Delhi lockdown announcement creates storm on Twitter
The lockdown announcement created a storm on Twitter. While some netizens praised Kejriwal for his transparency in letting people know that the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is serious, others said lockdown is a bad idea
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced imposition of a lockdown from 10:00 pm on April 19 to 5:00 am on April 26 to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. I appeal to Delhites to follow lockdown which is necessary to reduce Covid cases; we will improve health system during this time, Kejriwal said.
Updated Feb 08, 2021 | 21:47 IST
Jain had received the Padma Bhushan in 2019 for his contribution in social work and was instrumental in setting up many educational institutes in Haryana. Darshan Lal Jain | Photo Credit: Facebook
Yamunanagar: RSS leader Darshan Lal Jain, who dedicated his life to social work, died on Monday at the age of 93. Jain, who was also involved in the work to find the mythical river Saraswati, passed away at his residence in Jagadhri in Haryana s Yamunanagar district. He is survived by two sons and two daughters.
He was cremated with state honours. A contingent of police presented guard of honour as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and other ministers, dignitaries at the cremation of Padma Bhushan Darshan Lal Jain at Jagadhri on Monday.
YAMUNAGAR: Padma Bhushan and senior Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) worker Darshan Lal Jain of Jain Nagar, Jagadhri in Yamunanagar district, passed away at the age of about 94 years on Monday.
The cremation of Darshan Lal Jain was conducted with full state honours and guard of honours was done for him at Dwarka Das cremation ground on Buria road in Jagadhri.
Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Om Prakash Dhankar, state legislative assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta, state education, forest and tourism minister Kanwar Pal, Yamunanagar MLA Ghanshyam Dass Arora and other dignitaries offered their condolences to the family and attended the cremation of the deceased personality.