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Delhi municipal bypolls: AAP wins 4 wards, Congress 1
The AAP on Wednesday won four of the five civic wards in Delhi in a bypoll, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserting that people were desperate to bring the party to power in the three municipal corporations in the national capital. The AAP, however, suffered a shock defeat in the minority-dominated Chauhan Bangar ward, where […]
“I can never forget March 1, 2020:” Delhi’s first Covid survivor recalls his battle against the virus
It’s a day most Delhiites would like to erase from their memories but March 1, 2020, the day the city reported its first case of COVID-19, is seared into Rohit Datta’s memory. There’s no erase button for the businessman, the national capital’s first patient. From facing stigma in the initial days after the diagnosis to […]
HC seeks govt’s response on inadequate compensation for kids’ death under assistance scheme for riot victims
The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of Delhi government on a plea by parents of two children, who lost their lives during the communal violence in north east Delhi last year, challenging an assistance scheme to help the riot victims as it provides inadequate compensation for the death of minors Parents of the two […]
Toolkit case: Court grants one week to Delhi Police to file reply to Nikita Jacob
A court here on Tuesday granted a week’s time to the Delhi Police to their file reply to the anticipatory bail plea of Nikita Jacob, a co-accused along with Disha Ravi The two were earlier arrested in connection of their allegedly involvement in sharing a “toolkit” on social media related to the farmers’ protest. Additional […]
Capital one step closer to electrifying public transport
The Delhi Transport Corporation on Monday, March 1, approved bids for procurement of 300 air-conditioned low-floor e-buses, a move hailed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who said his government was committed to switching public transport to electric mode The 300 electric buses, after approval by the cabinet, will start arriving from October and the entire […]
Elderly queue up as 2nd phase of vaccination drive begins in the city
With the second phase of the covid-19 vaccination drive starting on Monday, elderly people received their first shots of the vaccine In the first phase, starting January 16, over 3.6 lakh beneficiaries comprising healthcare workers and frontline workers, were vaccinated in Delhi. On Monday, the drive began to give jabs to persons aged 60 and above, and […]
Delhi bids a warm goodbye to winters; records second highest mean maximum temperature in 120 years
Delhi has recorded mean maximum temperature of 27.9 degrees Celsius in February, the second highest recorded for the month in the last 120 years, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday The highest mean maximum temperature recorded for February in Delhi was 29.7 degrees Celsius in 2006, the IMD officials said. On Sunday, a minimum […]
Covid vaccine rollout: individuals suffering from comorbidities, those above the age of 60 eligible
The Covid-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin on Monday at 192 health facilities, including 136 private hospitals in the national capital, Delhi government officials said The vaccines will be administered free of cost at government hospitals and health centres while Rs 250 will […]