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Minimum temperature in Delhi likely to increase over next two days
Delhi’s minimum temperature settled at 7.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday and is likely to increase slightly over the next two days under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “A fresh Western Disturbance will start affecting the Western Himalayan region Friday onwards. As a result, the minimum temperature in […]
Delhi riots: Court grants bail to two persons
A Delhi court has granted bail to two persons in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February last year. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Shanu and Zarif on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 20,000 with one surety of like amount each in the case […]
Red Fort shut for public till Jan 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive for bird flu
A sample of a dead crow from Red Fort has tested positive for bird flu and orders have been issued to restrict the entry of public into the monument, officials said on Tuesday. Around 15 crows were found dead in the premises of Red Fort a few days ago. A sample from a dead bird […]
COVID vaccination drive gets underway in Delhi on day two
After administering shots to over 4,300 healthcare workers on the opening day, Covid-19 vaccination teams across the national capital started to give vaccines to more medical staff at various hospitals on Monday. Officials said that the vaccination drive started at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital at 10 am. The immunisation drive in Delhi was […]
Smiles, sanitizers welcome students as schools reopen in Delhi
Balloons, flowers, sanitisers and smiling faces welcomed class 10 and 12 students in schools in the national capital on Monday as they returned to campuses after over 10 months. The students who were elated to be able to attend the first offline class of the academic session wore masks and queued up outside schools maintaining […]
Moderate fog in Delhi, minimum temperature rises to 6.7 degrees Celsius
A cloud cover over the national capital on Friday led to the minimum temperature rising to 6.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. However, moderate fog lowered visibility to 201 metres at Safdarjung and 300 metres at Palam in the morning, an IMD official said. Dense fog is predicted […]
All samples taken from Ghazipur chicken market test negative for bird flu: Official
Testing was conducted at the Ghazipur chicken market after 8 samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory confirmed the presence of the bird-flu virus in Delhi The government had also shut down the poultry market for 10 days as a precautionary measure. “Test results of 104 samples arrived on Wednesday evening. Of these, 100 samples were collected […]
Minimum temperature dips to 2 degrees Celsius in Delhi
Parts of Delhi reeled under a “severe” cold wave and witnessed “dense” fog on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 2 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Visibility levels dropped to 100 metres at Palam and 201 metres at Safdarjung due to “dense” to “moderate” fog in the morning, an IMD official […]