Delhi Recommends Ending Weekend Curfew, Restricitions on Markets

The Delhi Govt. on Friday recommended lifting of weekend curfews ordered from 10 pm Fridays to 5 am Mondays- in the national capital in view of declining COVID Cases. The file has been forwarded to the office of Lieutenant Anil Baijal for his approval. Shops and commercial establishment, which had been allowed to operate on the odd-even basis to limit crowds in public spaces, can now open on all days, Private offices, told to shift to WFH, or Work From Home mode where possible can now function with 50 Percent Attendance.

Delhi on thursday reported 12,306 new cases- a drop of 10.72 per cent over the previous 24 hours. There were, however 43 confirmed deaths the most since june last year when 44 people had died. Reported COVID-19 cases in the national capital have seen a marked decline over the past few days- from a peak of nearly 30,000 on january 14 to fewer than 13,000 yesterday.

The Seven day average of new cases has dropped from a high of over 23,000 to 16,000 yesterday.

To encourage testing and rapid identification of COVID Cases, the Delhi government has also reduced rates of RT-PCR Tests and RAT or rapid antigen tests. The former is capped at Rs. 300 per test with home collection tests at Rs. 500 and the latter at Rs.100. 

Meanwhile this morning india reported over 3.47 lakh new cases in 24 hours - a nine percent increase in 24 hours with positivity rates at a worrying 18 percent Over 700 deaths were reported. Delhi Health minister satyendar jain on sunday sought to ally fears over the declining number of tests being conducted, saying that in fact the city was conducting three times more than the number recommended by the ICMR or Indian Council for Medical Research.

 

Azadi ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore

Azadi ke Amrit Mahotsav means Festival of Independence. Swarnim Bharat ke Ore means Towards Golden India. The programme is "Azadi ke Amrit to Golden India". The programme began on Jan 20,2022. it was started by PM Modi.it marks the yearlong celebrations of azadi ke amrit dedicated by the Brahma Kumaris. Under the Initiative, 15000 events and 30 campaigns are to be held, during the event ricky rez, the grammy award winner is to dedicated a song to the event.

 

The programmes are to be held in hospitals and medical colleges. it will focus on wellbeing, spirituality and nutrition. It will also include conferences for doctors, cancer screening and medical camps.

The Prime Minister launched the following seven initiatives during the programme:-

• Green Initiatives under Mera Bharat Swasth Bharat
• Self-reliant Farmer Initiatives under Atma Nirbhar Bharat
  
• Women- Flag bearers of India
• A cycle rally on Undiscovered India
• Peace Bus Campaign
  
• Motor bike campaign on Unite India
• Initiatives under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

In Indian context, immortality is not confined to bodily existence. it is embodied experience of oneness with the cosmos. All the initiatives will ultimately focus on the principle.