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138 litres of liquor seized from train, accused missing

Delhi govt launches exercise to open liquor shops in non-containment zones

9:52 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday launched an exercise to open liquor shops in the national capital in accordance with the latest guidelines issued by the home ministry. The excise department has directed four government-run agencies, which are responsible to sell liquor in the city, to identify such outlets which fulfill all conditions prescribed […]

Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission booked for sedition

9:37 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered a case of sedition against Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission Zafarul Islam Khan for a controversial social media post, an officer said on Saturday. The FIR was registered against Khan on April 30 under section 124 A (sedition) and 153 A (promoting enmity between different […]

COVID-19: 122 men from single CRPF battalion in Delhi test positive

9:20 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 personnel in a Delhi-based battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, the country”s largest paramilitary, has risen to 122, officials said on Saturday. The men belong to the 31st battalion of the paramilitary, based in Mayur Vihar Phase-III area of the national capital, that has been entirely sealed after […]

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

41 people living in one building in Delhi test positive for COVID-19

9:15 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: Forty-one people living in a building in southwest Delhi’s Kapashera area tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, an official said. A case of COVID-19 had been reported from the building situated in ”theke wali gali” on April 18, prompting authorities to timely seal it. This helped in containing the spread of coronavirus in […]

Constable tests positive for COVID-19

6:35 pm May 2, 2020

Hyderabad: A constable working with the Rachakonda police commissionerate here has tested positive for COVID-19, police sources said on Saturday. The 26-year-old constable is undergoing treatment, they said, adding that due precautions were being followed. In early April, a head constable of the city police had tested positive of coronavirus, officials had said.