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Cheats make hay amid pandemic
As per the data, post lock down nearly 10,000 cyber complaints were filed, out of them 60% are elated to financial frauds. An advisory by MHA suggested people to go to verified websites only. (Picture for representation) While dealing with the pandemic challenge, increasing cyber frauds are giving sleepless nights to the Delhi Police. Despite the awareness campaign to alert the people, thousands are still falling prey to the frauds.
Car stealers in top gear as Delhi unlocks Original
On Thursday, a robber jumped inside a car and started driving it as a shocked woman, sitting at the back, screamed for help. The incident in North-East Delhi’s Gopalpur took place when the 34-year-old was waiting for her driver who had left the keys in the ignition while stepping out to buy water. After a 2-km chase, cops got close and caught Prince Sharma who hadn’t realised that there was somebody in the car when he tried to steal it.
How coronavirus is triggering cases of child trafficking
A possible boom in trafficking of minor children is worrying the agencies as Delhi-NCR has reportedly become a hub of the trafficked kids. Last week, the DCPCR rescued nine child labourers working at several scrap shops in North East Delhi. (Representative photo) A 15-year-old girl from West Bengal has been missing since an unknown person befriended her on Facebook.
Pending bills, social distancing: Gyms in Delhi-NCR eager to reopen amid challenges
Even as gymnasiums and yoga centres in Delhi have begun working on reopening after the Centre included them in Unlock -3, they are facing a tough 'treadmill test'. Coming to terms both structurally and functionally with the 'new normal', settling outstanding dues, getting staffers and clients back are proving to be quite a challenge for the National Capital Region's 5,500 registered gyms and fitness centers.
Video calls, online gifts: How coronavirus is turning Rakshabandhan and Bakrid virtual Original
Syed Nazish Naqvi, who works at a Delhi-based IT firm, would travel to his home in Lucknow every year two days before Bakrid. This time, he chose to leave much earlier for the festival that falls on Saturday. "Since I was driving, I feared catching the coronavirus on the way. So I decided to keep myself in isolation for a week, at my friend's place in Lucknow, before joining the family.
Hiding behind masks, goons on a rampage in Delhi Original
Many were jolted on Thursday when a video went viral. It showed two bikers attacking a woman and snatching her gold chain in broad daylight in South Delhi's posh Greater Kailash neighbourhood. They're still on the run, managing to hide their identities behind the face covers they were wearing. On Tuesday, a mother fought off two masked kidnappers and somehow snatched her 4-year-old from their clutches in East Delhi's Shakarpur. This incident was also captured on CCTV cameras.
Covid relapse sets off viral alarm in Delhi
At a time the severity of the pandemic had just started to reduce in the National Capital, Covid relapse is emerging as a new concern. Some cured patients have begun to contract the virus again, much like what has been reported from South Korea and China. After June 23, when Delhi recorded 3,974, (highest daily spike) cases, the number has been below 2,000 for weeks.
Now, epidemic of sextortion rattles Delhi
There's a warning for those going online for intimacy just because strict physical-distancing norms are in place to slow the coronavirus spread. Cases of blackmailers laying honey traps and also hacking private images and videos are on the rise in Delhi, a Mail Today investigation has revealed. Cyber scammers have made fake profiles on various social media platforms, dating sites and chatting apps to lure potential victims, police sources have confirmed.
Screen-time spike, learning issues: How e-class overdose is hurting kids Original
The worst fears of Advik's parents came true when he recently complained of problems in his eyes. The 5th grader had been attending online classes on a laptop 5-6 hours a day, in addition to spending even longer durations on phone and TV screens. "We're getting him treated at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital," said Ashima Rastogi, his event-planner mother.
Coronavirus: Released on parole, criminals get back in action, crime surges
On Wednesday evening, six men gathered at a green patch in Mehrauli to celebrate the parole of one of them. Hours later, two of them had been shot dead. The police have nabbed two of the four accused. One of those absconding was recently released on parole as part of a plan to decongest overcrowded prisons. On Monday, the Delhi Police arrested Neeraj, a 26-year-old petty criminal in Dwarka.
