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ED opposes Sisodia's bail, says some crucial evidence still being unearthed

The ED on Wednesday opposed bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and said that agency is in process of gathering some fresh evidence

Police arrests Deepak Boxer: All you need to know about Delhi's most-wanted

Boxer has been heading the infamous Gogi gang after its leader, Jitender Gogi, was shot dead by rivals inside Rohini Court in 2021

Min temp in Delhi settles below season's average at 15.9 degrees C

The minimum temperature in the national capital on Wednesday settled at 15.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, according to an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin. With mainly clear skies, the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 32 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 69 per cent, the bulletin added. As per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 11 am stood in the moderate category at 126. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor" and 401 and 500 "severe". According to a bulletin by the ministry of earth sciences, air quality is likely to remain in the moderate category from April 6 to April 8.

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Delhi government extends power subsidy scheme for another year: Minister

Delhi cabinet in its meeting on Tuesday approved extending the power subsidy scheme for next one year, despite "conspiracies" to stop it, Power minister Atishi said in a press conference. The people of Delhi will continue to get free electricity on monthly consumption of 200 units. Those using 201-400 units will get a 50 per cent subsidy. Applications received for power subsidy from October till now will be considered valid till April 2024, said the minister. "The decision comes despite efforts by the BJP and the Lieutenant Governor to stop the scheme," said the minister, who had earlier claimed that attempts were being made to stop free electricity provided by the Kejriwal government to the farmers and lawyers. In the wake of her allegations, the BJP had accused her of lying that farmers were getting free power supply and claimed they were receiving bills of thousands of rupees due to fixed charges. In a statement, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked the people of Delhi

521 Covid cases in Delhi, highest since Aug, 2022, positivity rate 15.64%

Delhi recorded 521 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest single-day rise since August 27 last year, and a fatality, according to data shared by the city health department. The positivity rate stood at 15.64 per cent. The health bulletin also mentioned that the primary cause of the death was not coronavirus and its finding was incidental. The city's COVID-19 death toll now stood at 26,533. With the fresh cases, the city's Covid tally has increased to 20,11,555. The data showed that 3,331 Covid tests were conducted on Monday. Delhi has witnessed an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days amid a sharp rise in the figure of H3N2 influenza cases in the country. The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is "prepared to face any eventuality", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said on Friday. Addressing reporters after chairing a review meeting on the Covid situation, Kejriwal had said there was no ne

Delhi Cabinet decides to buy mechanical sweepers, water sprinkling machines

The Delhi Cabinet decided on Tuesday to procure mechanical sweepers and water sprinkling machines to control dust pollution and to extend its power subsidy scheme for one year. The Cabinet, in a meeting, also decided to provide artificial limbs and other aides to physically disabled persons through a government agency. It approved the extension of term insurance and mediclaim under the Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme, Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a press conference. It approved a proposal of the Environment department for purchasing 70 mechanical sweeping machines to remove dust on bigger roads maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD). It also decided to purchase 250 water sprinkling machines fitted with anti-smog guns, Bharadwaj said. A sum of Rs 2,388 crore will be spent on this in the next seven to 10 years and in the first year, the expenditure will be Rs 257 crore, he said. Atishi said the Cabinet decided to provide power subsidy to the .

Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms lash parts of Delhi-NCR; traffic woes likely

Heavy rain coupled with thunderstorms lashed parts of Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) in the wee hours of Tuesday, which is likely to create inconvenience for commuters during peak morning hours.Several parts of Delhi and its neighbouring areas, including Ghaziabad, witnessed heavy rainfall with thunderstorms on Tuesday early morning.Waterlogging was witnessed in several parts of Delhi after the rainfall.The India Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate-intensity rain over Delhi and nearby region."Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain with heavy intensity rain over isolated places would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR, Gannaur, Meham, Tosham, Rohtak, Bhiwani (Haryana) Baraut, Shikarpur, Khurja (UP) during next 2 hours," the weather department said in a statement released on Tuesday early morning.According to IMD, rain is also predicted in Kithor, Garhmukteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad,

EVs account for 15% of vehicles sold in Delhi in March: Transport dept data

Electric vehicles accounted for nearly 15 per cent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, according to the data of the transport department. It also stated that 7,926 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in March, out of which four wheelers contributed to 20 per cent of the sale and three wheelers contributed 12 per cent. A total of 53,620 vehicles were registered in the city last month. The department noted that 1.12 lakh EVs have been sold under the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy that was implemented by the AAP government in 2020. "Delhi EV sales Mar'23 report.. 7,917 Electric vehicles sold. EV contributed 14.8% of overall vehicles sold in month; Highest among any states in India. 4W sales contributed to 20% of EV sold. 3W (Goods) contributed 12%. 1.12 lacs EV sold under Delhi EV policy #SwitchDelhi," it said in a tweet. In February, Delhi saw 5,268 electric vehicles being sold out of the total 48,728 vehicles that were registered, while 5,576 vehicles were sold in January of the .

