Delhi

Protests held at several ‘mandis’ against FCI’s proposed new procurement norms: SKM

10:54 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday claimed that protests were held at several ‘mandis’ against the new quality specifications and procurement norms proposed by the Food Corporation of India. The Morcha, which is leading the agitation against the Centre’s new agri laws, said the new specifications and norms are a direct attack on the procurement regime […]

716 new COVID cases in Delhi, highest this year

10:30 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 716 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest daily count this year, while four more people died from the pathogen, the Health Department said. The number of active cases rose to 3,165 from 2,924 a day ago and 6.32 lakh people have recovered so far. The positivity rate jumped to 0.93 […]

5 more arrested in 32-year-old’s murder case in Delhi

8:03 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Five more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 32-year-old man here, police said Friday. Rupesh, a resident of Raghubir Nagar, was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area on Monday. So far, 11 people have been arrested in the case. Puneet (20), […]

Two kids among six injured in fire at Noida home

8:38 pm March 18, 2021

Noida (UP): Six members of a family including two children and a woman suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out Thursday at their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, police said. Two members of the family that lives in Sector 28 were discharged after basic treatment while the remaining have been referred to Delhi for […]

101-year-old man gets first COVID jab at pvt hospital in Delhi

11:07 pm March 17, 2021

New Delhi: Centenarian Brij Prakash Gupta, who was born a year after the end of the deadly Spanish Flu, received his first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Delhi on Wednesday, his son said. Gupta, now 107, stepped out of his home in south Delhi ”for the first time since March 20, last year” to get his Covishield jab, son Vimal Gupta said, adding […]