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Several meat shops in south Delhi closed as owners fear SDMC action

Though no official order has been issued on the matter yet, shopkeepers kept their establishment closed fearing action

BJP Parliamentary party meeting commences at Ambedkar International Centre

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders reached the Ambedkar International Centre in the national capital on Tuesday for the Parliamentary party meeting

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill likely to be tabled in RS

The Centre is likely to table on Tuesday 'The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to unify three municipal corporations in the national capital.

Delhi to have summer action plan to fight pollution, says Gopal Rai

The minister stressed that 31 per cent of the air pollution in Delhi is from local sources and the rest is from outside

Maximum temperature in Delhi settles at 39.4 degrees Celsius: IMD

The maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, six notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

High-level meeting on Delhi's air pollution on Monday, Rai to chair

He had said the government will plan a campaign against open burning of garbage and fires at landfill sites.

Delhi govt spent over Rs 1,500 cr for repairing roads in last 2 years: PWD

Over Rs 1,500 crore was spent by the Delhi government for repairing roads in the national capital in the last two years, according to the Public Works Department

Delhi excise dept allows pvt shops to offer up to 25% discount on liquor

The Delhi government's excise department has allowed private shops to offer up to 25 per cent discount on the maximum retail price (MRP) of liquor.

Parent-teacher meetings celebrated like a festival in Delhi: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia said that parent-teacher meetings (PTM) have been celebrated like a festival for the past seven years in the national capital.

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 131 new cases and one fatality

Delhi reported 131 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.57 per cent and one death due to the viral disease on Friday, according to data shared by the city health department. With these fresh cases, the national capital's tally of cases has increased to 18,65,101. The death toll rose to 26,153, it stated. As many as 23,105 COVID-19 tests were conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. Delhi on Thursday reported 113 COVID-19 cases and zero fatality due to the infection, while the positivity rate stood at 0.49 per cent. The city on Wednesday had reported 123 cases and one fatality due to the infection, while the positivity rate stood at 0.50 per cent. The city has recorded zero fatality count on multiple days in March. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. Delhi had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the third wave

No fine will be imposed for not wearing face masks in Delhi: City govt

However, the order advised people to continue to wear masks at public places

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 113 new cases and zero fatality

Delhi reported 113 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.49 per cent and zero death due to the viral disease on Thursday, according to data shared by the city health department.

DDMA decides to do away with fine for not wearing face masks: Report

Currently, there is a fine of Rs 500 for not wearing masks at public places in Delhi

World's largest party does hooliganism: Kejriwal accuses BJP of assault

If the country's biggest party indulges in hooliganism, it will send out a wrong message and the country cannot progress in such a scenario, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said

Severe heat wave predicted in parts of Delhi on Wednesday, Thursday

IMD officials said a prolonged dry spell has led to "severe" hot weather conditions in northwest India.

DDMA to meet on Thursday to discuss coronavirus situation in Delhi

The DDMA meeting to be held at 3.30 pm on March 31 will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal

Bhushan steel case: Aarti Singal gets bail within 7-days of arrest

Special Court in Delhi has granted bail to Aarti Singal, the former Director of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) in the fraud case of Rs 5,500 crores.The case is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).Singal was arrested by SFIO on March 21, 2022 and was produced before the Special Court in Dwarka on March 22, 2022.Special Judge Sumit Das on March 28, while passing the order, said that no independent role of Aarti Singhal has been brought out on record by SFIO except that she has, jointly with her husband, signed cheques or issued instructions to the bank for issuance of Demand Draft (DD).The court also observed that Aarti Singal deserves to be granted the benefit of special status to woman as provided under provisions of Section 437 and Section 212(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 taking into consideration her role of being a passive woman director is concerned.Taking into consideration the enabling provision to Section 212(6) of the Companies Act ...

Delhi records hottest day of year so far as mercury hits 39 degree C

Humidity levels oscillated between 16 per cent and 70 per cent

Covid-19: Delhi reports 71 cases, one death; positivity rate 0.31%

Delhi on Sunday reported 71 fresh COVID-19 cases and a death due to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 0.31 per cent, according to data shared by the city's health department. The fresh cases came out of 23,045 COVID-19 tests conducted in the city a day ago, it showed. With this, the national capital's coronavirus infection tally climbed to 18,64,549 and the death toll to 26,151, the latest health bulletin stated. On Saturday, Delhi reported 120 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.44 per cent. On Friday, the city had logged 112 cases of the disease with a positivity rate of 0.41 per cent, and one fatality. Delhi has recorded zero daily deaths on multiple days in March. The number of daily cases in the city has been on a decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The national capital had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, its highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic. The number

In a first, Delhi to conduct audit of jobs created with taxpayers' money

With an aim of creating 20 lakh new jobs in the next five years, Sisodia presented a Rs 75,800-crore "Rozgar Budget" for the financial year 2022-23