6-day lockdown in Delhi; Kejriwal says needed as healthcare stretched to limit
Millennium Post Delhi|April 20, 2021
Soon after the announcement, large number of migrant workers again started looking for a way out of the city; markets thronged to stock up essentials
6-day lockdown in Delhi; Kejriwal says needed as healthcare stretched to limit

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown in the national Capital from 10 pm on Monday till 5 am on April 26 and said it was necessary to deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases as the city’s health system was stretched to its limit.

The announcement, which came at the end of a weekend curfew, brought back the memories of last year’s lockdown and triggered usual responses from people — migrant workers rushing to railway stations and bus terminals in a bid to return home, residents flocking to markets to stock up on essentials, and tipplers joining in long, serpentine queues outside liquor stores.

Thousands of migrant workers gathered at the city’s inter-state bus terminals and railway stations to return home even though Kejriwal appealed to them with folded hands not to leave Delhi and gave a word of assurance — “Main hoon na” (I am here for you). Addressing an online press conference, the Chief Minister sought to assure the migrant workers by saying that this short period of lockdown would not be extended.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 20, 2021 من Millennium Post Delhi.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 20, 2021 من Millennium Post Delhi.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

المزيد من القصص من MILLENNIUM POST DELHI مشاهدة الكل
MADHYA PRADESH TRANSFORMATIVE INTERLINKAGES
Millennium Post Delhi

MADHYA PRADESH TRANSFORMATIVE INTERLINKAGES

Under the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dr. Mohan Yadav, the launch of Ken-Betwa and Modified Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river-linking projects fulfills former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's grand vision of transforming drought-prone regions with sustainable irrigation and drinking water facilities, alongside heralding economic growth for Bundelkhand, Malwa, and Chambal, among others

time-read
5 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
'ACTING IS LIKE PLAYING A SPORT'
Millennium Post Delhi

'ACTING IS LIKE PLAYING A SPORT'

Shweta Tripathi Sharma counts Ali Fazal, Vicky Kaushal and Vijay Varma among her favourite co-stars

time-read
4 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
Checkmate!
Millennium Post Delhi

Checkmate!

I was going to press it for as long as I could possibly press, but I thought, 'It's OK. We are going to play for five, six hours. It's going to end in a draw, and let's focus on the tiebreaks.' But then suddenly after Rf2, I saw [the game] was actually done. I was already preparing myself to go through that huge tiebreak fight and suddenly it was all over and I had achieved my dream. I'm not someone who shows a lot of emotions, but I think this one can be forgiven.\"

time-read
5 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
Fragile frontiers
Millennium Post Delhi

Fragile frontiers

India's flawed foreign policies and China's strategic influence have shifted regional dynamics in South Asia, resulting in amplification of security challenges, insurgencies, and geopolitical vulnerabilities, particularly in the Northeast and along the borders of certain neighbouring countries

time-read
9 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
SURVIVAL BEYOND FRACTURED FENCES
Millennium Post Delhi

SURVIVAL BEYOND FRACTURED FENCES

Bhaskar Roy's lyrical prose in the novel 'Border Crossers' evocatively explores the questions of identity, resilience, and socio-political strife through the intertwined lives of diplomat Arijit Basu, his fiancée Nandita Kapoor, and an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant navigating the fraught India-Bangladesh borderlands

time-read
5 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
Man City's free-fall goes on; goals galore for Bayern Munich
Millennium Post Delhi

Man City's free-fall goes on; goals galore for Bayern Munich

Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers at Villa Park consigned the four-time defending champion to a ninth defeat in 12 games in a season that is unravelling.

time-read
1 min  |
New Delhi 22December2024
Millennium Post Delhi

ISL: Fab four for EB, Mumbai climb to 4th

Nikolaos Karelis' early strike earned Mumbai City FC a 1-0 victory over Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League here on Saturday before East Bengal FC triumphed over Jamshedpur FC 1-0 in Kolkata for their fourth win in last five games.

time-read
1 min  |
New Delhi 22December2024
Out of Order at the Top
Millennium Post Delhi

Out of Order at the Top

Jadeja urges top-order to fire in Boxing Day Test against Australia

time-read
2 mins  |
New Delhi 22December2024
After T20 breeze vs Windies, India turn focus to ODIs
Millennium Post Delhi

After T20 breeze vs Windies, India turn focus to ODIs

MUZUMDAR SAYS HARMANPREET WILL BE FINE FOR THE SERIES

time-read
1 min  |
New Delhi 22December2024
France's court convicts 8 people of involvement
Millennium Post Delhi

France's court convicts 8 people of involvement

TEACHER'S BEHEADING

time-read
1 min  |
New Delhi 22December2024