At least 43 cases of malaria have been reported in the first 18 days of August in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city this season to 131, according to a municipal report released today. Two cases of malaria were reported in February, one each in April […]
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that the state government would provide financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to flood affected people and for rescue operations in Kerala. He said that the people of Kerala had been facing heavy losses of life and property due to severe floods, and Haryana is with Kerala […]
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Various banners and hoardings came up across the national capital paying tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee. Huge posters of the veteran leader were put up on entry gates which were erected on the way to BJP headquarters where leaders had gathered to pay homage. The 93-year-old BJP stalwart passed away at the […]
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The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]
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The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Centre, the Delhi government and their civic bodies for not taking any step to tackle the “serious problem” of groundwater depletion in the national capital. The apex court perused the NITI Aayog’s report which said that various authorities were passing the buck and shying away from their […]
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today evening to discuss the situation arising out of the Supreme Court’s July 4 verdict on the power tussle between the former’s government and the Centre. The meeting will take place at the home minister’s residence at 4 pm, a government official said. […]
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A 41-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman and duping another after creating fake profiles on matrimonial websites, the police said today. A woman, working in the health sector, was contacted by one through a matrimonial website. He told her that he was working at a very senior position in a […]
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Three men were arrested near ISBT Anand Vihar and 160 kg cannabis was seized from them, the police said. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said there was information that several gangs are involved in procuring cannabis from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and supplying it to drug peddlers in the national capital. On March […]
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A group of students staged a demonstration near the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) office at Preet Vihar against the leak of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers. “The students tried to block the road in front of the CBSE office, but we kept them away. A group of about 25-30 students […]
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RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, who is serving jail term here since December 23 in a fodder scam case, has left for New Delhi on medical advice for specialised treatment at AIIMS, New Delhi, a senior RJD leader said. Prasad had been admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) on March 17 on complaints of […]
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