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New mohalla clinic opens at Delhi’s Tis Hazari court
Seeking to boost the primary healthcare system in Delhi, the city government on Friday opened a new mohalla clinic at Tis Hazari court, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The total number of mohalla clinics in the city now stands at 504, a senior official said. A mohalla clinic is a neighbourhood facility for providing free […]
Fresh bids invited by PWD to install 500 high-mast tricolours across Delhi
Delhi’s Public Works Department (PWD) will install 500 high-mast tricolours across the national capital by the end of December this year, and it has invited fresh bids to execute the project, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday. According to PWD officials, earlier the height of high-mast flags was set at 35 metres but […]
Pregnant, lactating women can get vaccine shot at their check-up facilities
Seeking to enhance Covid-19 vaccination coverage of pregnant and lactating women, the Delhi government on Monday issued an order that they can get jabs at health facility sites where they report for their regular check-up on designated days of the week The vaccination exercise against Covid-19 had began from January 16 this year. However, pregnant […]
Anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police detains fmr BJP spokesperson, 5 others
The Delhi Police has detained six people, including advocate and former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, in connection with a video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar, officials said on Tuesday. According to a senior police officer, the six people were detained from different areas of the Delhi-National Capital Region. Their […]
Missing link on Delhi Metro”s Pink Line plugged; becomes network”s longest corridor
In a major boost for Delhi Metro, a small segment of its Pink Line at Trilokpuri, which had proved a bottleneck for the DMRC authorities for a long time, was inaugurated on Friday, making it the longest operational corridor of the network With this, the 59-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, which […]
4 districts in Delhi record “large excess” rainfall during the Monsoon
Four districts in Delhi have recorded “large excess” rainfall, while three districts have gauged “excess” precipitation so far this monsoon season, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data Only Northeast Delhi has recorded “deficit” rainfall — 149.9 mm against the normal of 332.2 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts. Overall, the capital has […]
Student bodies, activists demand speedy justice in Nangal rape, murder case
Various student organisations and activists protested against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi’s old Nangal village and demanded speedy justice for the victim The Students’ Federation of India (SFI), along with Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and All India Democratic Women Association, held a protest at Jantar Mantar. The Left-backed […]
Dalit girl’s death: Army asks family members, locals to vacate protest site in Delhi Cantt
The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantt on Wednesday served a notice to people protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns, officials said A copy of the letter has also been marked to the Delhi […]