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COVID: India grieves 200,000 dead with many more probably uncounted

SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system

10:08 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works. Like other doctors across the country, which on Monday set another record for new coronavirus infections […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

‘Empowered’ group to ensure smooth supply of essential services in Delhi during lockdown

9:55 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Disaster Management Authority has constituted a six-member empowered group to ensure smooth supply of essential services and commodities in the national capital during the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an order, the DDMA said the group will also engage with private sector and industry associations for arrangements […]

Gambhir says his foundation would distribute Fabiflu, oxygen cylinders across Delhi

7:20 pm April 25, 2021

New Delhi: BJP MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Sunday said that his foundation would distribute anti-viral drug Fabiflu and oxygen cylinders to COVID-19 patients across the national capital which is seeing a surge in COVID-19 infections that has pushed its medical infrastructure to the limits. The medicines and cylinders were earlier being distributed […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

Lockdown extended by another week as COVID-19 cases surge in Delhi

7:16 pm April 25, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the severity of COVID-19 was unabated and positivity rate has been as high as 36 percent in the last few days. The lockdown imposed on April 19 night will now continue till 5 AM on […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

If anyone obstructs oxygen supply, we will hang him: Delhi HC

6:37 pm April 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration was obstructing in the picking up or supply of oxygen, then “we will hang that man”. The observation by a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli came during hearing of a plea by […]