Currently, easterly winds are prevalent at lower levels over plains of north India. This is likely to cause a gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degrees Celsius over most parts of northwest India during the next 48 hours (till 19 January). Thereafter, reversal of wind direction to westerly/northwesterly is likely from January 20. This will lead to a gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degrees Celsius during subsequent 2-3 days (January 20 to 22) over the same region. … [Read more...] about Delhi witnesses moderate fog, records very poor air quality
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Delhi cops will decide on who can enter Delhi: Supreme Court on farmers’ tractor parade
When the AG said that the Centre is seeking restraining orders against the farmers from entering Delhi as the SC has taken charge, the CJI said we have not taken charge of the matter except on one issue. And our intervention is grossly misunderstood, Justice Bobde also said. … [Read more...] about Delhi cops will decide on who can enter Delhi: Supreme Court on farmers’ tractor parade
Delhi: Day 1 glitches ironed out, vaccination centres ready for next
NEW DELHI: On Saturday, when the Covid-19 vaccination drive started, 4,319 out of 8,117 beneficiaries got inoculated at 81 centres. On Monday, day two of the drive, the number of vaccinators and centres will remain the same, but, apart from the vaccine doses, the authorities are also armed with valuable lessons learnt on the first day."Though the exercise was streamlined on Saturday and there were no major problems at any centre, glitches were faced in the Co-WIN app. Thankfully, backup hard copies of all records were available and technical glitches didn't derail the exercise," said a government official. "The problems have been rectified and, hopefully, there won't be any glitches Monday onwards," he added.Another area that might see further enhancement are the observation booths at the centres. "There were 52 instances of adverse events following immunisation. Except one, all were minor effects, but more infrastructure for medical emergencies may be added to tackle such events, even … [Read more...] about Delhi: Day 1 glitches ironed out, vaccination centres ready for next
Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a "voluntary" thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. "It is a private app. Don't join it. It is a voluntary thing, don't accept it. Use some other app," Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said to the petitioner, a lawyer, who has challenged WhatsApp's new privacy policy which was slated to come into effect in February but has been deferred till May. The court also said that if the terms and conditions of most mobile apps are read, "you would be surprised as to what all you are consenting to". "Even Google maps captures all your data and stores it," the court said. The court further said it could not understand what data would be leaked according to the petitioner and since the issue requires consideration, it will be listed on January 25 due to paucity of time on Monday. The central government also agreed with … [Read more...] about Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC
Delhi HC directs PMC Bank to consider afresh applications of depositors seeking money for emergencies
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the administrators of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operation (PMC) Bank to decide afresh about the applications of depositors seeking money for medical and educational emergencies. The court also directed the petitioner to submit the list of depositors before administrators, which included medical and educational emergencies within three weeks. The Bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said, "We direct the depositors to approach the administrators of PMC Bank giving the need in detail, for which they would require the money. Administrator to decide within two weeks. They would inform the decision through an affidavit." "We have something in our mind while petition sought the issuance of direction to RBI to make a mechanism in this regards," the Bench said. The direction of the High Court came on Monday during the hearing of an interim application in an ongoing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by activist Bejon Kumar Mishra through … [Read more...] about Delhi HC directs PMC Bank to consider afresh applications of depositors seeking money for emergencies