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Delhi Wakes Up To Dense Fog As Cold Wave Continues In NCR | Lokmarg

Delhi Wakes Up To Dense Fog As Cold Wave Continues In NCR

By LokMarg

Cold wave continued in the national capital as the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 7 degrees Celcius on early Tuesday morning.

Dense fog was observed as the cold wave continued in Delhi.
Earlier on Monday, the India Meteorological Department predicted cold day/severe cold day conditions in Delhi.

“Cold Day/Severe Cold Day Conditions very likely in some parts over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and West Rajasthan and cold day conditions in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on 26th and 27th December 2022,” IMD had said in a bulletin at 3.30 pm on Monday.

The weather department had also predicted dense to very dense fog in Delhi and nearby regions.

“Due to prevailing light wind and high moisture in lower tropospheric levels, Dense to Very Dense Fog is very likely to continue over some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, and West Rajasthan during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said on Monday.

Earlier on Monday, the national capital New Delhi reeled under a cold wave and foggy conditions. Delhi on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees celsius while most parts of northern India witnessed temperatures in a range between 3 to 7 degrees Celsius said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. (ANI)

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Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

Sisodia Directs Hospitals To Boost Covid Preparedness

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Amid the continuing global surge in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government on Monday directed all public hospitals in the national capital to ramp up preparations and augment supplies in anticipation of rising infections in the coming days.

According to an official statement issued on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a review meeting with directors and medical superintendents of government hospitals during which he asked them to prepare for a rise in Covid cases in the near future.
Sisodia directed the hospital heads to take stock of Covid-preparedness and ensure that all requirements, in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Union Health Ministry, are met.

He also directed them to submit a compliance report to the Health department.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party government in the national capital approved a budget of Rs 104 crore for government hospitals to procure general medicines and prepare for Covid-induced contingencies in the immediate future.

Reviewing the Covid-related arrangements at public hospitals, Sisodia directed that the details with regard to beds, ventilators, ICUs, number of doctors and nurses, oxygen plants, field staff, and medicines are to be shared with the Health Department by Monday evening.

“According to the directions of the Union government, a mock drill will be organized in all hospitals on Tuesday, December 27, to ensure operational readiness for effective Covid management. In case of any gaps, the issue will be addressed immediately by the health officials concerned,” Sisodia added.

The focus of the mock drill will be on assessing bed capacities, human resources, referral resources, testing capacities of hospitals, medical logistics, telemedicine services, and medical oxygen, among others, the deputy CM said.

Apart from the operational preparations for Covid, the government also sanctioned funds totalling Rs 104 crores to enable government hospitals to stock up on life-saving medicines.

Sisodia said, “This amount has been approved by the government to ensure that there is no shortage of any medicines in government hospitals and they are well prepared to deal with an emergency.” (ANI)

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Mother Dairy Hike In Milk Price

Mother Dairy Hike In Milk Price By Rs 2

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Mother Dairy will raise the price of its full cream milk offerings from Rs 64 per litre to Rs 66 per litre in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).

The revised price point, announced on Monday, will come into effect from Tuesday.
However, there would be no revision in the retail price of cow milk and token milk variants.

This is the fifth upward revision in milk prices, an essential food item, in 2022. The earlier revisions were done in March, August, October, and November.

“It is an unprecedented year for the dairy industry. We have been witnessing a significant increase in demand for milk and milk products from both consumers and institutions, even after festivals. On the other hand, procurement of raw milk has also not picked up after Diwali as was anticipated. The procurement prices of raw milk have gone up by about 24 per cent over last year due to higher input costs, heatwave conditions, etc,” read a statement from a Mother Dairy spokesperson.

“This stress on raw milk prices is being felt across the industry, putting pressure on consumer prices. In our commitment to continue paying remunerative prices to farmers to ease the impact, we are severely constrained to revise consumer prices of select variants of milk in Delhi NCR, effective from December 27, 2022. As a responsible organisation, we have always endeavoured to strike the right balance between farmers and consumers. Therefore, we have been passing the increased input cost to our consumers partially on select variants/SKUs and in a phased manner,” the spokesperson said. (ANI)

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Modi Attends Shabad Kirtan

Modi Attends ‘Shabad Kirtan’ Organsied To Mark ‘Veer Bal Diwas’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took part in a programme organised to mark the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in the national capital.

