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Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution in the city Kejriwal said his government will hire only electric vehicles for various purposes in the next six weeks. The Chief Minister also asked delivery chains and big […]
Student, youth activists gather at Mandi House for march in support of protesting farmers
Activists of several student, youth and women organisations assembled at Mandi House here on Wednesday for a march in support of the farmers staging protests at the national capital borders demanding repeal of the Centre’s new farm laws The activists of AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF, NSUI, CYSS, AIPWA and AICCTU, carrying posters, banners and placards, […]
Min temp to remain within comfortable levels for next 2-3 days in Delhi: IMD
Delhi’s minimum temperature rose to 10.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning, and is expected to remain within comfortable levels for the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said. Easterly winds, which are not as cold as westerlies from snow-clad mountains, have been blowing in Delhi under the influence of a fresh Western […]
Delhi’s minimum temp likely to rise in next two days
Delhi’s minimum temperature is likely to rise by at least three degrees Celsius over the next two days under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The western disturbance will also lead to light rain in the national capital on Thursday and Friday, it said. Thunderstorms, lightning and […]
JNU allows access to fourth-year PhD, MSc, MCA students in campus
The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday allowed fourth semester M.Phil and M.Tech students from its science school and special centre, as well as final semester MBA students, both day-scholars and hostel residents, to return to campus in its seventh phase of reopening. A notification by the university said those students who require access to the […]
Blockades and heavy traffic choke Delhi roads
Commuters faced heavy traffic jams as Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh remained closed at several points on Monday due to the farmers’ agitation The farmers have continued to camp at the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders amid heavy security deployment for over two months now. The Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters about the […]
Schools for Class 9, 11 students, colleges, diploma institutions in Delhi to reopen from Feb 5
All schools for classes 9 and 11 students as well as degree diploma institutions in the national capital will reopen from February 5, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday The conditions would be similar to the ones announced when schools reopened for students of classes 10 and 12 on January 18, he said, […]
Minor blast outside Israeli Embassy, no injuries reported
A minor IED blast took place outside the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi on Friday evening, police said on Friday. No one was injured Some cars were damaged in the blast, an official said, adding that three fire tenders were rushed to the embassy on APJ Abdul Kalam Road. “A very low-intensity […]