A 31-year-old woman tested positive for Monkeypox in the national capital on Wednesday, taking India’s tally to nine. This is the first case of the disease among women in India. She is under treatment in one of the government hospitals in Delhi. Earlier on Tuesday, another 35-year-old Nigerian man living […]
3 Central Govt hospitals ‘operational’ for Monkeypox treatment in Delhi: Official sources
In the wake of an increase in the number of Monkeypox cases in the country, isolation rooms have been made operational for treatment of such infections in three central government hospitals, according to sources. “The isolation rooms for the treatment of Monkeypox patients are operational in three major central government […]
Delhi: Amit Shah chairs meeting of NIA, Delhi Police
Ahead of the Independence Day celebration, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting with National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Delhi Police in the Capital on Tuesday. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, NIA DG, Home Secretary, and other top officials were present at the meeting. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora went to […]
National Herald Case: ED carries out searches at 12 locations in Delhi and other places
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out raids at 12 locations in the national capital and at other places in connection with the National Herald case in which top Congress leaders are accused of violating norms. The National Herald case pertains to the alleged financial irregularities under the Prevention of Money […]
Delhi: Liquor will be sold only through govt shops, says Manish Sisodia as AAP withdraws excise policy
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has decided to withdraw its new excise policy and directed that liquor be sold only through government-run shops from August 1, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday. Sisodia claimed that his party’s government brought in a new excise policy to curb graft but […]
Delhi LG Saxena reviews the functioning of Revenue Department, issues directions
Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena recently chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Revenue Department. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Revenue, cum-Divisional Commissioner, all District Magistrates and the Special CEO of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). Notably, the Revenue Department involved in land […]
Delhi: 3 dead, two injured in car accident in Nangli Poona
Three dead, while two others were injured as a car, rammed into a bus, on a highway near Nangli Poona on Monday morning. A car with five occupants rammed into a stationary DTC bus at a bus stand on a highway near Nangli Poona earlier today, leaving three of them dead, and the other […]
Delhi reports 16 cases of dengue in July, total tally 159 this year
Delhi logged 16 cases of dengue in July, and with this, the total number of cases this year has gone up to 159, according to a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) report. No death has been reported due to dengue so far this year in the national capital, according to […]
Arvind Kejriwal announces ‘free’ Spoken English programme in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a “free” Spoken English programme for youngsters with an aim to enhance their communication skills and help improve their job prospects. The programme can be availed by people falling into the age group of 18 and 35, with a deposit amount of […]
Delhi: 4 held after woman gang raped at railway station
Four have been arrested after an alleged case of gang rape was reported from the New Delhi Railway Station on the night of Thursday, said Delhi Police. A 30-year-old woman was raped in the electrical maintenance staff hut at Railway Station platforms 8 and 9. The accused are Railway Employees in Electrical […]
Delhi: 36 foreign nationals deported under criminal cases this month in Dwarka
Delhi’s Dwarka district police made as many as 36 total arrests in the first three weeks of July 2022, and cracked down on foreign nationals who were allegedly staying in India illegally and also those who were allegedly involved in drug trafficking, officials said. The operation cells of the Dwarka police deported […]
Delhi LG recommends CBI probe into alleged violation of excise policy; AAP lashes out at Centre
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged violations of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s new contentious excise policy including “deliberate and gross procedural lapses” made by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to “provide post tender undue benefits to liquor […]
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann admitted to hospital in Delhi
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to a hospital in Delhi on Wednesday early morning, said sources on Thursday. Mann was admitted for treatment in Delhi’s Apollo Hospital after he felt unwell. The Chief Minister was checked for a stomach ache following which the doctors diagnosed him with an […]
Karnataka: CM Bommai to be on two-day visit to Delhi from July 25
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be on a two-day visit to Delhi from July 25 to 26. Speaking to media persons, Bommai said, “I am leaving for New Delhi with delegations of various departments to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new President of India on July 25. I […]
Delhi : 2 Police personnel, including SHO, suspended for demanding bribe, case filed against them
Two Delhi Police personnel were suspended for allegedly demanding bribe of Rs 2 lakh, Delhi Police said on Monday. Delhi Police on Monday informed that acting on a complaint two police officials- the SHO of the Cyber Cell (East) and his subordinate were suspended by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, […]