Delhi govt initiates process of setting up own school education board
Education | June 20, 2021 10:09 ISTThe Delhi government has initiated the process of setting up its own school education board -- the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE).
The Delhi government has initiated the process of setting up its own school education board -- the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE).
The Centre on Monday informed the SC that the Delhi government's claims of launching of one nation one ration card (ONORC) is misleading.
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Arvind Kejriwal is talking about home delivery of ration, while he could not provide delivery of oxygen at doorstep or medicine from mohalla clinics".
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government had on June 1 amended the excise rules through a notification that also allows take-away of draught beer in bottles or growlers from micro-breweries.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a digital address, requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the doorstep delivery of ration scheme that was stopped by the Central government. The doorstep delivery of ration scheme was scheduled to be rolled out from June 7.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government of fudging the Covid death tally. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said Delhi's civic bodies have issued nearly 35,000 death certificates in April, May. What is the reality? Watch full debate.
The Delhi government has formed a four-member expert committee to look into the deaths due to the shortage of oxygen.
The single judge had said that the Delhi government has no power to indefinitely postpone collection of annual charges and development fees by private unaided schools as it would unreasonably restrict their functioning
Delhi on Wednesday reported 1,491 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest since March 25 when the national capital had reported a single-day tally of 1,515 cases, according to the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government.
The Delhi government has deployed staff from its Department of Social Welfare to attend to distress calls and other queries from senior citizens impacted by the pandemic.
The expert committee will be headed by Pulmonologist Dr M K Daga, and include Dr Manisha Aggarwal and Dr S Anuradha from Maulana Azad Medical College.
"Many such children whose parents have both died, the Delhi government will bear all the expenses for the education and upbringing of those children," CM Kejriwal tweeted.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over 75 oxygen cylinders to the Delhi government to help it augment oxygen supplies to various hospitals.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up Arvind Kejriwal government over its handling of the current Covid crisis in the national capital. Angered over the mismanagement, the court told the Aam Aadmi Party government that it will ask the Centre to take over 'if you cannot manage it'.
The Delhi High Court on Saturday while hearing a petition on the oxygen shortage said, "its tsunami and we are calling it wave" and asked both the Centre and the state government to get prepared to overcome the crisis.
Amid worsening COVID situation in the country, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on April 21 alleged that the Delhi government on April 20 looted the state's oxygen tanker which was going towards Faridabad. "We are being forced to give our oxygen to Delhi.
Amid fear of rising COVID-19 cases and possibility of lockdown extension, migrant workers are heading to their hometowns. In order to avoid the hardships faced during the previous nationwide lockdown, migrant workers are not willing to take the risk of staying back.
Delhi on Thursday ordered the re-opening of medical colleges under the UT government with immediate effect, citing a reduction in the number of coronavirus cases and assessment of the current situation in the national capital.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a review meeting with Delhi government for the preparation of dry run of COVID19 vaccination drive on January 1, via video conferencing.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced free wifi facility for farmers protesting at the Singhu border over three contentious farm laws.
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