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Delhi: Rainfall this season so far highest since 1964; more in store
The bounteous monsoon this year has already dumped 1159.4 mm of rainfall in Delhi till Thursday afternoon, the highest since 1964 and the third-highest ever, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. Also, Delhi’s September rainfall has breached the 400 mm mark. At 403 mm till Thursday afternoon, it is the highest precipitation in the […]
Hypothecation process for vehicles to go online from November
In a relief to Delhiites buying vehicles through bank loans, no physical documents will be needed for the hypothecation process from November, according to a Delhi government statement Under a hypothecation process, the bank takes the purchased vehicle as a collateral against the loan given to a buyer. After the loan is repaid, the vehicle […]
Southwest Delhi water supply to be affected till September 17
Water supply will not be available in several areas of southwest Delhi till September 17 due to a disruption at the Dichaon Kalan underground reservoir because of heavy rains, the Delhi Jal Board said on Wednesday. In a statement issued earlier, the DJB had said that water supply will be unavailable in parts of southwest […]
Weather: Delhi likely to receive another spell of rain, IMD issues orange
Having already received a copious amount of rain this month, Delhi is likely to witness another spell of light to moderate precipitation starting Wednesday night, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) An orange alert has been issued for moderate rain in the city on Thursday. Heavy rain is also expected at isolated places. An orange […]
Delhi: 2 teens killed as building collapses in Sabzi Mandi area, rescue operations underway
Two teenagers were killed after a four-story building collapsed in north Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area on Monday The police said a 72-year-old man, who was also trapped under the debris, was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. It is suspected that three to four more people are trapped under the debris, a senior […]
Past governments to blame for water logging in the city says Kejriwal
A day after the city faced extensive waterlogging following record rain, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal blamed the city’s “idiosyncratic drainage system” for the flooded streets, which, he said, the AAP dispensation has inherited as a “gift” from the previous governments He assured the public that they will not have to face waterlogging in the coming […]
13 arrested for running fake call centre, duping people by offering to find jobs
The Delhi police has arrested 13 people from a fake South Delhi call centre for allegedly duping at least 300 unemployed men and women on the pretext of finding them a job The call centre in Neb Sarai’s Devli area had been operating for the past three months now, they said, adding that among those […]
New Delhi: NC leader Trilochan Wazir found dead, murder case lodged
Former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council and National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir was found dead in a flat in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar on Thursday A case of murder has been registered in this matter, officials said. The body of the 67-year-old Wazir was found in a partially decomposed state in a […]