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The recommendations include lowering the age of consumption of liquor to 21 from 25; barring the entry of those under the age of 21, and without “supervision”, in places that serve liquor; and shutting all government-run vends and giving them to private players

Petrol and Diesel price today: Petrol price in Delhi stands at Rs 91.17 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 81.47. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 97.57, while diesel costs Rs 88.60.

Coronavirus vaccination centres: If a beneficiary has not registered online, he/she can simply walk in to a Covid-19 vaccination centre with an identity proof. Here are the details.

On Tuesday, Shaheed Diwas will be marked in a big way at protest dharnas in Tikri and Singhu borders. At the same time, it will also be observed at more than 120 protest sites in Punjab.

Political stability and policy continuity have helped Delhi and Dhaka deepen bilateral ties over the last decade. In contrast, political cycles in Delhi and Islamabad have rarely been in sync.

Riyaaz Amlani, CEO of Impresario Handmade Restaurants (which runs brands like SOCIAL and Smoke House Deli) said, “The industry welcomes the move. Twenty five was a very irrational age, particularly because neighbouring states had an age limit of 21. Further, the policy will also help get rid of the liquor mafia.”

Besides the usual inclusions – Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi – it also has Manish Tewari, who was one of the 23 writers of the letter seeking organisational changes in the party.

The Atal scheme was first launched in December 2017, after the BJP’s win in the civic polls, at four places. But it was stopped in six months due to a dispute with some vendors over location preference and inability to pull in large crowds.

Addressing a press conference, DPCC chief Anil Chaudhary said that the rising crime graph in Delhi was directly connected to the severe unemployment among the educated and other category of youth in the capital.

Faizan (23) died soon after his release from Jyoti Nagar police station, where he was taken after he was allegedly assaulted by policemen on 66 Foota Road.

Failing to apprehend 28-year-old Mumbai-based journalist Varun Hiremath, who was accused in a rape case a month ago, the Delhi Police has decided to announce a reward for his arrest, it is learnt.

In an order last week, the Delhi government had said vaccination centres would remain open till 9 pm from March 22.

The Indian Express had reported last September that the college purchased 180 books worth Rs 1 lakh from 2015-18 that never reached the library.

An amateur cartoonist, Rajiv Banerjee often dedicates his weekends to doodling. It was on one such day when he came across the trending "pawri" clip and decided to give it a coronavirus twist.

As per the EV policy passed in August last year, electric vehicles being used as goods carriers will be allowed to ply in Delhi at all hours. At present, such vehicles are not allowed on roads during peak traffic hours to reduce congestion.

Petrol and Diesel price today: Petrol price in Delhi stands at Rs 91.17 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 81.47. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 97.57, while diesel costs Rs 88.60.

Youths will be moving to Delhi in large numbers on March 22 to observe ‘Shaheed Diwas’ and honour freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on March 23 at the borders.

Marking a year of virtual court hearings, the Supreme Court’s e-committee looked back that it had trained over 1.6 lakh lawyers, judges and court masters through webinars.

Reminding workers that politics is a “sacred word, which means to give a clean and efficient administration”, he said that from 1947-1997 and 2004-2014, successive governments had indulged in corruption and gave the word a bad name.

According to police, 20 minutes before the murder, the duo allegedly attacked two other women in Rohini and robbed their gold chains at gunpoint.

Desperate for a child, a 25-year-old woman allegedly killed her neighbour’s three-year-old son as a “sacrifice” by strangling him, stuffing his body in a plastic bag, and dumping it on the roof of a nearby building, police said.

On Sunday, the city saw over 800 cases for the second day in a row — 823 new cases from 79,714 tests, a positivity rate of 1.03%. With one more person succumbing to the virus, the death toll stands at 10,956.

If passed in its current form, the NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 will strip the elected government of almost all its powers. It must be referred to a select committee and not passed in haste.

Sources in the corporation claimed that over 1,000 workers have been diverted for other duties. A senior South MCD official said some workers were diverted to distribute house tax notices as they know addresses better.

A group of 10-20 men went on a rampage at Harijan Basti in Southeast Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan late Saturday after a man from the locality married a woman from the minority community.