With nobody on road, how can it happen: Police Motor vehicles theft reported in the national capital came down by 26 per cent in 2020. Similarly, the number of burglaries and house thefts also plummeted due to a combination of lockdown and fear. “Crime has come down because of a combination of two things: Lockdown […]
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Fifty-seven years after the passing of India’s first Prime Minister, the country has travelled far from Gandhian ideals and Nehru’s vision. “Nehru was not just a mass leader. There are several mass leaders today as well, but he was a visionary. He had a long-term vision for India’s prosperity. He built a nation and its […]
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The Centre has decided to auction government securities worth Rs 26,000 crore to raise funds for its pet projects and Covid-19 relief. According to a press release, ‘The Government of India has announced the Sale (Re-issue) of (i) ‘4.26 percent Government Security, 2023’ for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through the price-based […]
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Dr Prabhakar Bhimalapuram is the chairperson of the Campus Health and Medical Committee set up by the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, to oversee the efficient running of health clinics on campus. Recently, the committee undertook the responsibility of fighting against Covid to safeguard students on campus. It took the unusual measure of getting […]
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Dean says open book exams will be conducted. Final-year students of Delhi University are worried because results will be announced late due to a delayed start of exams. The university has announced that the exams will commence in early June, after a month’s delay. “Top management institutes in India are supposed to start on June 30. […]
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Given the rising cases of Covid in the national capital, the Delhi government on Thursday issued new guidelines for Child Care Institutions (CCIs) to protect the children from contracting the virus. According to the press release,the CCIs have to teach children how to keep their hands clean, practise washing of hands before and after having […]
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Deliver meals and medical aid to Covid patients. As the government and the residents’ welfare association (RWA) have failed to assist Covid patients of a DDA apartment complex, residents have stepped in to help their neighbours. Residents of Gomti Apartments, Kalkaji, have started stocking oxygen cylinders, beds, sanitisers, gloves and personal protective kits to build […]
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Demise likely to impact politics of western UP. Veteran farmer leader and former Union minister Ajit Singh passed away this morning due to Covid-19 complications in a private hospital in Gurugram. His son Jayant Singh said in a tweet that his father, who tested positive on April 20 and was on ventilator support in the […]
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Say public sector banks have made no provision. Security guards manning the ATMs of public sector banks in south Delhi’s Alaknanda Market are distressed as they are forced to buy sanitizers, masks and gloves for themselves. “My salary is just Rs 9,000. I have to send money to my family back in my village, and […]
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BBMP has stopped work in Indiranagar due to Covid. Shop owners on 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, are distressed as BBMP has paused white-topping work due to the Covid situation, almost blocking entrances to their establishments. “People are apprehensive to come to the shop not because of Covid, but because they have to carry their bikes… on their shoulders. […]
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