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4 districts in Delhi record “large excess” rainfall during the Monsoon
Four districts in Delhi have recorded “large excess” rainfall, while three districts have gauged “excess” precipitation so far this monsoon season, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data Only Northeast Delhi has recorded “deficit” rainfall — 149.9 mm against the normal of 332.2 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts. Overall, the capital has […]
Student bodies, activists demand speedy justice in Nangal rape, murder case
Various student organisations and activists protested against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi’s old Nangal village and demanded speedy justice for the victim The Students’ Federation of India (SFI), along with Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and All India Democratic Women Association, held a protest at Jantar Mantar. The Left-backed […]
Dalit girl’s death: Army asks family members, locals to vacate protest site in Delhi Cantt
The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantt on Wednesday served a notice to people protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns, officials said A copy of the letter has also been marked to the Delhi […]
PWD to carry out overhaul of major roads in Delhi after monsoon
The Public Works Department (PWD) in Delhi will carry out complete overhaul of major city roads after the monsoon season gets over, officials said on Tuesday According to PWD officials, the move is aimed at improving health of roads which gets deteriorated during rainy season due to extensive waterlogging and high-intensity rainfall. A major portion of […]
Plea in HC for door-to-door COVID jab to bed-ridden senior citizens; court seeks govt reply
The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government’s reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here Notice on the PIL, which also seeks a helpline for registration of such cases, was issued by a bench of Chief Justice […]
Delhi HC dismisses plea to stop use of EVMs, imposes Rs 10k cost
The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed, with Rs 10,000 costs, a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission to stop the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) and revert to ballot papers in the forthcoming polls in the country A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said the petition by […]
Yamuna river breaches ‘danger mark’; alert issued
The Delhi administration on Friday sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna flood plains, as the river in the capital breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres amid heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, officials said. The water level was recorded at 205.34 metres at the Old […]
Delhi records zero COVID-19 fatality
No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Thursday, while 51 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.08 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. This is the third time since the start of the second wave of the pandemic in the national capital that zero […]