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Ramban district organises two days of Kala Utsav competition

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The event is being organised by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The six-day event will be organised between September 19 and 24 here in the national capital

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI Within three weeks of lifting its mask mandate the Delhi government Friday made masks mandatory at public places with immediate effect and imposed a fine of Rs 500 for any violation as coronavirus cases rise in the city againHowever those travelling together in a private four-wheeler are out of the purview of the new rule according to an order issued by the citys Health and Family Welfare Department Though the order does not mention if people travelling in hired cabs and taxis are required to wear masks a senior official said they are not exemptThe mask mandate will also be in force inside metro trains and DTC and Cluster busesIn view of the latest guidelines the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC said in a statement that flying squads will be deployed to ensure that the Covid safety protocol including the mask mandate is adhered to by passengers inside trains and premises it saidPassengers will be counselled to ensure strict adherence to the guidelines and offenders will even be penalized on the spot if required added the statementThe Delhi Disaster Management AuthorityDDMA had in a meeting last Wednesday decided to make masks mandatory at public places with a fine of Rs 500 for any violationThe DDMA meeting attended by Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal among others had noted that Covid case positivity rate has been increasing in Delhi over the past fortnight In its order on Friday the DDMA said it took the decision on fine after examining all relevant facts related to the issue of penal provisions for not adhering to the protocol of wearing masks at public placesA fine of Rs 500 for not wearing of face mask in all public places in Delhi will be imposed from immediate effect till further orders the DDMA said On April 2 the Delhi government had lifted the penalty of Rs 500 for not wearing face masks at public places as cases were fairly under control for a few weeks before that As far as people travelling an private vehicles are concerned the Delhi government has modified its rules on at least two occasions this year On February 4 the DDMA had allowed single person travelling in a private vehicle to remain without masks From February 26 however it tweaked the rule to say that no fine for violating the mask norm will be imposed on people travelling together in a private vehicle Coronavirsu cases and positivity rate have been on the rise for the past few days in the national capitalOn Thursday it logged 965 fresh cases and one death A day before on Wednesday the number of fresh cases had crossed 1000 mark PTI VIT TIR TIR

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The total number of vehicles in the national capital increased by 303 per cent in 2020-21 as compared to the financial year 2019-20 according to the Delhi Economic Survey 2021-22The report of the survey was tabled in the Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on FridayThe total number of motor vehicles on road in Delhi as on March 31 2021 was 12253 lakh showing 303 per cent growth from the previous year Car and jeeps accounted for around 28 per cent of the total registered motorised vehicles whereas two-wheelers are about 67 per cent of total registered vehicles the report saidIn 2019-2020 the total number of vehicles in Delhi was 11892877The report said of the over 122 crore vehicles 8239550 are two-wheelers while 3384736 are cars and jeepsThe city also has 114869 autorickshaws and 112401 taxisThe report said the daily average passenger ridership in DTC and Cluster buses has gone down during the COVID-19 pandemicThe daily average passenger ridership in DTC was 1224 lakh and 85 lakh in Cluster buses during the year 2020-21 however during the pre-COVID period it was 3331 lakh in DTC buses and 1771 lakh in Cluster buses the report saidIt also said that before the lockdown the average daily passenger journeys of Delhi Metro was about 57 lakh but due to social-distancing norms the average daily passenger journey recorded in the July-to-September quarter of 2021 was 2334 lakh PTI AKM RC

New Delhi Nov 21 PTI Around 550 buses hired by the Delhi government from private operators will start plying on the city roads under Paryawaran Sewa from Monday in a bid to help people switch from using private vehicles to public transport in view of the alarming air quality in the national capital officials saidThe Delhi government recently decided to hire 1000 CNG buses from private operatorsSo far over 750 buses have been registered of which nearly 550 will be pressed into service under Paryawaran Sewa from Monday on different routes These buses will augment public transport by increasing the frequency on various routes with a high passenger load a transport department officer saidThe Delhi Transport Corporation DTC and the Cluster scheme of the DIMTS run around 7000 buses in the city although official estimates put the requirement in accordance with the current demand to over 11000 busesThe buses hired from the private operators will encourage people using their own vehicles to opt for public transport officials saidIn view of the alarming levels of air pollution in the city the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA on Saturday allowed standing passengers in buses and metroBuses and metro services were allowed to run with a full seating capacity last month but standing passengers were not allowed to avoid overcrowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak PTI VIT RC

New Delhi Nov 20 PTI The Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA on Friday allowed standing passengers in Metro trains and buses to augment the carrying capacity of the public transport systems to let more people use them instead of private vehicles in view of the prevailing air pollution In an order the DDMA said 30 standing passengers will be allowed in each Metro train coach In Delhi Transport Corporation DTC and Cluster buses the maximum number of passengers allowed to travel in standing position will be 50 per cent of the seating capacity So far Metro trains and buses in Delhi were allowed to run only with full seating capacity to reduce crowding to check the spread of COVID-19 Delhis air quality remained in the very poor category on Saturday as the Air Quality Index AQI in the city was recorded at 374 according to the Central Pollution Control Board In view of the prevailing air pollution situation in NCT of Delhi it has been felt to augment the carrying capacity of public transport system busesDelhi Metro so as to minimise the use of private vehicles in order to improve ambient air quality of the city the DDMA order stated Transportation by Delhi Metro will be allowed with 100 per cent seating capacity of coach along with up to 30 standing passengers in a coach in Delhi Metro Transportation by DTC as well as Cluster buses will be permitted with 100 per cent seating capacity of the buses along with standing passengers up to 50 per cent of the seating capacity of a bus it said Earlier this week the transport department had sent a proposal to the DDMA seeking its permission for standing passengers in public transport PTI VIT SMN SMN

New Delhi Nov 20 PTI The Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA on Friday allowed standing passengers in Metro trains and buses to augment the carrying capacity of the public transport systems to let more people use them instead of private vehicles in view of the prevailing air pollution In an order the DDMA said 30 standing passengers will be allowed in each Metro train coach In Delhi Transport Corporation DTC and Cluster buses the maximum number of passengers allowed to travel in standing position will be 50 per cent of the seating capacity So far Metro trains and buses in Delhi were allowed to run with hundred per cent seating capacity only to reduce crowding to check the spread of COVID-19 PTI VIT SMN SMN