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Delhi news: City reports 823 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death
Centre blocks Delhi govt’s doorstep PDS ration delivery plan less than a week before the launch. All govt hospitals in Delhi asked to create at least six vaccination sites on their premises as the state government prepares to expand the vaccination coverage as the daily tally of Covid-19 crossed the 700-mark in the city on Friday. The carriageway from Daryaganj to Kashmere Gate will be closed for all vehicular traffic for the next one month due to development work by PWD at the Red Fort side. Stay with TOI with all the updates.
On occultist's advise, woman kills boy to please gods, conceive child
In a desperate attempt to conceive a child, a woman killed a three-year-old boy on the advise of an occultist, stuffed his body in a plastic bag and dumped it on the roof of a building in northwest Delhi's Rohini, police said on Sunday. The 25-year-old woman, who has been arrested, told police that she was under a lot of pressure to conceive and was being taunted by her in-laws and relatives which led her to approach an occultist who suggested her to sacrifice a child to please the gods, they said.
Delhi reports 823 new Covid-19 cases, 613 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours. Total cases are 6,47,984
Obstruction in traffic in the carriageway from Yudhister Setu towards Tis Hazari due to ongoing work by PWD: Delhi Traffic Police
Municipal Corporation Doctor's Association defer strike amid COVID 'resurgence'
The Municipal Corporation Doctor's Association on Sunday deferred its strike that was to begin on Monday against non-payment of their salaries in "view of resurgence of coronavirus cases" here.
Man, his nephew held for killing Nepalese woman
30-year-old man and his nephew have been arrested for allegedly killing a Nepalese woman during a robbery bid in north Delhi's Timarpur area, police said on Sunday.
Cloudy weather and light rain over the next two days is likely to bring the mercury down in Delhi by a few notches, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. The city recorded a maximum of 35.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, on Sunday.
Kailash Gahlot asks commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric
Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday urged commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2023, saying a five per cent interest subvention scheme will be soon launched for them. The Delhi government is working on a plan to allow electric goods carriers to ply on city streets at all hours, he said.
Toxic foam floats on the surface of Yamuna
#WATCH| A thick layer of toxic foam seen floating on the surface of #Yamuna river in #Delhi https://t.co/ahZ8VBpYPw
— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1616327042000The narco analysis testing facility in the national capital is expected to start soon and six experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory here underwent a week-long training session in Gujarat recently to equip themselves about the techniques involved in it, officials said on Sunday.
Covid-19 vaccination timings for unregistered beneficiaries increased by four hours: Satyendar Jain
Unregistered but eligible people in Delhi will be able to take Covid-19 vaccine jabs between 3 pm and 9 pm, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday. Till now, unregistered beneficiaries were being inoculated between 3 pm and 5pm, he said.
Minor fire breaks out at mall in southwest Delhi
A minor fire broke out at a food court in Ambience Mall in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area on Sunday, officials of the Delhi Fire Service said. The blaze has been brought under control, they said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.
Traffic fines to be issued at 20 Gurugram intersections
Under a joint initiative launched by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and Gurugram Traffic Police, fines would be imposed on those caught violating traffic rules through CCTV cameras at 20 intersections in the district. Read full story
Parents demand primary classes
A group of parents staged a protest near chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Saturday, demanding the students of classes I to VIII be allowed back into schools. The protesting parents, led by Delhi State Public Schools’ Management Association, said that since anganwadis, courts, and classes from IX-XII had resumed functioning, the students of primary section should also be allowed back in schools. Chairman of the association R C Jain said the government should give the parents an option to send their children to school along with continuing online teaching.
No effort to maintain green belts: Noida residents
As Noida features 6th on the list of the most polluted cities of the world according to the World Air Quality Report 2020 released on March 17, residents questioned the Noida Authority’s efforts to keep the city green.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla tested positive for Covid-19 on March 19. He was admitted to AIIMS Covid Centre for observation on March 20. He is stable: AIIMS, Delhi
How 5 schoolkids became Noida’s swachhta ambassadors
Child is the father of man — these words by Wordsworth are applicable here, though in a different context. Every Sunday, Sachin, Vishal, Himanshu, Sudhanshu and Nikhil — children aged between 13 and 16 — are out on a mission to end a menace they didn’t even start. Read more
Noida Extension and Ghaziabad feature in the list of four most polluted places in the world, according to the World Air Quality Report by IQ Air.
Kin can meet women in Delhi prisons
Delhi prisons resumed internal meetings among the women prisoners and their relatives lodged in different jails, which had been stalled due to Covid-19 pandemic last year. Read more
Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will address a kisan mahapanchayat against the three farm laws at Moga in Punjab on Sunday.
We had a meeting with Municipal Corporation Doctors’ association on Friday and as of now, we are progressing with a strike from Monday.