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Delhi records a slight rise in minimum temperature
The minimum temperature in the city rose slightly on Tuesday to settle at 14.4 degrees Celsius, officials said. Monday saw a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The national capital on November 17 had recorded a low of 9.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest of the season by far. […]
‘Better late than never, protest over other demands to go on’, say farmers at Singhu
Celebrations broke out at the Singhu border protest site soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repealing the farm laws, but some farmers said the agitation will continue till Parliament repeals the legislations and their other demands are met Distributing sweets and dancing to songs blaring out of music systems placed on tractors, farmers, who […]
Special voters facilitation stall opened at IITF’s Delhi Pavilion
A special stall has been opened at the Delhi Pavilion of the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) here by poll authorities to facilitate voters, especially the youth, as part of the special summary revision exercise The special summary revision of Delhi’s electoral roll with January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date began on November […]
Calling it ‘Victory of democracy’, Kejriwal welcomes centre’s decision to repeal the farm laws
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday welcomed the government’s announcement to repeal the contentious farm laws, saying it is not just a victory of farmers but also of democracy Kejriwal also condoled the deaths of more than 700 farmers who lost their lives during the agitation. During an online briefing, he said, “This golden day […]
Delhi chokes as air quality remains in very poor category
The air quality in the national capital remained in the very poor category with the air quality index (AQI) clocking the value of 344 at 8 am on Thursday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed Though it remained in the very poor category, the AQI improved marginally at 344 on Thursday from its […]
Delhi restauranteurs laud new excise policy say it is ‘path breaking’ and will ‘revolutionise’ the sector
Restaurateurs in Delhi have welcomed the new excise regime which came into effect on Wednesday, saying when implemented fully, it will help recover losses incurred by the sector due to the Covid-induced lockdowns. With the new regime in place, the L-17 licensees, which include independent restaurants or gastro-bars, may serve any Indian or foreign liquor […]
To improve quality of education EDMC to sponsor training of teachers in foreign universities
Aiming to improve the quality of education, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has decided to sponsor training of its teachers who will get selected by reputed foreign universities Municipal Commissioner Vikas Anand said that according to this scheme, the corporation will sponsor two teachers for training in a reputed foreign university in the first […]
Dengue cases break 6 year record; highest since 2015
The number of dengue cases in Delhi this season has crossed 5,270, the highest in the national capital in a year since 2015, according to a civic report released on Monday Nearly 2,570 fresh cases of the vector-borne disease were logged in the city in the last one week. However, no fresh fatality was reported. According […]