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Delhi-bound Air India plane suffers tyre burst on Kolkata airport taxiway

A Delhi-bound Air India flight failed to take off from Kolkata on Saturday morning after one of the tyres burst on the taxiway, an airport official said. No one sustained any injury due to the incident, he said. The tyre burst emitting a loud noise, following which the pilot immediately informed the air traffic controllers, the official said. The aircraft, carrying 226 passengers, was subsequently brought back to the parking bay. All passengers and cabin crew members were made to de-board the plane, following which engineers attended to it. An Air India official stated that the plane finally took off around 3.30 pm after all technical issues were taken care of, at least five hours behind schedule. Arrangements for lunch were made for the passengers, he added.

Covid-19: Delhi records zero death, 29 new cases; positivity rate 0.04 pc

No death due to Covid was recorded in Delhi for third consecutive day, while 29 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.04 per cent, according to data shared by city health department

Delhi govt making 'thorough' preparations for possible third wave: Jain

The Delhi government is not taking any chances and making "thorough" preparations for an impending third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said. Jain also thanked doctors who sacrificed their lives during the pandemic and said that their names will be written in golden words. Jain urged people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and asked them not become negligent. The health minister was speaking at the sixth felicitation ceremony for healthcare workers of government hospitals -- Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Vasant Kunj; Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital in Ashok Vihar; Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri and Burari Hospital -- in northwest Delhi at Delhi Vidhan Sabha on Friday. "Their (healthcare workers) dedicated service saved precious lives, their supreme sacrifice cannot be forgotten and shall be written in the pages of history in letters of gold. "The Arvind Kejriwal government salutes the selfless and dedicated service of healthcare

Top headlines: HC notice to Centre on IT Rules; Delhi schools to re-open

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Friday

Over 98,000 vaccine doses administered in Delhi on Wednesday: Bulletin

A total of 98,548 Covid vaccines were administered in Delhi on August 25, according to the city government's vaccination bulletin issued on Thursday. The present stock of anti-coronavirus vaccines will last for another three days, it said. As on Thursday morning, Delhi had a balance stock of 6,53,940 anti-coronavirus vaccines, of which 5,29,140 jabs are Covishield and 1,24,800 are Covaxin, according to the government data. Of the 98,548 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday, 66,816 were first doses and 31,732 second doses, it said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the national capital so far is 1,46,20,342, including 55,07,580 second jabs. Delhi's current vaccination capacity stands at 1,77,496 doses per day, the bulletin stated.

Delhi coronavirus update: Zero Covid-19 fatality, 45 new cases

No death due to Covid-19 was recorded in Delhi on Thursday, while the national capital reported 45 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent

Delhi records 35 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, one fatality:

Delhi reported 35 fresh COVID-19 cases and one more fatality due to the disease on Wednesday, according to data shared by the city health department.

Delhi transport department to focus on procuring electric buses

In a bid to boost public transport without raising the city's air pollution, the Transport Department of Delhi government has now decided to focus on procurement of electric buses, officials said

K'taka CM in Delhi on 2-day visit to discuss state issues with ministers

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja S Bommai is in the national capital on a two-day visit to discuss state issues such as agriculture and irrigation projects with the central ministers.

SDMC not to disconnect water, power connections to unauthorised colonies

The SDMC on Wednesday decided not to disconnect water and electricity connections to residents of unauthorised colonies in the city, a move that comes ahead of civic polls next year

Delhi: DDMA panel recommends phase-wise opening of schools for all classes

An expert committee set up by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has recommended phase-wise reopening of schools in the national capital, according to sources

37K beds with 12K for ICUs being set up to tackle 3rd Covid wave: Jain

Medical infrastructure being ramped up and 37,000 beds in total dedicated for Covid-19 patients are being set up to tackle anticipated third wave of pandemic, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said

Delhi coronavirus update: Records 39 new Covid-19 cases, zero death

Delhi on Tuesday saw 39 fresh coronavirus cases and zero fatality, while the positivity rate was recorded at 0.06 per cent, according to the city government's health bulletin. It said 112 cases pertaining to previous weeks were added on the ICMR portal by Mandoli prisons, it said. According to the bulletin, 114 people were discharged in the city in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of cases stand at 14,37,485, of which 14,11,995 people have either recovered, been discharged or have migrated out. The COVID-19 death toll stands at 25,079 and the case fatality rate at 1.74 per cent, it added.

Delhi coronavirus update: Reports 24 new Covid-19 cases, no fatalities

The national capital recorded 17 C-19 cases, the lowest since March 28 last year, and zero death was reported for the fourth day, according to data shared by the health department here.

Delhi records highest one-day rain for Aug in 13 years, orange alert issued

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said Delhi recorded 139 mm rainfall, the highest one-day rain for August in at least 13 years, and issued 'orange alert' for the city. Officials said heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital that brought the mercury down and provided relief to Delhiites. The Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for Delhi, recorded 139 mm rainfall, while the Ridge Station registered 149.2 mm rainfall from 8.30 am on Friday to 8.30 am on Saturday, they said. This is the highest one-day rain for the month of the August in at least 13 years, they said. The all-time highest rainfall was 184 mm on August 2, 1961, they added. The minimum temperature was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, they said. The relative humidity was recorded at 100 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with moderate rain during the day. The maximum temperature will settle around 30 degree

Heavy rainfall in Delhi-NCR; water logging in several places

Delhi and the national capital region on Saturday morning witnessed heavy rainfall, bringing the mercury down but also leading to water logging in several places, causing inconvenience to the people.

Over 144,000 Covid-19 vaccines administered in Delhi on Thursday

Over 1.44 lakh people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the national capital on Thursday, according to the Delhi government's vaccination bulletin. The bulletin issued on Friday showed that 1,06,728 people received their first dose while 38,192 were administered the second dose of Covid vaccine. The city has administered 1,21,16,533 Covid vaccines so far, of which 86,86,698 were first doses and 34,29,835 second doses, it showed. As of Friday morning, the national capital had only two days of vaccine stocks left, the bulletin claimed. Delhi had a balance stock of 4,07,270 coronavirus vaccines, of which 2,02,280 doses were of Covishield and 2,04,990 of Covaxin. The national capital has 915 Covid vaccination centres with a capacity of inoculating 1,77,496 beneficiaries per day.

Delhi records zero Covid fatality, eleventh time since onset of 2nd wave

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, while 57 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department

Children who lost parents during Covid should be given free education: DoE

The Delhi government has directed schools in the national capital to ensure that students who have become orphans or lost a parent be adjusted in the same school and offered free education

Delhi moves five places down to 37th spot on Global prime cities index

Mumbai and Bengaluru dropped to 40th and 43rd rank in Q2 of Calendar 2021, from 36th and 40th rank, respectively