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Dense fog in parts of Delhi, ‘cold wave’ predicted for 2 days: IMD
Dense fog blanketed parts of the national capital that recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning. The India Meteorological Department has predicted both “cold day” and “cold wave” in parts of Delhi on Thursday and Friday. The visibility dropped to 100 metres in the Palam area in the morning, it said. […]
Nurses Union call off strike after restraining order from High Court
The Nurses Union of Delhi AIIMS called off their strike on Tuesday night after a meeting with the hospital administration, hours after the Delhi High Court restrained it from continuing its agitation On Monday, around 5,000 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here went on a strike over their long-pending demands, […]
Drive to check HSRP, colour-coded sticker compliance soon
The Delhi Transport department will launch a “limited” drive in the city to check compliance of the order related to ensuring HSRP and colour-coded sticker for vehicles The drive that will begin in nine districts on Tuesday will be undertaken by teams that will be deployed to catch owners of vehicles flouting the high-security registration […]
Cold wave grips Delhi; mercury dips to 4.1 deg C
A cold wave gripped Delhi on Tuesday as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 […]
White tigress, cub die due to birth complications at Delhi zoo
A white tigress and a cub died at the Delhi zoo on Monday due to birth-related complications, officials said. The six-year-old feline, Nirbhaya, gave birth to two cubs on Thursday morning. However, she started developing complications after 24 hours due to her inability to release the remaining cub, Delhi zoo Director Ramesh Pandey said. A […]
HC slams CBSE for ‘anti-student attitude’, treating students as enemies
The Delhi High Court on Monday rapped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its “anti-student attitude”, saying it was “treating students as enemies” by dragging them all the way to the Supreme Court in certain matters A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while hearing […]
Chilly days ahead as cold winds sweep Delhi
Mercury drops to 8.4 deg C, air quality improves as cold winds sweep the Capital On 14 December the minimum temperature in the National Capital dropped to 8.4 degrees Celsius as cold winds swept the city and air quality also improved to the “moderate” category due to the strong winds. The maximum temperature is expected […]
Mayors on dharna
Citing non-payment of dues worth crores, Mayors of the three corporations along with their deputies and standing committee leaders staged a sit-in protest and raised slogans outside the official residence of Delhi’s Chief Minister Mayors, deputy mayors and various senior leaders of the three BJP-led municipal corporations on 7 December sat on a dharna outside […]