Delhi: Coronavirus curbs hit fire safety in capital
Tinderbox! Hundreds of urgent inspections put on hold in Capital since lockdown even as fire incidents spike Information and Broadcasting Ministry office inside Shastri Bhawan. It had started from an AC stabiliser. On Wednesday night, a West Delhi warehouse, where medical equipment had allegedly been stored, went up in flames, triggering a 12-hour firefighting operation. These are only two of the 6,499 calls received by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) between April and June.
Coronavirus: Delhi residents divided over domestic helps' entry in their homes Original
Malviya Nagar resident, Sarul Mehta, 36, an IT firm employee, had started calling her domestic help, Kusum, to work. But she had to file a police complaint after the guards didn't allow Kusum to enter the housing society. Malviya Nagar resident, Sarul Mehta, 36, an IT firm employee, had started calling her domestic help, Kusum, to work. But she had to file a police complaint after the guards didn't allow Kusum to enter the housing society. "I have two small kids and ageing mother-in-law.
Trump's visa move: US dreams of students on a crash course
There were indications last month that India may consider resuming international flights, at least on select routes and in a phased manner, once the coronavirus situation gets better. Pratyasha Acharya had a sigh of relief and began planning a US trip to restart studies at Harvard. But a news flash last week drove her to despair.
Massive rise in online cheating in country in last two months, says new official data Original
The work-from-home culture has invited cyber criminals. Or so it appears from the numbers. There has been a 200 per cent rise in cyber incidents in India in last two months. Delhi Police Cyber Cell unit claims that they have received thousands of cyber complaints post March 25. (Mail Today) The work-from-home culture has invited cyber criminals. Or so it appears from the numbers. There has been a 200 per cent rise in cyber incidents in India in last two months.
Cyber cons, fake E-tailers run amok in Delhi-NCR during lockdown
Last week, a prominent author and political commentator was duped of Rs 24,000 when he tried to purchase liquor online. He thought he had connected with a popular South Delhi liquor outlet. The ‘owner’ of that store disappeared in thin air soon after the gentleman paid up. Later the accused, a 31-year-old man from Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, was nabbed by the police.
Covid-19 kills another Delhi cop; toll rises to 9
He was undergoing treatment since June 18 and was on ventilator support since his condition had been deteriorating. He was undergoing treatment since June 18 and was on ventilator support since his condition had been deteriorating. (File photo: PTI) A 49-year-old inspector of the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) South Western Range, Delhi Police Special Cell, has died of Covid-19 at Max hospital, police said on Wednesday.
Delhi's packed jails turning new Covid-19 hotspots
On June 15, panic gripped North-East Delhi's Mandoli prison complex when an inmate didn't respond to frequent wake-up calls. Kanwar Singh was taken to a doctor who declared him dead. The worst came true when the test result showed that the 62-yearold had died of Covid-19, though he never showed any of the symptoms. This prompted authorities to examine 28 others who had shared the barrack with him. As many as 17 were found infected with the virus.
Beware! Covid cure frauds boom in Delhi Original
A Few days ago, Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel's nephew Puneet Agarwal put out an SOS message on social media. He needed blood plasma for his Covid-19 positive father-in-law's treatment. Puneet got a call from someone who introduced himself as "Rahul Thakur, an RML Hospital doctor" willing to donate his plasma as he had recently recovered from the disease. But when Puneet transferred a sum through Google Pay, the man switched off his phone.
Coronavirus tightens its grip over Delhi doctors
On Saturday, a doctor died of the novel coronavirus disease or Covid-19 at Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. 2. A day before, a blood bank manager at a private hospital in the city succumbed to the highly infectious ailment. 3. On June 15, at least 20 AIIMS healthcare workers tested positive for the deadly virus. 4. On the same day, a doctor working at a mohalla clinic in Delhi died of Covid-19. 5. On June 3, a nurse in the city lost her life to it.
Coronavirus spread, steep rentals: Why many hangouts, eateries in Delhi are dying? Original
When the Full Circle Bookstore and Café Turtle announced it will bring the curtains down on a 20-year old iconic Khan Market landmark, many thought this was just a one-off. Well, it wasn't. Today, owners of many shops and restaurants in the Capital are saying that operating such outlets isn't a viable business option any longer -- thanks to the novel coronavirus and the long lockdown.
