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Delhi reports 52 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 0.09%

Delhi reported 52 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.According to the health bulletin on Saturday, 37 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries in the national capital to 14,16,177. At present, there are 385 COVID-19 active cases in Delhi.The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.09 per cent. As many as 50257 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tests to 3,15,53,714.As per the bulletin, the case fatality rate is 1.74 per cent.

Covid-19: New Omicron patient in Delhi asymptomatic, complains of weakness

Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital has a dedicated facility for treating Omicron patients.

Farmers vacate Delhi borders after ending year-long anti-farm laws protests

After farmers suspended their agitation against the three farm laws, they have started vacating Delhi borders where they have been stationed for more than a year

Delhi records coldest night of season at 8.3 degrees Celcius, says IMD

The national capital recorded its coldest night of the season on Thursday with the temperature dipping to 8.3 degrees Celcius, the India Meteorological Department said.

2nd Omicron case found in Delhi; man traveled to Zimbabwe, S Africa

A 35-year-old man, with travel history to Zimbabwe and South Africa, has tested positive for Omicron, becoming the second patient in Delhi of the new Covid-19 variant, sources said

Delhi records 41 new coronavirus cases today; positivity rate 0.07%

The national capital recorded zero death due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

No ban on small aircraft at Delhi, flights to be rescheduled for winter fog

The schedule change will, however, cause delays, the source said

Huge crowds gather at Brar Square to bid final farewell to Rawat, his wife

People showered flower petals and raised slogans in the general's praise as the gun carriage carrying his mortal remains entered the crematorium.

Delhi records 55 fresh coronavirus cases; positivity rate at 0.09%

The number of cumulative cases stood at 1,441,569

Farmers suspend agitation, to start vacating Delhi border from Dec 11

Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the government has fulfilled their demands

Explosion in Delhi's Rohini court, proceedings suspended; probe on

A mysterious explosion was reported in Delhi's Rohini Court on Thursday morning, fire officials said

Parliamentary panel seeks details on status of Master Plan of Delhi-2021

A parliamentary panel has sought in detail the current status of the implementation of the Master Plan of Delhi-2021, outlining achievements, failures or delays.

Delhi records 65 new Covid cases, one death; positivity rate 0.11%

50,023 tests, including 41,272 RT-PCR ones, were conducted on Monday to detect Covid-19

Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka leading states in EV sales: Govt

Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka have emerged as top three states in terms of registration of electric vehicles in India, the government said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 870,141 electric vehicles have been registered in India. Uttar Pradesh (255,700) has the highest registered electric vehicles, followed by Delhi (125,347) and Karnataka (72,544) come in that order. The fourth and fifth spots are grabbed by Bihar (58,014) and Maharashtra ( 52,506). Gadkari said the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a scheme namely Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. At present, Phase-II of FAME India scheme is being implemented for a period of five years with effect from April 1, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs ..

Delhi reports 51 fresh coronavirus cases; tally rises to 14,41,449

The number of active cases stands at 376, of which 152 are in home isolation

Farm stir likely headed for final act as leaders meet on Wednesday

A final call on the agitation and with it the blockade of roads will be taken at another round of meeting of the SKM on Wednesday at 2 pm, said some leaders.

HC asks Delhi govt to inspect liquor shop site opened in residential area

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Delhi government to conduct a fresh inspection of a site in the Tri Nagar area where residents have been seeking shifting of a liquor shop opened recently. Justice Rekha Palli, who issued notice and sought response from the Delhi government and Department of Excise, was assured by the counsel for the residents that since they have approached the court, they will immediately call off dharna' at the spot. Keeping in view the nature of grievance raised in the petition, respondents 1 and 2 (Delhi government and Department of Excise) are directed to carry out fresh inspection of the site and file a report, the court said and listed the plea for further hearing on December 13. Delhi government and Department of Excise were represented through standing counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi and lawyer Arun Panwar. The court also permitted one of the petitioners to be associated with the inspection and he will be informed about the date and time. The ple

Dengue toll rises to 15 in Delhi, case count now over 8,900: Civic body

Six more deaths due to dengue have been reported in the national capital, taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 15

Delhi-NCR: Air quality panel forms 40 flying squads to monitor compliance

The Centre's Commission for Air Quality Management had constituted a five-member "Enforcement Task Force" (ETF) on Thursday

Delhi reports first Omicron case, fully vax man with travel history to SA

A 37-year-old fully vaccinated man who arrived in Delhi from Tanzania has tested positive for Omicron, making it the first case of the new COVID-19 variant in the national capital. The patient, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a week, officials told PTI. The person is fully vaccinated and is currently admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital with mild symptoms, an official said. He had to take a connecting flight to Ranchi, where he lives with his family. Since he gave his sample at the IGI Airport which came out positive, we admitted him to the Lok Nayak Hospital as per the procedure, the official said. Authorities are trying to locate and isolate 10 people who occupied the seats close to this passenger on the flight. Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 17 COVID-19 patients and six of their contacts have been admitted