The contentious Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that gives some over-riding powers to the Lieutenant Governor over the elected state government was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after a fierce debate in which the Opposition parties demanded that it be sent to a Select Committee. The Bill, which … Read more
Women will receive services of gynaecologist and related diagnostic tests will also be done without any cost. Image: FE The Delhi government is set to establish special mohalla clinics for women next year and these ‘mahila mohalla clinics’ will be offering gynaecological as well as other medical services free of cost for women living in … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response of the AAP government on a plea by a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim claiming she has not been paid the compensation announced in 2006 and 2014. Justice Prathiba M Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its stand on the petition by the woman … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi government has prepared a nine-point action plan to prevent frothing in the Yamuna due to the discharge of untreated sewage in the river. The plan, approved by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), lays down targets to be achieved by various agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Development Authority and … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has notified one of the three central farm laws and is examining the remaining two, officials said on Tuesday. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 was notified on November 23, said a senior Delhi government official. “The remaining two laws are under examination by the … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday decided to augment the bed capacity in its hospitals and deploy mobile testing vans in markets and crowded places across the city in view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to review the preparedness … Read more
“We will celebrate Diwali together. But we will not burst crackers at any cost,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. As the air quality in Delhi dropped to the ‘severe’ zone, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to avoid bursting firecrackers this Diwali. Addressing a webcast on Thursday, Kejriwal said the rising air pollution … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government whether sufficient number of ICU beds are vacant for non-COVID patients and how it will compensate private hospitals which have been asked to make such beds available for COVID patients. The queries were posed by a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel … Read more
Many new cases are coming to light as the government emphasised on aggressive testing across Delhi. As the number of Coronavirus cases continues to surge in the National Capital, one of the reasons that can be attributed to this increase is “the laxity in people”. A report by The Indian Express citing Dr. Mahesh Verma, … Read more
New Delhi: The national capital’s next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey began on Tuesday covering all 272 municipal wards to analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi at “micro-level”, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The sample size this time will be 17,000 and the exercise will be carried out for seven days, he told reporters. The … Read more