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Cold wave conditions likely in Delhi over next 4 days: IMD
Cold wave conditions are predicted in parts of Delhi over the next four days as the minimum temperature is expected to drop to three to four degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Moderate to dense fog is also predicted during the period, it said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for […]
Manish Sisodia distributes 230 smartphones among students with help of civil society
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister on Monday distributed 230 smartphones, collected with the help of civil society, among students of a government school in Rohini to help them attend online classes The devices have been collected by the Government Sarvodaya co-ed Secondary Vidyalaya in Rohini with the help from civil society members to facilitate students in […]
Delhi court acquits 12 people in 2015 case of rioting, murder
A Delhi court Monday acquitted 12 people, arrested in a case related to the death of a woman due to gunshot injuries during rioting in 2015, saying manipulation of evidence by the police cannot be ruled out in the matter Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav acquitted Aas Mohd, Rajesh Kumar, Shahzad Ahmad, Mohd Rihan, Azaz, […]
16-member panel to be set up under Delhi LG for Yamuna floodplain conservation
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has proposed setting up a 16-member committee for conservation, protection and restoration of the Yamuna floodplains in the national capital The National Green Tribunal had last year directed the land-owning agency to constitute a special purpose vehicle for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna in Delhi, hoping that it could be […]
3 arrested, 1 juvenile apprehended for raping minor girl in south Delhi
Three men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended on Sunday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area, police said The accused have been identified as Shivam (20), Hari Shankar (30), both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, and Mangesh (18), a native of Maharashtra, they said. On Sunday, information […]
42 arrested from Delhi-based call centre for duping foreign nationals
Forty-two people were arrested for allegedly running a call centre in west Delhi’s Peeragarhi area and duping foreign nationals to the tune of Rs 70 crore by posing as officers of law enforcement agencies, police said on Sunday The accused used to extort money from foreign nationals in the form of Bitcoins and gift cards […]
New strain of COVID-19: Kejriwal asks Centre to ban all flights from UK
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday demanded that the Centre ban all flights from the UK immediately in view of the emergence of a mutated variant of the Coronavirus there The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of the new strain […]
Air quality ‘very poor’ in Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad
The average air quality remained “poor” in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to a government agency data issued on Thursday Presence of pollutant PM 2.5 and PM 10 also remained high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) […]