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Warm, humid morning in Delhi; minimum temperature at 27.4 degrees Celsius

It was a warm and humid morning in Delhi on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 27.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. The humidity at 8.30 am was 77 per cent. The weather office has predicted a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain or drizzle at one or two places on Monday. The maximum temperature might hover around 35 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 37.1 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius.

Delhi records 137 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate 1.36%

Delhi recorded two more deaths due to COVID-19 and 137 fresh cases of the infection with a positivity rate of 1.36 per cent on Sunday, according to the data shared by the city health department. The new cases were detected from the 11,685 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the new cases and fatalities, Delhi's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 20,01,706 and the death toll has gone up to 26,493, according to the bulletin. The national capital recorded no death due to Covid and 137 fresh cases of the infection with a positivity rate of 1.17 per cent on Saturday. On Friday, the city logged 123 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.06 per cent and four fatalities. On Thursday, it reported 182 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 1.37 per cent and three fatalities. The day before, it recorded 177 fresh cases of the viral disease with a positivity rate of 1.36 per cent and two deaths. The government did not issue a bulletin on

People throng Kartavya Path for picnics, catching up on pre-Covid routines

With the inauguration of the newly-christened Kartavya Path, hundreds of people from across the national capital thronged the India Gate on Sunday evening, turning it into a ''picnic'' spot once again

Swiggy deliveryman killed as SUV hits bike in Delhi, minor apprehended

A Swiggy deliveryman was killed when a minor driving an MG Hector SUV hit his bike at Desh Bandhu Gupta Road on Friday night. Police have apprehended the minor

'Delhi needs more educated L-G': AAP on CBI probe over alleged DTC bus scam

After the Delhi L-G VK Saxena gave his nod to the CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in DTC buses procurement scam, the AAP took a dig at him saying "Delhi needs a more educated LG"

'Rajpath' erased from signages mounted around India Gate hexagon

The old name of New Delhi's ceremonial boulevard -- Rajpath -- has been scraped off the signages mounted around the periphery of the India Gate hexagon, after its rechristening to 'Kartavya Path'. The move comes after the area's civic body recently issued a notice approving the renaming of the historic road at its special meeting on September 7. Signages around the India Gate hexagon are mounted on stainless steel-made unipoles with horizontal plates bearing white text on green background. Late Friday night, one of the signages with three green plates bore name of two streets -- Sher Shah Suri Marg and Dr Zakir Hussain Marg -- while 'Rajpath' inscribed earlier in the top plate could be seen scraped off, as also from other signages that bore the old name. Sources in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said the erasure of 'Rajpath' from signages were being taken up by authorities working on the redevelopment project after the official nod to the rechristening. It will be replaced

Heavy traffic around India Gate before drone show at Kartavya Path

There was heavy traffic on India Gate C-Hexagon for a short time on Saturday evening before a drone show at Kartavya Path, police said. A senior police officer said that a drone show, scheduled for 8 pm, led to heavy traffic on C-Hexagon. "When the traffic increased, we diverted the buses from C-Hexagon. Later, the auto rickshaws parked there were also asked to leave the area so that the traffic could get smooth," the officer said. The situation was managed with deployment of adequate traffic, and it was brought to normal after the drone show concluded, he said. Kartavya Path stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate as part of the Central Vista Avenue was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Four new pedestrian underpasses have been built at busy junctions to segregate vehicular traffic from pedestrian movement, making the street safe to cross.

Slum dwellers to be part of consultations concerning their living: Sisodia

Slum dwellers will now be part of the consultations held to explore ways to improve the living conditions of people living in these settlements in Delhi, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Saturday. Sisodia said this while participating in a programme 'National Consultation on Community Led Management of Bastis in Delhi' held by the DUSIB. He assured people that the government will investigate the demands raised by them. The consultation held by Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and supported by Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) was aimed towards formation of a slum/basti level committee and help slums uplift. "The slum dwellers will now contribute and be consulted for the development and maintenance of the community, Sisodia said, assuring suggestions of experts will be looked into by the Delhi government. The Section 13 of the DUSIB Act provides for the formation of a Basti Vikas Samiti. The provision calls for partnership of the government with jhuggi dwelle

Central Vista Avenue abuzz with selfie enthusiasts on first weekend

Shutterbugs flocked the revamped Central Vista Avenue on Saturday, the first weekend after its inauguration, clicking selfies against the backdrop of the verdant lawns and the newly unveiled 28-foot statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Selfie takers had a field day on the rechristened Kartavya Path from the Raisina Hill complex to India Gate which was thrown open to the public on Friday after two years. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Most of the visitors, especially the youngsters, were busy choosing their favourite spots near the lawns and the newly built bridges on the water bodies looking to get the perfect snap of themselves. "It's a great place for selfies I must have clicked over a dozen selfies here," said a civil service aspirant visiting Central Vista Avenue along with his friends. As evening descended, the number of visitors surged. People took a stroll along the entire stretch and halted at the India Gate complex for more photos and ..

