New Delhi: As the national capital recorded 121 fatalities due to Covid-19 on Monday, the second-highest so far, the number of deaths in November alone has reached 1,950, pushing the overall toll to 8,512. However, on a positive note, recoveries outnumbered new cases on Monday with Delhi reporting 4,454 fresh cases as against 7,216 recoveries in […]
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Corona screening at doorsteps: 3.70 lakh Delhiites surveyed on Day 1
New Delhi: A house-to-house Covid-19 survey in Delhi screened more that 3.70 lakh city residents on the first day in order to find out the real picture vis-a-vis the prevalence of the deadly disease, official sources said on Sunday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that 3,70,729 persons were surveyed on Saturday during the screening, […]
Delhi residents wake up to coldest Nov morning in 17 years
New Delhi: Delhi residents woke up on Sunday to the chilliest November morning in the last 17 years, with minimum temperature clocking a low of 6.4 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, officials of India Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS. It’s closest to the record set on November 29, 2003 when the mercury dipped to 6.1 degrees. […]
Student leader Gulfisha Fatima gets bail in Delhi riots case
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to student leader Gulfisha Fatima, who was arrested in connection with the riots that broke out in north-east Delhi in February this year. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted bail to Fatima and asked her to furnish a personal bond of Rs 30,000 with one surety of […]
Delhi HC not to interfere in proposed Hanuman Temple demolition in Chandni Chowk area
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere in the matter related to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s proposed demolition of a Hanuman Temple in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. “We see no reason to entertain that application for intervention which is nothing but an attempt to reagitate the same issue that has been […]
2,110 fined for not wearing masks in Delhi
New Delhi: Intensifying vigil in markets and public places, the Delhi Police issued 2,110 challans on Thursday for not wearing mask taking the total figure of challans to 4,98,984. Most of the challans have been issued for not wearing mask while 3,368 challans were issued for spitting at public places and 37,774 challans were issued for […]
Delhi accounts for 22.39% of India’s corona deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi: In an alarming development, Delhi has accounted for 22.39 per cent of COVID deaths reported across India in the last 24-hour cycle: 131 of the 585 fatalities. Maharashtra follows with a fatality count of 100. These 131 fatalities denote Delhi’s highest daily COVID death toll so far, forcing the UT and central governments to […]
Now Rs 2,000 fine in Delhi for not wearing mask
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday decided to impose Rs 2,000 fine for not wearing masks in public areas, a four-fold increase from the earlier fine. Earlier, violators were fined Rs 500 for not wearing masks in public places. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference held after […]
After Kejriwal’s proposal, LG caps gathering at functions to 50
New Delhi: Acting upon the proposal sent by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Disaster Management Committee (DDMA) on Wednesday decided to reinforce the restrictions on gatherings at marriage related events, imposing a cap of a maximum of 50 persons. The decision came a day after Kejriwal wrote to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil […]
COVID-19: Delhi markets may shut, only 50 people in capital weddings
New Delhi: In the backdrop of a third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that markets may be shut as a precautionary measure and only 50 people will be allowed in weddings not 200, as per strict norms to curb further spread of the Coronavirus. Kejriwal was speaking to the […]