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Delhi sees 50% jump in daily Covid cases at 959, records 9 deaths

Delhi on Tuesday recorded an over 50 per cent rise in daily Covid cases to 959 while nine people died due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. However, the test positivity rate declined to 6.14 per cent, as the fresh cases came out of 15,631 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,95,407 and the death toll to 26,436, it said. On Monday, Delhi had reported 625 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 9.27 per cent. The national capital on Sunday had reported 942 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent. A day before, it logged 1,109 cases with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities. Last Monday, the city recorded eight deaths and 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent. Before this, Delhi logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days. The number of act

Delhi reports 959 new Covid infections, 9 deaths; positivity rate at 6.14%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 959 fresh COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 6.14 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The fresh cases came out of 15,631 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,95,407 and the death toll to 26,436, it said. On Monday, Delhi reported 625 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 9.27 per cent and seven deaths. On Sunday, the city logged 942 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent. On Saturday, it recorded 1,109 cases with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent and nine deaths. Last Monday, the city recorded eight deaths and 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent. Before this, Delhi logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days.

Delhi LG flags another violation by CM; sending unsigned files to him

He has also asked the Chief Minister to introduce the e-office system, prevalent in most government offices now, to enable seamless movement of files.

With EV policy in focus, Delhi to get 18,000 new charging stations by 2024

Delhi government's Department of Transport released the charging/swapping infrastructure action plan for Delhi 2022-25 on Monday, making the announcement

As govt denies softening policy, Rohingyas in Delhi say 'hopes dashed'

The Rohingya community tries to build a life in hardscrabble colony as home ministry denies they would be shifted to flats

Amid Sisodia row, Centre suspends two officers in Delhi excise policy case

The Centre has suspended senior IAS officer A Gopi Krishna and Anand Kumar Tiwari, a DANICS officer, in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, officials said. While Krishna was the excise commissioner in the Delhi government, Anand Kumar was the deputy excise commissioner. The suspension order of the two officials came after they were named in the FIR filed by the CBI in the ongoing probe, officials said. While Krishna is a 2012 batch Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre officer, Tiwari is a 2003 Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Civil Service (DANICS) cadre officer. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is among the 15 individuals and entities named in the FIR registered by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi government's Excise Policy 2021-22. The agency on Friday carried out searches at 31 places including Sisodia's residence and ..

Delhi sees 625 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths; positivity rate at 9.27%

Delhi on Monday reported 625 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 9.27 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The fresh cases came out of 6,744 tests conducted the previous day, the department said in its latest bulletin. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi's infection tally increased to 19,94,448 and the death toll to 26,427, it said. On Sunday, Delhi reported 942 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent. On Saturday, it logged 1,109 cases with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities. Last Monday, the city recorded eight deaths and 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent. Before this, Delhi logged more than 2,000 cases for 12 consecutive days.

Telangana: KCR's daughter to file defamation suit against BJP leaders

BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Sunday dragged KCR into the row over the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, claiming his family members attended meetings on its formulation at a five-star hotel in Delhi

Heavy traffic at Delhi borders amid curbs due to 'mahapanchayat' by farmers

As thousands of farmers reached Jantar Mantar to attend a 'mahapanchayat', massive traffic jams were witnessed on Monday at Delhi border including Ghazipur and Singhu, with some of the commuters getting stuck for more than an hour amid curbs put in place by the police, officials said. They said all vehicles entering the capital are being checked and the police personnel are on 'alert mode'. Long queue of vehicles were seen at the Ghazipur and Singhu border as each one was being checked by the police. This is part of the security arrangements put in place in view of the 'mahapanchayat', said a senior police officer. Massive traffic jam was also witnessed near on roads adjoining the borders, including, Karnal road, Libas Pur, Samaypur Badali, Narela. The police said security has been beefed up at Delhi borders due to the 'mahapanchayat' called by farmers' body. Abhimanyu Singh Kohar, SKM (non-political) member and organiser of the 'mahapanchayat' had earlier said the congregation is

SC bench to hear plea related to Delhi-Centre row over control of services

Chief Justice N V Ramana on Monday said he has set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and National Capital Territory government over control of services in Delhi. The CJI said a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud will hear the dispute between the Centre and the Delhi government. The matter was mentioned by an advocate before the bench also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C T Ravikumar. On May 6, the top court had referred to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of control of services in Delhi. The apex court had said the limited issue of control over services was not dealt with by the Constitution bench which elaborately dealt with all legal questions. "The limited issue that has been referred to this Bench relates to the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and NCT Delhi with respect to the term services'. The Constitution bench of this court, while ...

Delhi BJP stages protest near CM Kejriwal's residence against excise policy

Delhi BJP on Monday staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Civil Lines area here against the alleged irregularities in the AAP government's excise policy. Attending the protest, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said Kejriwal should expel Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia from his Cabinet as he is "accused number one" in the case registered by the CBI. "Kejriwal is the kingpin of the whole scam in which liquor mafia was allowed to loot at the expense of state exchequer," he alleged. Gupta said Delhi BJP workers will go door-to-door across the city to tell the people about the "corruption and excise scam" committed by the Kejriwal government. A probe is underway by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities in the Delhi government's Excise Policy 2021-22. The agency has filed a FIR against 13 people and two companies in connection with the alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses in the implementation of the ...

