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Workers were clearing undergrowth from wasteland on Tuesday to add 400 graves to the national capital's oldest functioning cemetery beside the ruins of historic city walls, as the death count from the coronavirus grows.

The national capital's air quality was recorded in the "moderate" category this morning, but it is likely to worsen in the coming days due to a spike in farm fires in Punjab, Haryana and neighbouring border regions.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death by two persons while trying to resist a snatching bid at GB road in central Delhi, police said on Monday.

A custom-made B777 aircraft, which will be used to fly the President, Vice President and Prime Minister, has arrived in Delhi from the US today, said government officials.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched a mega anti-air pollution campaign, saying polluted air can be life threatening in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A fresh batch of ink is being used in the COVID-19 quarantine stamp for international passengers at the Delhi international airport after a Congress leader complained about pain and itchiness due to the chemical used in it, said senior government officials on Monday.

Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in East Delhi will reopen for visitors from October 13 after months of being closed due to coronavirus.

A Delhi court on Sunday sent former JNU student leader Umar Khalid to judicial custody for 14 days in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February and directed prison authorities to provide him adequate security.

The Delhi Police used drones for effective surveillance of containment zones to combat the threat of coronavirus, a police official said.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today applauded the healthcare workers of Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, which has successfully treated a chunk of Covid patients in the country. Around 8,000 patients have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from the infection - the highest from any state-owned hospital.

The Delhi BJP will hold tractor pujas and rallies as part of its campaign to counter the opposition's attack on farm laws passed recently by parliament and reach out to farmers in rural pockets of the city, party leaders said on Sunday.

All schools in Delhi will remain shut till October 31 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Sunday afternoon

Coronavirus infected patients admitted at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police-run COVID Care Centre in Delhi spent their Sunday morning performing Yoga, a video released by the Border Police showed.

The Delhi Metro will start its services little early on Sunday to facilitate the movement of candidates appearing for the UPSC preliminary examination, the DMRC said.

The Special Cell of Delhi Police said it has arrested a group of four radicalised Kashmiri youth who were allegedly planning terror strikes in the national capital.

The country's "cheapest" diagnostic facility will start functioning at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in December and an MRI will cost just Rs 50, according to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC).

The Delhi Police has arrested 14 people and recovered more than 100 stolen two-wheelers from their possession, officials said today.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has left Delhi to make a second attempt to reach Hathras in Uttar Pradesh and speak to the family of the 20-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang raped and murdered

Two people have been arrested by the customs officials for smuggling gold, worth nearly Rs 52 lakh, by concealing it in their rectum. The arrest was made at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

The Delhi High Court has slammed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation over inadequate measures to remove water from flooded basements in city's Greater Kailash-II area, saying steps taken by it do not inspire confidence.

The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a man for impersonating an army officer and cheating gullible people on the pretext of seeking help to operate his ATM card.

A group of Youth Congress workers marked Mahatma Gandhi's 151st birthday on Friday with a unique protest, dressing up as the icon himself and demonstrating at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the alleged gang rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and their supporters came to Delhi's Jantar Mantar this evening in protest against the government for what they say not doing enough to stop crime against women. Hundreds of people including leaders from opposition parties also gathered there to demand justice in the alleged gang rape and murder case of a 20-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad today demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - whose body cops then cremated at 2.30 am - in a crime that has outraged the nation.