The government is also preparing a “Green Delhi” mobile app, Arvind Kejriwal said. New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a mega-campaign against air pollution on Monday, saying that polluted air may be life-threatening in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the “Yudh Pradushan ke Virudh” campaign, separate …
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LIVE updates from Hathras rape case: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh are likely to visit Hathras today to meet the family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who was brutally gang-raped and succumbed to her injuries. The visit comes a day after Congress leaders Rahul …
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Hathras gang rape: Arvind Kejriwal demanded the death penalty for the guilty (archive) New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the woman gang-raped in UP Hathras was “previously raped by some beasts” and then “raped by the whole system” after the woman’s family alleged that the police …
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that Delhi’s Jal Board (DJB), the city’s unified water utility, has started the process of appointing a consultant who will provide recommendations on the supply of water. 24×7 water to all homes. In a digital press conference, Kejriwal said that Delhi consumes …
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Delhi Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia, who is being treated for Covid-19 at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP), suffers from dengue, his office said in a statement Thursday. “His blood platelets are also dropping,” he also said. Sisodia was admitted to LNJP state hospital on Wednesday. The hospital also …
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The second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is at its peak in Delhi right now, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. He also said that “experts believe that the number of cases will decrease in the coming days.” “From July 1 to August 17, the cases were under control. …
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The daily increase in cases in Delhi had crossed the 4,000 mark for the first time on 9 September. New Delhi: Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the national capital witnessed the second wave of COVID-19 and has now turned the corner. The sudden daily increase in cases …
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The national capital registered 4,432 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, even as the number of more accurate RT-PCR tests fell again below the 10,000 mark despite high daily tests in the city. The city also reported 38 deaths on Thursday, which is the highest in 63 …
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Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will oppose three “anti-farmers” bills in Parliament that seek to replace ordinances introduced earlier this year to release the outdated agricultural sector of the country. The ordinances have sparked protests from farmers, especially in Punjab and …
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In Dispatch 156, I wrote about why it didn’t make sense to use rapid antigen tests all the time, or to rely too much on them, as Delhi is still. In short, these tests return too many false negative results (identifying an infected person as not infected) to be reliable. …
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