Delhi on Friday recorded 1,796 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 22, and zero death while the positivity rate mounted to 2.44 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
After being alerted by a local resident about the incident, the Delhi Fire Service officials conducted a search and found the cow trapped underground in the middle of the drain.
Resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over the delay in NEET-PG counselling for two weeks, on Friday called off their strike and resumed services after receiving assurances from the government that their demands would be looked into, their federation said.
Two people were arrested for allegedly killing a parking attendant following an argument in northwest Delhi's Subhash Place area, police said on Friday.
Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday said elaborate traffic arrangements have been made at and around India Gate for regulation of both pedestrian as well as vehicular traffic for New Year.
A 35-year-old man allegedly poisoned his four-year-old son and later attempted suicide in a village in Gurugram in Haryana as he was upset over his wife eloping with another man, police said on Thursday.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday apprehended a passenger carrying a high volume of foreign currency worth approximately Rs 43 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi.
The victim was allegedly in a relationship with the married sister of one of the accused, police said, adding that the woman's brother was not happy about it and had hatched a plan to kill him.
In a rare case, the Delhi customs has arrested a Ugandan woman at Delhi airport allegedly with around one kilogram of cocaine in her stomach, said a senior Customs official on Wednesday.
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) — an umbrella body of different trade unions in Delhi — urged the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday to amend the restrictions under the GRAP for Covid-19 and consider two other indicators as well — the number of fresh cases of the infection and that of the oxygen beds occupied — before announcing any colour-coded alert.
Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the city, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said many international travellers, who have tested negative at the airport, are testing positive after a few days and infecting their family members during the period.
Amid the ongoing protest by resident doctors in Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into ways to "personally resolve" the issue, as he asserted that doctors should be in hospitals not streets, when the coronavirus cases are rising again. In his letter, he also urged the prime minister to ensure that the NEET-PG counselling process is expedited.
The child's grandmother had approached the local Phase-2 police station on December 25, stating that the three-year-old girl had gone missing, according to officials.
Delhi on Monday recorded 331 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since June 9, and one death while the positivity rate mounted to 0.68 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
With the Covid-19 positivity rate going beyond 0.5 per cent in Delhi on Sunday and a steady rise in the number of Omicron cases, the traders of the city are worried as they fear that their establishments may be shut under a "yellow" alert, if announced by the government in the coming days.
Five people were killed and nine others injured in a bus accident in Haryana's Ambala district early on Monday. The accident occurred on National Highway 152.
The prisons department launched a Covid vaccination drive for inmates over 45 years of age on March 18, while the inoculation of inmates in the 18-44-age group began on May 18.
The overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi stands at 430. However, Delhi's air quality slightly improved from the 'severe' to 'very poor category on Saturday morning with the city recording an overall AQI of 398.
Delhi on Saturday recorded 249 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since June 13, and one death while the positivity rate mounted to 0.43 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.
Water supply will be affected in areas including LIG DDA flats in Kalkaji, Panchsheel Enclave, Mayur Vihar Phase II, Akbar Road, Sarojini Nagar, Ashoka Hotel, Shanti Path, Safdarjung, Race Course, Sujan Singh Park and Parliament Library premises.
The Delhi government's anti-corruption branch has arrested the public health inspector of North MCD for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1,75,000 for providing a health trade licence to run a spa here, officials said on Saturday.
"A cabinet nod for hiring 'Doctors for You' for providing manpower for running 3 DCHCS (Sawan Kripal Ashram; Sardar Patel, Chattarpur & Sant Nirankari, Burari) and Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia Hospital has been put up for approval," according to an official documentation.
Union home minister Amit Shah will inaugurate on Saturday the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in Delhi which showcases attractive replicas of several iconic monuments of India built with scrap and waste material, officials said on Friday.
First dose of Covid vaccine has been administered to all people eligible for inoculation, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday while hailing the healthcare and frontline workers who have been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dedicated Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) to the public.
A fire broke out at a shop in a Greater Noida market on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The man could not furnish government authorisation for carrying the bullets, which were of .303 calibre, and was handed over to the Delhi Police for investigation, they said.
All set for the winter season with your warm clothes and blankets out? As winters are here in full flow, it is time to indulge in deliciously warm delicacies.
The national capital logged 125 Covid-19 cases in a day with a positivity rate of 0.20% while there was zero death due to the viral infection, according to data shared by the Delhi health department here on Wednesday.
"As per the DDMA order, all social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious, and festival related gathering and congregations are completely prohibited in Delhi," the DDMA order read.
A 32-year-old tailor's body bearing injury marks was found abandoned on a road in Noida on Wednesday, prompting police to launch a murder investigation, officials said.
Three men, including a rider of an application-based bike service, were arrested for allegedly robbing a passenger in northeast Delhi's Sonia Vihar area, police said on Tuesday.
Delhi recorded zero death due to Covid-19 and 15 new cases on Monday with a positivity rate of 0.03 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.
Slamming the Delhi government over the death of three children due to the alleged administration of wrong medicines by a mohalla clinic, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Gautam Gambhir said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal should take responsibility for the incident while demanding his apology.
Three deaths due to the viral disease have been recorded in December so far in Delhi. Seven deaths were reported in November, four in October and five in September.
Amid a steep rise in Omicron cases in Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged people not to panic and asked them to follow Covid appropriate behaviour.
A day after four people died as a container vehicle overturned and fell on an auto near IGI stadium in central Delhi, police on Sunday found that the driver did not have a valid licence for driving such a heavy vehicle.
The Delhi government had given the responsibility of makeshift hospitals to the Doctors For You foundation during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The national capital on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far in this winter season.
Out of the total 20 patients of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, only two had symptoms and the rest 18 were asymptomatic, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Managing Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
In view of the threat posed by the Omicron variant, the Delhi health department Friday evening issued an order directing hospitals to augment human resource, including doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitation and security staff, on contract or through existing outsourcing agencies against the vacant posts and extra 25 per cent of the sanctioned strength till March 31.
Celebratory firing in public events is prohibited in Uttar Pradesh, according to officials, with the district police and the administration also cautioning people against such practices and illegal use of firearms after a spate of casualties and injuries in similar incidents in the state.
"Why can't you say it (Bharat Mata Ki Jai)? Do you live in Pakistan?" one of the persons is heard asking those who arrived for the prayers.
In a relief to a pan masala company, a Delhi court has stayed a notice sent to it by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for allegedly indulging in surrogate or indirect advertisement of tobacco products in violation of the law.
A Mumbai-based company that brought down the illegal Maradu waterfront apartments in Kochi in January 2020 has proposed to demolish the twin towers at Emerald Court through charges that will trigger a controlled implosion, which will bring them down in a heap without affecting the nearest building just nine metres away.
The Delhi high court on Thursday stayed the prohibition on cross-gender massage services in the city, saying there was no reasonable connection between the absolute ban and preventing prostitution at spas.
In compliance with the National Green Tribunal's directions, the Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022, and issue no objection certificate (NOC) so that they can be re-registered in other places.
Police have arrested a man who on Tuesday allegedly made a hoax call to the Railways saying a bomb had been planted in a Bengaluru-bound train, police said.
Complaints about the overflowing garbage dumps and irregular door-to-door collection could eventually be a thing of the past in Greater Noida.