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

Centre seeks services of West Bengal Chief Secretary, officer to report in Delhi on Monday

11:40 pm May 28, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday sought services of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and asked the state government to relieve the officer immediately with a direction to him to report in Delhi on Monday. Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, was earlier due to retire on May 31 after completion of 60 […]

COVID: 4,482 new cases, 265 more deaths in Delhi

9:16 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 4,482 cases, lowest since April 5, and 265 fatalities on Tuesday while the positivity rate dropped to 6.89 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government. This is the second day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000. The […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal announces Rs 50,000 ex gratia to families who lost member to COVID

9:12 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for all those families where there have been deaths due to COVID. Meanwhile, a monthly pension of Rs 2,500 along with the ex-gratia amount will be provided to families whose sole breadwinner has died due to COVID. Also, he announced […]

14.8 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered on Monday

11:37 pm May 17, 2021

New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 18.44 crore with 14,79,592 doses given on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said. The ministry said 6,63,329 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and cumulatively 59,32,704 people across 36 states and […]

273 COVID deaths, over 13K cases in Delhi

8:34 pm May 9, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 273 more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the lowest since April 21, and 13,336 new infections with a positivity rate of 21.67 per cent, the Health Department said. The number of new cases, the lowest since April 12, can be attributed to a smaller number of tests — 61,552 — conducted on […]