293 Covid cases recorded in Delhi, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 18.53%

Delhi recorded 293 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, with the positivity rate rising to 18.53 per cent which meant nearly one out of every five people tested turned out to be positive, according to data shared by the city health department. Two Covid-related deaths were reported. The health bulletin, however, mentioned that the primary cause of the deaths was not coronavirus. The city's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 26,532. Delhi saw 429 Covid cases on Sunday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 16.09 per cent and one death. It logged 416 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent. The city recorded 295 coronavirus cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 12.48 per cent. On Wednesday, the national capital logged 300 cases and two deaths, while the positivity rate was 13.89 per cent. Delhi had recorded 214 cases with a positivity rate of 11.82 per cent on Tuesday, 115 cases with a positivity rate of 7.45 per cent on Monday, and 153 cas

Revenue in India hit as Delhi delays licence, says Pernod Ricard

Pernod said it is "being severely impacted with loss of market share and revenues" and unable to conduct its business in the city, adding that as a consequence it was "suffering massive losses"

'Rojgar Mela' to be organised in Delhi for labourers: Minister Raaj Anand

Delhi Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand on Monday said Rozgar Mela will be organised across the national capital to create large-scale job opportunities for labourers. He chaired a high-level meeting with the officials of the Labour Department at the Delhi Secretariat. The meeting was focused on reviewing the smooth implementation of labour welfare schemes run by the Delhi Government. The minister has directed that pending scholarships for the children of labourers who have applied through the Directorate of Education (DoE) will be released soon after the completion of the verification process of the applicants. He also instructed the officials to streamline the pension claim process for the labourers and to regularise the labour laws for the safety, health and working conditions of the workers. To generate more jobs in the national capital, Anand instructed the officials to organise Rozgar Mela' in each of the 70 constituencies of Delhi to create job opportunities for the ...

With MCD panel not elected, services of 3 'third parties' discontinued

As the standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is yet to be elected, services of three 'third parties' have been discontinued by the civic body from April 1 onwards, and they have been directed to withdraw data entry operators and other contractual workers engaged through them, official sources said on Monday. Earlier, a group of BJP councillors protested at the Civic Centre -- MCD's headquarters -- and alleged that "services of contract workers have been discontinued". "A delegation of the opposition party in the AAP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) submitted a memorandum to the Delhi mayor's OSD, demanding service contract renewal of all contract employees," the Delhi BJP said in a statement. It also claimed that services of DBC (dengue breeding checking) workers have also been discontinued. A senior official, however, when asked abut the claim, said, "As far as I know, only data entry operators and some 'maalis' will get impacted." "The standing committ

Delhi LG permits 55 more e-com, retail outlets to operate round-the-clock

Delhi LG V K Saxena has approved the operation of 55 more e-commerce and retail outlets round-the-clock in the national capital, months after he gave a nod to over 300 establishments to operate 24x7, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday. The proposal, given by the Labour Department and endorsed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, was made to exempt another 55 establishments from Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954. These 55 outlets situated at various locations in Delhi include e-commerce, retail garments and accessories outlets. "Taking grave exception to the delays ranging up to seven years in disposing of applications for exemption by the Labour Department, the LG in October last year noted on file that the basic purpose of according exemptions under Section 14, 15 and 16 of the Delhi Shops & Establishment Act, 1954 is to enable the various establishments to carry on with their businesses on a 24x7 basis," a Raj Niwas official said. Their ...

Uttarakhand CM Dhami to meet PM Modi today, will invite him for visit

Along with holding discussions on plans for the state's development, the CM will also invite Prime Modi to visit Uttarakhand when the gates of the Chardham are opened later this month

Sunny morning in Delhi, maximum temperature likely to hover around 32 deg C

Delhiites woke up to a sunny morning with the minimum temperature settling two notches below the season's average at 16.8 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. At 8.30 am, the relative humidity stood at 75 per cent. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 32 degrees Celsius. The weather office has forecast mainly clear skies that will turn partly cloudy towards the afternoon.

Delhi records 429 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate rises to 16.09%

Delhi recorded 429 fresh Covid cases on Sunday, the highest in more than seven months, with the positivity rate rising to 16.09 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. One Covid-related death was reported in the city. The health bulletin, however, said the primary cause of death was not Covid. The death toll due to the infection stands at 26,530. Delhi saw 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent. The city recorded 295 coronavirus cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 12.48 per cent. On Wednesday, the national capital logged 300 cases and two deaths while the positivity rate was 13.89 per cent. Delhi recorded 214 cases with a positivity rate of 11.82 per cent on Tuesday, 115 cases with a positivity rate of 7.45 per cent on Monday, and 153 cases with a positivity rate of 9.13 per cent last Sunday. The Delhi government is keeping an eye on the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital and is "prepared to face any

Remain cautious, focus should be on clinical cases: Experts on Covid surge

As Delhi witnesses a sudden spurt in Covid cases, experts have stressed that there is no need to panic over the absolute numbers and the focus should be on protecting the vulnerable population, especially those who are immunocompromised or have comorbidities. They have also advised people to remain cautious by masking up and avoiding public gatherings. Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. While the government did not issue a bulletin on Friday, the numbers on Thursday stood at 295 while the positivity rate was at 12.48 per cent. Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, an epidemiologist and public health specialist, told PTI, "There is a clear dissociation between infection and disease. It means that people are testing positive but they do not have symptoms. There is increased testing for flu so there is targeted testing and hence an increase in ...

IBA makes a case for biogas plants in PPP mode at landfill sites in Delhi

Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has urged the Delhi government to set up biogas plants under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model at landfill sites in the national capital to deal with the problem of mounting solid waste in an environment-friendly manner. In a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the IBA said, "Biogas plants can be set up under the PPP model." The government can invite interested entrepreneurs to set up biogas plants at landfill sites, it suggested. Indore is the best example of how setting up biogas plants at landfill sites can reduce the environmental impacts of landfills and also help municipalities save costs, it added. The IBA opined that the biogas can help solve the landfill problem in Delhi by reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and producing a clean and renewable source of energy. Further, it stated that it can help in making savings of Rs 750 crore by cost-effectively using the resources and through the generation of .

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to meet PM Modi on April 3 in Delhi

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 3