Latest news on coronavirus: Even as the Union Home Office has issued unlocking guidelines, several states decided on Friday to impose a night curfew or Section 144 in certain cities to control coronavirus cases. The move was taken as these states witnessed an increase in covid cases shortly after Diwali …
Read More »Tracking the coronavrius pandemic: first signs of a second wave
Delhi is in the midst of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of new confirmed cases daily in Delhi has increased for about fifteen days. The Union territory reported more than 7,500 new cases on Thursday. As the focus continues on the national capital, data from other …
Read More »Delhi’s air quality deteriorates again, may improve marginally tomorrow
Air quality in Delhi fell to the other end of the “poor” category on Friday morning. The city’s air quality index (AQI) reading at 6 a.m. was 290, higher than the average AQI reading of 283 recorded Thursday. Government agencies had forecast on Thursday that air quality could deteriorate slightly …
Read More »HTLS 2020: Delhi’s CM Arvind Kejriwal expects third wave to recede if trend holds – htls
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed hope that based on the positive signs of the past four to five days, the national capital was crossing the third peak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), with the positivity rate of the tests and the number. of infections steadily decreasing during …
Read More »Crucial BJP meeting in Kerala fails to placate high-ranking party rebels
The central committee meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala on Friday failed to appease a section of leaders who had raised the flag of revolt against the style of operation of state President K Surendran, said a senior leader who attended the the meeting. In the midst …
Read More »Decline in Covid-19 positivity rate from Nov 7 is a matter of great satisfaction, says Delhi Health Minister
At a critical moment when experts say the capital is going through the third wave of COVID-19Perhaps the deadliest yet, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain speaks to CNN-News18 about the surge in cases, actions taken by his government, attacks from the opposition and criticism from the courts. CNN News18: Sir, …
Read More »Kejriwal’s great statement on the closure of Delhi; Check what Delhi CM said
Kejriwal said once again that he did not ‘wish to close’ any markets in the National Capital. (Photo: ANI / Twitter) Coronavirus shutdown in Delhi? In another appeal to traders in the national capital, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the government is not planning another crown …
Read More »‘Best deshbhakti’: Kejriwal urges AAP workers to distribute free masks to people
Delhi’s chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday urged his party workers and MPs, councilors and volunteers to go to public places and distribute free masks to those who do not wear a mask as the national capital prepares for a tougher fighter against the coronavirus disease …
Read More »Maharashtra Considering Freezing Flights And Trains From Delhi As Covid-19 Cases Rise In Capital
The Maharashtra government is considering suspending flight and train services between Mumbai and Delhi due to a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi. Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar said the final decision has not yet been made. The increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in …
Read More »Delhi’s coldest November morning in 14 years today; Likely cold snap, says Department of Meteorology
The low temperature in Delhi this morning was 7.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest in 14 years. New Delhi: The national capital recorded a low of 7.5 degrees Celsius this morning, the lowest in November in 14 years, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. It is Delhi’s lowest minimum temperature in …
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