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Property tax payment date extended, get 15% off before July 31: Mayor The last date of payment of 2020-21 property tax has been extended from June 30, to July 31, according to SDMC Mayor Anamika. She said the decision has been taken to facilitate the taxpayers to file the current years’ tax with 15 per cent rebate if they missed the deadline of June 30 due to any unavailable reason. She exhorted tax payers to make payment of their due property tax before the new last date i.e. July 31 in order to avail 15 per cent rebate. She said…
Prof Atiqur headed Jamia team, IIT researchers analyse rainfall changes in India A joint team comprising of researchers from Jamia Millia Islamia, IIT Indore and University of Gour Banga has conducted a study on ‘analyzing trend and forecasting of rainfall changes in India using non-parametrical and machine learning approaches’. The research paper has been published online in the prestigious Scientific Reports, a journal of Nature Group. This study analyses and forecasts the long-term spatio-temporal changes in rainfall for whole of the country using 115 years data (1901 to 2015). It also predicts rainfall change up to 2035 and has investigated…
Delhi Govt to give Rs 1 cr to family of doctor who died of COVID: Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday that the Delhi government will provide family of Dr Aseem Gupta, LNJP doctor, who died of COVID on Sunday, with an honorary compensation of Rs 1 crore. Kejriwal said: “Dr Aseem Gupta is an inspiration for us, and the people of Delhi and the people of the entire country salute him for his spirit and his sacrifice. In his honor, the Delhi government will provide his family an honorary compensation of Rs 1 crore. There is…
Hurry up 20% off on AC gas refilling with Za Care! With temperatures soaring, residents are banking on air condition to cool themselves. Many have already got service of their ACs done. However, there are some who are still looking for technician to get gas of their AC refilled. Hurry up 20 per cent off on gas charging!!! “Hurry up 20 per cent off on gas charging!!! Usually gas refill up to 1.5 tonne is priced at Rs 2,800 right now we are providing 20 per cent discount so you end up only paying Rs 2,240. Interested person can contact…
Kejriwal, Shah inspect 10,000 bed Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre at Chhatarpur Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Home Minister Amit Shah jointly inspected the preparedness of the 10,000 bed Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre situated at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus at Chhatarpur. Kejriwal said in a tweet after the visit: “In this hour of difficulty, I sought help to save Delhi and everyone has come forward to contribute enthusiastically. With the support of the Central government and Radha Soami Satsang Beas, such a large Covid centre has come up for Delhiites.” The Centre which will be…
Delhi on high alert! Residents asked to beat drums, utensils, play high-volume music to distract locusts Environment minister Gopal Rai on Saturday called an emergency meeting to discuss threat of a potential locust attack in Delhi. He said a small segment of locusts moving towards Palwal in Haryana has entered the Jasola Bhati area of the Delhi border. He said the authorities have been alerted through an advisory issued by the agricultural department of Delhi. South and South West districts have also been kept on high alert. An advisory issued by the Delhi development commissioner said residents can distract the…
AFE resident Hakim Ali Choudhary dies on Friday night Hakim Ali Choudhary died on Friday night at 11:30 pm at his house in Abul Fazal Enclave. Unwell for days due to age related ailments, he was laid to rest in AFE graveyard on Saturday morning, according to a resident. He was brother of Yameen Choudhary and used to reside in H-17, said another resident, adding that he was 80 years old. Residents and family members mourned his death. OT photo representational.
Parents have big role as co-teachers in virtual classroom: Dr Halima Sadia In the third talk of the Webinar on “Education, Leadership and Society in the Digital Age” organised by Volunteers of Change, Dr Halima Sadia presented her views and ideas on June 25 how parents can and should facilitate a virtual classroom as co-teachers. At the outset she mentioned that there always have been role parents in educating their children at least in their tender age. However, the ongoing restrictions of the pandemic have only further enhanced this role, she said. The new situation requires preparedness and training of…
Career guidance workshop on media, film making webinar With new age careers coming up so fast it is important for us to help students choosing a career which is unique and in-tune to their skill set. It is imperative that students receive the right career counselling in order to make informed decisions and interactions like these end such quests. The Policy Times in association with The Adamas University is going to organise an hour- long webinar on Friday (June 26, 2020) on Career Guidance Workshop. The main purpose of the Career Guidance Student Webinar was to aware of students who…
Covid-positive patients will not have to visit Covid Care Centres for clinical assessment: Sisodia COVID-positive persons will not be required to visit COVID Care Centres for a clinical assessment for home isolation or hospitalisation, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said after an SDMA meeting on Thursday. He said it has been decided to withdraw the Centre’s order regarding the requirement of COVID Care Centre visit by COVID-positive persons at the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) meeting. Sisodia said those found COVID-19 positive would be *clinically assessed by medical officers at their homes. The Deputy CM of Delhi who is…