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Delhi registers first deaths due to dengue, malaria this year: Civic body
The national capital has reported one death each due to dengue and malaria so far this year, a report released by the South Delhi civic body on Monday said The death due to malaria is also the first in the city in over six years, it said. The sole dengue victim this year was a […]
Allow students of social sciences to return to campus: JNUSU to university
Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) assembled outside the vice-chancellor’s office on Monday and demanded that students of social sciences also be allowed to return to the campus The university administration maintained that the students will be called back in phases as, despite utmost precautions, there are 39 active Covid-19 cases on the […]
Cold wave conditions likely in Delhi over next 4 days: IMD
Cold wave conditions are predicted in parts of Delhi over the next four days as the minimum temperature is expected to drop to three to four degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Moderate to dense fog is also predicted during the period, it said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for […]
Manish Sisodia distributes 230 smartphones among students with help of civil society
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister on Monday distributed 230 smartphones, collected with the help of civil society, among students of a government school in Rohini to help them attend online classes The devices have been collected by the Government Sarvodaya co-ed Secondary Vidyalaya in Rohini with the help from civil society members to facilitate students in […]
Delhi court acquits 12 people in 2015 case of rioting, murder
A Delhi court Monday acquitted 12 people, arrested in a case related to the death of a woman due to gunshot injuries during rioting in 2015, saying manipulation of evidence by the police cannot be ruled out in the matter Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav acquitted Aas Mohd, Rajesh Kumar, Shahzad Ahmad, Mohd Rihan, Azaz, […]
16-member panel to be set up under Delhi LG for Yamuna floodplain conservation
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has proposed setting up a 16-member committee for conservation, protection and restoration of the Yamuna floodplains in the national capital The National Green Tribunal had last year directed the land-owning agency to constitute a special purpose vehicle for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna in Delhi, hoping that it could be […]
3 arrested, 1 juvenile apprehended for raping minor girl in south Delhi
Three men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended on Sunday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area, police said The accused have been identified as Shivam (20), Hari Shankar (30), both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, and Mangesh (18), a native of Maharashtra, they said. On Sunday, information […]
42 arrested from Delhi-based call centre for duping foreign nationals
Forty-two people were arrested for allegedly running a call centre in west Delhi’s Peeragarhi area and duping foreign nationals to the tune of Rs 70 crore by posing as officers of law enforcement agencies, police said on Sunday The accused used to extort money from foreign nationals in the form of Bitcoins and gift cards […]