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Dengue season returns in the Indian capital

by Astha Saxena |Jul 27, 2016

As many as 90 cases of dengue have been reported from January 1 to July 25 in the national Capital, a figure which is more than twice the instances reported last year in this period.

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JNU split wide open, hurtles towards Battle 2.0 after a lull

by Astha Saxena |Mar 16, 2016

The notice was served to 21 students, including Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, JNU students' union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and JNUSU joint secretary Saurabh Sharma.

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Have pollution odds been evened out in New Delhi?

by Astha Saxena |Jan 11, 2016

The air you breathe is cleaner, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has said. In fact, the government says pollution was down by as much as 50 per cent on Saturday.

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Delhi government to tighten screws on private schools

by Astha Saxena |Nov 18, 2015

If the changes are implemented, the state government will soon have a major hold over the admission process in the Economically Weaker Section category in the private schools.

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Baba Ramdev eyes Rs 5,000 cr profit for Patanjali this year

by Astha Saxena |Nov 17, 2015

The venture plans to set up six manufacturing plants for 'Patanjali Atta Noodles' to add to the existing unit based in Haridwar as looks to cater to more states.

Uncontrolled burning of paddy stubble in Punjab has contributed to the smog in the Capital.

Asthma cases see sharp rise in Delhi due to persistent smoggy weather

by Astha Saxena |Nov 4, 2015

Cases of viral infection, cough, sneezing, respiratory tract infection and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have gone up.

The sale of sweets and other food items is at its peak during Diwali.

Diwali delicacies may be unsafe as food safety officers' crunch hits testing

by Astha Saxena |Oct 27, 2015

For more than a year now, 60 per cent posts of food inspectors have been lying vacant. This is the peak season when the food department conducts rigorous checks on the shops selling milk and milk ...

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Dengue bite gets deadlier, now takes doctors in its clutch

by Astha Saxena |Sep 23, 2015

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Arvind Kejriwal aborts women's helpline number 181

by Astha Saxena |Apr 7, 2015

The proposal for the application was sent to Delhi govtt six months back. But, the govt did not show much interest in it and refused to launch the application.

Scene inside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, which is one of the designated test centres for swine flu.

Intensity of Swine flu outbreak alarms Delhi

by Neetu Chandra Sharma |Feb 19, 2015

Delhi alone has reported 1,781 influenza cases since January 1, which is much higher than the combined figures of the past three years.