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DDMA said that the schools will continue physical classes but standard operating procedures (SOPs) will have to be issued to them to ensure Covid protocols are being followed. It ruled out a ban on social gatherings for now but said it would keep a close watch.

India's federal financial crime fighting agency raided offices of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) in New Delhi on Thursday over suspected violation of foreign exchange regulations, a source familiar with the matter said. The federal Enforcement Directorate (ED) also conducted searches in Gurugram, a satellite town near the capital's main airport, the source said.

Delhi on Wednesday reported 1,009 new Covid-19 cases, which is nearly 60 per cent more than Tuesday. The positivity rate is currently at 5.70 per cent, according to government health bulletin.

?Delhi spinners enjoyed their time in the middle with Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yaav and Axar Patel taking two wickets each.

"The government has arranged an adequate number of hospital beds, medical oxygen and medicines although hospitalisations are very low," government officials told news agency PTI as they held a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).?

Delhi Jahangirpuri News: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday was informed that the Supreme Court has ordered a status quo in the demolition drive in the Jahangirpuri area. After this submission, High Court refused to hear the matter petitions against the ongoing demolition drive in connection with the anti-encroachment drive in the Jahangirpuri area where violence broke out last week. Advocate Shahrukh Alam mentioned the matter before the bench of Acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Alam. North Delhi Municipal Corporation halts anti-encroachment drive after Supreme Court order to maintain status-quo. Supreme Court orders to maintain status-quo on demolition drive being conducted by North Delhi Municipal Corporation in Jahangirpuri, Delhi. Complaints were brought out through senior advocates Dushyant Dave, Prashant Bhushan, etc.

"Schools will not be closed and will continue with offline classes. Schools have been asked to report all cases to the education department and ensure that Covid protocols are followed strictly. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is constantly monitoring the situation in schools," a senior official said.

The proposal for raising road tax on specific categories of vehicles has been forwarded by the transport department to the finance department. The road tax on private vehicles in Delhi is presently up to 12.5 per cent depending on fuel type and price range.

Arms supplier from Delhi's Jahangirpuri who has more than 60 previous cases has been nabbed after a brief encounter with the police. He is said to have been injured.

Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has scheduled an "encroachment removal action programme", wherein illegal construction in the Jahangirpuri area will be removed on Wednesday and Thursday (April 20-21).

A tweet from Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on April 17 remains the exception to AICC's silence on the Jahangirpur riot. Urging Delhi to remain alert, united and safe, Surjewala's tweet in Hindi said, "violence, riots and frenzy will not make religion safe; neither will anyone be strong, Yes, our India will definitely be weakened."

"The unabated heat wave in the national capital continues to push the power demand to newer highs. At 3:30 pm on Tuesday, Delhi's peak power demand touched 5,735 MW, the highest ever in the month of April," officials said.

Delhi has reported 632 new COVID cases in last 24 hours compared to 501 cases the day before. Delhi Disaster Management Authority will hold an important meeting with experts tomorrow. Mirror Now's Alok with ground report

On April 8, the top court had told the NGO challenging the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving a go-ahead to the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor Expressway which will reduce travel time between the two cities by four hours, that it can raise its grievance over environment and biodiversity before an expert committee. The top court, however, asked for some names including forest research and management institutes, whose representatives could be incorporated into the expert panel, to allay the apprehensions of the NGO.

Covid News Live: Chandigarh makes wearing of masks mandatory after increase in cases.With 1,247 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,45,527, while the active cases increased to 11,860, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,966 with one fresh fatality being reported from Uttar Pradesh, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 0.03% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76%, the ministry said. An increase of 318 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.31% and the weekly positivity rate as 0.34 %, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,11,701, while the case fatality rate was recorded a 1.21%.India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority officials are slated to meet tomorrow and sources suggest mask mandate, as well as hybrid mode of education for schools, could be discussed in the meet.

Delhi Police uses drones for security surveillance in Jama Masjid and Hauz Qazi areas of the city. (Source: Delhi Police)

Nadda, who addressed the BJP state executive meet at Hospet in Karnataka on Sunday, held a closed-door meeting with Bommai on filling up the vacant positions. The state is due to face assembly polls in a year, and this is going to be the last cabinet exercise.

The court asked the petitioner if political parties were banned from contesting local body elections and remarked that if the petitioner's submission is "good" then it should be applied to all other elections as well and not just municipal elections.

As many as 24 persons have been arrested in connection with the communal violence that broke out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri during a procession on Hanuman Jayanti on April 16. The 28-year-old man in the blue kurta, Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus, whose video was being circulated on April 17 on social media for opening fire during a riot in the Jahangirpuri area, Delhi, on April 16, has been nabbed, confirmed Delhi Police.

The Central Government on Monday appointed Indian Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the next chief of the Indian Army and he will take over his new office on May 1.The 29th Army chief will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is scheduled to complete his 28 month-tenure on April 30."Government has decided to appoint Lieutenant General Manoj Pande as the next chief of army staff," the Defence officials told ANI.An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Pande was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers in December 1982.Lieutenant General Pande commanded an engineer regiment during Operation Parakram in the Pallanwala sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Operation Parakram, the large-scale mobilisation of troops and weapons to the western border, followed the December 2001 terror attack on Parliament that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war.

Various auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in the national capital went on a strike on Monday, demanding a CNG subsidy and a fare revision in the wake of rising fuel prices.

Delhi on Sunday recorded 517 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.21 per cent while no death was reported, according to city health department data. With these new cases, the city's infection tally has risen to 18,68,550 while the death toll stood at 26,160. Delhi has been witnessing an upward trend in daily COVID-19 cases positivity rate in the last few days.

Opposition leaders to visit schools and point out mistakes. He said that they will rectify the mistakes. “This year 3,75,000 students have taken admission in government schools by getting their names struck off from private schools. It's a good thing that schools are being talked about in politics now. We have asked Opposition leaders to visit schools and point out mistakes and we will rectify them,” said Arvind Kejriwal.(ANI

Delhi on Wednesday logged 299 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 2.49 per cent. Mumbai and Delhi both have seen a sharp rise in cases recently. In the last 24 hours, Mumbai reported 73 new cases which is the highest caseload in a month. While the national capital recorded nearly 300 cases in just a day which is a 50 percent jump from the previous day with a positivity rate of 2.49 percent. However, the civic authorities both in Mumbai as well as Delhi have said there is no reason to panic.