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Budget 2021: Delhi govt accuses Centre of favouring big companies

The Delhi government accused the Centre of giving step motherly treatment to the national capital in the Union budget 2021-22, and claimed the budget is aimed at benefitting few big companies.

Delhi's health system didn't collapse during pandemic: Arvind Kejriwal

In many developed countries and cities like New York, the health infrastructure collapsed, but measures like home isolation prevented such a situation in Delhi, according to Kejriwal

JBM Auto bags order for 700 low floor BS-VI compliant buses for DTC

The buses also have features like electronic braking system, public address system and kneeling mechanism

Delhi govt extends Covid-19 quarantine norms for UK passengers till Jan 31

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in its order had prescribed mandatory seven days institutional quarantine even for those UK passengers testing negative for coronavirus

Will provide Rs 938 cr to civic bodies to pay up employee salaries: Sisodia

The Delhi government will provide Rs 938 crore to three municipal corporations to pay up pending salaries of their employees, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced

20,000 doses of Covaxin stored at Rajiv Gandhi hospital amid tight security

The first batch of Oxford Covishield vaccine containing 2.64 lakh doses reached the Delhi's central storage facility at RGSSH on Tuesday amid high security, officials earlier said

Delhi govt allows schools to reopen for Classes 10, 12 from January 18

The Delhi government on Wednesday allowed all schools in the national capital to reopen for Classes 10 and 12 from January 18 in view of board exams, according to officials of the Directorate of Education. Students will attend schools only with consent of parents and physical attendance is not compulsory, while schools will follow all COVID-19 guidelines, they said. "In order to conduct activities pertaining to pre-board preparations and practical work, the head of government, aided and unaided recognised schools may call students of Classes 10 and 12 only to school with effect from January 18, 2021," a senior official at the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. However, a child should be called to school only with the consent of parents and following standard operating procedures, he said. Records of children coming to school will be maintained and the same should not be used for attendance purposes as sending a child to school is completely optional for parents, the official ...

Bird flu: Delhi gov bans sale of packaged, processed chicken from outside

Testing of samples of crows and ducks confirmed bird flu cases in the national capital on Monday

Brainstorming on how early schools can be reopened: Delhi Dy-CM Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the government is brainstorming on how early schools can be reopened in the national capital

Delhi govt school students to get dry ration for 6 months: Kejriwal

The move comes in view of the continued closure of schools since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Oakridge Energy to solarise 1,000 KVs, Delhi government schools

Oakridge has signed agreements with the Delhi government and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to solarise schools in Delhi

Steps to get new mandatory number plates, colour-coded stickers simplified

The customers will now have to enter only the last five digits of the chassis and engine number while booking the HSRP

8 UK returnees test Covid positive during Delhi govt's door-to-door drive

In the ongoing door-to-door contact drive being conducted by the Delhi government eight have so far been found infected with the coronavirus, officials said on Friday.

Delhi reports 758 fresh cases, lowest since Aug 16; positivity rate 0.88%

Delhi has recorded 758 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in over four months,and 30 new fatalities even as the positivity rate dipped to 0.88 per cent, authorities said Friday.

Covid-19: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says ready to vaccinate 5.1 million

The Delhi government is fully prepared to receive, store and administer COVID-19 vaccine to 51 lakh priority category persons in the city in the first phase of vaccination, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. He said his government is all set to start the vaccination drive as soon as it gets the vaccine from the Centre, and registration is underway for people in three priority categories who will receive it first. Asked about the charges for the vaccine, and if it will be free of cost, a senior official in the Chief Minister's Office said the government has not taken any decision in this regard so far. "There are a total of 51 lakh priority category persons in Delhi -- three lakh health workers, six lakh frontline workers, and 42 lakh of those aged above 50 and those below 50 but having co-morbidities," the chief minister said at a virtual press briefing. Each person will be given two doses, and a total of 1.02 crore doses will be required in the first phase of ...

Delhi records 939 fresh Covid-19 cases; positivity rate slips to 1.14%

Delhi recorded 939 fresh Covid-19 cases and 25 new fatalities on Tuesday, even as the positivity rate slipped to 1.14 per cent, authorities said.

AAP seeks CBI probe in MCD 'corruption', to protest at residence of Shah, LG

The Aam Aadmi Party is demanding a CBI inquiry into an alleged misappropriation of Rs 2,500 crore in the BJP-led North Delhi and South Delhi municipal corporations

Highways blocked, protests spread: 10 headlines from farmers' Bharat Bandh

BJP-ruled states were largely unaffected; Opposition leaders to meet President on Wednesday.

Recoveries outnumber new Covid cases in Delhi, positivity rate falls to 4%

The capital city tested 81,473 samples, of which, 3,149 turned out positive while 4,916 people recovered from the Covid-19

Delhi govt raises monthly DA for different categories of workers: Dy CM

The Delhi government has enhanced monthly dearness allowance for its unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and other category workers, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday.