LIVE | Delhi Breaking News Updates: President Draupdi Murmu inaugurates photo exhibition on birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The Bharat Jodo yatra will cover a roughly 23 km stretch in Delhi, starting from the Badarpur border where it entered the capital city from Haryana, and culminating at Red Fort.

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Delhi Breaking News LIVE Updates: With increasing Covid-19 scare in the country, Delhi government and other state governments are brainstorming over preventive measures which can be taken to curb the spread of virus. As a preventive measure, Ministry of Health declared that 2 percent of passengers travelling on international routes will be subjected to random sampling tests at the airport from today. Adhering to the guidelines, Mumbai International Airport, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport started the random sampling. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Amit Shah and other BJP leaders paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 98th birth anniversary, and said his contribution to India is indelible. Vajpayee led the BJP to power at the Centre in the 90s and remained India's prime minister for six years.

Further, President Droupadi Murmu visited Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi a day before Christmas and offered prayers for the welfare of humanity. PM Modi extends greeting to everyone too. 

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25 December 2022

25 December 2022 21:24 IST

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates a photo exhibition in Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a photo exhibition and attended Bhajan Sandhya on the birth anniversary of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

#WATCH | President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a photo exhibition and attended Bhajan Sandhya on the birth anniversary of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/uqAjyg7A5x

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25 December 2022 14:16 IST

Delhi News LIVE Upates: Delhi authorities to ascertain readiness of govt hospitals on Monday, to increase Covid-19 testing

In view of a surge in Covid-19 cases in some countries, officials will physically visit all government hospitals in Delhi and ascertain their preparedness to deal with any eventuality, authorities said. In pursuance of the central government's directions, a mock drill will be conducted across all city government hospitals on Tuesday (December 27).

Delhi Health Secretary Amit Singla chaired a meeting with all district magistrates on earlier today and directed them to visit all hospitals and prepare an inventory of beds and equipment available there, a district official said.

"From Monday onwards, we are going to physically assess the situation at the government hospitals with regard to the availability of beds, oxygen cylinders, ventilators etc. These details will be available on a Delhi government portal for public viewing from Tuesday," another official said.