New Delhi: In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators. 
The decision was taken by the DDMA after noticing that people were not adhering to wearing of masks at public places. 
The district administration has been directed to implement the decisions which were taken in the DDMA’s meeting held in April.
“The DDMA after examining all the relevant facts related to the issue of penal provisions for not adhering to the Covid protocol of wearing of masks at public places, decided that whereby not wearing of face mask/cover in all public places has been made an offence, a fine of Rs 500 for not wearing of face mask/cover in all public places in Delhi will be imposed,” said a Delhi government notification.
It further said that people travelling together in a private vehicles will be exempt from being fined.
In view of the decision, three Enforcement Teams in Revenue District South has been constituted to monitor the enforcement of the mandate. 
—IANS

In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on violators. 

 Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places, fine on violators

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New Delhi: Sources in the Income Tax department have said that they grilled two serving executives of the Axis Mutual Fund in connection with the alleged front-running case.
Twelve fund managers were on the radar of the I-T department. The sources said that two were questioned in connection with front-running and alleged tax evasion.
Jinesh Gopani, head of equity at Axis AMC and Pawan Jhangiani, a dealer at Axis AMC were also reportedly questioned by the I-T officials.
On July 28, the I-T department had conducted raids at the premises of its former Chief Trader and Fund Manager of Axis Mutual Fund, Viresh Joshi.
Joshi was on the radar of I-T department since May after it was found that the latter was in possession of a Lamborghini and luxury apartments in Mumbai.
It has been alleged that Joshi acquired all these allegedly through front-running.
The I-T department recorded the statement of Joshi and a few more brokers. The department gathered information from SEBI before conducting raids.
Joshi has been accused of taking bribes from the brokers in lieu of sharing mutual fund's tips. It has been alleged that after indulging in such practices he gained financial benefits from the brokers.
It was also alleged that the brokers used to pay him monthly. Joshi allegedly invested in mutual funds by buying many midcap and small stocks to benefit the brokers and himself.
The I-T department had in May formed a team of its elite officials to look into the alleged front-running scam ofAxis Mutual Fund.
Since then around 12 fund managers, including Joshi, have been on the radar of the I-T department.
The Income Tax department was surprised as the alleged accused didn't furnish the information about their real estate in the tax filing which was later detected.
The I-T department in its preliminary inquiry found that the fund managers have a number of commercial and non commercial assets which they allegedly hid in their tax filing. They had even shown that they were not earning from their real estates.
The department has learnt that the fund managers were earning rent from their properties on which the tax was not paid.
The I-T department is also looking into their source of income, as to how the fund managers were able to buy luxurious apartments and other properties.
Now, the fund managers are facing the tax evasion case and there are also possibilities that they might face a parallel probe in their sources of income.&nbsp;
—IANS

Sources in the Income Tax department have said that they grilled two serving executives of the Axis Mutual Fund in connection with the alleged front-running case.

 I-T questions two Axis Mutual Fund executives in front-running case

Patna: With Nitish Kumar jettisoning the BJP and all set to become Bihar Chief Minister at the head of the Mahagatbandhan, BJP Rajya Sabha member and his former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday termed his allegations against his party as "lies".
"Nitish Kumar leveled serious allegations on BJP that the latter was involved in breaking his party. This is an absolute lie which Nitish Kumar and his party's national President Lalan Singh are claiming. BJP was not involved in breaking JD-U," Modi said in his tweet.
He also denied Nitish Kumar's allegation that the BJP made then JD-U leader R.C.P. Singh Union Minister without his approval.
"This is also a lie. It was Nitish Kumar who gave the approval to R.C.P. Singh to become a minister in the Narendra Modi government," Modi said, alleging that Nitish Kumar was searching for excuses to exit the NDA, and hence, "he took the help of lies and leveled false allegations against the BJP".
Claiming Nitish Kumar is aiming to become the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and challenge Prime Minister, the Bihar leader said that the "he can't challenge Narendra Modi. He does not have the capacity to challenge him".
"For Nitish Kumar, becoming a Prime Minister is a distant dream. BJP will come with a thumping majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister for the third time," Modi said. —IANS

With Nitish Kumar jettisoning the BJP and all set to become Bihar Chief Minister at the head of the Mahagatbandhan, BJP Rajya Sabha member and his former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday termed his allegations against his party as "lies".