Munugode bypoll: Telangana Congress leaders to meet key party leaders today

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a massive public rally in the Munugodu assembly constituency of Telangana during his visit to Telangana

Over 7,000 trees illegally felled, damaged in Delhi in a year, shows data

Last year between January 1 and June 30, Delhi's forest department received over 4,100 complaints in the south forest division of trees being illegally damaged in violation of the provisions

Delhi Police steps up security ahead of farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police increased security at the Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri borders as hundreds of farmers from different states started reaching the national capital ahead of the 'mahapanchayat'

IFSO capable of tackling cybercrime, needs technical upgrade: Delhi LG

Delhi LG VK Saxena, who visited the Intelligence Fusion, stressed the need for the latest technological upgrade, capacity building and awareness for prevention and detection of cybercrime

DTC bus procurement: Delhi BJP accuses Kejriwal of diverting attention

The BJP on Sunday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his tweet which cited a news story on a "clean chit" given to his government in the alleged irregularities in DTC bus procurement, saying a CBI probe is underway. BJP MLA Vijender Gupta, who had raised the matter of alleged corruption in DTC bus procurement and maintenance contracts, charged Kejriwal of creating an alibi for his government. "The news story tweeted by Kejriwal was dated back to July 10, 2021. It was aimed at diverting attention from the ongoing CBI probe into the alleged corruption in DTC bus procurement and maintenance contracts," Gupta claimed in a press conference. Gupta stated he was even called by the CBI on January 27 to record his statement in a complaint lodged by him in the case. "Chief Minister Kejriwal tried to hide facts by tweeting a source-based news, which has no basis today as the matter is already under investigation," the BJP leader said. The CBI has registered a preliminary enqui

Delhi reports 942 new Covid cases; positivity rate falls to 7.25%

Delhi on Sunday reported 942 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.25 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. No new death has been reported due to the disease. The fresh cases on Sunday came out of 13,001 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. With this, Delhi's caseload went up to 19,93,823 and the death toll to 26,420. On Saturday, Delhi saw 1,109 COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities due to the viral disease. The city on Friday had logged 1,417 COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 7.53 per cent, and three fatalities. On Thursday, it recorded 1,964 COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, and eight deaths. Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged in the city on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent. On Tuesday, the national capital reported 917 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection.

CBI issues LOC against 8 accused named in Delhi excise policy FIR

The CBI Sunday issued Look Out Circulars against eight private persons named in the FIR registered in the Delhi excise policy "scam" case, officials said. They said no LoCs have been opened against four public servants named in the FIR, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and three former excise department officials. Officials said the CBI has not felt the need to issue LOCs against public servants so far because they cannot leave the country without intimating the government. The agency has named a total of nine private individuals as accused in the FIR including businessmen Vijay Nair, a former CEO of entertainment and event management company Only Much Louder; Manoj Rai, a former employee of Pernod Ricard; Amandeep Dhal, owner of Brindco Spirits; Sameer Mahendru, MD of IndoSpirit, and Hyderabad-based Arun Ramchandra Pillai. No LOC has been issued against Manoj Rai so far, they said. Sisodia had earlier claimed a lookout notice was issued against him in the exci

Kejriwal govt working to transform education system: Manish Sisodia

The Arvind Kejriwal government is working diligently to transform the education system of the country and inculcate an entrepreneurship mindset among children, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday. Sisodia was addressing the Startup Summit 2022 at Delhi's Pragati Maidan. In an interaction with entrepreneurs, the deputy chief minister said, "In a country where nearly 40 crore people are either unemployed or belong to the category who earn only half a dollar per day, I see many opportunities of development because of young entrepreneurs. The work entrepreneurs of this country are doing today is no less than building a nation." He added that events like Startup Summit 2022 were providing an opportunity for them to network and flourish. This will also help in boosting the country's economic growth, Sisodia said. "Whatever problems governments may face, making India number one in the world should be their priority. The Kejriwal government firmly believes in this.

Delhi reports 1,109 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths; positivity rate at 11.23%

Delhi on Saturday recorded 1,109 fresh COVID-19 cases, with an increased positivity rate of 11.23 per cent, and nine fatalities due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, Delhi's caseload went up to 19,92,881 and the death toll to 26,420, as per the latest bulletin. Delhi on Friday had logged 1,417 COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 7.53 per cent, and three fatalities. On Thursday, the city recorded 1,964 COVID-19 cases with a test positivity rate of 9.42 per cent, and eight deaths. The fresh cases on Saturday came out of 9,874 tests conducted the previous day, the bulletin said. Eight fatalities and 1,652 cases of Covid were logged in the city on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.92 per cent. On Tuesday, the national capital reported 917 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent and three deaths due to the infection. On Monday, the city had logged 1,227 cases with a positivity rate of 14.57 per cent, while