Drivers to be trained for Games
Gearing up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the government is all set to train about 10,000 drivers and support staff as tourist-friendly guides for the biggest sport extravaganza in the Capital.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2009 01:10 AM IST
Gearing up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the government is all set to train about 10,000 drivers and support staff as tourist-friendly guides for the biggest sport extravaganza in the Capital.
Drivers, conductors and support staff would be given training to handle visitors, including officials and sportspersons, during the Commonwealth Games next year, a senior tourism ministry official said.
Haryana Institute of Public Administration at Gurgaon, Delhi Institute of Hotel Management and ITDC have been shortlisted to impart training to 5,000 drivers and support staff in the first phase from next month. “Our aim is to make them presentable and visitor-friendly. We have devised a training capsule for these people who would be accompanying officials, sportspersons and visitors during the Games,” the official said.
JNU campus to open for final year MPhil grads from March 8
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:22 AM IST
The university has also permitted Bachelors and Masters students under the PWD category to enter the campus if they require access to laboratories and other facilities.
Feel unsafe in our own neighbourhood, say locals after Adarsh Nagar murder
By Anvit Srivastava
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:16 AM IST
Rajini Babbar, a resident of lane number 10, said that every 5-10 days they hear of a similar crime in the area. “The fact that Simran was targeted right in front of her house is scary. It reflects that criminals have no fear of entering residential areas to commit a crime,” she said.
Delhi: 25-year-old murdered during snatching bid in Adarsh Nagar
By Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:07 AM IST
A CCTV footage of the incident, which was widely shared on social media on Sunday, shows the attacker first lunging at the chain of the woman, identified as Simran Kaur, as she is returning home from a nearby market with her mother and two-year-old daughter
25-year-old stabbed while fending off snatching bid in Adarsh Nagar, dies
By Anvit Srivastava
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:34 PM IST
New Delhi:
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death when she fought back against a snatcher in north-west Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on Saturday night
MCD bypolls: AAP, BJP, Congress exude confidence of victory
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 10:14 PM IST
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and party in-charge for MCD (municipal corporations) affairs Durgesh Pathak said he visited polling booths in various wards and was confident of winning all five wards.
4th week of 'Switch Delhi' campaign to focus on raising awareness among RWAs
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 08:34 PM IST
The fourth week of the Delhi government's eight-week campaign, which aims at sensitizing every Delhiite about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles, will begin on Monday.
Covid-19: List of private, govt hospitals vaccinating people above 60, or above 45 with comorbidities
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 07:21 PM IST
Starting March 1, all people above the age of 60, or those above 45 with existing illnesses that make them more susceptible to Covid-19, will be allowed to sign up to receive coronavirus vaccines at government and private facilities
Delhi reports less than 200 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 06:14 PM IST
The Capital’s active caseload stands at 1,335 after witnessing a slight jump from 1,307 reported on Saturday.
One year on, LNJP corona warriors recall raging pandemic, challenges
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 06:03 PM IST
It's been one year since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital, and daily cases and death counts have both come down significantly, and scenes of distress in the hospital's corridors and outside morgue have been replaced by talks about the ongoing vaccination.
Noida metro trains 'skipping' some stations during peak hours; citizens protest
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 05:59 PM IST
Among the stations skipped by the metro train during the peak hours (8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm on weekdays) are Sector 101 and Sector 50, which is dedicated to the transgender community, they said.
Delhi MCD bypolls: 32.25% voters turnout till 1:30pm; 38.85% at Kalyanpuri
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 04:09 PM IST
The results of these bye-elections are likely to have an impact on the big-ticket 2022 Delhi civic polls.
19 passengers caught with ammunition at IGI airport this year: Police
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:49 PM IST
A senior police official said all such passengers face criminal proceedings under the Arms Act, adding that it was a 'matter of concern' that despite warnings passengers carry ammunition, knowingly or unknowingly, with them.
MCD bypolls: Amid Covid-19 protocols 20.38% voters turnout in first four hours
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:33 PM IST
By 11:30am, the overall turnout across the five wards was 20.38 per cent, with Kalyanpur ward recording the maximum 25.69 per cent, a senior official of the State Election Commission in Delhi said.
10 police teams to probe woman death stabbed for resisting snatching
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 02:04 PM IST
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a snatcher for resisting a robbery bid in the Adarsh Nagar area of the national capital.
Average 200 daily new Covid-19 cases in Delhi amid spike in Maharashtra, Kerala
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 10:01 AM IST
In the last six days, Delhi recorded more than 200 new infections for four straight days, between February 24-27. The number of daily deaths, though, has been less than five on five out of six days, with no fatality on Feb 25.