 Nitish Kumar making false allegations against BJP, says Sushil Modi

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar, the powerful JD-U leader, on Tuesday once again parted ways with the BJP-led NDA and resigned as the Chief Minister, joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -- throwing a stunner that not only created a stir in Bihar, but also in the country's political arena.
However, this is not the first time Nitish Kumar chose to board the RJD boat by dumping the NDA ship. In a dramatic turn of events in 2015, he had decided to walk along with Lalu Prasad's RJD. But the JD-U veteran, in a surprise move in 2017, walked out the of alliance with RJD, and again forged a partnership with the NDA.
The developments of Tuesday have made many question Nitish Kumar's intent, as to whether he had pre-planned this move after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time in November 2020.
Many have also been left wondering what could have prompted Nitish Kumar to ally with the RJD -- the party which does not enjoy a decent reputation in several areas, the most prominent being law and order. In fact, Nitish Kumar's brand of politics was majorly being driven on the plank of his crusade against RJD's 'Jungle Raj'.
According to political analysts, Nitish Kumar had gotten the drift that he would not be able to run the administration on his terms and conditions, and enjoy a free-hand the moment Sushil Kumar Modi -- considered a trusted lieutenant of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- was shown the door and two others -- Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi -- were made Deputy Chief Ministers.
Nitish Kumar, apparently, was also not pleased with the BJP over certain issues, including appointing ministers from its quota.
When the Bihar Cabinet was expanded in July 2021, despite Nitish Kumar's repeated requests, only one JD-U leader -- R.C.P. Singh -- was appointed as minister. According to sources, the development made Nitish Kumar upset, and since then the relation between him and Singh -- who recently resigned from the JD-U -- went downslide.
Sources said Nitish Kumar feels that the BJP, by making R.C.P. Singh a minister, not only took away his trusted aide from him, but also tried to deduce his importance. Upset over this, he did not nominate Singh to Rajya Sabha a year later (in 2022). Also, JD-U accused Singh of being involved in corruption, which compelled the former Union minister to resign from the party.
The heated argument that took place in Bihar Assembly in March this year between Nitish Kumar and Speaker Vijay Sinha (appointed from BJP quota) had also raised some points of concern. In fact, Nitish Kumar also accused Sinha of violating Constitutional norms.
The soft buzz in the JD-U hinted towards "BJP's repeated attempts to humiliate Nitish Kumar". In fact, since that episode, Nitish Kumar began maintaining a distance from 'Delhi'.
The JD-U has claimed that the BJP tried to create cracks among the party legislators with the help of R.C.P. Singh.
Nitish Kumar, having witnessed the Jyotiradtiya Scindia episode in Madhya Pradesh and the Eknath Shinde saga in Maharashtra, got alarmed about the "possibilities of a sabotage by the BJP", sources said.
Meanwhile, it also needs to be underlined that the BJP never tried to hurt Nitish Kumar's prospects. Despite the exchange of words between JD-U and BJP leaders that remained confined just within Bihar, the senior leaders of the saffron party, including its President J.P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah, have maintained that Nitish Kumar is the leader of NDA, and they would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and 2025 Assembly elections together.
The alliance, however, witnessed an abrupt end on Tuesday. —IANS

Nitish Kumar, the powerful JD-U leader, on Tuesday once again parted ways with the BJP-led NDA and resigned as the Chief Minister, joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -- throwing a stunner that not only created a stir in Bihar, but also in the country's political arena.

 'Second Split': Why Nitish, BJP not on same page anymore?

New Delhi: A 54-year-old physical education teacher died on Wednesday morning in a road accident in east Delhi's Shakarpur area, police said. Information about the accident involving a bus and a scooty was received around 8.30 am, a senior police officer said. On reaching the spot, police found the body of the victim and the damaged scooty. The deceased was identified as Devdutt Sharma of Ram Nagar Extension, Deputy Commissioner of Police (east) Priyanka Kashyap said. A crime team inspected the spot, and the body was shifted to a mortuary, the DCP said. Bus driver Vinod Kumar, a resident of Mamura village in Noida Sector-66, has been apprehended and appropriate legal action is being initiated, the police said. Sharma was a teacher at a private school in the New Friends Colony area, they added. —PTI

A 54-year-old physical education teacher died on Wednesday morning in a road accident in east Delhi's Shakarpur area, police said