Unvaccinated Delhi govt employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16: DDMA

Unvaccinated Delhi government employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16, according to a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) order on Friday. All such unvaccinated Delhi government employees, including teachers and frontline workers, will be treated as “on leave” till they get the jab, the order stated. The employees “who do not […]

Delhi airport to resume operations at T1 terminal from Oct 31

The Delhi airport will resume flight operations at its T1 terminal from October 31 onwards after almost 18 months of closure, said its operator DIAL on Friday. The T3 terminal and the T2 terminal of the Delhi airport resumed handling flight operations from May 25, 2020, and July 22, 2021, respectively, the GMR group-led DIAL […]

Temples in Delhi open for Navratri under strict Covid rules

The nine-day Navratri celebrations began in temples across Delhi on Thursday with government-mandated COVID-19 protocols in place. Temple authorities said they have made provisions for proper sanitisation of the premises and to ensure social distancing among visitors. “Our temple has lakhs of visitors during Navratri, which is why we will be allowing two thousand visitors […]

Delhi breathes its worst air from Nov 1 to 15 reveals DPCC data

People in the national capital breathe the “worst” air between November 1 and November 15 every year, an analysis of data collated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over the last five years showed. The capital’s average PM2.5 level oscillates between very poor and severe categories from October 16 to February 15. It records an […]

Delhi to run anti-dust campaign from October 7

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the city government will run an anti-dust campaign from October 7 to 29. The minister also said the government will also launch a web portal for monitoring dust control norms on Thursday. Rai said 31 teams, including 17 of Delhi pollution control committee and 14 of green […]

Govt started 27 PSA oxygen generation plants in Delhi hospitals: Jain

Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the Delhi government has started 27 PSA oxygen generation plants in hospitals in the city and the preparation to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus is going on at a rapid pace. These 27 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generating plants can generate 31 metric tonnes of […]

Over admissions leave little hope for Delhi University’s later cut offs

With Delhi University admission cut offs expected to hover above 95% this year, students with lower aggregates face a big problem. Patriot takes a look   On Friday colleges in the Delhi University released their first cut off lists for the admission process which is to be held online. However, the news that grabbed eyeballs was […]

DU students hold protest march against Lakhimpur violence

A group of Delhi University students held a protest march in the varsity’s north campus area against violence in Lakhimpur Kheri. The Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA) along with other organisations held the protest march from Vijay Nagar to Arts faculty on Monday. “Students gathered in Vijay Nagar, and despite heavy resistance from Delhi […]