Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said 2,500 civil defence volunteers will be deployed under the city government’s Red Light On, Vehicle Off campaign starting October 18 for effective implementation of the drive to curb vehicular pollution. The campaign will be prominently carried out at 100 traffic intersections spread across 13 police districts in […]

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A Delhi court has imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakh on a man for allegedly filing a false and frivolous property dispute case against his brother, saying that it would be a great public disaster if the fountain of justice is allowed to be poisoned by anyone resorting to filing such claims Additional Senior […]

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Delhi BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here on Tuesday against the ban on celebration of Chhath festival in the capital. Meanwhile, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari got injured during the protest and was rushed to Safdarjung hospital. He sustained an injury on his ear, said party leader Neelkant […]

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At least 480 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this season, including nearly 140 in October, according to a civic report released on Monday The total number of cases till October 2 had stood at 341. Nearly 140 fresh cases have been recorded in the last one week. Of the total count […]

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Unvaccinated Delhi government employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16, according to a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) order on Friday. All such unvaccinated Delhi government employees, including teachers and frontline workers, will be treated as “on leave” till they get the jab, the order stated. The employees “who do not […]

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The Delhi airport will resume flight operations at its T1 terminal from October 31 onwards after almost 18 months of closure, said its operator DIAL on Friday. The T3 terminal and the T2 terminal of the Delhi airport resumed handling flight operations from May 25, 2020, and July 22, 2021, respectively, the GMR group-led DIAL […]

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The nine-day Navratri celebrations began in temples across Delhi on Thursday with government-mandated COVID-19 protocols in place. Temple authorities said they have made provisions for proper sanitisation of the premises and to ensure social distancing among visitors. “Our temple has lakhs of visitors during Navratri, which is why we will be allowing two thousand visitors […]

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People in the national capital breathe the “worst” air between November 1 and November 15 every year, an analysis of data collated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over the last five years showed. The capital’s average PM2.5 level oscillates between very poor and severe categories from October 16 to February 15. It records an […]

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