Delhi: 882 arrested under NDPS Act in 2020
While most of the drugs were supplied from UP, MP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Manipur, some of the accused had smuggled drugs like cocaine from West Africa and South America via courier services. December 28, 2020 2:34:01 am
Delhi Police registered 726 FIRs and busted 10 gangs involved in drug trafficking in the city. (Representational)
Delhi Police arrested 882 persons under the NDPS Act this year, and registered 726 FIRs and busted 10 gangs involved in drug trafficking in the city. While most of the drugs were supplied from UP, MP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Manipur, some of the accused had smuggled drugs like cocaine from West Africa and South America via courier services.
150 troops in Delhi for R-Day test positive
Official sources said all those who tested positive were in a “safe bubble”. Seven of them were symptomatic. December 27, 2020 3:40:01 am
The recovery rate has increased to 96.56 per cent.(Representational)
Nearly 150 Army personnel who are in Delhi for the Republic Day parade have tested positive for Covid-19. Official sources said all those who tested positive were in a “safe bubble”. Seven of them were symptomatic.
More than 2000 Army personnel have come to Delhi for Republic Day. All those who came in from outside had to undergo Covid-19 test. The “safe bubbles”, sources said, are within the cantonment area in Delhi.
Coronavirus vaccine to be given to 51 lakh people in first phase in Delhi: CM Kejriwal
Kejriwal said 1.2 crore doses are needed to cover priority categories comprising healthcare workers, police, civil defence volunteers, those aged above 50 and people aged below 50 with associated comorbidities such as diabetes, heart ailments among others. Updated: December 24, 2020 6:39:53 pm
A syringe contains a dose of a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container (AP)
Fifty-one lakh people in Delhi comprising healthcare staff, frontline workers, people with co-morbidities and those aged above 50 will be administered the Covid-19 vaccine in the first phase, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday.
Delhi HC says reservation of ICU beds inhuman, asks state to take final decision before Dec 26
While observing against the reservation, the court said the government can come back later to the court in case the numbers rise again. “Today, 800-900 ICU beds are vacant. It cannot be sustained,” it said further. December 25, 2020 12:47:32 am
The committee has suggested scaling down the ICU bed reservation to 60 percent.
THE DELHI High Court Thursday said that the continuation of Delhi government’s order directing 33 major hospitals to reserve 80 percent of ICU beds for COVID-19 patents is “inhuman” and at present there should be no reservation. Following the observation, the government told the court that it will take a decision on or before December 26 on the recommendations of the committee, which has suggested scaling down the reservation to 60 percent.
Cabinet nod to revising post-matric scholarship scheme for SC students
Under the scheme, the government provides financial assistance to students from Scheduled Castes, whose household incomes are less than Rs 2.5 lakh annually, for higher education at post-matriculation and post-senior-secondary stages, which means Class XI onwards. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:04:37 am
The statement said that under the revised scheme, there will be a total investment of Rs 59,048 crore, of which the Centre will spend Rs 35,534 crore. (Representational)
The government on Wednesday announced “transformatory changes” to the Post Matric Scholarship for students from Scheduled Castes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the changes, which, the government said, will “benefit more than 4 crore SC students in the next 5 years so that they can successfully complete their higher education”.