Delhi

Delhi reports 66 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

7:01 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 66 COVID-19 cases and two deaths due to the infection on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 14,35,910. Of this, over 14.10 lakh […]

EDMC kicks off month-long anti-dengue campaign

11:59 pm July 24, 2021

New Delhi: A month-long campaign to raise awareness on prevention of dengue was started in east Delhi by the area’s mayor on Saturday. Over 40 cases of dengue have reported in the national capital this year. Mayor of East Delhi Shyam Sunder Aggarwal kicked off ‘Anti-dengue Month’ campaign from West Azad Nagar in east Delhi, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

12:11 am July 24, 2021

New Delhi: Some Delhi-based Kashmiri journalists and over 25 people from the Kashmir Valley were selected as potential targets for surveillance between 2017 and mid-2019 by an yet unidentified government agency that is also believed to be a client of the Israeli company NSO Group, The Wire reported on Friday. The leaked list that has […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

11:55 pm July 20, 2021

New Delhi: A12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu died at AIIMS in the national capital recently, official sources said on Tuesday. The boy was admitted to the hospital on July 2 with pneumonia and leukaemia. He died on July 12. While undergoing treatment, tests for COVID-19 and influenza were conducted. ”His samples tested negative for COVID-19. It […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

11:53 pm July 20, 2021

New Delhi: Good spells of monsoon rain over the last few days have covered the rain-deficit in the capital, reducing the shortfall from 39 percent Friday to just three percent Monday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. However, northeast, south and east Delhi are still in the category of rain “deficit” districts. The IMD […]