Delhi LG ask officials to develop wetland system for sewage water treatment

Delhi LG V K Saxena on Saturday directed officials to develop constructed wetland systems for natural treatment of sewage water over major drains in the national capital similar to that of the Neela Hauz biodiversity park. Saxena visited the Neela Hauz Bio-diversity park developed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in south Delhi. Walking through the scenic "Constructed Wetland System (CWS)", the LG described it as an exemplary model of urban rejuvenation and appreciated the DDA for developing and maintaining the park, said officials. After witnessing the natural water treating system that includes in-situ remediation of sewage water through two oxidation and stabilisation ponds, filtration zone and aquatic plants without using any power, and the quality of treated water thereof, he instructed officials to explore the possibility of developing such systems over other major drains in the city, they added. Neela Hauz Biodiversity Park has been developed as the Neela Hauz Lake,

Delhi: Metro to remain suspended between Qutab Minar, Sultanpur tomorrow

The Delhi Metro informed that train services between Qutab Minar and Sultanpur stations will not be available on Sunday morning for one hour due to maintenance work

Delhi reports 173 cases of lumpy virus in cattle, no death so far

At least 173 cases of lumpy virus have been found among cattle in Delhi, mostly in the southwest district, and no death has been reported so far, authorities said Saturday. This is the first time the Delhi government has reported cases of lumpy virus in the capital. A senior official said the first case was detected around eight to 10 days ago and "no death has been reported so far". The government will adopt the ring vaccination strategy in which healthy cattle in a 5 km radius of the affected areas will be given goat pox vaccine with the Uttarkashi strain of the virus, he said. Addressing a press conference, Development Minister Gopal Rai said 45 cases of lumpy skin disease have been detected in the Goyla dairy area, 40 in Rewla Khanpur area, 21 in Ghumanhera and 16 in Najafgarh. Rai asked owners to isolate cattle showing symptoms of the lumpy virus, which may include high fever, reduced milk production, skin nodules, loss of appetite, increased nasal discharge and watery eyes,

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai calls meeting on lumpy skin disease virus

Delhi Minister Gopal Rai has called a meeting of the concerned departments on Saturday in wake of the lumpy skin disease virus.

Light rain likely in Delhi; minimum temperature at 27.6 degrees Celsius

Delhiites might get some respite from the prevailing humid weather conditions as light rainfall is expected on Saturday, according to the weather department here. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, and the maximum is expected to settle around 36 degrees Celsius, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin said. Relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 82 per cent, it showed. The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the 'moderate' (104) category around 9 am, data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed. 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'.

40% of electric vehicles in Delhi purchased after 2020 policy: Govt

The sales of electric vehicles have shot up since the implementation of the 2020 EV Policy in the national capital with over 40 per cent of these vehicles sold after the policy came, according to official data. Since 2020, September 9 is celebrated as World EV Day. According to official figures, the total number of electric vehicles in the national capital stands at over 1.64 lakh, out of which 67,063 electric vehicles -- till August 31 -- were purchased after the official EV policy was implemented in 2020. The major chunk of EV vehicles now being purchased are two-wheelers, for their being economical and pocket-friendly, according to officials. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot in a video message lauded the Delhiites for adopting electric vehicles. He said that the more the electric vehicles on the roads of Delhi, the more will be the decline in pollution. The minister said that ever since the policy has been implemented, thousands of people have availed subsidy and road ta

Delhi logs 123 fresh Covid cases, 4 deaths in a day; active tally at 788

Delhi on Friday recorded 123 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.06 per cent while four more people succumbed to the disease, according to data shared by the health department here. The new cases were detected from 11,567 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 20,01,432 and the death toll reached 26,491, it said. On Thursday, the city logged 182 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.37 per cent and three fatalities. The day before, it recorded 177 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.36 per cent, and two deaths. The government did not issue a bulletin on Monday and Tuesday. On Sunday, the national capital recorded 218 cases with a positivity rate of 1.93 per cent. A day before, the city had logged 236 cases with a positivity rate of 1.68 per cent and three deaths. The number of active Covid cases in Delhi stands at 788. As many as 585 patients a

Govt makes first disbursement under PLI scheme, Delhi firm to get Rs 52 cr

Dixon Technologies getting money after international companies expressed concern about scheme due to delays in disbursement

Kejriwal meets Delhi L-G for first time since CBI raids at Sisodia's house

The issues of 'garbage mountains', and fixing the sanitation system in the city were also discussed during the meeting, Kejriwal told the media

No criminal role in Delhi riots, argues Khalid; HC holds order on bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on a bail plea by Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020 as the former JNU student contended that he neither had any criminal role in the violence nor any conspiratorial connect with any other accused in the matter. Khalid, arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020, said that there was no material to support the case of the prosecution against him and that he raised issues that several others were discussing in the other country, including those concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act. Maintaining that there was nothing illegal in raising such issues, he also said that his Amravati speech - which forms the basis of the allegations against him - not only had a categorical call for non-violence but also did not lead to violence anywhere. Accusing the prosecution of making stuff up as it went along, he argued that parts of the Delhi police charge sheet have no basis and the

Delhi AAP govt spent over 168-cr to provide health facilities in last 5 yrs

The Delhi government has spent Rs 168.43 crore for providing health facilities to over 4.27 lakh patients under its Delhi Arogya Kosh scheme over a span of five years, officials said on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia held a review meeting with the officials of the Health Department and directed them to focus on working towards ensuring the timely benefit of this government scheme to the maximum number of people across the national capital. He said between 2017 and March 2022, more than 4.27 lakh patients have benefited from this scheme and for this, Rs 168.43 crore have been spent by the government so far. There are four schemes under the Delhi Arogya Kosh which include financial support from the government for medical implants, various types of surgeries, 136 types of medical tests and the Farishtey scheme for treatment of accident victims. Under this scheme of the Kejriwal government, if any citizen of Delhi goes to a Delhi government hospital and encounters a waiti