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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

COVID: 4,482 new cases, 265 more deaths in Delhi

9:16 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 4,482 cases, lowest since April 5, and 265 fatalities on Tuesday while the positivity rate dropped to 6.89 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government. This is the second day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000. The […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal announces Rs 50,000 ex gratia to families who lost member to COVID

9:12 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for all those families where there have been deaths due to COVID. Meanwhile, a monthly pension of Rs 2,500 along with the ex-gratia amount will be provided to families whose sole breadwinner has died due to COVID. Also, he announced […]

Cyclone Tauktae: 121 villages affected in Karnataka, eight dead

11:59 pm May 17, 2021

Bengaluru: Eight people have lost their lives so far in the cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said on Monday. According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials, till this evening, 121 villages in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Belagavi have been affected by the cyclone. Among the 121 villages affected, a maximum of 48 […]

Odisha govt fixes charges for hiring ambulances

11:55 pm May 17, 2021

Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government on Monday fixed charges for hiring various types of ambulances amid complaints that patients and their relatives were being exploited. In a notification, the Commerce and Transport Department said that any deviation from the fixed charge will be punishable under the law. As per the notification, small ambulances such as Maruti Omni, Tata Magic and Maruti Eco will charge […]

Website launched to provide plasma, oxygen: Noida Police

11:49 pm May 17, 2021

Noida: An online platform to provide blood plasma, oxygen, meals and free medical consultation to people hit by COVID-19 has been started, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police said on Monday. The website can be accessed at ”http://www.swaasthsewa.com”www.swaasthsewa.com, Additional Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Pushpanjali said. “In pursuance of the same objective, the new website has been launched as […]