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With minimum temp of 13.5 degrees Celsius, light rain likely in Delhi
The national capital on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 13.5 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal, and is likely to witness light rain, hail and thunderstorm during the day, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 19 degrees Celsius. Isolated thunderstorms and hail are predicted over […]
21-year-old engineering student from Assam arrested in the Bulli Bai case
Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a second year engineering student from Assam’s Jorhat in the “Bulli Bai” case. He is the fourth person nabbed for their alleged involvement in the app that has listed hundreds of Muslim women for “auction”. Niraj Bishnoi, 21, the main conspirator in the case will be reaching Delhi around 3.30 […]
Kin of Covid victims to soon get additional Rs 50,000 from DDRF
A one-time ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000, in addition to the financial aid of an equal amount being provided by the city government from the Delhi Disaster Response Fund (DDRF) will be recieved by families. Senior government officials said on Wednesday that directions have been issued to district magistrates to disburse ex gratia assistance […]
Covid cases to witness exponential rise says Delhi’s Health Minister, Satyendar Jain
The third wave of Covid-19 pandemic has hit Delhi and the city is expected to record 10,000 new cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 10 %, city Health Minister Satyendar Jain said The minister also said only 300-400 samples are being sent for genome sequencing now as sequencing of all samples is not […]
Delhi logs highest number of Covid cases since May 16 of 2021
Delhi reported 5,481 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest since May 16 with a positivity rate of 8.37 per cent. Three more fatalities due to the viral disease were reported, according to data shared by the city health department. Tuesday’s positivity rate is the highest since May 17, when it stood at 8.42 per […]
BJP MLAs walk out on day two of Delhi Assembly session
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was questioned by BJP about providing jobs to kin of government employees who died on duty during Covid. He blamed Union Home Minister of taking away the government’s power to grant such compensations. BJP MLA Vijender Gupta asked why Delhi government was not providing jobs to dependents of government […]
Weekend curfew makes a comeback as Delhi witnesses surge in Covid cases
The Delhi government has decided to impose weekend curfew in the capital, amidst a surge in Covid cases of the Omicron variant, as per the Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Government employees, barring those engaged in essential services, will be asked to work from home. Private offices will remain open with 50% capacity. “There will […]
Genome sequencing of Covid samples starts in Delhi to check for Omicron
Genome sequencing of samples of all COVID-19-infected people in Delhi began Wednesday to ascertain if the new Omicron variant has spread in the community, city Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The national capital is recording around 100-125 cases a day, while it has the capacity of genome sequencing of 400-500 samples daily. “The Delhi government-run […]