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Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had stated that ‘Youth for Education’ initiative is part of making education a “mass movement” and that the government would “prepare lakhs of successful, educated youth to help those students who are struggling in reading, writing due to lack of resources or information”.

In a letter to the Delhi Food Commissioner, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has also said that changing the provisions of the Act so as to allow delivery of foodgrains to the doorstep of beneficiaries, would need the approval of Parliament.

Currently, the police officials estimate, there are 18,000-19,000 protesters sitting at Singhu border while another 20,000-22,000 are at Tikri. Farmer leaders, however, claim that the numbers are much higher than the estimates of police.

The national capital recorded 813 fresh Covid cases on Saturday and a positivity rate of 1.07% — the highest since December 27 last year.

Police said the accused cheated more than 7,000-8,000 US and Canadians nationals of Rs 10 crore in the last three years.

Police said the main accused, Vaishali, works as an account assistant at National Fertilisers, Noida. She and her associates allegedly “planted” candidates at private exam centres across Delhi and leaked papers and answer keys to clients.

The Indian Express had reported last September that the college purchased 180 books worth Rs 1 lakh from 2015-18 that never reached the library.

While the overall unemployment rate rose from 11.1% in January-February 2020 to 28.5% in October-November, the findings suggest that people at the bottom of the income hierarchy were among the worst affected.

A video of the incident, which went viral on social media, shows the accused stopping the women and threatening them with a pistol.

Police said the woman was inside her house when she heard her brother screaming and found the accused thrashing him inside their Scorpio car. When she intervened, the accused held her and allegedly tried to rape her, police said.

During summers, the average demand of potable water in Delhi increases more than the average 1,100 million gallons per day (MGD), against which the DJB can only supply 935 MGD.

The ministry further said that five states account for 81.38 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties at 70, Punjab followed with 38 daily deaths and Kerala reported 17 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had in 2020 described the policy as a step towards reducing pollution levels in the city.

Replying to a question on thalassemia and how to prevent hereditary diseases, Vardhan, a doctor, said there should be a societal movement and awareness on “rakt-kundli” of people so that blood types of prospective couples are matched before marriage and they are advised accordingly.

“Almost 99% of graves are in very poor condition here,” said Ajay Kumar, project director at the Delhi chapter of INTACH. “It may be bitter, but this place and the graves here are still part of our history.”

Police said the minor was allegedly kidnapped on January 22 and forced into prostitution. Though a complaint was lodged at Kapashera police station, the case was solved by the West district. The girl was rescued two months later.

The terminal was shut on March 25 last year to carry out expansion work inside. Officials of the Central Industrial Security Force, which guards the airport, said they will deploy additional forces four days prior to the reopening.

On Friday, Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) joint secretary Shivangi Kharwal visited the campus for a protest, but students alleged those in hostels were prohibited from going out to join them.

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday transferred Singh, who was under fire over handling of the Ambani-SUV case, and appointed senior IPS officer Hemant Nagrale in his place.

The court listed the plea filed by Quint Digital Media Ltd for further hearing on April 16, along with another similar petition which was filed earlier by the Foundation for Independent Journalism and The Wire.

According to the petition filed by Anju Sharma, wife of Sanjeev Kumar, who had been working as a truck driver in Saudi Arabia for the past 23 years and died in January due to cardiac arrest, the body was kept in a hospital in Jizan and she was to complete formalities for repatriation.

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The minor, who lives with her mother in West Delhi, was allegedly kidnapped by two men near her house in January.

Under the policy, the DDA will plan the areas as sustainable urban centres, with facilities for basic needs, shopping, office work, transport, public amenities and entertainment, located close to each other to spare people long trips.