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The Delhi Police are all set to assist the civic bodies in the phase-wise demolition drive which is to start from today. IANS is in possession of a letter issued by South Delhi Municipal Corporation, which indicates a major drive against encroachment in the national capital. According to the information, in the first phase encroachment will be removed from Okhla. Delhi Police have been duly informed in this respect.

The sub-variants of Omicron, which are behind the spurt in cases in the city, have a very short incubation period and the symptoms persist only for up to three to five days. "Therefore, going by the trend, cases should peak in the next 10 to 15 days and then start coming down within a week," a doctor said.

Delhi reported 1,414 COVID-19 cases, around 31 per cent more than a day ago, though the positivity rate came down to 5.97 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.One death occurred due to the disease.With these new cases, the national capital's overall COVID-19 tally has increased to 18,87,050, while the death toll stands at 26,176.Delhi had on Monday reported 1,076 cases with a positivity rate of 6.42 per cent. On Sunday, it saw 1,485 cases and no death due to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 4.89 per cent.

The deal, almost similar to Reliance's takeover of the Future Group store locations, will allow Great Eastern to make a foray into the Delhi-NCR markets. Great Eastern will invest around Rs 50 crore on these stores for rent deposit, stock and other operational expenses, said director Pulkit Baid.

Eminent epidemiologist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya said the test positivity rate is stagnant and it means the infection is spreading at the same rate and there is no wave. There is a subtle change in the hospitalization rate which also proves that there is no wave, Lahariya said.

Only one in three respondents covered in the survey from Delhi-NCR took an RT-PCR test in the last 30 days, while the majority opted for at-home antigen testing pointing to a sizable undercounting of daily caseloads, the survey contended.

In Delhi, where it's sweltering hot in summer, one autorickshaw driver has devised a unique way to keep his passengers cool - a rooftop garden. ?Way to keep passengers cool

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre and city government's stand on a plea seeking implementation of an uniform education system, which would entail having a common syllabus and curriculum in the mother tongue for students up to class 12.

"It is ITCs objective to leverage the technical expertise of institutions such as IITs and support R&D activities in identified areas, which will accelerate Indias journey towards achieving its SDGs,” said Prabhakar Lingareddy, Executive Vice President and Head - Social Investments, ITC Limited.

Rahul led from the front, top-scoring with 77 off 51 balls, while Hooda made 52 off 34 deliveries as the duo shared 95 runs for the second wicket to take LSG to the commanding total.

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Sunday settled at 40.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, as the national capital continued to reel under heatwave conditions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 25.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the IMD said. Relative humidity oscillated between 62 per cent to 36 per cent. The weatherman has forecast partly cloudy skies in Delhi for Monday with the possibility of a dust storm and thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds with a speed of 40-50 kmph.

A special court in Mumbai is likely to decide the bail plea of jailed Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana on May 2. The couple had moved court seeking bail in an FIR registered by Mumbai police under provisions related to sedition and promoting enmity following their plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence here. On Saturday, both prosecution and defence completed their arguments, after which Special Judge RN Rokade reserved the order for Monday.

India saw a single day rise of 3,688 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,75,864, while the active cases increased to 18,684. Delhi has recorded 1,607 fresh COVID-19 cases with two people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate stood at 5.28 per cent.

New Delhi, April 29 (ANI): After 50 kilograms of Heroin was hauled from Delhi, Narcotics Control Bureau Chief SN Pradhan on April 29, said that it is one of the biggest seizures on the main land and said that investigation is underway. “The seizure of 50 kg of pure heroin was one of the biggest seizures on main land in the national capital. 50 kg of pure quality heroin could be very harmful to the country. There were preparations to manufacture more heroin and adulterate them to distribute it. This was not just a receiving network but also a distributing network,” he said.

New Delhi, April 29 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on April 29 attended inaugural function of Integrated Election Complex in Delhi. While addressing he said that Delhi has less voter turnout in the capital. “Voter turnout in Delhi in last election was less. It's India's capital, has educated populace then why turnout is less? We should raise awareness among people. South Delhi had minimum voter turnout. When Assam can have 80 per cent plus turnout then why Delhi had 62.5 per cent,” Sushil Chandra said.

Delhi has recorded the hottest April in the past 12 years, going by data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

National capital Delhi on Friday continued to sizzle with temperatures expected to touch 46 degree Celsius, according to the India Meterological Department (IMD), as the city grapples with an intense heatwave with little relief in sight at least for the next two days.

Regional carrier Flybig airlines said it currently operates flights connecting 12 cities in the country.

“Reliance is a beneficiary of this transaction,” Justice C Hari Shankar said, referring to Reliance Projects & Property Management terminating the sub-leases of about 800 Future Group stores.

"For the first time in April, Delhi's peak power demand clocked 6,000 MW. It was 3.7 per cent more as compared to 5,769 MW on Wednesday afternoon," said a discom official.

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested the key conspirator of the Jahangirpuri violence, Farid, from West Bengal. He had opened fire at the religious procession and was one of the first initiators of the rioting in the area, an official said.

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) of Delhi has made it mandatory for the builder to register the project if the area on which the project is being developed exceeds 500 square meters, irrespective of the number of apartments built on it.

Covid News Live: "Though Covid cases have increased in Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low. This is because our population is fully vaccinated and a large number of people have had the disease in the past. So, the situation is not serious," Jain told reporters. Earlier, when Delhi would have 5,000 active cases, 1,000 people would require hospitalisation, he said.

The Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow alert for the heatwave in Delhi and informed that many states including Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Central Maharashtra reported temperature above 44 °C yesterday. The national capital on Thursday witnessed a warm morning as the weather office predicted a heatwave in the region during the day with the maximum temperature likely to touch 43 degrees Celsius.

A massive fire broke out at North Delhi's Bhalswa landfill on Tuesday. According to Delhi Fire Service officials, smoke was reported that later spread into a massive fire.