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Delhi reports 84 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 5.08%
Meanwhile, the positivity rate of the city stands at 5.08 per cent. The number of active cases stands at 292 out of which 197 patients are being treated in home isolation. With 62 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries so far has gone to 19,81,355, while Delhi's total caseload is 20,08,171 and the death toll in the city continue at 26,524.
Tremor effect: Building tilt complaints keep Delhi Fire Department on toes
According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) Director Atul Garg, a call about tilting of a building was received in Shakarpur area on Vikas Marg in east Delhi. "This seems to be a good intention call, no tilt was found in the building, the call given by the neighbour as occupants of the building are not aware about the call," he said.
Delhi L-G approves promotion of 108 Assistant Public Prosecutors
With this, 108 out of 150 posts of Additional Public Prosecutors, lying vacant for long in the Directorate of Prosecution of Delhi government, have been filled.Simultaneously, the UPSC has also been asked to regularize these promotions at the earliest. The move is expected to ensure speedier disposal of cases pending with the Directorate of Prosecution.
Jailed AAP Ministers Sisodia, Jain resign from Delhi Cabinet
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted their resignations. According to a AAP source, the CM may reshuffle the cabinet after the resignation of two ministers who were holding important portfolios. Sisodia, who was arrested on Sunday and sent to CBI custody till March 5 on Monday, held 18 portfolios including Finance and Education.
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia arrested in excise policy scam
Manish Sisodia's questioning began at around 11.10 a.m. As per sources, he was asked about kickbacks which were allegedly received to campaign in Goa elections. He was also confronted with the statement of accused Dinesh Arora who has now turned approver.
Delhi sees warmest day in Feb in 17 years on Monday
According to the IMD, the maximum temperature, at the range of 23-28 degrees Celsius over parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during February 15 to 20, is above normal by 5-11 degrees. Over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, it has reached upto 28-33 degrees during February 18-20 and it is also above normal by 5- 9 degrees, it said in a statement issued on Monday evening.
Delhi's AQI remains in 'very poor' category
According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality of Delhi was recorded at 304. However, the air quality of the city is likely to improve from Tuesday onwards. Both the major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 304 in the very poor category and 183 at moderate category in the city on Monday.
I-T officers conduct 'survey' operations at BBC Delhi, Mumbai offices
The development came just weeks after the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) released a two-part documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question' on the 2002 Gujarat riots. According to reports, the employees of the broadcasting corporation were asked not to use their computer systems and phones, including their personal ones.
Neharwali Haveli: Pervez Musharraf's Delhi connection
The former Pakistani ruler was born at Neharwali Haveli, which is located in Pratap Gali in Gol Market in old Delhi's Daryaganj area, and spent the initial four years of his life here before his family moved to Pakistan after Partition. It was bought by Musharraf's grandfather, Qazi Mohtashimuddin, a government official in Punjab following his retirement from service.
26 years after the tragedy, why Ansal brothers are still not off the hook
Many died of suffocation while several were injured during a stampede that ensued amidst the chaos. A probe revealed that the cinema hall authorities had blocked the exit doors to add more seats, leaving hardly any way for the people to escape from the inferno.
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