The programme has been organised in remembrance of the last Sikh Guru- Guru Gobind Singh, his four sons (Sahibzade), and Mata Gujri Ji.
PM Modi attended the ‘Shabad Kirtan’ being performed by around 300 Baal Kirtanis.

Later, PM Modi will also flag off a march-past by around 3,000 children in Delhi, an official statement by the Prime Minister’s Office read.

PM Modi on the day of the Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, on January 9, 2022, declared that December 26 will be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to pay homage to the courage of the ‘Sahibzades’, the four sons of the last Sikh guru- Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

While all four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji were martyred, the date is observed as the martyrdom day of the Sahibzadas- Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh who is said to have been martyred at the tender ages of six and nine in Sirhind (Punjab) by Mughal forces on the orders of the then ruler Aurangzeb.

The place where the sons of the last Sikh Guru were buried alive is the present day’s, Fatehgarh Sahib.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi took to Twitter and said, “On Veer Baal Diwas, we recall the courage of the Sahibzade and Mata Gujri Ji. We also remember the courage of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. At 12:30 PM today will be joining a programme to mark this inspiring day.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he has been privileged to attend a function devoted to Sahibzadas in the national capital on the occasion of Veer Baal Diwas.

“Tomorrow, on December 26, is the Veer Baal Diwas and I will have the privilege to attend a function in New Delhi devoted to the Sahibzadas,” PM Modi said during his last Mann Ki Baat of the year 2022, which is the 96th edition of the Prime Minister’s radio show telecast. (ANI)

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March At Veer Bal Diwas Event

3,000 Students To March At Veer Bal Diwas Event

By LokMarg

Delhi is all set to celebrate ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ tomorrow in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in remembrance of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh – the ‘Sahibzadas’.

The first-of-its-kind event is celebrated in remembrance of the ‘Sahibzade’ who sacrificed their lives fighting against the forceful conversion and other atrocities at a very young age.
Many programmes and competitions are being held on the occasion. A parade of 3,000 students will be followed by an Army band with the tableau, telling the stories of the Sahibzade will also occur.

BJP leader and former DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa told ANI, “This is India Gate where the rehearsal is being held to create history tomorrow when thousands of school children of Delhi will march past from India Gate to Kartavya Path and tell whole India the history of the martyrdom of little Sahibzadas on the occasion of ‘Veer Bal Diwas’.”

“There will be a parade performance in which 3,000 students are participating. The Parade will also have a tableau showing the life stories of the ‘Sahibzade’ followed by a tableau and students marching in front of PM Modi,” he added.

Earlier this year Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that December 26, shall henceforth be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to pay homage to the courage of the ‘Sahibzades, the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who was the last Sikh guru.

While all four sons were martyred, the date is observed as the martyrdom day of the Sahibzadas, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh who were martyred at the tender ages of six and nine in Sirhind (Punjab) by Mughal forces. (ANI)

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L-G Appointment Of Aldermen In MCD

Delhi L-G Seeks Recovery Of Rs 97 Cr Spent By AAP On Political Ads

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Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered a Rs 97-crore recovery from the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for publishing political advertisements of AAP as “government ads”.

The L-G in his Monday’s orders to the Chief Secretary had directed that all advertisements since September 2016, be also referred to the Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) for vetting and ascertaining if they were in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court.
He has also asked for the money that has been spent on the so-called illegal committee to be recovered.

“He has additionally asked for Shabdarth – the public agency formed by the Kejriwal Government, currently manned by 35 individuals on a contractual/outsourced basis, out of the total sanctioned strength of 38 officials, to be manned by government servants, instead of private individuals. The finances of Shabdarth ever since it came into being shall also be audited,” the statement added.

LG Saxena has directed the Chief Secretary to implement the September 16, 2016 order of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee on CCRGA and the pursuant order of Directorate of Information & Publicity (DIP), GNCTD, directing the AAP to pay Rs 97,14,69,137 plus interest, to the state exchequer, for political advertisements that it got published or telecast in the garb of government advertisements, an official notification read.

