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Delhi plans to increase sewage treatment capacity to 95% by 2022: Report

Delhi will be able to treat around 95 percent of the wastewater by the end of the year, which will help reduce the pollution load in the Yamuna River, according to Delhi Jal Board's projections

Delhi Budget: Arvind Kejriwal to hold special meeting with Ministers

As per Delhi's deputy CM and finance minister Manish Sisodia, this term's Budget will be special and will foster the economic growth of the national capital

Delhi logs 583 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 1.05%

The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 55,504, while 603 patients were discharged in a day, the bulletin said

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia gets PWD portfolio from Satyendar Jain

Sisodia is already handling 10 important departments which include Education, Finance, Planning, Tourism, Art and Culture, and Employment among others

DDMA likely to meet on Friday to discuss lifting of remaining Covid curbs

Several restrictions like weekend curfew, half seating capacity in metro trains and buses, closure of multiplexes and cinemas, among others, were lifted by the authority in the recent past

Delhi logs 498 Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate below 1%

The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 51,793, while 411 patients were discharged in a day, the bulletin said

DDMA meeting to be held Feb 25; Covid-19 norms likely to be relaxed

As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the national capital, a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has been scheduled for February 25

American woman treated for rare tissue infection in eye at Delhi hospital

She had consulted doctors in the US, but the myiasis (botfly) could not be removed and doctors discharged her on few symptomatic relief medications

Connaught Place traders request LG to allow shops to remain open till 10 pm

An association of traders at Connaught Place has written to Delhi LG Anil Baijal, requesting him to allow shops to remain open till 10 pm in view of the improving Covid situation

Delhi court issues show cause notice to police in Sushil Ansal case

A court on Monday issued show cause notice to Delhi Police for allegedly making misleading statement before it regarding the sanction to prosecute Sushil Ansal

Delhi's air quality 'moderate', likely to degrade slightly on Monday

On February 22, the air quality is expected to improve to 'lower end of Moderate' due to relatively high temperature and wind speed

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has anti-nation mindset: Delhi BJP

The Delhi BJP attacked Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, saying he has an "anti-nation mindset", and accused him of "buying votes" by taking money from Khalistanis.

Delhi reports 570 new Covid cases, 4 fatalities; positivity rate at 1.04%

Delhi on Sunday reported 570 fresh Covid cases, against 635 cases reported on Saturday

1000 applications received for party ticket in municipal polls: Delhi Cong

As many as 1,000 Congress workers have submitted applications to the party for contesting the municipal corporation elections in the national capital, Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary said

IEDs were prepared for carrying out blasts across city: Delhi Police chief

IEDs found in a Seemapuri house and at the Ghazipur market last month were prepared with the intention of carrying out blasts at public places across the city, according to Delhi Police

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: DDA to hold sand art workshop, nature walk

A sand art work, nature walk are among the host of activities that the Delhi Development Authority has planned in the coming days to mark 75th year of the country's Independence

NDMC panel gives nod to build 'waste-to-art' park; to showcase monuments

The standing committee of NDMC approved a proposal to build a park on the 'waste-to-art' theme on the premises of the historic Ajmal Khan Park in Karol Bagh

Najafgarh's new star Lalit Yadav thanks Ponting for improvement

Delhi all-rounder Lalit Yadav believes he has a no-nonsense approach to his cricket. And why not? He is from Najafgarh which has gifted India one of its greatest match winners in Virender Sehwag. "Viru paaji's house is in Najafgarh town and I live in the interiors in the Najafgarh village area," Lalit, who played a scintillating knock of 177 for Delhi against Tamil Nadu on second day of the Ranji Trophy, told PTI from Guwahati. So if you have witnessed those 10 towering sixes with Nos 10 and 11 for company, you know the inspiration. So how does it feel? "It feels good, in fact great," the 25 year old, said in a booming voice. "If you would have asked me at the start of the day whether I would be close to double hundred batting with Nos 9, 10 and 11. I wouldn't have believed it," he said, having added 48 for eighth wicket with Simarjit Singh, 92 for the ninth wicket with Vikas Mishra and 59 for the final wicket with Kuldeep Yadav. He reached both his 50 and hundred with a six but

Delhi records 607 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths; positivity rate 1.22%

Delhi on Friday reported 607 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths, while the positivity rate dropped to 1.22 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital's case count increased to 18,54,774 and the death toll climbed to 26,095, the latest health bulletin stated. The number of COVID-19 tests conducted a day ago stood at 49,928, it said. Delhi had on Thursday reported 739 cases with a positivity rate of 1.48 per cent, and five deaths. On Wednesday, the national capital reported 766 cases with a positivity rate of 1.37 per cent, and five deaths. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic. It took just 10 days for daily cases to drop below the 10,000-mark.

Thousands of e-autos to ply on Delhi roads in next 2 months: Kailash Gahlot

Hundreds of e-buses and thousands of e-auto rickshaws will be running on the roads of the national capital in the next two months, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said