Reports of snooping on Indians aimed at maligning Indian democracy: Vaishnaw

IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday dismissed media reports on the use of Pegasus software to snoop on Indians, saying the allegations levelled just ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament are aimed at maligning Indian democracy. In a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said that with several checks and balances […]

Covid: DoE asks principals to ensure vaccination of all remaining Delhi govt school teachers, staff

Noting that all teachers and staff of Delhi government schools have still not received the COVID-19 vaccine, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed principals to ensure that the remaining ones are vaccinated in next 15 days. “It has come to notice that still some teachers are left to be vaccinated, hence all officers and […]

Breathless Capital: despite curbs, air pollution continues to rise in Delhi  

Even when pollution levels were brought down because of the Covid-19 induced lockdowns, the levels of NO2 in the city’s air continued to rise at an alarming rate During lockdowns, between April 2020 and April 2021 the capital witnessed a dramatic increase of NO2 in the atmosphere, revealed a report by Greenpeace India. According to […]

DMRC face huge losses, F&B kiosks bear the brunt

Amid Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions, Delhi metro services — especially the food kiosks at the stations — struggle to stay afloat   While the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) faces huge losses, what about the kiosks offering food and beverages at the stations? Some have closed down, and others continue on, earning sometimes less than […]

Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea to reduce Covishield dosage interval

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking reduction of the 12-16 week interval for the second dose of Covishield vaccine to eight weeks for persons over 50 years of age and those having comorbidities. “We are not inclined to issue notice. We will dismiss with costs,” said a bench of […]

Delhi records 76 Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate 0.11 pc

Delhi recorded 76 coronavirus cases and two fatalities while the positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent on July 12, according to a health bulletin. Eighty-four more patients recovered from the disease on Monday, it said. The Delhi government did not release the health bulletin on Tuesday. The figures of Tuesday will be released on […]

Temples, gurudwaras being encouraged to go for FSSAI certification of ‘prasad’, ‘langar’

Religious places in the city are being encouraged to go for ‘BHOG’ certification of their ‘prasad’ and ‘langar” by the food safety department, which guides them and tests for quality and hygiene, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The department recently issued ‘Bhog’ certificates to Akshardham temple and Sai Baba temple in […]

Waterlogging on several road stretches across city following rains

Heavy rains in the city on Tuesday morning led to waterlogging on several road stretches including near the AIIMS flyover in south Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) officials said that only minor waterlogging complaints have been reported so far and efforts are being taken to remove water from such stretches. Our field staff is on the […]