“This, apart from being a gross case of misappropriation of Government funds for the benefit of a political party, also amounts to contempt of the Supreme and High Court,” it said further.

The top court in its order dated May 13, 2015, had postulated guidelines to regulate Government Advertising and eliminate unproductive expenditure while disposing of a Writ Petition with regards to “restraining the Union of India and all State Governments from using public funds on Government advertisements which are primarily intended to project individual functionaries of the Government or a Political Party.. and laying down of appropriate guidelines by this Court..”

“Pursuant to this order dated 13.05.2015 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, a three Member Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) was constituted by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, vide order dated 06.04.2016, to regulate the content of Advertising and eliminate unproductive expenditure of Government Revenue,” the statement from LG office read adding that the Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) investigated the advertisements published by DIP, and issued orders for identifying specific advertisements published by GNCTD that were in “stark violation” of the guidelines set by the top court and directed the DIP, GNCTD to quantify the amounts spent by it in such advertisements, and recover the same from AAP.

The CCRGA order ascertained that an amount of over Rs 97 crores had been spent on the account of non-conforming advertisements violating the SC order.

“Of this, while payments amounting to Rs. 42,26,81,265/- (Rupees Forty-Two Crores Twenty Six Lakh Eighty One Thousand and Two Hundred Sixty Five Only) had already been released by DIP, Rs.54,87,87,872/- (Rupees Fifty Four Crores Eighty-Seven Lakh Eighty-Seven Thousand and Eight Hundred Seventy-Two only) for advertisements published, were still pending disbursal…,” it said.

The Directorate of Vigilance (DoV), inquiring into complaints regarding this, has brought out that not only did DIP not recover amounts worth Rs 42,26,81,265, it also proactively paid the pending amount of Rs 54,87,87,872, rather than getting the AAP to pay the same, as ordered.

“In 08 cases, payment of Rs. 20.53 Crores (Approx.) was made, falsely attributing it to Court / Arbitration orders. Further, Dy. CM, Manish Sisodia who is the Minister-in-Charge of the Department as well as the Minister of Finance, approved payment of another Rs. 27 Crores (Approx.), by entering into a fraudulent “compromise deed/settlement”, despite the fact that there was no litigation nor there were any directions from Supreme Court / High Court of Delhi,” it said.

Notably, despite 61 of the 90 suo Motu settlement deeds in DIP not being signed by the concerned officials, the payments were still released.

The statement further cited the case of advertisements in the bio-decomposer project as an example of wasteful expenditure in violation of the Supreme Court order and mentioned: While the entire cost for the bio-decomposer project was Rs 41.62 lakhs, the expenditure incurred for advertising it was Rs 16.94 Crore, which is “40 times higher” than the project cost.

“All this was done by AAP and its Ministers by resorting to grossly illegal moves which entailed putting in place a Committee of its own to look into violations of the Supreme Court guidelines. This in itself was illegal, since the Committee appointed by the GoI as per orders of the Supreme Court, was authorized and empowered with jurisdiction over all GoI advertisements as well as those issued by the Union Territories, that includes Delhi,” it said adding that the same was pointed out by former LG- who dismissed the Constitution of the said committee by Arvind Kejriwal led government and was reiterated and condoned by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). (ANI)

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Delhi AQI ‘Very Poor’ Measuring At 322

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Delhi air stood at ‘very poor’ category on Sunday with Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 322. The Air Quality of the national capital, which was at a moderate level for the last few days, stooped to a new low, over the weekend.

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday.
The air quality in the Delhi University area was recorded as ‘very poor’, with PM 2.5 at 333, whereas the AQI in Noida measured at 348. At Pusa, the AQI measured at 315.

Meanwhile, Lodhi Road and Mathura Road also experienced ‘very poor’ air quality with AQI at 306 and 390, respectively.

With AQI of most areas around the Delhi-NCR region measuring above 300, the AQI of Gurugram came in the ‘poor’ category at 266.

The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.

Earlier, the air quality in Delhi was in the ‘moderate’ category, it deteriorated and reached the ‘very poor’ category.

