DELHI GOVERNMENT

Ensure symptomatic antigen negative patients retested using RT-PCR method: Delhi govt

9:20 pm September 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi government has asked all districts to retest all symptomatic patients, who have tested negative for COVID-19 on rapid antigen test, using the more reliable RT-PCR method, after it found the process was not followed in over 1,400 cases. “Total 1,437 antigen negative symptomatic who have not undergone RT-PCR. Kindly ensure that […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal directs authorities to take steps to prevent spread of COVID-19 in Delhi

3:42 pm September 9, 2020

New Delhi: Amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday directed medical superintendents and senior officials to take every possible step to prevent the spread of the virus in the city. The chief minister held a review meeting with Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, senior officials and medical superintendents of Delhi government-run […]

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt's move to waive excise license fee

Delhi hotels, restaurants, clubs can serve liquor from Sept 9

7:48 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Hotels, restaurants and clubs in the national capital have been permitted to serve liquor from September 9, Delhi government sources said on Thursday These establishments will have to follow COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Central government, they said “Authorities have allowed hotels, restaurants and clubs to service liquor from September 9,” a Delhi government source […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

No power tariff hike in Delhi for 2020-21: DERC

11:55 pm August 28, 2020

New Delhi: In a relief to lakhs of consumers, Delhi’s power regulator DERC on Friday announced new tariffs for 2020-21 without any hike in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the consumers will bear the rise in pension fund surcharge from 3.80 per cent to 5 per cent. The surcharge is used to pay pensions […]

Delhi govt working on online hospital management system to do away with long queues: Kejriwal

2:38 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: Work is underway on the Delhi government’s hospital management information system, and it will be completed within a year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Monday. Launching a mobile application and a web-based online OPD registration and appointment system of the Dada Dev maternity hospital through video-conferencing, the chief minister said other hospitals should also adopt […]