Noida: 22-year-old jumps to death over fear of being a Covid-19 patient
The girl was a resident of Sadarpur in Sector 45. On Sunday, she was admitted to the ESIC Hospital in Sector 24 after having breathing problems. She was a TB patient. File image for representation: Reuters Anxious about being a Covid patient, a 22-year-old BCom student committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a government hospital in Noida, police said on Tuesday. Her family members alleged that the hospital has not handed them her body claiming that she was Covid positive.
A parallel ‘pandemic’: Covid’s heavy mental toll
Shivraj Singh, a 56-year-old IRS officer, committed suicide by drinking 'acid-like substance' in his car in Delhi's Dwarka area on Sunday. He had suspected himself to be a Covid-19 patient and wanted to protect his family from any potential infection, the suicide note he left behind suggested. The coronavirus test report that came after his death, however, said he didn't have the highly contagious disease. Shivraj had been depressed for some time, and was planning to seek voluntary retirement.
Delhi: From parties to shopping city blatantly defying Covid-19 safety norms
At around 9 pm on Monday, a police team got a tip-off about a birthday bash going on inside a restaurant in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden. The cops, who were conducting surprise checks in the area, were shocked when they finished counting the attendees. There were 38 of them! It was on Monday when restaurants and malls started reopening in the city, about 75 days after they were closed down as part of the lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
How salons are now adapting to the new normal Original
While most salons are still closed, the ones that are operating have adopted new methods to minimise virus risks as the business involves human contact. (Photo courtesy: BBlunt) Prince Sharma, 32, a resident of Noida's Lotus Boulevard housing complex, went to a salon after two months. All this time his wife would help him to cut his hair. Now, he feels a little uncomfortable while taking off his mask to get his beard trimmed at the salon, the owner of the salon assured him safety.
Sudden spike in Delhi crime as curbs ease
At around 1 am on Wednesday, a 30-yearold pilot on his way to IGI airport was intercepted by 10 people on bikes near the IIT flyover. The men smashed the windows of Yuvraj Tewatia's office cab with iron rods and baseball bats. One of them pointed a countrymade pistol at Tewatia and another put a knife on his thigh. "The cab driver and I were outnumbered and overpowered. They demanded money and I gave them my wallet knife injury on my thigh.
Delhi: City's narco and sex rings back in business
Early this month, five parcels of banned drugs were seized from a Delhi-based management graduate by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). He had received them from the US despite the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus spread. The accused, in construction material business, had been receiving contraband using the identities of his tenants and other people, officials said.
Lockdown boom for cyber frauds: Beware! Covid crime going 'viral' online
Extending help to Coronavirus affected people, South Delhibased real estate consultant Badal Srivastava donated Rs 5,100. "I got an SMS seeking donations for Covid-19 warriors and victims. To do my bit, I sent Rs 5,100 through ewallet, but didn't receive any notification thereafter. When I checked properly, I found I'd been conned," he said. Like Srivastava, hundreds of people are getting duped by cyber criminals cashing in on the forced lockdown and the resultant 'work from home' practice.
Lockdown: How closed borders are choking NCR
Ashutosh Pradhan, who works as a product manager at an app development company, is fearing he might lose his job. The 38-year-old lives in Noida and wants to resume his office in Central Delhi's Jhandewalan, but he has been unable to do so because of "confusing, chaotic and crippling" border curbs. "On May 10, the office informed us that if we don't resume work, our salaries will be trimmed.
Coronavirus takes a mental toll: Loneliness, virus fears, job insecurity keep Delhi on edge
A 34-year-old working professional in Paschim Vihar is undergoing regular counselling after her mother approached a psychiatrist worried over suicidal tendencies that her daughter had developed over the last fortnight. "She was already stressed due to her divorce proceedings. Now her company has deducted 25% of her salary and is firing many people. She has lost all hope, especially after knowing that the Covid-19 is going to stay for a long time," the mother told the psychiatrist.
Coronavirus lockdown: DMRC to run operations soon?
