The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, which will span 65 lakh people aged above 45 in the national capital, began on Thursday. The inoculation drive is taking place at a time when coronavirus cases have again mounted in the last few weeks. In the first phase, starting January 16, over 3.6 lakh beneficiaries […]

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A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of the Safdarjung Hospital here following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said. No casualty has been reported in the blaze that broke out around 6:30 am, they said. Nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Around 50 patients were immediately shifted to […]

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Over 700 people were issued challans across the national capital on Holi for not wearing masks in public, police said on Tuesday. People were also penalised for violating social distancing norms and spitting in public places, they said. Till 4 pm on Monday, 730 challans were issued to people who were found without a face […]

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Under adequate police security arrangements the 12-hour “Bharat Bandh” called by farmer unions protesting against three agriculture laws had a minimal impact in Delhi on Friday The “Bharat Bandh” called by the farmer unions began at 6 am. The situation was normal at the New Delhi railway station. Markets at Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Kashmiri […]

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An alleged gangster and his accomplice wanted in several cases were arrested after an encounter with police on Bhairon Marg in Central Delhi’s Pragati Maidan area, police said on Thursday. The accused, Rohit Choudhary, was carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his arrest while his accomplice, Parveen alias Titu, was carrying a reward […]

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The AAP government told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has prohibited public gatherings, including for festival celebrations and protests, in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases The submission was made before Justice Prathiba M Singh during the hearing of the pleas by AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and […]

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Sindh-born Kamla Das, who turned 100 during the height of the pandemic in Delhi last September, got her first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in the city, her daughter said. The centenarian, wife of late Maj Gen (retd) Chand N Das, got vaccinated on Thursday and said the jab was “totally painless”. “My mother turned 100 […]

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Amid a surge in daily COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday asked people to be cautious and observe all safety norms, and not get complacent about the pandemic situation in the city. Interacting with reporters, he also said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has convened a meeting with him […]

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