Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejwiral held a review meeting on Thursday to discuss the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the national capital. After the meeting, he ordered a ban on firecrackers amid the ongoing holiday season and the increase in medical infrastructure. In a tweet, Kejriwal said that …
Read More »Scared After Being ‘Raped’ For 60 Years, Delhi Teen Hides Incident From Mother; Gives birth on the terrace
Image used for representation. Police tracked down the girl who said she was raped by a 60-year-old man about eight or nine months ago and did not inform her mother because she was scared, she said. He covered the baby with a cloth and put him near a store far …
Read More »Delhi teenager, allegedly raped for 60 years, gives birth on terrace: police officers
Police received a call from PCR on October 31 and the caller reported a newborn baby. (Figurative) New Delhi: A 16-year-old rape survivor gave birth to a baby on the terrace of her north Delhi home, police said Wednesday. Police received a call from PCR on October 31. The caller …
Read More »Delhi wakes up to severe air pollution, AQI at 452 – delhi news
Delhi’s air quality has rapidly deteriorated to “severe” on the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday morning, when residents woke up to an AQI of 452. An AQI between 401 and 500 is considered severe, which can affect healthy people and severely affect people with existing health problems, according to …
Read More »6,842 new coronavirus cases registered in Delhi in 24 hours
New Delhi: Delhi has reported more than 6,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours, for the second day in a row. The national capital, which has faced its worst wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country earlier this year, has recorded 6,842 new cases in one day, which is …
Read More »Delhi’s Covid count crosses the 4 lakh mark with a record 6,725 new cases in one day
With 6,725 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, Delhi witnessed its highest peak in a single day since Tuesday’s outbreak. Daily cases in the national capital exceeded 6,000 for the first time. The total count after today’s record peak in cases surpassed 4 lakh-mark to 4,03,096, according …
Read More »Defamation case closed after unconditional apology from BJP’s Kapil Mishra
The case was closed after Kapil Mishra agreed to offer an unconditional apology (file) New Delhi,: A Delhi court closed a criminal defamation case against BJP leader Kapil Mishra after he offered an unconditional apology to AAP leader and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. The complaint was filed by Jain …
Read More »Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘severe’ for the first time this season
Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) deteriorated to the category of “severe” on Thursday for the first time this year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As of 1 p.m., the average AQI reading for Delhi was 402, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). This …
Read More »Third wave of coronavirus in Delhi? Possibly, we are already in that phase, says the Minister of Health.
As Delhi recorded a one-day increase of 5,673 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Health Minister Satyender Jain said it was too early to say whether the surge in infections in the national capital indicated the start of a third wave in the city. “It is too early to say that Delhi …
Read More »Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR: Center issues ordinance to form new commission to replace SC-mandated EPCA
The union’s environment ministry published Thursday “The Ordinance of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjacent Areas” for the control of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The commission aims to implement a consolidated approach to monitoring, addressing and eliminating the causes of air pollution in …
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