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CITY

The number of malaria casesreported  till  September  16this year is higher than thoserecorded last year, as per da­ta  released  by  the  Delhimunicipal corporations.

The  data  reveal  that  247cases of malaria were report­ed  this  year  till  the  secondweek  of  September.  Nearly100 cases were  reported  inthe past two weeks.

During the same period in2018, there were 225 cases;410 in 2017; 286 in 2016; 66in 2015; and 120 in 2014. 

Main monthsAdditionally, a review of da­ta  since  2014  shows  that  amajority of cases of vector­borne diseases are reportedin the months of Septemberto December. 

For instance, last year, outof  3,436  cases  of  vector­borne  diseases  recorded  inDelhi,  86.3%  (2,965  cases)were reported between Sep­tember and December.

Dengue casesThe number of cases of den­gue  till  September  16  thisyear stand at 171. 

Out of these, up to 80 cas­es were reported in the lasttwo weeks. 

The  lowest  number  ofdengue cases in the same pe­riod was recorded in 2014 at55.  The  highest  number  ofdengue cases in the last fi��veyears was reported in 2015 at15,867.

Chikungunya casesThe number of cases of chi­kungunya is also starting topick  up  with  60  cases  re­ported so  far  this year. Outof these, around 30 were re­corded in the last two weeks.

Meanwhile,  domesticbreeder  checkers  (DBC)  ofthe three municipal corpora­

tions  called  off��  their  strikeafter  receiving  assurancesthat contract workers wouldbe made permanent after re­viewing  the  vacant  posts,said president of Anti Mala­ria Unity Workers Union De­vanand Sharma. 

Committees  have  beenformed  in  this  regard  in allthree unions, he added.

The DBCs are responsiblefor checking the prevalenceof  breeding  conditionsacross the city. 

So  far,  the  civic  bodieshave  reported  that  offi��cialsconcerned have visited up to1.19 lakh houses. 

The  South  Delhi  Munici­pal  Corporation  StandingCommittee also passed a re­solution recommending thecreation of additional posts,added benefi��ts and a raise inthe salary of DBC workers.

Moving the motion, Lead­er of SDMC House KamaljeetSherawat said that Chief Mi­nister Arvind Kejriwal, whohad been praising the dropin  the  number  of  denguecases, a consequence of thework done by DBC workers,would  surely  provide  fund­ing for the same.

Malaria cases higher than last year: reportAround 100 cases reported in last two weeks, say civic bodies

Sidharth Ravi

New Delhi

Indian Institute of Technolo­gy  Delhi  announced  onMonday that it will be orga­nising the Joint Entrance Ex­amination  (Advanced)  in2020  for  admissions  in  23IITs across India.

The decision was taken ata meeting of the IIT Joint Ad­mission Board ( JAB) held onSunday,  the  institute  said,adding that the IIT JEE (Ad­vanced)  2020  will  be  con­ducted on May 17. 

The IIT JAB also decidedto hold the JEE (Advanced)2020 for the fi��rst time in theU.S.  where  an  examinationcentre will be set up in San

Francisco. IIT­Delhi directorV. Ramgopal Rao said: “IITshave taken a conscious deci­sion  to  encourage  culturaldiversity on their campuses.JEE exam is now conductedin fi��ve countries worldwideand we have added USA tothis list. The U.S. has bene­fi��ted signifi��cantly by the pre­sence of a  large number ofIIT alumni there.” 

The  institute  stated  that

the JAB has decided to shor­tlist 2.5  lakh students  fromJEE  (Main)  2020  to  appearfor JEE (Advanced) 2020. 

“On May 17, 2020, the fi��rstpaper of JEE (Advanced) willstart at 9.00 a.m. and end at12 noon. The second paperwill be conducted from 2.30p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Earlier, itused to start at 2 p.m. Thishas  been  changed  to  allowstudents,  especially  thePwD candidates, more timebetween  the  two  papers.This will also help in biomet­ric verifi��cation at the centersin  timely  manner,”  saidSiddharth Pandey, organiz­ing  chairman,  JEE  (Ad­vanced) 2020.

IIT­Delhi to conduct JEE (Advanced)2020 examination on May 17For the fi��rst time, the exam will also be held in the U.S.

Special Correspondent

New Delhi

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DELHI TODAY

Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­wal on Monday invited Un­ion  Health  Minister  Dr.Harsh  Vardhan  to  partici­pate  in  the  government’santi­dengue campaign andmake it a “huge success”. 

“I  invite you and all Mi­nisters at the Centre to par­ticipate  in  this  campaign.Your  participation  will  in­spire many others,” Mr. Kej­riwal wrote. 

The government had di­rected  its  employees  tocheck  their  homes  at  10a.m.  every  Sunday  andtheir offi��ces at 11 a.m. everyFriday  for  stagnant  water,he  said.  Mr.  Kejriwal  alsourged the Minister to directCentral  government  em­ployees to participate in thegovernment’s  10 Hafte 10Baje 10 Minute campaign. 

Kejriwal invitesVardhan to joinanti-denguecampaign

Special Correspondent

New Delhi

A team  from  Great  LakesInstitute  of  Management,Gurugram  campus,  wonthe  Delhi  leg  of  the  BLoCBoardroom  Challenge  onMonday. 

The  runners­up  was  ateam  from BIMTECH, Del­hi. The other teams in thefray were from Great Lakes,BIMTECH  and  Institute  ofManagement Studies, BHU. 

The  team  comprisingHari  Vignesh,  AbhishekShama, Sai Prathyusha andArchana  Mishra  took  thetop honours  in presenting

to a jury a business strategyfor a surfactants companyto  regain  its  growth.  Therunners­up from BIMTECHwere Shubham Raj Devoli­ya, Vivek Kumar Singh and

Shubham Sureka. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mu­

tual Funds is the sponsor ofthe event. The event is po­wered by Frederique Con­stant. Vizag Steel Plant andOne Crest are the associatesponsors.

The jury comprised K.S.Rao, head, investor educa­tion,  Aditya  Birla  Sun  LifeAMC Ltd; Vishwadeep Kui­la  of  Brand  Vectors;  Prof.Sam Placid of Great Lakesand  Jagatjit  Singh,  a  man­agement consultant. 

Mr.  Rao  gave  away  themementos  to  the runners­up and the winning team.

Great Lakes institute wins Delhi leg of BLoC Boardroom Challengestaff reporter

New Delhi

Participants of BLoCBoardroom Challenge in the city on Monday.

Deputy Chief Minister Man­ish  Sisodia  on  Mondayasked education offi��cials toplan  for an Olympiad Cell,which  would  identify  stu­dents in the age group of 14­18  to  participate  in  Olym­piads. 

Mr.  Sisodia  interactedwith the 20 students of va­rious  Delhi  governmentschools who participated inOlympiad  of  Metropolisconducted  in  Moscow  thisyear.  Harshita  and  Satyambecame  the  fi��rst  studentsfrom  any  governmentschool of India to win a me­dal at Moscow. 

Sisodia plansOlympiad Cell Staff Reporter

New Delhi