In a first, East Delhi civic body to send teachers abroad for skill-based training

Candidates will have to return money to EDMC if they fail to complete the course Those who are not more than 42 years old and have more than 10 years of teaching experience — along with a good performance record — can apply for the EDMC-launched programme aimed at skill improvement   | Photo Credit:…Continue Reading

No lockdown, Delhi schools shut; govt offices to work form home: Arvind Kejriwal

For New-delhi Updates Allow Notification   | Updated: Saturday, November 13, 2021, 18:43 [IST] New Delhi, Nov 13: The government offices in Delhi will be operated from home at 100 per cent capacity for a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said, in the wake of worsening air quality in the capital. The government…Continue Reading

Delhi High Court rejects plea of former BSF jawan

He was dismissed from service for having contacted suspected Pakistan intelligence operative The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of a former Border Security Force (BSF) constable, who was dismissed from service for having regularly contacted a suspected Pakistan Intelligence Operative (PIO) while being deployed on the Pakistan border.A Bench of Justices Navin Chawla…Continue Reading

Delhi Police files chargesheet in Jantar Mantar case, ‘no hate speech by Ashwini Upadhyay’

In a key development, the Delhi Police on Wednesday filed chargesheet in a hate speech case that took place in Jantar Mantar, in relation to which, BJP leader and Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and others were booked. On Tuesday, November 2, Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against Ashwini Upadhyay along with 8 other persons in connection with the case. As…Continue Reading

Councillors in Delhi civic bodies score low on performance, says Praja report

The performance of councillors in Delhi’s three municipal corporations — North, South and East — has been on the decline in the last three years in terms of attendance in house meetings and the number of issues raised, a report card released by the NGO, Praja Foundation, said on Thursday. A majority of the 265…Continue Reading

New Delhi schools to reopen from Monday, but online classes to continue: State government

It’s time for children to mask on and return to schools for in-person classes. India’s capital city, New Delhi, is now resuming in-person classes for students in grade IX and above. This decision has been taken after careful consideration of the negative effect the virtual classrooms have had on children. “The government, the officials in…Continue Reading

Future asks Delhi court to quash Singapore panel’s block on asset sale

 India’s Future Retail has asked a Delhi court to quash a decision by a Singapore arbitration panel that has kept the $3.4 billion sale of Future’s retail assets in limbo while the panel hears objections from Amazon.com Inc. Amazon has mounted legal challenges against Future’s planned asset sale to market leader Reliance Industries since last…Continue Reading