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63 new Covid cases, no death; slight rise in positivity rate in capital
Delhi reported 63 Covid-19 cases and zero death due to the infection while the positivity rate saw a marginal increase to 0.11 per cent from 0.08 per cent the previous day, according to data shared by the Health Department The number of cumulative cases of the disease rose to 14,41,358. Over 14.15 lakh patients have […]
Delhi schools shut down again due to pollution
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said physical classes in schools in the national capital will be suspended from Friday till further orders in view of an increase in the air pollution levels. The decision came after the Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi government for resuming physical classes in schools amid […]
Delhi govt to issue notices to CPWD for carrying out work at Central Vista project site despite ban
The Delhi government will issue notices to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for carrying out construction work at the Central Vista project site despite a ban and violating dust control norms, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. We had been receiving a lot of calls regarding work being carried out at the Central […]
Petrol to be cheaper by Rs 8 per litre in Delhi as AAP govt slashes VAT
The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to reduce the VAT on petrol, bringing down the price of the fuel in the city by about Rs 8 per litre, a move Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said will give relief to Delhiites from inflation. The petrol and diesel prices in Delhi have now become cheaper compared to […]
30,000 beds and ramped up oxygen supply; Delhi prepares for possible threat from new Covid variant
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is gearing up to fight a possible threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and has prepared 30,000 oxygen beds and also ramped up oxygen supply and storage facilities The chief minister held a meeting with government departments to review the preparations to deal with […]
Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to plea for live streaming of proceedings on same-sex marriage petitions
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking live streaming of proceedings on petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh granted time to the Centre’s counsel to take instructions on the […]
Dengue cases over cross 8,200; more than 6,700 in November alone
Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8,200, with more than 6,700 of those being recorded in November alone, according to a civic report released on Monday On November 17, the city had recorded a total of 5,277 dengue cases, making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded […]
TV show to help school children pitch start-up ideas to investors launched by Delhi govt
The Delhi government on Sunday launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme, a first-of-its-kind televised event that will give students of classes 11 and 12 of schools run by it an opportunity to present their start-up ideas to investors and obtain investment capital to take them to the next level. The show will include students’ business ideas, […]