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PTI -December 24, 2020

The Delhi High Court Thursday suggested to the AAP government to give more time to people to obtain colour-coded fuel stickers and high-security registration plates (HSRP) before it starts fining them Rs 5,500 for violations A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said the Delhi government should not create panic among the citizens […]

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PTI -December 24, 2020

The Delhi government is fully prepared to receive, store and administer Covid-19 vaccine to 51 lakh priority category persons in the city in the first phase of vaccination, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. He said his government is all set to start the vaccination drive as soon as it gets the vaccine from […]

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Patriot Bureau -December 24, 2020

Given the dip in the capital’s minimum temperature and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday issued directives to the officials of DUSIB to enhance the existing facilities available in the night shelters — like availability of hot water, evening tea and increase in the number of toilets. Jain, who […]

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PTI -December 24, 2020

Dense fog reduced visibility to just 100 metres in parts of Delhi on Thursday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, settled at 4.5 degrees Celsius. Dense fog in the Palam area reduced visibility to 100 metres between 5:30 […]

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PTI -December 23, 2020

Principals of schools in the national capital are not in favour of scrapping nursery admissions for next year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic even as the government maintains that no final decision has been taken yet in this regard. Usually, the process to enter children in nursery in around 1,700 schools in Delhi begins […]

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Patriot Bureau -December 23, 2020

Gautam Gambhir has planned to open at least one ‘Jan Rasoi‘ canteen in each of the 10 assembly constituencies in East Delhi “The ‘Jan Rasoi‘ at Gandhi Nagar, one of the biggest wholesale garment markets in the country, will be a full modern canteen which will provide lunch to those in need for just Re […]

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PTI -December 23, 2020

From installing freezers to cold chain equipment set up, arrangements are being made at a Delhi government hospital for storage of COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating its arrival, sources said on Tuesday. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had recently said work was underway to build storage and transportation logistics so that once the vaccine arrives, the next […]

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PTI -December 22, 2020

Amid mounting concern over a new strain of COVID-19 detected in the UK, the Delhi government on Tuesday said it will check the health condition of passengers, who have arrived here recently from the UK, by visiting their houses. All passengers arriving from the UK are now being tested for COVID-19 at Delhi airport, Health […]

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