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Kejriwal claims Delhi is not receiving adequate vaccines
03 May 2021
The third and largest phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate people in the 18-45 age group began in Delhi Monday morning.
03 May 2021
Battling an acute shortage of oxygen, some hospitals in Delhi on Sunday sent out desperate SOS calls to authorities to replenish their dwindling stocks, with one healthcare facility even requesting the government to shift out its patients.
01 May 2021
A 42-year-old man allegedly rammed his car into a police picket killing a constable in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area on Saturday, officials said.
01 May 2021
The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) wrote to the varsity's acting Vice-Chancellor PC Joshi demanding suspension of classes and exam cancellation since many students and teachers have been affected by COVID-19.
01 May 2021
The Delhi High Court on Friday cited data to ask the AAP government to explain why COVID-19 testing has gone down drastically in the national capital.
29 Apr 2021
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the city does not have sufficient doses of vaccine for the inoculation of those in the 18-44 age group and orders have been placed with manufacturers for the same.
29 Apr 2021
The Delhi government on Wednesday claimed that it is not receiving the oxygen quantity allocated to it by the Centre even as an official order has been issued to allot a detailed proportion of the supply of the life-saving gas to hospitals.
29 Apr 2021
A Class 12 student was strangled to death by his 20-year-old friend in northwest Delhi's Pitampura after he refused to share his iPhone's password, police said on Wednesday.
28 Apr 2021
The Indian Army's Base Hospital in Delhi will augment its capacity and will have 900 oxygenated beds for COVID-19 patients by mid-June, said an official statement on Wednesday.
27 Apr 2021
After days of scrambling for oxygen, hospitals in Delhi on Tuesday said they are in a comparatively better situation in terms of supply and have reopened admissions.
26 Apr 2021
Five people have been arrested from different parts of Delhi for their alleged involvement in black-marketing of Remdesivir injection amid its heightened demand due to surging coronavirus cases, police said.
26 Apr 2021
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi has been waiting for three days to refill its oxygen cylinders, which are used while transporting critically ill COVID-19 patients, and is currently in beg and borrow mode.
26 Apr 2021
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the ITBP's Radha Soami COVID-19 care facility in Delhi's Chhatarpur on Monday and thanked the Union government for providing doctors and medical staff at the center which has 500 oxygen-supported beds.
23 Apr 2021
With hospitals in the city scrambling to shore up oxygen supplies, good samaritans and social organizations across Delhi-NCR are giving a new lease of life to COVID-19 patients gasping for breath by opening "oxygen langar" for them and refilling cylinders for free.
22 Apr 2021
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the number of beds for coronavirus patients will be increased in large numbers once the oxygen crisis in the national capital is resolved.
22 Apr 2021
The All India Students' Association on Wednesday alleged that the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has put COVID-19-infected students at an isolation center without proper care and that there was nobody to check on the students at the center.
22 Apr 2021
Over 2,550 distress calls from COVID-19 patients were dispatched to ambulances in the national capital daily for the last one week, numbers compiled by the Delhi government show, highlighting the severity of the ongoing wave of the pandemic.
22 Apr 2021
Several small hospitals in Delhi struggled to replenish the oxygen supply for coronavirus patients on Thursday morning, even as big healthcare facilities received fresh stock overnight.
20 Apr 2021
Around 2,700 beds will be added at hospitals and facilities in Delhi in the next few days for COVID-19 patients, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday, assuring people that there is no need to panic.
20 Apr 2021
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday revised its operational plan for the six-day lockdown period and increased the frequency of metro trains from 30 minutes to 15 minutes during peak hours.
20 Apr 2021
From getting an octogenarian admitted to a hospital to cremating a 93-year-old COVID-19 patient, the Delhi Police had extended humanitarian assistance to the residents of the city.
20 Apr 2021
The BJP's Delhi unit on Monday accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of failing to protect the people from surging COVID-19 cases in the city and demanded it to come out with a white paper on preparations made to tackle the deadly virus.
19 Apr 2021
A 45-year-old woman and her son were arrested for allegedly cheating women by engaging with them in conversations and stealing their jewelry, police said on Monday.
17 Apr 2021
Seeking better COVID-19 management, the Delhi government has deputed bureaucrats in private hospitals also in view of the raging pandemic in the city, officials said on Saturday.
