport to ease rush

An action plan has been drawn to ease the movement of passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport here and reduce congestion

Amid cabin crew constraints, Air India cancels Delhi-San Francisco flights

Cabin crew constraints are impacting Air India's ultra long haul flights, with the Tatas-owned carrier deciding to either reschedule or cancel certain services to San Francisco and Vancouver, according to airline sources. The sources said the airline is either delaying departures or cancelling some of its ultra long haul flights amid cabin crew shortages and the situation is resulting in inconvenience to passengers in this peak winter travel season. Generally, ultra long haul flights are those having duration of more than 16 hours. "Air India flights AI-183/AI184 (Delhi-SFO-Delhi) for December 10 and December 13 stand cancelled," Air India said in an internal circular on December 9. In another internal circular, the airline said that "due to cabin crew constraints its flights -- AI101 and AI 102 (Delhi-New York-Delhi) as well as AI 185/ AI186 (Delhi-Vancouver-Delhi) were being rescheduled". The airline declined to comment on the issue. On Friday, Air India said some of its fligh

AAP divides Delhi in 12 zones, 4 leaders to coordinate with councillors

The AAP has divided Delhi into 12 zones and given the responsibility of three zones each to four senior leaders, a party statement said on Saturday. These four leaders will coordinate with the councillors of their zones, hold meetings and visit their areas to understand the problems faced by local residents, it said. The 12 zones are Civil Lines, Rohini, Najafgarh, Narela, Keshavpuram, West Zone, Sadar, Karol Bagh, Shahdara North, Central, South and Shahdara South, an official statement issued on Saturday said. The move comes days after the Aam Aadmi Party wrested power from the BJP in the high-stakes civic polls in the national capital. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party bagged 134 of the 250 wards while the BJP won 104. AAP leader Adil Khan will be in charge of Civil Lines, Rohini and Najafgarh while Saurabh Bhardwaj will oversee Narela, Keshavpuram and West Zone. The responsibility of Sadar, Karol Bagh and Shahdara North will be with Durgesh Pathak and Central, South and Shahdara So

Delhi excise policy case: CBI to question KCR's daughter in H'bad tomorrow

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will question Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case on Sunday in Hyderabad

Delhi-Mumbai expressway to be almost complete in December: Gadkari

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said five greenfield access control expressways are coming up and one of them between Delhi and Mumbai would be almost ready in December. He said the distance between the financial capital and the national capital would be covered in 12 hours once the expressway becomes operational. The expressway between Delhi and Mumbai would be almost complete in December. With this, the distance between the two cities can be covered in 12 hours, he said while addressing a function after inaugurating a 2.82-km-long tunnel road between Rewa and Sidhi worth Rs 1,004 crore. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of seven road projects worth Rs 2443.89 crore. The Delhi-Mumbai expressway will be 1,382 km long. It is worth Rs 1 lakh crore. Its 245-km stretch in MP which costs Rs 20,000 crore has been almost laid. It will hugely benefit the state, he added. Gadkari praised Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the all-around ...

AIIMS to get digi library to streamline procurements, increase transparency

To increase transparency and streamline procurement process, the AIIMS administration here has decided set up a digital library on which all supply and work orders will be made public from April 1 next year. The Procurement Digital Library - a repository of all the supply and work orders -- will ensure transparency and reduce the burden of RTI's related to procurement at the institute, according to an office memorandum issued on December 9. "The data on this PDL shall also be helpful to other government institutions for benchmarking their engineering and stores procurement against AllMS procurement trends, prices and specifications," the OM issued by AIIMS Director Dr M Srinivas said. All supply and work orders shall be mandatorily uploaded on the PDL as soon as the order is issued to the vendors, it said. The reference to last purchase price and consumption pattern for similar items available on the stores digital library shall be placed on record in the e-file while seeking ...

MCD polls: Here's how newly elected councillors will choose Delhi's Mayor

The Section 35 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act mandates that the civic body must elect a mayor at its first meeting of each financial year

Delhi's maximum temp settles at 26.8 deg C; air quality 'very poor'

It was a sunny Friday in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling three notches above the season's average at 26.8 degrees Celsius, the Met office said. The air quality in the city remained in the "very poor" category as the 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm was 314, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". The minimum temperature on Friday had settled a notch below the season's average at 8.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. The weather office has forecast mainly clear sky on Saturday with mist and shallow fog in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 27 and 9 degrees Celsius. The Centre's air quality panel on Wednesday ordered the lifting of curbs under stage 3 of the anti-pollution action plan in Delhi-NCR, including a ban on non-essential construction work.

Delhi faces another 'very poor' air day as mercury drops, AQI at 303

As the mercury dropped in the national capital the smog levels also increased

Confident of getting MCD mayor's chair as numbers are on our side: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said it was confident that its councillor would be elected as the next mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi since the numbers were "on their side". Sources in the party said they were also keeping a keen eye on the BJP. This comes after senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the BJP had made attempts to poach its newly elected councilors. The AAP on Wednesday wrested power from the BJP in the high-stakes civic polls in the national capital, even as some leaders of the saffron party claimed that its member could be elected to the top post. The municipal polls were held on December 4 and the AAP bagged 134 of the 250 wards, emerging as a clear winner. Amid all this, the party even had plans to take its councillors to Punjab to ensure that they are not "poached" by the BJP but the plan was cancelled, sources claimed. The MCD will be approaching Delhi LG VK Saxena to seek a date on which the Municipal House can be convened so

Municipal commissioner presents MCD budget to special officer: Report

MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti on Thursday presented the civic body's budget to the civic body's Special Officer, official sources said. The annual budget has to be presented by a commissioner before December 10, as per statutory requirements. The budget is eventually approved by the Leader of House in a special meeting of the House chaired by the mayor, they said. While the results of the high-stakes December 4 civic polls were announced on Wednesday, the new House is yet to be convened, and thus the city is yet to get its new mayor after the election. The civic body in Delhi had 272 wards across its three corporations -- NDMC, SDMC, and EDMC, which existed from 2012-2022 - before being reunified into a sole MCD which formally came into existence on May 22 this year. The commissioner presented the MCD budget which includes the revised budget estimate for year 2022-23 and budget estimate for 2023-24, an official source said. Since there is no House currently, the budget was pres

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