Delhi news live: HC grants permission to reopen spa centres in city

Nearly 200 women farmers from Delhi's neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital for a 'Kisan Sansad' on Monday to continue the agitation against the Centre's contentious agricultural laws. They raised slogans demanding scrapping of the three farm laws -- the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. (PTI)

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has identified 791 women who were widowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has submitted a report to the city government to ensure their rehabilitation. The commission has also conducted a social survey of all these women to help the government in the rehabilitation process. The social survey was conducted on the grassroots level by the DCW through its Mahila Panchayat network. (PTI)

Five people involved in stealing cattle from Rajasthan, Haryana and the Delhi-NCR region were arrested on Monday morning after a brief exchange of fire in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area, police said. The accused have been identified as Ajaj (33), Irshad (35), Ismaile (24), Sajat (53) and Nabiya (55), all residents of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, they said, adding the accused mainly stole buffalos. (PTI)

The Delhi high court on Monday granted permission to reopen spa centres in the capital while directing them to follow the conditions imposed by the Delhi government keeping in view of Covid-19 pandemic. (ANI)

Delhi Police's CyPAD arrests 3 persons for sending fake notices to internet users, claiming they were watching porn & threatening to charge Rs 3000 as fine. Several accounts with transactions of Rs 30-40 lakh have been identified. Over 1,000 people have been duped: Delhi Police

Delhi University will start its postgraduate registration on Monday. The university will launch its registration website between 3pm and 5pm, where the PG candidates can fill and submit their application forms till August 21. The admission process for 2021 is online and candidates can check the website for all details.

Women protesters head towards Jantar Mantar for all-women 'Kisan Sansad' today "For the first time, women will independently run the parliament ('Kisan Sansad')," says one of the protesters. (ANI)

A total of 10,134 doses of coronavirus vaccine were administered in Delhi on Sunday, taking the cumulative number to over 96 lakh, according to the Cowin portal. The vaccines were administered at only one government centre and 76 private centres as the former remain closed on Sunday.