Delhi NCR

Patriot Bureau -June 20, 2024

Delhi heatwave claims 25 lives in 24 hours

Delhi heatwave claims 25 lives in 24 hours

According to officials at the Safdarjung Hospital, 33 patients suffering from heat-related illnesses were admitted. Of them 13 died in the last 24 hours

Patriot Bureau -June 20, 2024

Delhi Heatwave: Govt orders rescue of homeless

Delhi Heatwave: Govt orders rescue of homeless

Delhi experienced a maximum temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius, which is over four degrees above the normal. Additionally, the night temperature reached 35.2 degrees Celsius, marking the city's highest in June since 1969

Kushan Niyogi -June 20, 2024

Jumbled wires, electrical theft, cramped spaces: How 2 markets in Chandni Chowk were reduced to ashes

Jumbled wires, electrical theft, cramped spaces: How 2 markets in Chandni Chowk were reduced to ashes

The fire at Chandni Chowk’s Marwadi Katra has gutted 200 shops, leaving shopowners devastated and employees without a source of income; several such incidents have happened in the city over the past few weeks owing to greater pressure on power infrastructure.

PTI -June 20, 2024

Delhi: Amid unrelenting heat wave, 50 bodies recovered in Capital

Delhi: Amid unrelenting heat wave, 50 bodies recovered in Capital

Police and health officials, however, have not confirmed if all of them died of heat-related causes.

Saurav Gupta -June 19, 2024

Delhi: Extreme heat pushes power demand to an unprecedented high

Delhi: Extreme heat pushes power demand to an unprecedented high

On the day Delhi registered its highest minimum temperature in 14 years, the peak electricity demand shot up to 8656 MW, most ever in the city's history

Saurav Gupta -June 19, 2024

Delhi: LG approves creation of new police station under Old Delhi Railway Station

Delhi: LG approves creation of new police station under Old Delhi Railway Station

The police station at the Bijwasan Railway Station is slated to cater to 1.5 lakh residents

Saurav Gupta -June 19, 2024

Delhi: 10 deaths over past 3 weeks at RML, Delhi’s only hospital with a heatstroke clinic

Delhi: 10 deaths over past 3 weeks at RML, Delhi’s only hospital with a heatstroke clinic

The national capital, which is in the grip of a severe heatwave, is seeing cases of heat-related illnesses and fatalities.

Patriot Bureau -June 19, 2024

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till July 3

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till July 3

Special Judge Niyay Bindu extended the custody of Kejriwal after he was produced before the court through video conference