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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 […]
17 injured as LPG cylinder catches fire in northwest Delhi
Seventeen people sustained burn injuries after a domestic gas cylinder caught fire and exploded in a shanty in northwest Delhi on Sunday The incident took place in the Lal Bagh area of Azadpur and the fire department received a call about the blaze around 10 am, they said. Seventeen people were injured in the explosion, but […]
Smog tightens grip on Delhi-NCR
The layer of eye-stinging smog lingering over Delhi-NCR thickened on Friday, giving an orange tint to the sun and lowering visibility to 200 metres at several places in the region reeling under hazardous pollution levels since early November Delhi has recorded severe air quality on five of the last seven days after Diwali. According to an […]
Celebrate ‘Chhath Mahaparv’ with happiness, says Kejriwal while offering puja
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday celebrated Chhath Puja at East Kidwai Nagar and Raja Bazar to offer ‘arghya‘ to Sun god and said it is not the time for politics and everyone should celebrate “Chhath Mahaparv” with happiness His reaction came after the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party […]
HC seeks DDA’s response on street vendors’ plea against Master Plan 2021
The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a response from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea by the National Hawkers Federation challenging the Master Plan of 2021 A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the DDA on the petition which claims that the Delhi Master Plan […]
Delhi govt installs bamboo nets, sprinkles water to remove froth from Yamuna
A day after the Delhi government deployed 15 boats in River Yamuna to remove froth at Kalindi Kunj, civic agencies on Wednesday installed bamboo nets and sprinkled water to dissipate froth — a sign of the river’s hazardous water quality. Officials have admitted that the problem of frothing will continue until sewage treatment plants in […]