On March 22, three days before the nationwide lockdown came into effect, the DMRC had announced the closure of its services. The total length of the Metro network in Delhi is close to 400 kilometres and it caters to several lakh commuters daily. A view of Rajiv Chowk metro station during coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Coronavirus: How Delhi cops are caring for the elderly
The lockdown extension has brought more stress and depression in their lives. However, at such a crucial time, the Delhi Police has been playing Good Samaritan and these elderly people have been showering their endless blessings on them. A cop is seen near a barricade in Delhi on Monday. As their children are settled abroad or many have chosen nuclear families over joint families, the elderly parents, many of them single parent, in the city are left to manage everything on their own.
Corona curbs pushing children into distress: How kids are coping with lockdown
Veronika Mehra, 12, gets up at 6 am and dresses up to sit in front of her laptop for school studies. Later in the evening, she learns how to play the piano - on a cellphone application. She is among lakhs of children whose world has undergone a 360-degree change. Most Delhi schools have made online classes mandatory, amid the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They are using apps, WhatsApp messages and emails to provide study material and assign homework.
Why Delhi doctors are falling prey to Covid-19
On Saturday, a doctor of Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Hospital tested positive for coronavirus. The patient was the second doctor of the hospital to get infected. On Thursday, a nurse of Hindu Rao Hospital was found infected. Earlier, a nurse of the same hospital had tested positive, sending 76 colleagues in quarantine. Reports of another 42 staff members are awaited. The same day, four staffers at AIIMS tested positive, taking the total there to 20.
Doctor on Covid-19 duty duped of Rs 14 lakh
Dr. Richa Narang, a third year resident doctor in Anesthesiology, lost Rs 14 lakh on the pretext of closing down a personal loan that she took one year ago for her education. Taking advantage of the lockdown situation, she was made to download a mobile app and the fraudster pretending to be an executive of a finance company withdrew the money in 53 transactions.
Coronavirus: At Delhi-Noida border, health workers facing huge problems over pass issue
Despite showing their IDs to the police, several health workers, including doctors and nurses, were stopped at the Delhi-Noida border on Thursday. They were told to get a border pass issued to the hospitals in order to cross the border. The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration on Tuesday had announced its decision to seal the Delhi-Noida border as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus: How a crucial machine required to manage patients at ICU was fixed
A 32-year-old engineer, Abhishek Shankar Nadgir, is no less than a hero as he has helped a Covid-19 hospital in Bengaluru in repairing an X-ray machine with the help of gaming console and laptop. Doctors on duty at the LNJP Hospital in Delhi. A 32-year-old engineer, Abhishek Shankar Nadgir, is no less than a hero as he has helped a Covid-19 hospital in Bengaluru in repairing an X-ray machine with the help of gaming console and laptop.
Defence Colony residents object to new Covid-19 hospital
The residents of Defence Colony are living in fear as the Delhi government-run Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital on April 16 was declared to be dedicated for the Covid-19 patients. Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. A couple in their eighties who live opposite the Delhi government-run Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Defence Colony are living in fear as the hospital on April 16 was declared to be dedicated for the Covid-19 patients.
Coronavirus in India: How cops are fighting Covid-19 surge in ranks
South-West DCP Devender Arya has been in self-quarantine after a junior cop he met recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Arya has been living in a small room in his backyard to avoid being in contact with his two children and wife Vijayanta Arya, posted as DCP in North-West Delhi. Constable Ram Nivas has not been to his house in South Delhi's Palam for a while. He reaches out to his wife and two children through video calls and WhatsApp messages, once a day.
Coronavirus: Pizza scare jolts food business in Delhi
Lakhs of people across Delhi-NCR, who have been used to ordering in food, particularly in lockdown days, woke up on Thursday morning to a barrage of WhatsApp messages, advising them to discontinue the practice. This was the trigger: a pizza delivery boy had tested positive for the Coronavirus. His 17 coworkers are being kept in a government quarantine facility for Covid-19 tests.
Paw-sitive fears: Scare grips Delhi even as experts say dogs, cats not Covid-19 carriers
As the confirmed cases of Coronavirus epidemic rise across the country, people have started abandoning pets in Delhi-NCR, animal activists claim. This assumes significance after wildlife authorities in India were asked last week to stay alert, watch for any sick animal with potential symptoms and reduce animal-human interface. This a day after a tiger at a zoo in the US tested positive for the disease, putting to rest the reports that animals do not get infected by Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Officials hunt for several who met UK man in Noida
So far, 42 of the 64 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Noida have been linked with the auditor who is now back in the UK. A police officer stands guard in Noida amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. District administration and health officials of Noida have been scrambling for over a month now to find out the number of people who had come in touch with a UK-based auditor who visited a company in early March.
