Manish Sisodia

500-bedded COVID care centre opens at Delhi’s CWG village

12:03 am July 9, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed COVID care centre at the Commonwealth Games Village here, with the latter saying there is no shortage of beds for coronavirus patients in the city now. Doctors For You, a not-for-profit organisation, supported the Delhi government in setting […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Delhi records over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases; death toll mounts to 3,165

11:30 pm July 7, 2020

New Delhi: A day after witnessing a sharp drop, Delhi on Tuesday recorded over 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 1,02,831 while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,165 with 50 fatalities. On Monday, the coronavirus tally crossed the 1,00,000-mark, making the national capital the first city in the country to […]

Lockdown extended in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

With over 70,000 cases, Delhi surpasses Mumbai

10:59 pm June 24, 2020

New Delhi: With 3,788 fresh cases, Delhi’s coronavirus tally rose to over 70,000 on Wednesday, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country, even as authorities prepared to conduct a house-to-house screening by July 6 as part of a revised containment strategy in the national capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also requested the Centre to withdraw […]

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

Lockdown helped Delhi govt strengthen health infrastructure: Sisodia

7:26 pm June 3, 2020

New Delhi: The complete lockdown has helped the Delhi government in strengthening the city’s health infrastructure to effectively battle COVID-19, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. Addressing the “Cities Against COVID19 – Global Summit 2020” via video conference on Tuesday, he mentioned key measures adopted by the Delhi government to contain the spread of […]

PMO announces ex gratia for UP road accident victims

Kejriwal condoles death of migrants in accident in UP

1:51 pm May 16, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that he was deeply disturbed by the death of labourers in an accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya and called for urgent steps to mitigate the plights of migrant workers travelling to their native states during the lockdown. His deputy Manish Sisodia said courage should be […]