The residents of the city have urged the government to take steps to control the ongoing menace of air pollution in the city. Some have even urged the government to bring back the odd-even rule in the city. “Air pollution is slightly less as compared to last year. The cold has also increased and the odd-even should be brought as soon as possible to curb the remaining air pollution,” said a resident. (ANI)

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Air Quality In NCR

Delhi Air Quality Dips To ‘Very Poor’ Category

By LokMarg

The air quality in the national capital reached the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday morning with an index of ‘310’ recorded on the Air Quality meter after some relative respite to Delhiites for a few days.

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday.

In the Delhi University area, the air quality was recorded as ‘very poor’ with the presence of PM 2.5 in the air at 318, whereas the Pusa area recorded it at 314.

Noida, also saw the air quality in the ‘very poor’ category with the AQI at 386 today.

Meanwhile, Lodhi Road and Mathura Road also experienced ‘very poor’ air quality with AQI at 306 and 303, respectively.

The AQI at the Delhi Airport Terminal 3 was recorded as ‘poor’ at 266.

The Air Quality Index from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.

Earlier, the air quality in Delhi was in the ‘moderate’ category, it deteriorated and reached the ‘very poor’ category.

Kuldeep Kumar, a resident of Mandir Marg said, “If you still go out in the morning, then there is a burning sensation in the eyes. Right now the level of pollution has come down a bit, but not much.”

“The government should do something about these 4-wheelers plying in the city. Today if there are four members in a house, all four have a 4-wheeler,” he added.

Another resident of the city urged the Delhi government to bring back the Odd-Even policy. “Air pollution is slightly less as compared to last year. The cold has also increased and the odd-even should be brought as soon as possible to curb the remaining air pollution,” he said. (ANI)

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Meeting On Delhi Airport Congestion

Delhi Home Secy To Chair Meeting On Delhi Airport Congestion

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Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla will chair a high-level meeting on airport rush in the national capital on Thursday morning.

The meeting is likely to be held after 11 am in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Senior officers in the MHA, officials in the Minister of Civil Aviation, and others concerned with the matter, including those in Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), will attend the meeting.

The meeting is being held considering the complaints on social media by irate passengers about missed flights and serpentine pre-boarding lines at India’s busiest airport in Delhi.

The pictures posted on Twitter showed overcrowding at Delhi International Airport. There were reports of passengers grumbling about long waits for security checks and mismanagement by the airport staff.

The government has even stepped in to help ease the congestion, with India’s Civil Aviation Ministry earlier saying in a statement that it’s working with airlines to reduce flight departures to 14 during peak hours. It did not disclose data for normal traffic.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also visited one of the terminals earlier this week and said that he will look into concerns around the management of security checks at Delhi’s T3 Indira Gandhi (IGI) airport in response to a complaint by a passenger on social media. The minister has ordered airport officials to resolve the issues on priority.

Additionally, the Delhi airport is adding baggage screening systems at the security checks and increasing traffic marshals to avoid vehicles clogging the departure.

Delhi airport has deployed 26 additional staffers to help passengers in the entry forecourt and security area and is working with the security agency Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to have full manning through Flexi shift from 5 am to avoid queue build-up. (ANI)

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Delhi AIIMS Server Attack

Delhi AIIMS Server Attack ‘Originated From China’

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By Ashoke Raj

The attack on the computer server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, a senior government source said on Wednesday adding that data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now.

“AIIMS Delhi server attack was by the Chinese, FIR details that the attack had originated from China. Of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by the hackers. The damage would have been far worse but is now contained. Data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now,” said the source from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

AIIMS Delhi first reported a failure in its servers on November 23. Two of the analysts deployed to look after the servers’ securities have also been suspended for the alleged breach of cyber security.

AIIMS authorities in a statement issued stated that the e-Hospital data has been restored. “The hospital data has been restored on the servers. The network is being sanitized before the services can be restored. The process is taking some time due to the volume of data and a large number of servers/computers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber security,” they had said.

“All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient, laboratories, etc continue to run on manual mode,” the statement had said.

Earlier this month, a special cell of Delhi Police launched an investigation into the attack on the computer system at AIIMS Delhi.

According to official sources, a team of the Central Forensic Lab (CFSL) has been pressed into service to check the infected server of the AIIMS Delhi to identify the source of the malware attack. (ANI)

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