Coronavirus pandemic: India's Covid combat gets a tech tonic
The health department and civic body officials use drones to spray disinfectants and sanitise Delhi's containment zones. Cops operate these machines to ensure the lockdown is enforced properly. The AAP government has developed - and is utilising - a cellphone application to monitor thousands of people who have been home-quarantined. It is also working on another app to track those living in high-risk areas.
Two weeks of city shutdown: How did Delhi respond?
Two weeks of lockdown are over and there is one more to go before the government takes a decision of whether to extend it or not. But how did Delhi respond to the lockdown? By and large, people restricted themselves to their homes amid heavy security presence on the streets as Coronavirus cases crossed the 570-mark in the Capital by Tuesday. Not that there were no exceptions where people violated the rule.
Curbs tightened in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad: Hotspots sealed, masks now must
The authorities in Delhi and NCR towns of Noida and Ghaziabad have identified hotspots and "containment zones" in the regions which have been or will be sealed to combat Coronavirus pandemic. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government has identified 20 sites referred as Covid-19 "Containment Zones" which the officials said will be sealed to arrest the spread of the deadly diseases.
Faces from the frontline
'As doctors,we can’t afford to be afraid of Coronavirus' DR MANOJ KUMAR GOEL,Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram Dr Manoj Goel wears a special suit to keep the risk of infection at bay. In the days of lockdown, says Dr Manoj Kumar Goel, Director and Unit Head, Pulmonology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, physicians have to assume the role of counsellors for those who come for screenings for Coronavirus. "Those with mild symptoms need motivation the most.
Lockdown downside: Domestic violence up
A verbal spat with her husband ended with a PCR call for Amrita (29) after she was slapped by her husband in Pitampura on Tuesday. A verbal spat with her husband ended with a PCR call for Amrita (29) after she was slapped by her husband in Pitampura on Tuesday. She is a consultant in an IT firm and her husband is a businessman, but post lockdown the duo haven't stepped out of their two-BHK flat.
Coronavirus in India: 5 more test positive in Noida, total cases 31 now
Those who tested positive for Coronavirus on Sunday were a 31-year-old man from Dadri's Bishnoli village, a 19-year-old girl from Noida Sector 27 and two men aged 34 and 35 years and a 35-year-old woman from a housing society in Noida Sector 137. A deserted Noida street after a nationwide lockdown was announced. (Rep photo: PTI) Five people tested positive for the Coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total tally of confirmed cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar to 31, health officials said.
Coronavirus in India: 3 fresh positive cases send Noida into tizzy
On Friday, another society in Sector-137 was sealed for two days after a mother-daughter duo was tested positive of COVID-19. The duo showed symptoms, after which health officials took the samples and were tested positive. Officials outside Sandal Suites in Sector 135 of Noida. Three persons, including two women, tested positive of COVID-19 in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. They all were infected by the UK-based man, who was staying in Noida luxury hotel.
Coronaphobia: Covid-19 warriors live in torment
A 25-year-old nurse employed with the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a major government hospital has been locked inside her room by her hostel warden since March 24 in South Delhi's Hauz Khas area. Her roommate, a 25-year-old nurse who works in the operation theatre of a private hospital in the Capital, was also asked to choose between keeping her job and staying in the hostel. Both eventually decided to take leave and stay away from work. Or else they would have had to vacate their room.
Coronavirus in India: 3 more test positive in Noida
A married couple in their 30s, who lives in a posh society in Noida's Sector 150, have been tested positive. The husband came in contact with the same UK-based person who stayed in a hotel. People line up outside a store to buy essentials in Noida on Thursday. (Photo: Pankaj Nangia/India Today) Three more persons, including a couple in their 30s, tested positive in Noida, taking the toll to 14, officials said. Meanwhile, one of the 14 persons has been discharged after treatment, the officials added.
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