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Jayali Wavhal -September 24, 2022

The group show spans etchings, serigraphy, woodcuts, oil and pastel on paper and lithography on themes ranging from self and society

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PTI -March 1, 2022

Earlier, the zoo had reopened for visitors on August 1, more than two months after it was shut due to a rise in the number of Covid cases during the second wave of the pandemic. The zoo was closed for the public on January 4 and the online ticket booking link on its website was […]

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Anmol Nath Bali -January 26, 2022

Businessmen from around the capital have expressed dismay at Covid-19 restrictions in Delhi, which have hit their earnings hard in the third wave. They have also not got any relief on rent of shops or electricity bills from the state government   On 21 January, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia informed via a digital […]

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PTI -January 21, 2022

The Delhi government has proposed lifting the weekend curfew, end odd-even system for opening of shops, and allow private offices to run with 50% staff in the city, an official source said on Friday.   A proposal approved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to Lt Governor Anil Baijal for approval. The decision to […]

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Kshitij Kumar Ojha -January 20, 2022

Sellers of second hand books are often migrants whose earnings on Sunday have been already depleted after relocation from Daryaganj. The weekend curfew has hit them hard.   “Selling books is the only source of livelihood for us and whenever it looks like things are going to be okay, a new wave eats up all […]

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Manjula Lal -January 10, 2022

Those who live alone in Delhi, whether too young to marry or single by choice, have a particularly tough time when the pandemic leads to restrictions on movement and lockdown. Spare a thought for them. The year has begun with night curfew, then weekend lockdowns. Now, the possibility of lockdowns stretching from weeks into months […]

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Kshitij Kumar Ojha -January 8, 2022

What citizens fear most – being confined to their houses for weeks on end – has been ruled out by the AAP government in view of the ‘low number of patients needing hospitalisation.’ As per Satyendra Jain, the Health Minister of Delhi, Covid cases are expected to touch the 20,000 mark on Saturday. Today, the […]

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Anmol Nath Bali -December 10, 2021

Reeling under pressure from moneylenders, problems in repaying loans and lack of government support, suicide rates among small businessmen is skyrocketing in the capital One of the communities worst affected by the economic crisis brought on by the Covid induced lockdown of 2020 was that of businessmen and small traders. The extent of the problem […]

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