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Delhi Police on Monday morning placed concrete barriers at Ghazipur, Delhi-Ghaziabad border after farmer leaders said they will block more highways connecting Delhi apart from Singhu and Tikri borders where they’ve been camping since Friday. On Sunday evening, a brief ruckus was also reported from Ghazipur border where farmers tried to push the police barricades but were placated by their leaders. … [Read more...] about Farmers’ protest: Concrete barriers come up at Ghazipur, Delhi-Ghaziabad border

“The minimum temperature is likely to remain between 6-8 degrees Celsius over the coming week. Usually, such a drop in temperature is observed from December 20-22, but this year it is likely in the first two weeks of the month itself. It may impact air quality, as wind speed is likely to turn calm around December 4-5,” said a senior IMD scientist. … [Read more...] about Delhi AQI deteriorates further, stays in poor category at 294

As per the latest order issued by the state health department on Monday, RT-PCR tests from all private laboratories in Delhi will cost Rs 800, whereas home collection of samples will cost Rs1,200. Until Sunday, the cost of an RT-PCR test was capped at Rs2,400 irrespective of whether a person visits the laboratory or testing centre or gets the test done at home. … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Delhi government slashes price of RT-PCR test to Rs800

A senior police officer, who didn’t want to be identified, said while much of these protest sites are on the Haryana side of the border, there were no plans to set up toilets there. “There are all arrangements at the Burari ground,” the officer said. … [Read more...] about No toilets, a sanitation challenge at farmer agitation sites in Delhi

With the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government in an important administrative move has announced to relax the attendance norms in the state government offices by slashing the number of those attending the government offices by 50% from December 1.According to a government notification, the Delhi government employees will start working from home except for senior officials as a precautionary measure. A proposal in this regard sent by the revenue department was approved by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), headed by LG Anil Baijal. The order has also advised the private offices to stagger office timings and follow work from home policy as much as possible.“Since November 7, cases and positivity rate in Delhi are going down. On Saturday, less than 5,000 cases, 89 deaths were recorded with a positivity rate of 7.24. Hope this trend continues. Delhiites and Delhi government together will win over this third wave also. Please … [Read more...] about Delhi relaxes attendance norms, 50% govt employees to work from home from Dec 1