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Delhi cabinet approves over Rs 40 crore to give insurance to lawyers

The Delhi cabinet has approved over Rs 40 crore to provide medical insurance of Rs 5 lakh and term insurance of Rs 10 lakh to lawyers, who are residents of the national capital, Law minister Kailash Gahlot said Friday. The lawyers will be insured under the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme, which was announced by the city government in December 2019. The AAP government had set aside a corpus of Rs 50 crore for the welfare of lawyers under the scheme. "Honble CM @ArvindKejriwal had last year announced CM Adv Welfare Scheme with an allocated budget of Rs 50 Cr. As a final step towards implementation of Scheme, Delhi Cabinet on 29.10.20 has approved expenditure of more than 40.60 Cr for purchase of Life Ins & MediClaim Policies," Gahlot said in a tweet. The chief minister had in November last year set up a 13 member committee, headed by the Supreme Court Bar Association president Rakesh Kumar Khanna, to recommend ways for utilisation of the fund for welfare of advocates. The ...

Diwali boosts hope in Delhi's markets, but spending caution may be a damper

Crowds return ahead of festive season, but caution in spending hints that sales may remain sluggish

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Modi govt brings Ordinance to fix air quality

The ordinance entails setting up a commission with 18 members with legal powers to tackle the menace in the region

Delhi sees record spike in Covid cases; govt cites new strategy behind rise

Twenty-seven new fatalities were recorded, pushing the death toll in the national capital to 6,423, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department

Festive season, poor air quality responsible for Covid spike in Delhi: Govt

Social gatherings during festivities, deteriorating air quality, increasing cases of respiratory disorders are among the reasons attributed to rise in Covid cases in Delhi, the Health Ministry said

Rise in cases due to Delhi's strategy on contact tracing, testing: Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the govt has changed its Covid strategy by conducting aggressive tracing and testing in the city, citing it as one of the reasons for a sudden spike in cases

Coronavirus Factoid: India tally crosses 8 million, recovery rate above 90%

India has been adding, on an average, over 48,000 new cases daily in the last ten days

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years, shows IMD data

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the lowest in October in 26 years, according to the India Meteorological Department

Ensure ex-gratia to genuine victims of Delhi riots: Minority welfare panel

Delhi government officials were directed by the Legislative Assembly's minority welfare panel to ensure compensation is paid to all genuine victims of the riots that occurred in the city in February

Doctors of North Corporation-run hospitals call off strike for pending pay

Doctors of North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run hospitals who have been agitating for the last several days over their pending salaries called off their stir, officials said

Delhi posts highest one-day spike of 5,673 Covid cases, tally past 370,000

The previous highest single-day spike of 4,853 cases was recorded on Tuesday

Situation not normal, don't lower guard: Delhi's 1st Covid-19 patient

With experts predicting a major surge in Covid-19 cases in the coming months in Delhi, the city's first coronavirus patient on Wednesday cautioned people to stay indoors as much as possible

Delhi record highest single-day spike of 8,583 cases, tally over 364,000

Delhi recorded 4,853 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day spike here till date, as the infection tally in the city mounted to over 3.64 lakh, authorities said. The previous highest single-day spike of 4,473 cases was recorded on September 16. Forty-four new fatalities pushed the death toll in the national capital to 6,356, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department. The 4,853 fresh cases came out of the 57,210 tests conducted the previous day. The active cases tally on Tuesday rose to 27,873 from 25,786 the previous day, as per the bulletin. The bulletin said that the total number of cases has climbed to 3,64,341.

Delhi: Panel suggests final extension in interim bail of 3,337 undertrials

A panel headed by a Delhi High Court judge has decided to give a final 30-day extension in interim bails granted to 3,337 undertrial prisoners on the basis of criteria laid down by it

Kejriwal to launch 'Green Delhi' app to redress complaints of pollution

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will launch 'Green Delhi' mobile application, using which citizens can bring pollution-causing activities to the government's notice, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said

Delhi nearing third peak, situation worrisome in WB, Kerala: NITI Aayog

While the spread of Covid-19 in the country seems to be stabilising for now, two states and an Union Territory (UT) have remained a matter of concern for the Centre

Farm fires contributed 23% in Delhi pollution on Tuesday, max so far: SAFAR

The share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution rose to 23 per cent on Tuesday, the maximum so far this season, according to a central government air quality monitoring agency

ICMR to validate or deny benefits of plasma: Delhi's Covid committee member

RK Gupta, former president of DMA and a member of Delhi govt constituted committee to check Covid preparedness, said that the authority to validate the effect of plasma therapy stays with ICMR only

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Festive season, weather may lead to case spike

Crackdown on unruly Durga Puja in Tripura, Baba Ramdev's Coronil kits are a big hit, Income loss for trafficking survivors--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Income tax dept raids hawala operatives across Delhi, Goa, other states

The Income Tax Department has recovered cash and jewellery worth about Rs 5.26 crore after it carried out multi-city raids against hawala operators and individuals who prepare fake bills