Amid an unrelenting pandemic, a new Omicron sub-variant has been detected in the majority of samples that were taken from Covid patients in Delhi and sent for genome sequencing for analysis

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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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Heavy loans, fewer customers and rising Covid cases in the third wave leave self-employed barbers and spa owners uncertain about their future    The weekend curfew announced by the Delhi government on 5 January has adversely affected several businesses, and the salons and wellness centres are not indifferent to this milieu. Ankit Kumar (25), is […]

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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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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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Whether they go back to their villages or stay on in hope of an economic revival, migrants in the Capital have been barely surviving in the face of the two-year long pandemic. Reduced earnings have hit their pocket and the prospect of lockdown is affecting their morale.   Daily wagers, who lack any means to […]

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The Delhi Disaster management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday clarified that the e-passes issued for “essential goods and services” or “exempted category”, shall be valid during the entire duration of imposition of weekend and night curfews.   In an official order, the DDMA added that as per the previous orders, movement of the individuals for the […]

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A whopping 1,700 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection since January 1, according to the officials, on Wednesday. Special arrangements for administering precaution dose (booster) of Covid vaccine has been organised from 11:30 am onwards at Officers lounge on the ground floor of PHQ. This initiative has been taken so […]

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