Delhi's coronavirus tally is surging again as it records more than 1,800 cases for second consecutive day.The positivity rate on Friday stood at 7.8 per cent while the recovery rate was over 89 per cent in the national capital
Operational at Kalkaji police station in Delhi, the e-beat book's face recognition system (FRS) allows police officials to verify the identity and priors of any suspicious person on the spot.
Private players will redevelop an area of 5 lakh square metres at the New Delhi station and another 2.6 lakh square metres, surrounding it for commercial purposes.
The Centre on Thursday placed before the GST Council two options for borrowing by states to meet the shortfall in GST revenues, pegged at Rs 2.35 lakh crore in the current fiscal.
A "mosquito terminator" train to spray insecticide on both sides of rail tracks to prevent growth of mosquito larvae was flagged off on Friday from the New Delhi Railway Station, officials said.
A 40-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod, in front of his pregnant wife, by two drunk brothers when he went up to them while searching for his son who had gone missing a few minutes ago, police said on Friday.
Tomato prices continue to soar in Delhi due to monsoon rains - The prices of vegetables are continuing to rise in the national capital due to monsoon rains. Tomatoes are being sold as high as Rs 50 per kg in Daryaganj market. Locals are facing problems as the essential commodities are getting sold at higher prices. Tomatoes are being sold at higher prices due to rainfall and less demand. While speaking to ANI, a shopkeeper Aslam said, “Price of tomatoes usually gets high in rainy season. They are being sold at Rs 40 per kg in the market.” Another shopkeeper Shafeeq said, “Due to rise in price of tomatoes customers are buying it in less quantity now. Good quality tomato is being sold at Rs 50 per kg while the other one is sold at Rs 40 per kg in the market.”
The active cases tally on Friday rose to 13,550 from 13,208 the previous day. On June 23, the national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 COVID-19 cases, till date.
India News: NEW DELHI: In an embarrassment for Delhi BJP, social activist Anna Hazare has rejected its request to join a “mass movement” against Aam Aadmi Party a.
Child drowns in Ghaziabad underpass as heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR - The child has been identified as 12-year-old Gullu, a resident of the Kaila Kheda area. Another child, who was also stuck in the underpass, was rescued.
Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday apprehended five persons for their alleged involvement in extortion and cheating traders among others by impersonating as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. These accused have been remanded to three-day police custody.
In an extensive investigation that spanned six months, Amnesty International implicates Delhi's police force in the deadly riots that mostly affected India's Muslim minority.
