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IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday dismissed media reports on the use of Pegasus software to snoop on Indians, saying the allegations levelled just ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament are aimed at maligning Indian democracy. In a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said that with several checks and balances […]
[…]Noting that all teachers and staff of Delhi government schools have still not received the COVID-19 vaccine, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed principals to ensure that the remaining ones are vaccinated in next 15 days. “It has come to notice that still some teachers are left to be vaccinated, hence all officers and […]
[…]The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking reduction of the 12-16 week interval for the second dose of Covishield vaccine to eight weeks for persons over 50 years of age and those having comorbidities. “We are not inclined to issue notice. We will dismiss with costs,” said a bench of […]
[…]Delhi recorded 76 coronavirus cases and two fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent on July 12, according to a health bulletin. Eighty-four more patients recovered from the disease on Monday, it said. The Delhi government did not release the health bulletin on Tuesday. The figures of Tuesday will be released on […]
[…]Religious places in the city are being encouraged to go for ‘BHOG’ certification of their ‘prasad’ and ‘langar” by the food safety department, which guides them and tests for quality and hygiene, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The department recently issued ‘Bhog’ certificates to Akshardham temple and Sai Baba temple in […]
[…]Heavy rains in the city on Tuesday morning led to waterlogging on several road stretches including near the AIIMS flyover in south Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) officials said that only minor waterlogging complaints have been reported so far and efforts are being taken to remove water from such stretches. Our field staff is on the […]
[…]The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board to consider as representation a plea seeking fresh assessment of water supply stations in the national capital claiming that contaminated and sewage water was getting mixed with drinking water. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh told […]
[…]The police used water cannons to disperse Delhi BJP leaders and workers as they tried to cut the water connection to Delhi Jal Board chairman (DJB) Satyendar Jain’s house on Monday to protest the alleged poor water supply in the city The protesters also threatened to cut off the water supply to Chief Minister Arvind […]
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