New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, here on Thursday, said the people misbehaving with the healthcare personnel would face the strict punishment. “I warn all those who misbehave with doctors or nurses. It will not be tolerated. Those involved in any such action will have to face the strictest punishment,” the Chief Minister said and […]
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Corona in Delhi: 720 test positive; 51 new cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi: With 51 more patients reporting positive in the last 24 hours, the number of coronavirus cases in the national capital reached 720 on Thursday. The national capital reported three new deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the corona toll 12 since the outbreak of the infection. According to the Delhi Health Department, […]
Now Delhi makes face masks compulsory at public places
New Delhi: After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced that face masks will be compulsory for anyone stepping out of their homes. The decision was taken after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with the Health Department. “Wearing facial masks can reduce the spread of coronavirus substantially. Therefore, it has been […]
Delhi Covid-19 tally mounts to 576; 2 new deaths reported
New Delhi: The total number of positive coronavirus cases in the national capital went up to 576 on Tuesday with 51 new cases getting reported in the last 24 hours. The national capital also reported two new deaths in the last 24 hours, with a total of nine people succumbing to the deadly virus since […]
Rs 1 crore for kin of health workers who die of COVID-19
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday has issued an order to provide compensation of Rs 1 crore for doctors, nurses, paramedical staff or sanitation workers, if they die of COVID-19 while on duty. The Cabinet has on April 1 approved for the same in an emergency meeting and the Health Department issued the order […]
‘Unfortunate’ how Trump ‘threatens’ Modi over hydroxychloroquine: AAP MP
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday called it “unfortunate” the way US President Donald Trump “threatened” Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the export ban on the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. Singh, while speaking to the media over India’s removal of the ban on the export of hydroxychloroquine, said that Trump […]
330 Markaz attendees take Delhi’s Covid-19 tally to 523: CM Kejriwal
New Delhi: With 20 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Monday, the Covid-19 case tally in the national capital had reached 523, which included 330 people from the Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin Markaz. With one death in the past 24 hours, the Covid-19 toll in […]
India asks Pak PM to desist from cross-border terror in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Indian government on Saturday hit hard against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s repeated vituperation against India over Kashmir, asking him to desist from interfering in India’s internal matters and end Islamabad-sponsored cross-border terrorism. Khan on Thursday had accused India of attempting to “illegally alter the demography of Jammu and Kashmir” and said […]
Modi’s April 5 blackout call puts power grid on high alert
New Delhi: Load despatch centres across the country have been told to be in high level of preparedness to counter any threat to power grid following sudden drop in demand when the country switches off electricity at their homes on the call of the Prime minister this Sunday night. In letters written to independent power […]
Two more die in Delhi; toll 6, most positive cases from Jamaat
New Delhi: The corona toll rose to six in Delhi on Friday with two new deaths in the last 24 hours during which 93 new positive cases were reported, taking the total to 386. So far, 259 from the Nizamuddin Markaz have tested positive for coronavirus — biggest domestic source in Delhi’s patient count — […]