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Delhi records 55 fresh coronavirus cases; positivity rate at 0.09%

The number of cumulative cases stood at 1,441,569

Farmers suspend agitation, to start vacating Delhi border from Dec 11

Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the government has fulfilled their demands

Explosion in Delhi's Rohini court, proceedings suspended; probe on

A mysterious explosion was reported in Delhi's Rohini Court on Thursday morning, fire officials said

Parliamentary panel seeks details on status of Master Plan of Delhi-2021

A parliamentary panel has sought in detail the current status of the implementation of the Master Plan of Delhi-2021, outlining achievements, failures or delays.

Delhi records 65 new Covid cases, one death; positivity rate 0.11%

50,023 tests, including 41,272 RT-PCR ones, were conducted on Monday to detect Covid-19

Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka leading states in EV sales: Govt

Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka have emerged as top three states in terms of registration of electric vehicles in India, the government said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 870,141 electric vehicles have been registered in India. Uttar Pradesh (255,700) has the highest registered electric vehicles, followed by Delhi (125,347) and Karnataka (72,544) come in that order. The fourth and fifth spots are grabbed by Bihar (58,014) and Maharashtra ( 52,506). Gadkari said the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a scheme namely Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. At present, Phase-II of FAME India scheme is being implemented for a period of five years with effect from April 1, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs ..

Delhi reports 51 fresh coronavirus cases; tally rises to 14,41,449

The number of active cases stands at 376, of which 152 are in home isolation

Farm stir likely headed for final act as leaders meet on Wednesday

A final call on the agitation and with it the blockade of roads will be taken at another round of meeting of the SKM on Wednesday at 2 pm, said some leaders.

HC asks Delhi govt to inspect liquor shop site opened in residential area

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Delhi government to conduct a fresh inspection of a site in the Tri Nagar area where residents have been seeking shifting of a liquor shop opened recently. Justice Rekha Palli, who issued notice and sought response from the Delhi government and Department of Excise, was assured by the counsel for the residents that since they have approached the court, they will immediately call off dharna' at the spot. Keeping in view the nature of grievance raised in the petition, respondents 1 and 2 (Delhi government and Department of Excise) are directed to carry out fresh inspection of the site and file a report, the court said and listed the plea for further hearing on December 13. Delhi government and Department of Excise were represented through standing counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi and lawyer Arun Panwar. The court also permitted one of the petitioners to be associated with the inspection and he will be informed about the date and time. The ple

Dengue toll rises to 15 in Delhi, case count now over 8,900: Civic body

Six more deaths due to dengue have been reported in the national capital, taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 15

Delhi-NCR: Air quality panel forms 40 flying squads to monitor compliance

The Centre's Commission for Air Quality Management had constituted a five-member "Enforcement Task Force" (ETF) on Thursday

Delhi reports first Omicron case, fully vax man with travel history to SA

A 37-year-old fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania has tested positive for Omicron, making it the first case of the new COVID-19 variant in the national capital. The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a week, officials told PTI. The person is fully vaccinated and is currently admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital with mild symptoms, an official said. He had to take a connecting flight to Ranchi, where he lives with his family. Since he gave his sample at the IGI Airport which came out positive, we admitted him to the Lok Nayak Hospital as per the procedure, the official said. Authorities are trying to locate and isolate 10 people who occupied the seats close to this passenger on the flight. Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 17 COVID-19 patients and six of their contacts have been admitted

Delhi air in 'very poor' category; maximum temperature 26.8 deg C

Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) read 362. It was 346 on Friday

Show-cause notice issued to airline for flouting Covid guidelines in Delhi

The general manager of the airline was issued the show-cause notice for allegedly not adhering to the guidelines

Delhi air pollution: Light rains in national capital bring slight relief

The air quality in the national capital improved marginally on Friday due to light rains in the city and adjoining areas. Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index read 346. It was 429 on Thursday. Neighbouring Faridabad (292), Ghaziabad (342), Greater Noida (262), Gurgaon (296) and Noida (312) also got a slight relief from air pollution. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". Mahesh Palawat, vice president (Meteorology and Climate Change), Skymet Weather said light rains continued throughout the day on Thursday in many parts of northwest India, especially east Punjab, Haryana, west and central Uttar Pradesh. "The rain led to a marginal improvement in the air quality," he said. Another western disturbance is approaching northwest India. The air quality may improve if it gives moderate rainfall over the region, Palawat said. He said the wind speed wi

Schools in 4 districts neighbouring Delhi to remain shut in Haryana

The Delhi government had on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders because of an increase in the air pollution levels.

Air quality panel for Delhi issues new orders; edu institutions to be shut

The Centre's air quality panel on Friday ordered shutting of educational institutions, allowing only online mode of education.

Upgrade STPs, biogas plants in Delhi in 12 to 15 months: Satyendar Jain

Jain instructed the officials to upgrade all STPs and sludge biogas plants using state-of-the-art technology instead of the conventional one

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi reports 39 fresh cases and no fatality

The city's infection tally has increased to 1,440,973

Family of four found dead in Delhi's Samaypur Badli: Police

Teams of the crime branch and the forensic unit were rushed to the spot