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R-Day violence: Man who assaulted cop with spear among two arrested
Two persons, including a 21-year-old man who assaulted a policeman on duty at Red Fort with a spear on January 26, has been arrested in connection with the violence at the historic monument, police said on Wednesday. With this, the total number of arrests made in connection with the case of violence at the Red […]
“Education will comprise 25% of the Rs 69,000-crore budget:” Sisodia
The Delhi government on Tuesday allotted Rs 16,377 crore for education for the financial year 2021-22 Presenting the budget in the Delhi assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said like the previous six years, education this time too will comprise 25 per cent of the Rs 69,000-crore budget. Keeping in line with the theme of […]
“Are your own labs and hospitals NABL accredited?” HC asks Delhi govt
The Delhi High Court Friday said it expects that the AAP government will put things in order and comply with a judicial order asking authorities to take action and regulate online pathological labs, otherwise contempt action would be initiated. The high court, which was hearing a plea alleging non-compliance of its order in this regard, […]
Plea to open Nizamuddin Markaz: HC grants time to Centre, AAP govt to respond
The Delhi High Court Friday granted time to the Centre, AAP government and the police to respond to a plea seeking reopening of the Nizamuddin Markaz The Markaz at Nizamuddin has been locked since March 31 last year after several people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation there contracted Covid-19. Justice Mukta Gupta said the […]
Black ribbons and placards at Barakhamba: taxi drivers protest rising fuel prices
Taxi driver associations held a protest against soaring fuel prices at the Barakhamba Road area of the national capital on Friday Kamaljit Gill, Sarvodaya Drivers Association president, said taxi drivers tied black ribbons on their faces and held a peaceful protest from 10 am to 11 am. “The permission was for 80 people. However, around […]
Delhi CM administered COVID-19 vaccine at LNJP hospital
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his parents received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital here on Thursday. The Covishield vaccine was first administered to Kejriwal’s parents, Govind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, and then to the chief minister. “My parents and I got vaccinated […]
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 […]