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Delhi University principals on Sunday condemned the city government's directive asking 12 colleges fully funded by it to pay the salaries of staffers by using the Students' Society Fund and termed it ''arbitrary and irrational''.

The Delhi BJP on Sunday held a "Khat panchayat" at Kisan Ghat here to drum up support for the farm sector laws enacted by the Parliament recently.

The number of "bad air days" has reduced by 70 days since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government came to power, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today even as Delhi pollution is on a steady rise.

Taking strict action against defaulters for burning garbage and contributing to air pollution in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has challaned 1,761 polluters for Rs 38.43 lakh till Saturday within this month.

The Delhi Police has issued 98 challans to metro passengers for violating guidelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Sunday.

One of the most famous Ramleela plays in the national, which has been running shows for six decades, has begun with COVID-19 protocols in place. The number of viewers has been limited to 100 from the usual 600-700 and regular Covid tests have been made mandatory for the artists.

The Caravan magazine has alleged that police detained and assaulted their journalist while he was reporting a protest in North Delhi's Model Town, but the police denied the charge and asserted that it acted as per law.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the move to reserve beds for COVID-19 patients in several private hospitals in Delhi was to "mitigate the spread of virus" and those levelling allegations on the government were trying to "jeopardise efforts" being made for people's welfare.

Some 200 sex workers in Delhi are being trained to make diyas, candles and incense sticks to make them self-reliant and move away from sex trade.

A 28-year-old man in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly duping his former colleague on the pretext of getting him a job in the Ministry of Finance, the police said today.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday met two Delhi government school students who are among the top 10 rankers in All-India ISRO Cyberspace essay writing competition.

Pollution levels reduced slightly in the national capital today with favourable wind speed helping in dispersion of pollutants, according to India Meteorological Department officials.

A Delhi resident accused of spreading fake news on the Sushant Singh Rajput case has been arrested by Mumbai Police. The man, who claims to be an advocate, has been brought to Mumbai.

The Supreme Court has appointed a retired judge to monitor stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh amid rising pollution levels in Delhi. RetiredSupreme Court judgeJustice Madan B. Lokur will head the monitoring team, it said.

With the Centre saying stubble burning contributed only four per cent to pollution in Delhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday stressed the latest data has vindicated his government's stance.

Amid the crisis over pending salaries of doctors of civic body-run hospitals in Delhi, many medics on Thursday expressed their anguish over the issue, saying they would bravely combat the pandemic situation and serve people but "Covid warriors can't march on an empty stomach".

Customs officials have seized heroin worth Rs 10 crore from two Afghan nationals at the international airport in Delhi, officials said today.

Vistara said today that it will increase the frequency of its Delhi-London flights from November 21.

A Supreme Court-appointed pollution monitoring authority made it clear on Thursday that it will not allow any relaxation, except for essential services, in banning the use of electricity generators in Delhi-NCR and asked people to "question" their state governments if there is a power outage in residential areas.

The police told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that the information about disclosure statement of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) student, who was arrested in a case related to communal violence in north east Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February, was not leaked by its officials.

A traffic police personnel in Delhi was dragged on the bonnet of a car for several metres after he attempted to stop the vehicle for a traffic violation.

Delhi Pollution Update: An advanced high-resolution air quality early warning system for the national capital and a separate one for the rest of the country has been operationalized by the IMD, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Wednesday. A very high-resolution city scale model will identify the air pollution hotspots, the ministry said.

The AAP Government has banned use of electricity generators, except those needed for essential or emergency services, in the national capital as anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) come into force from Thursday in the Delhi-NCR region.