Delhi reports 3 more deaths due to dengue, death toll rises to 9
Delhi witnessed three more deaths due to dengue, including two minors, as per a report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday. The death toll has risen to nine in Delhi which is the highest number of deaths due to dengue in a year since 2017. In the last week, 1,171 new dengue […]
Delhi’s air quality continues to remain in ‘severe’ category with AQI of 436
Delhi’s overall air quality continues to remain in the ‘severe’ category, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) informed on Sunday. As per SAFAR’s analysis at 6.15 am on Sunday, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was found to be standing at 436. Delhi’s air quality is likely to improve from November 7 […]
BREAKING NEWS: Delhi’s overall air quality continues to be in the ‘severe’ category
Delhi’s overall air quality continues to be in the “severe” category, with the overall air quality index (AQI) standing at 533, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research said on Saturday morning. PM10 concentration in Connaught Place was recorded at 654 and PM2.5 at 628. Near Jantar Mantar, PM10 was recorded at 382 […]
Delhi’s sex ratio increased from 920 in 2019 to 933 in 2020: Report
Delhi’s sex ratio increased from 920 females per thousand males in 2019 to 933 in 2020, as per the Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi 2020. The sex ratio in Delhi was 822 in 2005 and 1,004 in 2008, the highest since then. It went down to 886 in 2012 but […]
Delhi Police starts removing barricades at Tikri border; road remains closed
Delhi Police on Thursday began removing barricades at the Tikri border where farmers have been protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws, a senior officer said. The cement barricades are still there and the road remains closed for commuters, the officer added. There are plans to open emergency routes at the Tikri and Ghazipur borders, […]
Sero-survey shows 97% people have COVID antibodies: Delhi Health Minister
Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday revealed the results of the sixth sero-survey and said 97% of people in Delhi have antibodies against COVID-19. The seropositivity among unvaccinated people was 90% and 97% among vaccinated people. Around 88% seropositivity was reported in population aged below 18 and seropositivity was higher in women as compared […]
Nehru Place is like a slum: Delhi HC over plea on street vendors
The condition of Nehru Place market is like a slum, Delhi HC said while hearing a plea related to street vendors. “If the plan says there should be three-four vending sites for every 10 shops…it should be limited to that,” it added. “How can we talk of developing Delhi into a city like London without […]
PM visits RML Hospital in Delhi as India crosses 100 crore COVID vaccine doses mark
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday visited Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML Hospital) in Delhi as the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered crossed the 100-crore mark in India. PM Modi visited the hospital to take stock of the situation, said a video posted by the Prime Minister’s official YouTube account. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya […]
Delhi’s Ganga Ram Hospital doctor held for beating wife in their house
Delhi Police on Monday arrested a senior anaesthetist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for allegedly beating his 38-year-old wife inside their house in the East of Kailash area. “We received a PCR call about domestic violence at 5.20 pm on Sunday,” DCP (Southeast) Esha Pandey said. The PCR van dropped the woman at All India […]
Centre asks NTPC, DVC to supply as much electricity as possible to Delhi
The Union power ministry said on Tuesday that it has issued directions to the country’s largest electricity producer state-run NTPC Ltd and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to supply as much power as available to the national capital Delhi due to a potential shortage. This has been done keeping in view the Declared Capacity offered to […]