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Highest-ever rainfall in 24 hours May in Delhi
A record 119.3 mm of rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Thursday, breaking all the previous records for May, the IMD said on Thursday The city had also recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 16 notches […]
JNU plans COVID health centre on campus, seeks financial support from alumni
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday said it plans to set up a COVID health centre on campus and has sought financial support from its alumni for it. Noting that the university and its residents have been adversely affected by the pandemic, Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said the alumni should be a part of […]
As daily cases decline, vacant bed count increase at hospitals in Delhi
Amid a steady fall in daily cases of COVID-19 in the national capital, the number of vacant beds has again started to go up at hospitals, offering some relief to coronavirus patients and their families. According to Delhi corona app, till about 11 am on Wednesday, 13,791 beds were available, out of the total 27,726 […]
Delhi govt to provide financial help to families which lost earning members to COVID: CM
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government will extend financial help to families which have lost their earning members to the coronavirus and also bear the cost of education and upbringing of children orphaned by the pandemic. He also said the number of fresh COVID-19 cases has come down to around 8,500 […]
Delhi court denies bail to Navneet Kalra in oxygen concentrator black marketing case
A Delhi court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the seizure of oxygen concentrators, required by COVID-19 patients, from his upscale restaurants including ‘Khan Chacha’ in the national capital. Application is dismissed, Additional Session Judge Sandeep Garg said. Fearing arrest, the businessman had moved the court earlier […]
Over 1.39 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on Monday: Sisodia
Over 1.39 lakh people were vaccinated in Delhi on Monday, of which nearly 46 per cent belonged to the 18-44 age group, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday. “Total 1,39,261 people were vaccinated yesterday in Delhi out of which 64,151 are from 18-45 age group,” Sisodia tweeted. On Monday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]
Prevent hoarding, black marketing of medicines, equipment for COVID treatment: HC to UoI, Delhi govt
Prevent hoarding, black marketing of medicines, equipment for COVID treatment: HC to UoI, Delhi govt
The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Centre and Delhi government to do something without waiting for orders from court to prevent black marketing and hoarding of medicines and medical equipment, like oxygen concentrators. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli was hearing a PIL seeking directions to them to declare medicines and […]
Delhi receives 730 MT of oxygen on May 5, Kejriwal thanks PM
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the national capital received 730 metric tonnes of oxygen on May 5. In a letter, Kejriwal said that it was for the first time the national capital received more than 700 metric tonnes of the life-saving gas. “Delhi has a consumption of […]