Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit planting a sapling during her visit to the Haiderpur water treatment plant in the Capital on Tuesday.
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NEW DELHI: To enhance the Capital’s green cover for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Jal Board will plant 2.5 lakh new saplings, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Tuesday.
Speaking at a […]

13 more, including six children, from Delhi report positive 
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NEW DELHI: The number of swine flu cases in the Capital continues to mount with 13 more persons testing positive on Tuesday.
They include six children and seven adults, all of whom are being treated at various health centres across the city. Forty-two people are […]

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NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday asked the Capital’s power companies to come out with the truth about the efforts being made to arrange power, even as she asked the power consumers to “bear with this unprecedented situation”. The city has been reeling under power cuts for the past few days.
“Despite […]

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NEW DELHI: Fourteen new cases of swine flu were reported in the Capital on Monday. Six of the 14 patients have a foreign travel history and include five children ranging in age from four years to 16 years. The other eight are cases of indigenous transmission and include three children aged five years […]

Smriti Kak Ramachandran
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board’s decision to stop offering largesse in the form of rebates to its consumers has paid off. The Jal Board’s revenue has shot up by over Rs.46 crore in just one year.
According to Jal Board officials, a decision was taken to stop offering rebates to consumers on […]

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NEW DELHI: As the country grapples with swine flu, Delhi airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited is working closely with the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry and the Civil Aviation Ministry to provide medical facilities at the international terminal.
Four thermal scanners have been put in use at Terminal 2 of Delhi airport […]

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NEW DELHI: Emphasis has been laid on speedy completion of infrastructure and development projects relating to the Commonwealth Games-2010 in the Delhi Development Authority Budget 2009-10 that was passed here on Monday.
The budget estimates for 2009-2010 and also the revised budget estimates for 2008-2009 were presented and approved at the meeting chaired by […]

 
The scene outside the H1N1 screening centre at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: S. Subramanium
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NEW DELHI: Thirteen new cases of swine flu, including five children aged between three and nine, were reported in the Capital on Sunday, taking the total positive cases under treatment to 58. Of the 13 […]

Smriti Kak Ramachandran
NEW DELHI: Power distribution company BSES’s failure to provide uninterrupted power supply to the Capital is not the company’s only fault. The company that has been issued a show-cause notice by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission for not making arrangements to meet the city’s demand has over the years failed to adhere […]

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet reviewed the swine flu situation in the Capital on Sunday and also took stock of the preparedness of hospitals to treat those affected by the virus. The meeting also decided not to close down schools.
The Cabinet was informed that 14 hospitals in the city have been providing treatment […]