Discoms in Delhi advise against flyng kites with metal-coated strings

Ahead of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, discoms in Delhi have urged people not to fly kites with metal-coated strings near installations, including electricity wires and poles, in order to be safe and prevent disruption of power supply

Daily Covid cases in Delhi cross 2,000-mark after six months; positivity rate rises to 11.64%

Fresh Covid cases crossed the 2,000-mark in the national capital on Wednesday after six months, while the city also reported five fatalities due to the viral infection, as per the data shared by the health department

Delhi reports India’s first monkeypox case in a woman, city’s tally rises to 4

On Wednesday, a Nigerian woman in her 30s, living in Delhi for over a month, tested positive for monkeypox, taking the capital’s tally to four. This is the country’s ninth case and the first case in a woman, with most cases being found in young men till date

Man accused of attempt to murder acquitted by the court

Rashid Ali, a man accused of attempt to murder, gets acquitted by the court after the complainant and alleged victim fails the testimony

Foot over bridge to be constructed between Anand Vihar and Kaushambi, PWD officials say

Public Works Department has made a decision to build a foot over bridge between Anand Vihar and Kaushambi to ease pedestrian movement in the region

Student groups protest at Arts Faculty against fee hike and FYUP

Members of two student groups — All India Students' Association (AISA) and Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) — staged a protest outside the Delhi University's Arts Faculty on Wednesday against the proposed fee hike and Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP)

Academic Council approves students of other universities to take up courses in DU

The Delhi University's Academic Council approved a scheme on Wednesday that will allow students of other universities and institutions to study various courses in the varsity from next year, officials stated

Toilets intended for PWD can be used by transgenders: Delhi govt to HC

The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that 505 toilets intended for persons with disabilities (PwD) have been designated for the use of transgenders and separate washrooms for the third gender persons will be built very soon