On June 15, the Delhi High Court had designated four special courts for holding trials in cases relating to the violence and clashes that broke out in northeast Delhi in February this year.
The move comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday to discuss the strategy to tackle the surging coronavirus cases. According to an order issued by Dev, all DMs will work as administrative heads for management and supervision of all activities related to COVID-19.
The units are among the 960 converted coaches deployed in five states in an effort to augment medical care facilities for patients of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
AAP MLA Atishi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 39-year-old, who represents the Kalkaji constituency in south Delhi, has gone into home quarantine given her mild symptoms
All heads of Delhi government hospitals, deputy commissioners of municipal corporations and DCPs of city police will now work under the command of district magistrates to effectively deal with the COVID-19 situation in the national capital.
Delhi Police detain Swadeshi Jagran Manch members and some Army veterans who were protesting outside Chinese Embassy in Delhi. A day after the India Army said 20 of its officers and soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with the Chinese troops in Ladakh, the Swadeshi Jagran Manch on Wednesday demanded that Chinese companies be banned from participation in the tendering process in the country.
Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, who is also chairperson of the state executive committee of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, has empowered all district magistrates (DMs) to have overall command in their respective districts and different authorities will have to implement their orders
The Indian Railways has deployed 503 isolation coaches in Delhi at nine different stations days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah made the announcement as part of measures to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday.
Pre-coronavirus times married couples had to run pillar to post to get their divorce plea submitted and it would take years of in court fighting and going through several legal ercourses for their divorce to come through. But a family court in Delhi, granted divorce to a couple over video conference.
Amidst severe criticism for mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis, government officials said the home minister’s involvement indicates that the situation is slipping out of hands.
India on Monday (June 15, 2020) recorded more than 11,000 cases in the last 24 hours. The total tally crossed 3.32 lakh on and the death toll was at 9,520.
