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Private schools can collect fees on monthly basis with 15 per cent reduction: Delhi govt
Private schools in the national capital can collect fees on a monthly basis with a 15 per cent reduction in lieu of facilities that could not be utilised by students during the lockdown period, the Delhi government announced on Thursday. The government also said that school management shall not prevent a child from participating in […]
Debt of doctors who served people day & night during Covid pandemic can’t be repaid: Kejriwal
The debt of doctors who served people day and night during the coronavirus pandemic cannot be repaid, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on the National Doctors’ Day on Thursday. The National Doctors’ Day is observed in the honour of noted doctor and former West Bengal chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death […]
Heatwave likely in Delhi
Delhiites woke up to a hot morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 31.7 degrees celsius, four notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle around 42 degrees Celsius, it said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 43 per cent. […]
Graveyard managers in Delhi preparing for possible third wave of COVID-19
Having seen “the worst in our life” during the second wave of COVID-19, graveyard managers in Delhi are praying to god to avoid a possible third wave, and at the same are preparing for any eventuality with a focus on adequate availability of land for burials. The second wave of COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented rush […]
No room for Covid violations: DDMA shuts down Laxmi Nagar Market
The Laxmi Nagar main market and some nearby marketplaces have been closed by the east Delhi district administration till July 5 following violation of Covid protocols there In an order issued on Tuesday, Sonika Singh, chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (east district), said the market association and shopkeepers in main bazaar, Laxmi Nagar […]
No relief from searing heat for Delhi, max temp likely to settle at 41 degrees
With the monsoon keeping away from Delhi and nearby areas, another hot day is likely to trouble residents in the national capital on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. A heat wave is predicted during the day as the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 41 degrees Celsius, Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of […]
Yamuna pollution: Delhi govt bans fishing in parts of river
The Delhi government on Tuesday banned fishing in parts of the Yamuna in the city citing high pollution levels in the river. Visuals of toxic froth floating on the surface of the river are being shared on social media for some days. According to experts, soaps and detergents are one of the major contributors to […]
Five Covid patients at Ganga Ram Hospital suffered rectal bleeding due to CMV infection, one dies
Five COVID-19 patients have suffered cytomegalovirus-related rectal bleeding at a leading private facility here during the second wave of the pandemic, hospital authorities said on Tuesday and claimed it was being reported for the “first time” in immunocompetent persons. These patients face the problem on an average 20-30 days after the diagnosis of Covid-19, doctors […]