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Delhi records zero Covid death, 39 new cases; positivity rate 0.06%

Delhi recorded zero death due to Covid-19 and 39 fresh cases on Friday with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Delhi reports 44 Covid-19 cases, zero daily deaths; positivity rate 0.07%

Delhi recorded 44 Covid-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Thursday, while the positivity rate was recorded at 0.07 per cent, data shared by the city government showed

Centre got help from UP, Delhi, others on stubble burning: Union Minister

The Centre has got constructive cooperation from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments on the issue of stubble burning, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Sunday.

Illegally temple in South Delhi to be demolished: Delhi government to HC

The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that authorities plan to demolish an illegally constructed temple in South Delhi's Defence Colony. The Delhi government's submission was made when a plea seeking removal of encroachment in front of a property came up for hearing before the court. Justice Rekha Palli issued notice and sought response of the Delhi government, DCP (South), Hauz Khas on the petition filed by the property's owner . The court asked the authorities to file a status report and listed the matter for further hearing on October 8. Advocate Anupam Srivastava, representing the city government and DCP (South), submitted that the authorities are conscious of their duty and have already planned to demolish the illegal encroachment at the site on October 4. He said it would be necessary to have requisite police assistance to carry out the demolition and assured the court that police will render the necessary assistance to the Delhi government's PWD Department

Delhi to get 'green' funds under NCAP for first time since it began

The national capital will get over Rs 18 crore from the Centre under the National Clean Air Programme this year to cater to critical gaps in air pollution management, according to officials

Delhi records minimum temp of 26.7 deg C, light rains likely in afternoon

The minimum temperature in the national capital on Saturday was recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, and the weatherman has forecast light rain during the day. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the humidity was recorded at 83 per cent. The weather department has forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle during the day. The maximum temperature will be settled around 34 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. The air quality index was recorded in the ''moderate'' category at 128, real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed. 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''.

Delhi records minimum temp of 26.5 deg C, rains predicted in afternoon

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 26.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average with the weather department predicting rains during the day. The relative humidity was recorded at 80 per cent. The maximum temperature will hover around 35 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said. It has predicted generally cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle in the afternoon or evening. The air quality index was recorded in the "moderate" category at 104, real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed. 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".

Delhi announces new power tariff, rates unchanged but bill may go up

Power regulator DERC Thursday announced new tariff for Delhi but did not raise the rates, saying it did not see any "good reasons" to do so

Delhi records 41 Covid-19 cases, zero fatality; positivity rate at 0.06%

The national capital recorded 41 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent and zero fatality due to the infection on Wednesday, according to a health bulletin

Complete ban on bursting, sale of firecrackers up to Jan 1 in Delhi

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Tuesday ordered a complete ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2022

Delhi riots: HC says premeditated conspiracy, not on spur of the moment

Delhi High Court has said last year's riots did not take place on spur of moment, rather it was a 'pre-planned', 'premeditated' conspiracy to disturb law and order in capital

Delhi coronavirus update: Reports zero Covid deaths, 29 new cases

The national capital reported 29 coronavirus cases and zero death on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.05 percent, according to data shared by the city health department. The capital has recorded only three fatalities due to the infection in September so far. With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 14,38,714. Of this, over 14.13 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll stands at 25,085. Delhi reported 27 cases of infection on Saturday and 24 on Friday. There are 371 active cases in Delhi, of which 118 are in home-isolation.

Delhi Police chief visits Rohini court, inspects crime scene

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana visited Rohini court which on Friday saw the killing of top gangster Jitender Singh Mann by two members of a rival gang

Delhi: Over 2,000 trees proposed to be felled for construction of highway

Over 14 hectares of forest land in east and northeast Delhi having 2,038 trees is proposed to be diverted for the construction of a stretch of a six-lane highway. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sought permission from the Delhi forest department for the development of a 14.75-km stretch of the six-lane access controlled Delhi-Saharanpur highway, according to official documents. There are a total of 2,038 trees on the stretch between the Akshardham NH-9 junction and the Delhi-UP border. The tree species include Sheesham, Sahtut, Peepal, Champa, Ashok, Subabul, Neem, Eucalyptus, Kikar, Ber, Jamun and Gular. The Rs 1,500-crore project is part of Phase I of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, the second largest highway construction programme in the country under which 50,000 km of roads will be constructed. The project falls in deemed forest land and diversion of this deemed forest land is unavoidable, the proposal read. The central agency has also sought permission for the

Delhi Jails on high alert post gangster Gogi's shootout at Rohini Court

In view of gangster Jitendra Mann Gogi's shootout at Rohini Court on Friday, all Delhi jails including Tihar Jail, Mandoli Jail and Rohini Jail have been put on high alert, informed the Jail Officials

Delhi riots: Hearing in Umar Khalid's bail plea adjourned to October 9

A Delhi court on Thursday adjourned to October 9 hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. The hearing was adjourned to next month as Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat is on leave. This was informed to Khalid's counsels by the court staff through video conference. Khalid along with several others has been booked under the anti-terror law in the case. They are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. On September 6, Khalid had withdrawn his bail plea and filed a fresh one after the prosecution's objected to its maintainability. In a hearing on September 3, Khalid, through his lawyer, told the court that the charge sheet in the case has made hyperbolic allegations without any factual basis and reads like a script from a web series and news channels. The Delhi Police had earlier said that the bail plea has no merit and that it will ...

Bengaluru rises up global startup ecosystem ranks, Delhi and Mumbai follow

Bengaluru rose up three spots to be ranked 23rd in an annual analysis of the world's most favourable ecosystems to build a globally successful startup

Delhi logs 39 Covid-19 cases, zero deaths; positivity rate at 0.06%

Delhi reported 39 Covid-19 cases and zero fatality on Tuesday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.06 per cent, according to the city government's health bulletin

Charanjit Singh Channi to visit Delhi to discuss cabinet expansion

Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni will also accompany Channi in the high-level meeting in the national capital.

28% Delhi household have one or more member with flu-like symptoms: Survey

A new survey has revealed that 28 percent of surveyed households in the national capital have one or more member showing flu-like symptoms