Union home minister Amit Shah is meeting the officials from Delhi administration to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the national capital and its management. Shah has been regularly holding meetings in the wake of huge spike of the coronavirus disease cases in Delhi. He had chaired an all-party meeting on […]
Election Commission staffer tests positive for Covid-19 in Delhi
An official at the Election Commission of India (ECI) has tested positive for Covid-19 in Delhi, news agency ANI reported on Monday. This comes amid reports of government officials testing positive for coronavirus across the nation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, a NITI Aayog official was reported positive for coronavirus. […]
Delhi borders open: Entry allowed from Gurugram, commuters claim chaos at UP border
Delhi borders opened on Monday as part of the relaxations announced under Unlock 1 by the Kejriwal government. The announcement about opening of Delhi’s borders was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. The order came as a relief to thousands of commuters from the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
Delhi’s Covid-19 containment zones double up in 15 days as tally surges beyond 23,000
With the rising incidence of coronavirus cases in the national capital, the number of Covid-19 containment zones have also increased at a rapid pace. Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi have gone up to 158 while 58 zones have been de-contained till date, Delhi government data stated on Wednesday. Delhi has witnessed its […]
9 lakh students attended online classes in lockdown, says Delhi Education Minister
Around nine lakh students between KG and class 12 from the Delhi government schools have benefited from the online and SMS/IVR supported learning during the lockdown, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday. The Minister reviewed the online and SMS/IVR supported learning for Delhi government school students along with his […]
No money to pay salaries, Delhi has asked Rs 5,000 crore from Centre: Manish Sisodia
The Delhi government has sought an immediate assistance of Rs 5,000 crore from the Centre to pay salaries to its employees and meet its expenses as revenues have dried up during the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday. […]
Delhi breathes clean air as overall AQI drops to 77
The quality of air in Delhi on Saturday improved slightly with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 77 at 9 am on Saturday, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The concentrations of prominent pollutants such as PM 10 and PM […]
Massive traffic jam on Delhi-Gurugram route after Haryana seals border
A massive traffic jam was seen on the road connecting Delhi and Gurugram on Friday morning, a day after the Haryana government decided to seal the routes towards the national capital amid concerns over the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Haryana’s home minister Anil Vij had on Thursday […]
High alert from Delhi to Karnataka over probable locust attack
Millions of locusts have affected around 100 districts in five states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and can reach another 12 in the next few weeks, officials have warned. They said another swarm from Pakistan is expected to enter India around mid-June, which would provide fuel to […]
Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi Police files 35 charge sheets against 376 foreigners
The Delhi Police has filed total 35 charge sheets against 376 foreign nationals from 34 countries for attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz here in violation of visa conditions and indulging in missionary activities amid the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, officials said on Wednesday. Twenty charge sheets against […]
Delhi prepares for a quiet Eid without congregations
In May 1987, when a curfew was imposed in Delhi after tension flared in some neighbourhoods following communal rioting in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, Eid prayers were not offered at the iconic Jama Masjid. Thirty-three years later, Delhi’s largest mosque will again remain shut to devotees when Eid is celebrated on […]
After a lull, two more Covid-19 containment zones added in Delhi
The Delhi administration on Wednesday added two more areas to its list of Covid-19 containment zones. This comes after nearly 3 weeks since any new zone was added as a containment zone in Delhi. Both areas, Zamrudpur in Greater Kailash and Dakshinpuri, are in South Delhi. The South Delhi district administration on […]
Delhi’s recovery rate from Covid-19 up at 45%: Data
The recovery rate of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients in Delhi, which has more than 10,000 infected people so far, has increased more than three times, according to data of the health department. Till Tuesday, 10,554 people were infected in Delhi and out of these 4,750 have recovered from the infection or 45% […]
Kashmir is India’s internal matter, says Taliban; denies plan to target Delhi
The Taliban on Monday denied claims on social media that it could join Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir, underlining that the Taliban was clear that it “does not interfere in internal affairs of other countries”. “The statement published in the media about Taaliban joining Jihad in Kashmir is wrong…. The policy […]
Covid-19 death toll in Delhi rises to 160; cases cross 10,000-mark
The coronavirus death toll in Delhi mounted to 160, while the total number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital crossed the 10,000-mark on Monday, authorities said. As many as 299 fresh cases were recorded while the total number of active cases stood at 5,409. In a bulletin issued on […]