Continuing its demand to lift the weekend curfew and odd-even rule for opening shops, the traders’ fraternity here on Wednesday shot a letter to the lieutenant governor, ahead of the DDMA meeting. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the highest decision-making body on COVID-19-related issues, is slated to meet under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor…Continue Reading
Vehicles are seen on a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Delhi city state government has proposed mandating a quarter of new cab registrations to be electric vehicles, according to a draft note by…Continue Reading
The peak of the ongoing third wave in the country could go as high as 8 lakh cases in a day — almost twice the peak of the second wave — but the sharp rise in major cities like Mumbai or Delhi could be arrested very soon, perhaps by the middle of this month, said…Continue Reading
A United Nations Security Council resolution on Afghanistan that was adopted last month has created disquiet in New Delhi even though India backed the resolution. The resolution provides an exemption from sanctions against the Taliban to allow humanitarian aid and saw Russia and China successfully push for liberal terms of engagement with the Kabul regime…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Thursday, January 6, 2022, 22:44 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 6: Delhi Health Minister Sayendar Jain on Thursday said the COVID-19 situation in the city does not warrant a lockdown yet, even as the national capital added over 15,000 new cases and…Continue Reading
The Delhi govt will be imposing a weekend curfew in the state starting from this week amid rising Covid-19 cases. With the positivity rate above 5% for two straight days, Delhi may see ‘red alert’ restrictions under the colour-coded Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). These include a total curfew barring essential services, a shutdown of…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 12:18 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 04: Although Delhi has put in place strict curbs, reports have said that the national capital could report at least 20,000-25,000 cases every day starting mid-January. NDTV while quoting sources said that…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 11:51 [IST] New De;hi, Jan 04: Amid a steady rise in Covid cases, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which devises Covid management policies for the national capital, is holding a crucial meeting to discuss the need…Continue Reading
SynopsisUnder Graded Response Action Plan, approved by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, if the positivity rate is over five per cent for two consecutive days a ‘Red’ alert can be sounded leading to ‘total curfew’ and halting of most economic activities.AgenciesSunday’s tally of coronavirus cases was 17 per cent higher than the 2,716 infections registered…Continue Reading
दिल्ली में होम क्वारंटीन के नए नियम हो सकते हैं लागू. (प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर)नई दिल्ली: दिल्ली सरकार ओमिक्रॉन वेरिएंट से संक्रमित कोविड-19 के अलक्षणी (asymptomatic) व हल्के लक्षण वाले मरीजों को घर में पृथकवास यानी होम क्वारंटीन (Home Quarantine in Delhi) में रखने पर विचार कर रही है. अधिकारियों ने गुरुवार को यह बात कही. उन्होंने कहा कि इसके…Continue Reading