Mallica Joshi is the Chief Reporter, Delhi with The Indian Express. She has been covering politics, education and environment in Delhi for 13 years. She tweets @mallicajoshi

June 05, 2020 03:20 IST
CHL Limited’s petition challenged the Delhi government’s May 29 order requisitioning the hotels, whereby medical services are to be provided by the hospitals.
Fri, Jun 05, 2020
June 03, 2020 04:46 IST
In Delhi, over 600 healthcare workers have tested positive, while in Delhi Police, this number is over 500.
Wed, Jun 03, 2020
June 02, 2020 04:36 IST
The announcement, made through a webcast Monday, comes against the backdrop of a rise in coronavirus cases in the city, with numbers swelling from 10,054 on May 18, when several relaxations were announced under Lockdown 4.0, to 19,844 on May 31.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
June 01, 2020 15:27 IST
Delhi's borders will remain sealed for a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Monday. How does this impact you travel? Who all are allowed to travel across the border and what happens after a week?
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
June 01, 2020 01:23 IST
The decision, Delhi Golf Club president R S Bedi, said, was taken after several meetings with staff regarding the wage bill.
Mon, Jun 01, 2020
May 31, 2020 04:36 IST
The Delhi government, which had asked the Centre to reopen malls in a limited manner earlier, is in favour of restarting economic activity even though the number of Covid cases have been rising, with 1,163 cases on Saturday taking the total to 18,549.
Sun, May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020 02:30 IST
In the Central Delhi district alone, over 3.2 lakh people live in containment or buffer zones. These include parts of Chandni Mahal, Nabi Karim and the highly commercial Sadar Bazar and Karol Bagh.
Sun, May 31, 2020
May 22, 2020 02:06 IST
Delhi has seen 11,659 Covid cases so far, of which 5,898 are active. While only 1,802 are admitted in hospitals, 2,739 have been advised home isolation. Another 630 are in Covid care centres.
Fri, May 22, 2020
May 11, 2020 03:42 IST
On May 1, when there were 2,510 active cases, 49 were in ICUs (about 1.95%) and 5 on ventilator support (about 0.19%). The number of people requiring ventilator support saw a sharp spike in the last 24 hours, from 18 on Saturday to 27 on Sunday.
Mon, May 11, 2020
May 10, 2020 05:29 IST
Delhi government had made an advance payment to the Indian Railways and had written to the Bihar government on Thursday requesting a reimbursement. On Friday, the Delhi government said it was footing the bill for migrant workers headed to states that do not want to pay.
Sun, May 10, 2020
May 07, 2020 01:43 IST
Senior government officials, however, said there were major challenges to the plan, especially in a city as densely populated as Delhi.
Thu, May 07, 2020
May 05, 2020 03:33 IST
Delhi is testing close to 2,800 people per million population, higher than other states like Maharashtra, where the testing rate per million is 1,237
Tue, May 05, 2020
April 28, 2020 02:00 IST
Chief Minister Arvind Keriwal attended the meeting with the Prime Minister through video conferencing on Monday, though he was not among the nine CMs who spoke.
Tue, Apr 28, 2020
April 25, 2020 00:35 IST
The lockdown in Delhi began on March 23, two days before a nationwide imposition. Since then, only those involved in essential services and factories that manufacture essential items such as processed and packed food and medical equipment have been allowed to operate.
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
April 21, 2020 02:16 IST
According to South Delhi District Magistrate B M Mishra, these categories have been created by doctors. “Those who he delivered food to have not been tested so far and will have to remain under home quarantine for 14 days,” he said.
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
April 21, 2020 01:56 IST
The city saw 78 new cases on Monday from 1,397 samples collected in 24 hours. Two people admitted at Safdarjung Hospital succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 47. Delhi has so far seen 2,081 cases, while 431 people have recovered.
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
April 20, 2020 14:04 IST
The patient delivered food in a five kilometre radius of the restaurant, located in Malviya Nagar and homes in Malviya Nagar, Saket, IIT Delhi and Hauz Khas have been placed under quarantine.
Mon, Apr 20, 2020
April 17, 2020 00:50 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Indian Express had reported on Thursday about the precautionary measures taken after the man tested positive. Seventeen coworkers have also been put under quarantine.
Fri, Apr 17, 2020
April 16, 2020 04:42 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): District Magistrate (South Delhi) B M Mishra told The Indian Express that none of the the people in the 72 houses have been tested so far. “All of them are under home quarantine, and will be tested if they develop symptoms,” Mishra said.
Fri, Apr 17, 2020
April 12, 2020 01:28 IST
The Delhi Chief Secretary and health secretary were also part of the meeting, where Kejriwal said that the decision should be applicable to the whole country.
Sun, Apr 12, 2020
April 11, 2020 02:22 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19): “A meeting is scheduled with the Prime Minister tomorrow. The decision to extend the lockdown can’t be taken unilaterally as one state cannot stop the spread of coronavirus," said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Sat, Apr 11, 2020
April 08, 2020 01:19 IST
The Indian Express speaks to Dr S K Sarin, who heads the panel on COVID-19 preparedness, on the road ahead in fight against coronavirus.
Wed, Apr 08, 2020
April 07, 2020 01:26 IST
"If we look at projections for number of cases per day, we are still at the first stage — when we are getting less than 100 cases a day," said Dr S K Sarin, who heads the Delhi government’s expert committee on COVID-19.
Tue, Apr 07, 2020
April 06, 2020 03:35 IST
The Central Pollution Control Board's AQI is based on air quality data from different monitoring stations across the city. Delhi's data on Sunday was calculated based on 30 stations.
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
April 04, 2020 00:41 IST
Most of the cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, were from among those who went to the Nizamuddin Markaz gathering last month. Of the 386 COVID-19 cases in Delhi, 259 are linked to the Markaz gathering.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020





