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Many Temporary Night Shelters For Homeless Ready, More On Their Way

New Delhi: Temporary night shelters that were set up by Delhi government are now functional and 250 more such facilities will soon come up to accommodate the capital’s homeless population. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), which functions under Delhi government and manages night shelters in the capital, has also deployed 16 rescue teams since last month to bring homeless people to its 212 permanent shelters.

Covid Effect: AIIMS Cancels Winter Vacation For Its Staff

New Delhi: To cater to the increased demand of manpower in the current Covid situation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences has decided to cancel winter vacation for its staff this year. The vacation was scheduled to be taken between December 23 and January 10 next year.

Review Reservation Of 80% ICU Beds In Pvt Hosps, HC Tells Govt

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has remarked that if around 50% of ICU beds reserved in private hospitals for Covid-19 patients are lying vacant, the decision by the Aam Aadmi Party government to retain 80% ceiling needs to be reviewed immediately.

Plan To Turn Delhi Into Startup Destination

CM: Govt To Soon Roll Out Policy, Provide Collateral-Free Loans And Start Dedicated Helpline Plan to turn Delhi into startup destination

Bharat Bandh, Delhi Open

All Services Available Even Though Presence Low In Offices, Markets And On Roads

Farmer's Death Tempers Mood At Tikri

The Bharat bandh on Tuesday was a celebratory event at Tikri border, where farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are sitting in protest. The day, however, began with consternation when a 32-year-old farmer from Sonipat was found dead in the morning. His body was sent for a postmortem examination, though police suspect he died of hypothermia.

As Mandis Remain Closed, Bandh Hits Fruit & Veggie Supplies, Trade

New Delhi: Bharat bandh affected supplies across all seven mandis of Delhi

Farmers Find Strength In Numbers, Hope Their Protest Will Reap Result

SINGHU BORDER: Thousands Pour In Over 2 Days, Shops Shut For Bharat Bandh

Covid May Cost Global Economy $11tn: Study

‘Spending 2% Of It Over 10 Yrs Can Cut Pandemic Risk’

Kids Give Protest Colour With Posters & Slogans

Youngsters are slowly becoming an integral part of the farmers’ protest at Singhu border, distributing free books and inspirational posters to farmers and coming up with new slogans. While there’s a section at a corner put up by Delhi University students for placards, other student groups from Punjab have arrived to “inspire” farmers with other materials, among them books on Bhagat Singh’s revolutionary acts.

Here As Your Sevadar: CM At Singhu Border

Reiterates His Support To Farmers CM at S

Commuters Pin Hopes On Metro

DTC And Cluster Buses Will Ply, But Cabs And Some Autos To Stay Off Roads

Cops On Toes, Issue Warning To Troublemakers

Delhi Police has made adequate arrangements to ensure normal movement of people on the roads for the proposed Bharat Bandh on Tuesday. Senior police officers warned that anybody who tries to disrupt normal movement or forcefully tries to close shops will be strongly dealt with.

Bandh A Show Of Our Unity, Say Farmers

Expecting support from large sections of the people across the country for the Bharat Bandh called by them, farmer leaders assured on Monday that the closure would be “peaceful” and its aim was to send a message to the government that the protest was a national movement.

Will Return Khel Ratna If Farmers' Demands Not Met, Says Vijender

Chandigarh/New Delhi: Beijing Olympics bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh on Sunday joined a long list of national award winners who threatened to return their awards if the demands of the agitating farmers weren’t met.

Despite A Thaw In Ties, Nepal May Not Drop Kalapani Claim

Foreign Minister Set To Visit India, But New Map A Policy Highlight

U'khand Lost 50K Ha Of Forest Cover In 20 Yrs

Mining, Road Building Top Deforestation Reasons

AAP Will Back Farmers' Bharat Bandh, Says CM

Chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the party would support the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws.

India Pins Hopes On 4 Vaccines To Inoculate 30 Crore By July

New Delhi: The government is expecting two vaccines against Covid-19 — OxfordAstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin — to be available by January and around four vaccines by the end of April, increasing the prospects of adequate supplies to inoculate some 30 crore priority population by July, an official said.

Why Women Are Talking About Miscarriages

Meghan Markle might have opened the floodgates but many Indian women are also doing their bit to break the silence and stigma around pregnancy loss

Logjam: Closure Of 2 More NHS Adds To Traffic Trauma

Highways To Gzb Closed, Chilla Border Point Also Fully Shut

Moscow Rolls Out Sputnik V Covid Shot To Most Exposed

Doctors, Teachers, Social Workers Being Inoculated At 70 Clinics

4 Smart Steps To Protect Your Phone From Hacks

Being safe on the internet starts with knowing how you are open to attacks. Here are some common vulnerabilities and their solutions

Govt To Soon Set Up 2 Waqf Boards In J&K, 1 In Ladakh

The government is gearing up to set up waqf boards in the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh after the erstwhile state’s special status was revoked last year.

Joe And Kamala To Be ‘Full Partners' In White House

Former President Barack Obama and his then vice-president Joe Biden were so close that some friends and critics dubbed them Obsidian. Now Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have pledged to work in such harmony that they are inviting a new name blend that will ring a bell among Indians — BiHarris.

Record 85,000 tests, positivity rate 4.8%

Single-Day Toll 73, But Signs Of 3rd Wave Waning

List volunteers to take vaccine shots by midnight, govt tells healthcare facilities

Healthcare workers have begun submitting applications for Covid-19 vaccination. To expedite the process of enumerating the priority group for the vaccine when it becomes available in India, the Delhi government has asked all registered and unregistered healthcare facilities in the city to list their workers, including sanitation workers and security staff, by Saturday midnight. The government will then process the data and prepare a database for the rollout of the vaccination programme.

MVA jolts BJP, wins 4 of 6 Maha council seats

BJP in Maharashtra suffered a jolt on Friday as Maha Vikas Aghadi won four out of six state legislative council seats to which elections were held on December 1.

Kane comes up with ‘one of his best' to corner WI

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hit the highest Test score of his career on Friday with a majestic 251 as the hosts posted an imposing 519 for seven declared on day two of the first Test against the West Indies in Hamilton.

Two NCB Officers Probing Bollywood Case Suspended

Two officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have been suspended for their alleged lapses in handling of court proceedings in two drug cases involving actress Deepika Padukone’s manager Karishma Prakash and TV comedian Bharati Singh and her husband Harsh Limbhaiyaa.