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Express News Service Struggling to recover from the setbacks caused by the pandemic, here is a chilling fact for Delhiites. The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) is likely to receive over 20,000 complaints of violations this year. This will be a staggering 2.5 times the complaints the commission has received in the last 12 years. The DCPCR is a statuary watchdog of the Delhi government in matters pertaining to child rights. With a vision of making the national capital child-labour free by 2023, it has been coming up with new initiatives as well as renewing energy into the existing set-up. Anurag Kundu, who took over as chairperson of the DCPCR a year ago, launched a helpline number to address the issues of child distress at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in April this year. Any person can register his or her grievance, share information or seek information related to rights of children on this 24x7 helpline. In three months until June, the com ....
Express News Service NEW DELHI: The Delhi Assembly’s Peace and Harmony Committee has the power to ‘compel attendance’ by initiating privileges against Facebook officials, according to the Supreme Court judgment on Thursday. “Members and non-Members (like the petitioners) can equally be directed to appear before the Committee and depose on oath,” said the top court in its order while dismissing the plea of Facebook VP Ajit Mohan against issuance of summon by the panel of the assembly in connection with last year’s riots in Delhi. However, clarifying on the jurisdiction of the Committee, the Supreme Court added that the “Assembly admittedly does not have any power to legislate on aspects of law and order and police.” It held that the Committee cannot ‘encroach’ into any aspects related to ‘public order’ and ‘police’ and the Facebook officials will have the right ‘to not answer questions’ on these issues. ....
Delhi adds record 306 deaths, Sisodia seeks forces to stop jungle raj Sisodia wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan complaining about this issue and informed the Centre about its fast depleting stock of oxygen. Share Via Email | A+A A- A man waits for the cremation of a relative who died of COVID-19, placed near bodies of other victims, in New Delhi, India. (Photo | AP) Express News Service NEW DELHI: Accusing Uttar Pradesh and Haryana of “jungle raj”, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday demanded that paramilitary force be deployed for hasslefree movement of oxygen tankers into the national capital. Delhi is dependent on oxygen plants based in the neighbourhood. On Thursday, the city witnessed a record 306 deaths, the highest, and another 26,169 Covid cases. ....
Delhi hospitals gasping for breath, says CM Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal writes to PM Modi and Union minister Piyush Goyal to ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, ramping up of beds Share Via Email | A+A A- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inspects Covid care facilities inside the CWG Village on Sunday as coronavirus cases surge in New Delhi. (Photo | EPS/PARVEEN NEGI) Express News Service NEW DELHI: As the healthcare system is nearing collapse in Delhi, with the city registering the biggest jump in daily Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday shot off letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal urging them to ramp up bed capacity in central government- run hospitals and to ensure “uninterrupted” supply of medical oxygen. “The Covid situation has become very serious in Delhi. ....
Express News Service NEW DELHI: With the COVID-19 situation getting out of hand in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that Delhi is running out of hospital beds and oxygen supply. Kejriwal pleaded for aid from the Centre as resources are fast depleting while fresh coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate. According to the Delhi government, the gravest concern at the moment ia the positivity rate jumping from 24 percent to 30 percent within a day in the national capital. With no respite in sight in terms of a reduction in the number of fresh cases, Kejriwal appealed to the BJP-led Centre to reserve beds in government-run hospitals. He said that he has talked to both health minister Harsh Vardhan and Home Minister Amit Shah, in the last 24 hours regarding the current situation. ....