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Delhi: AIIMS reports first case of COVID-19 induced brain nerve damage in 11-year-old girl - Doctors in the child neurology division of AIIMS are preparing a report on her health condition and are expected to publish it soon.

Telangana floods: Delhi announces Rs 15 crore for flood relief assistance - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced Rs 15 crore financial assistance to flood-hit Telangana for relief and rehabilitation work in the areas affected by heavy rain and flash floods.

COVID-19: Around 70% beds still available at Delhi hospitals, says Satyendar Jain - Health Minister of Delhi, Satyendar Jain on October 19 informed that 5034 beds occupied at hospitals in Delhi, around 70% still available in wake of COVID-19. He said, “5034 beds occupied at hospitals in Delhi, around 70% still available. Situation is slightly better than what it was around 1 month back. Still, I request all to wear mask & maintain social distancing, so that COVID-19 doesn't spread again during festive season.”

Delhi cop teaches underprivileged kids who can't afford online classes - Than Singh, a constable with Delhi Police, has been teaching underprivileged children, who cannot afford online classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi Police tightens security in view of festivities, rising COVID cases - Loudspeakers at the markets are being used to make security-related announcements and spread caution about unidentified objects.

Delhi traders join Kejriwal's campaign to fight dengue - Kejriwal welcomed the move and thanked the shopkeepers in Delhi for taking part in the campaign and protecting themselves as well as their customers from dengue -- the most prevalent vector-borne viral infection transmitted by the Aedes mosquitoes.

Delhi government CBSE schools create record, class 12 results at 99% - Earlier on June 13, when the CBSE declared Class 12 board exam results - without the compartment examination result announced - the students in the Delhi government schools had recorded 98 percent, which was the best ever.

Delhi doctors demand delisting medical colleges from dedicated COVID-19 facilities - The resident doctors of the Maulana Azad Medical College and the University College of Medical Sciences told IANS that they have requested the hospital authorities to turn two associated hospitals -- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital and Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital -- into non-Covid facilities and resume clinical practices of over 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying there.

Delhi court awards varying jail terms to 15 ISIS operatives in conspiracy case - A Delhi court on Friday awarded varied jail terms to 15 persons for their affiliation to terror organisation ISIS and for hatching a conspiracy to establish its base in India by recruiting Muslim youth through social media platforms.

Delhi-NCR residents forced to inhale poison as AQI drops to 'very poor' - An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is marked as severe/hazardous.

Delhi: Kashmiri woman alleges landlady called her 'terrorist', removed her furniture - Delhi Commission for Women issues notice to Delhi Police. A case has been registered.

Delhi Police arrest four desperate extortionists - Dwarka district of Delhi Police arrested four extortionists after a complaint was received at Bindapur Police Station regarding threatening and extortion messages on Facebook and phone calls. On the basis of technical investigation, the police team raided various places of Haryana and Delhi and arrested the accused persons who were involved in demanding extortion money from the complainant. During the course of interrogation, accused Rinku, the mastermind of the whole incident, disclosed that he thought that it's a short cut to become rich in a very short time span. So he discussed this plan with his associates, and after that they identified the soft target and then sent threatening messages through a fake Facebook profile, police said. But when the complainant didn't respond, all four accused went to the complainant's office and threatened him of dire consequences if he does not give the amount of Rs 12 lakh.

Delhi only state with no thermal power stations: Satyendar Jain on rising air pollution - Air quality is continuously deteriorating in the national capital with rise of pollutants. Stubble burning in neighbouring states is said to be among major reasons for pollution. Speaking to media, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, "Thermal power stations were a major cause of pollution here. Therefore, Delhi government's power stations were closed down in the past few years." "Delhi is the only state where there is no thermal power station," he added.

29 farmer unions walk out of meeting over new laws in Delhi - Leaders of 29 farmer unions walked out of meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss the recently enacted farm laws. They tore copies of the laws outside Krishi Bhawan in Delhi on October 14. Speaking to media, a farmer union leader said, 'We weren't satisfied with discussions so we walked out and we want these black laws to be scrapped. Secretary said he'll communicate our demands further,' he added. Another farmer union leader added, 'We walked out as no minister came for meeting. We want these laws to be taken back.'

To avoid overcrowding, Delhi Metro conducts online survey to study commuter's travel pattern - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is conducting an online survey to study the possibility of commuters planning their travel in flexible timings in order to avoid overcrowding in the metro.

DNA: Deep analysis of fatal traffic in Delhi - In this segment of DNA we will analyse the fatal traffic in Delhi, because there is no traffic police at night in the national capital!

Unlock 5.0: Iconic Akshardham Temple in Delhi to open today - Due to the pandemic, there will be some changes to the entry time of the temple.

Date for DDCA elections will be set by Delhi HC: Sanjay Bhardwaj - The much-awaited elections of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will be decided as per the order of the Delhi High Court, Director Cricket Sanjay Bhardwaj said.

Unlock 5.0: Delhi govt allows bars, restaurants to stay open 24*7, check full details here - Following the central government's orders, Delhi has allowed the opening of bars and restaurants. Here are the details.

COVID-19 cases in Delhi may surge to 15,000 per day in winters: Report - The report has recommended that the Delhi government should make arrangements for inpatient admissions of patients with moderate and severe disease roughly amounting to 20 percent of this surge.

4 criminals injured in encounter with Delhi Police - Four criminals injured in an encounter that broke out between Delhi Police and criminals in Rohini’s Begum Pur area on October 08. Three bulletproof jackets and other materials including 70 live cartridges, 6 pistols and 3 bulletproof helmets were recovered from the possession of the criminals.

SpiceJet to start non-stop flights from Delhi, Mumbai to London Heathrow from this date - Budget carrier SpiceJet will launch non-stop flights connecting the key metros of Delhi and Mumbai with London’s Heathrow airport starting December 2020.

IPL 2020 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals – Head-to-head and past records - Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals are currently in the top two of the IPL 2020 points table and a win will put them one step closer to the play-off position.

IPL 2020 Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Head-to-head record and past encounters - Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the second doubleheader of IPL 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

Delhi Metro sees peak hour rush, may close doors to avoid long queues - These routes include Dilshad Garden-Shastri Park, Mundka-Kirti Nagar, Kirti Nagar- Mandi House, New Bus Adda-Dilshad Garden and Escorts Mujesar-Badarpur.