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21 Apr

Omicron and its 9 sub-variant driving up Delhi Covid cases, say govt sources

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The omicron form of the coronavirus and its sub-types are on the rise in Delhi, government sources said on Thursday, April 21. The samples demonstrated the presence of eight different subtypes of BA.2.12.1 and Omicron. These results were obtained after genome sequencing of the sample. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in February that the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is more transmissible than the BA.1 strain. However, there was no cause for alarm as it was no more extreme than the unique strain, it said. So far, the World Health Organization has placed five subtypes of omicrons on its watch…

20 Apr

Covid-19, guidelines Delhi makes wearing masks compulsory again, Rs 500 fine for violators

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday made wearing masks mandatory among the public as a preventive measure to control the rise in Covid-19 cases. Sources said anyone found without a facemask would likely have to pay a fine of Rs 500. The DDMA has additionally decided to keep the colleges open, however, a unique trendy working method will be organized by the Education Department with the help of stakeholders and experts.The Assembly was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, various ministers, top bureaucrats and experts. At the closing rally on…

17 Apr

Swords, pistols brandished at Hanuman Jayanti rally in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

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A communal clash took place in the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday night centered around the 'Shova Yatra' organized on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Delhi Police personnel were seen patrolling sensitive areas of northwest Delhi at some point on Saturday night to avoid any untoward incident. Most of the senior officials of Delhi Police, including Special Commissioner of Police (CP), Law and Order, New Delhi, Devendra Pathak, were present on the online violence website while submitting this report. The Special CP while talking to IANS said that the situation is now peaceful and under control. Pathak added, "We have lodged…

15 Apr

Delhi Govt To Issue Covid-19 Guidelines For Schools , As Cases Surge

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Amid concerns over the upward shove in coronavirus cases in the country wide capital, the Delhi authorities will on Friday difficulty Covid-19 suggestions for schools. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia made the assertion in this regard until now on Thursday. “Covid instances have slightly multiplied however there is no rise in hospitalisation, so we need not worry. There is no need to panic however stay alert,” ANI quoted Sisodia as saying. “Since Covid is there, we have to examine to live with it. We are constantly monitoring the situation. A widespread tenet to be delivered for schools tomorrow,” he added.…

09 Apr

Fire breaks out in Azad market area in Delhi

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A massive fire broke out in a few shophouses in Delhi's Azad Market area on the morning of Saturday April 9, which later spread across three buildings. The fire was brought under control. 20 fire engines reached the spot to control the fire. An information shared by the Delhi Fire Service said that five persons sustained minor injuries in the cylinder blast during the fire fighting operation and the injured are now safe and stable. A disaster management team has been called in to remove the debris from a collapsed building at the site of the fire. No casualties have…

26 Mar

Delhi Budget: 20 Lakh Jobs, Better Healthcare Among Top Announcements of Rozgaar Budget

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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia a “Rozgar Budget” in the Assembly on Saturday with an outlay of Rs 75,800 crore for the financial year 2022-23, focussing on developing 20 lakh jobs in 5 years by way of placing up an digital metropolis and advertising night time economy, retail and wholesale markets in the national capital. The budget measurement for the subsequent financial yr is 9.86 per cent higher than that of the previous year — Rs 69,000 crore — Sisodia said, including that Delhi’s financial system is convalescing regularly from the impact of COVID-19. “The Rozgar Budget will take…

23 Mar

Union Cabinet looks forward for merging of Delhi’s 3 civic bodies, 2012-era MCD set to be back

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The Union Cabinet Tuesday cleared the invoice to merge the three municipal companies in the national capital into one, as it used to be till 2012, ThePrint has learnt. The Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022 is probable to be tabled in the Parliament in the ongoing session, which is scheduled to quit with the aid of eight April, a senior authorities reliable told The Media on situation of anonymity. Municipal elections in Delhi, which have been probably to be scheduled in mid-April have been deferred, with the aid of the State Election Commission for this bill. The poll panel had…

12 Mar

Minimum Temperature In Delhi Settles At 15.6 Degrees Celsius

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Delhi woke up to a sunny morning on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 15.6 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity was recorded at 70 per cent at 8.30 am, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said . Strong surface winds is predicted during the day. The maximum temperature will hover around 31 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. The city's air quality remained moderate(101 and 200). The Air Quality Index (AQI) read 158 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) . The maximum temperature on Friday settled at 29.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.

25 Feb

Delhi Ends All Covid Curbs, Schools Offline From April 1

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As Covid energy cost in the city continues to drift cycle 1% or less, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) not permanently set up to lift all impediments constrained in the public capital. It has likewise allowed assets to end on the web/cross variety representations for real bearings from April 1. Sources expressed the new pointers are most likely to come into sway from Monday, February 28. The authority has moreover decreased the fines forced for veil infringement and non-adherence to social separating to Rs 500 from Rs 2,000. The city will be freed from all constraints like evening check…

17 Feb

Delhi records 766 fresh Covid-19 cases

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A total of 766 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in Delhi out of 56,112 tests conducted during the past 24 hours across the national capital. The number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi recorded yesterday were 756 while the positivity rate was 1.52 per cent. According to the latest Delhi government’s health bulletin, the infection positivity rate stood at 1.37 per cent. The city lost five lives due to the virus infection, taking the cumulative count of such fatalities to 26,086, it said. In all, there were 3197 active cases of the virus in the city, the bulletin pointed out.