Tag: Delhi
As DU Cut-offs Touch 100%, Student Bodies Worried About Peer Pressure
Delhi University on Saturday announced the cut-off for 2020 admissions at a dozen of its colleges, with the cut-off percentage touching 100% at certain colleges. Lady Sri Ram (LSR) College for Women, for instance, is offering admission to BA (H) Economics, BA (H) Political Science, and BA (H) Psychology programmes to students who have got 100% as their best of four subjects score. ....
Sex Workers Of GB Road Being Trained To Make Earthen Lamps
Sex workers of G.B. Road are undergoing self-dependence training during 'Hunar Jyoti' camp organised in central Delhi's Kamla Market. During the three-day camp, the sex workers will be trained for making earthen lamps and other items. ....
Amid China Stand-off Along LAC, NSA Doval Meets Pompeo In Delhi
Amid the ongoing stand-off with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is in New Delhi for the third India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue. ....
India, US Jointly Challenge China On South China Sea
India and the US on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region, in a direct challenge to China's expansionist moves in the South China Sea. ....
Delhi COVID Update: National Capital Reports Highest Single-day Spike For Third Consecutive Day
Delhi continues to witness an unprecedented rise in the number of daily infections on Friday as well. According to a health department bulletin, the national capital recorded 5,891 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike till date, taking the total case-load to over 3.81 lakh with 47 new fatalities pushing the death count in the national capital to 6,470. ....
Delhi Records Highest Single-day Spike Of 6,725 Covid Cases
The national capital on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 6,725 Covid cases, taking the total tally to 4,03,096.....
India's Largest Covid Hospital Reeling Under Weight Of Soaring Cases
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, India's largest Covid hospital run by the Delhi government, appears to be crumbling under the weight of soaring coronavirus cases, with only 6 per cent ventilator beds vacant in the hospital. ....
Pollution Led To 13% Rise In Covid Cases In Delhi: IMA
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday expressed concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital which has coincided with the spike in Covid-19 cases. ....
Complete Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR From Nov 9-30: NGT
The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the 'poor' and above category. ....
Covid Cases, Tests Reduced To Half In Delhi; Deaths Prevail
Delhi witnessed significantly lower number of coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours, with the latest government figures recording 3,797 new cases and pushing the national capital's total tally to 4,89,202. ....