17 Apr 2021
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Saturday said water supply in parts of the capital is likely to remain affected for a week due to the reduced availability of raw water from the Upper Ganga Canal.
17 Apr 2021
Weekend curfew is currently underway in Delhi to arrest the spread of coronavirus.
16 Apr 2021
In the wake of an exponential rise in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday directed officers to set up helplines that inform the availability of beds in hospitals besides establishing help desks to assist patients and attendants, an official said.
13 Apr 2021
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that very little plasma is available in stock for treating COVID-19 patients, and appealed to those who have recovered from the virus to actively donate it.
13 Apr 2021
Over 2,300 people were booked for allegedly violating the night curfew imposed by the Delhi government amid a surge in coronavirus cases, police said on Monday.
12 Apr 2021
A 61-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his inebriated son when the father refused to give him money in South Delhi's Fatehpur Beri area, the police said on Monday.
09 Apr 2021
Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGGSH) has been again converted into a dedicated COVID-19 facility amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, officials said on Friday.
09 Apr 2021
Two men were arrested for allegedly using monkeys to threaten, rob people in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, police said on Friday.
08 Apr 2021
Three days after an elderly couple was mowed down by a woman's car in Dwarka, the victims' family has raised suspicion over the identity of the driver.
07 Apr 2021
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said night curfew was imposed in Delhi following reports that parties and social gatherings were being organized in various parts of the city at a time when COVID-19 cases have surged.
07 Apr 2021
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Delhi for allegedly blackmailing his ex-girlfriend for money by threatening to upload her private videos and photos on social media, police said on Tuesday.
06 Apr 2021
Three Delhi Civil Defense volunteers were injured during a scuffle after a man's car was hit by a vehicle at a traffic signal in Delhi when they suddenly stopped a motorist for not wearing a mask, police said on Tuesday.
06 Apr 2021
A proposal to impose a night curfew in the national capital is being considered by the Delhi government in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday.
05 Apr 2021
The Delhi Police is investigating the removal of a Sai Baba idol from a temple in south Delhi's Hauz Khas after some devotees filed a complaint alleging it was demolished, officials said on Sunday.
05 Apr 2021
Four people were arrested and several restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels have been fined and face cases for flouting COVID-19 safety guidelines, following a two-day special drive which was conducted in places with high footfall, including markets, on Friday and Saturday.
03 Apr 2021
Cracking the whip against the violators of coronavirus-related protocols, the Delhi Police issued 11,800 challans for not wearing face masks and 125 for not maintaining social distancing in the last two weeks.
02 Apr 2021
Delhi recorded 2,790 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily count so far this year, while nine more people succumbed to the viral disease, taking the death toll to 11,036, according to the City Health Department.
02 Apr 2021
The Delhi Zoo recorded 125 animal deaths in 2020-21, the lowest in the last three years.
31 Mar 2021
A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said.
31 Mar 2021
A Madhya Pradesh police team arrested a man from Central Delhi's Patel Nagar on Tuesday for allegedly hacking into the social media account of his cousin's fiance and morphing her photos, officials said.
31 Mar 2021
Restaurants and shops in North Delhi will now have to mandatorily display whether the meat being sold or served is halal or jhatka as the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cleared a proposal in this regard, North Delhi's Mayor, Jai Prakash said
30 Mar 2021
A 22-year-old man was arrested for killing a Chartered Accountant in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar during a suspected robbery bid, police said on Tuesday.
27 Mar 2021
Four persons have been arrested in connection with an incident where two men died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank of a banquet hall in east Delhi's Ghazipur, police said on Saturday.
27 Mar 2021
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday dismissed any possibility of imposing another lockdown in Delhi, saying it was not a solution to check the spread of the coronavirus that is again surging rapidly.
27 Mar 2021
In view of Holi, the Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure the safety of motorists and special checking teams will be deployed at major intersections to detect and prosecute traffic violators, officials said on Saturday.
26 Mar 2021
Five people, including one who holds a Ph.D., have been arrested from Gurgaon for allegedly duping over 500 people of Rs. 7.5 crore on the pretext of providing them jobs in leading multi-national companies, Delhi Police said on Friday.
25 Mar 2021
A Delhi BJP delegation on Thursday met the Lt. Governor to protest over amendments to the new liquor excise policy and demanded that it be stayed.
