Ashna Butani

The centrality of the Metro and full bus services was echoed by the market associations of Lajpat Nagar and Karol Bagh, which reopened with approximately 30% and 48% shops respectively.

While orders passed by the UP government said there will be no restriction on people entering from Delhi, except for those residing in containment zones, the district administration said status quo will be maintained until detailed guidelines are issued.

The woman, Carol Zouhui, claimed: “I was walking in the society when a stray dog started following me. I gave it some water. Suddenly, it tried to attack another man’s pet dog. I asked the guard for help. I started walking away, when the man started hitting me with the guard’s stick.”

Ashok Randhawa, president of the Sarojini Nagar Mini Market Traders Association, attributed the lack of life at the market to lack of public transport and unresolved issues with finer details.

While orders passed by the UP government said there will be no restriction on people entering from Delhi, except for those residing in containment zones, the district administration said status quo will be maintained until detailed guidelines are issued.

“We saw more traffic than usual today, primarily because many people have resumed work. Also, people think that restrictions have been relaxed and that they can travel,” said UP Police constable Sanjeev Rana, who is posted at the DND flyway.

Not all who registered turn up, admin lets those not on list to board train.

A district official said passengers from different locations in Gautam Budha Nagar were picked up early-morning. The administration has set aside around 70 buses for the purpose.

Jaiswal’s son Dalbir (60). who works at Ganga Ram Hospital, came in touch with someone who was infected. He contracted the virus, which also spread to his wife and father.

“We have received requisite permissions to restart production at our Noida factory. On Thursday, the factory started limited operations, which will be scaled up over a period of time,” said Partha Ghosh, head of corporate communications, Samsung Southwest Asia.

Those living in the district, which includes Noida and Greater Noida, as well as those entering from outside, need to have the app installed on their smartphones, according to an order circulated on the night of May 3 and in force from the following day.

"If people download it instantly, we will let them go. We are doing this so that people take the order seriously and download it. But if they do not download it after repeated warnings, we will take action," said Akhilesh Kumar, DCP Law and Order.

A doctor from Delhi's National Heart Institute Hospital was among those stopped at border while returning to her home in Noida on Saturday evening.

On Tuesday, the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration sealed the border to contain the virus spread and said essential service providers will be allowed entry — provided they have a UP pass.

Organised by the Delhi Police, the show attempted to spread awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions that need to be taken.

So far, 10 lakh kg rice and 40 lakh kg wheat have been distributed to 10 lakh people without cards. 70 lakh ration-card holders have been provided staples.

Officials said that while there were close to 7,000 people being fed at the 15 porta cabin shelter homes at the Pushta earlier, the number of people staying in and around the area had come down to 2,000 over the past few days.

Before he left, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain and hospital staff gathered on the steps to wish him good health.

While the Lalit Hotel in Barakhamba Road welcomed doctors from LNJP and GB Pant Sunday morning, the Leela Ambience in East Delhi has been hosting doctors from Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital since last week.