Delhi NCR

-August 13, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal’s direction for Atishi to hoist national flag invalid: GAD

Arvind Kejriwal’s direction for Atishi to hoist national flag invalid: GAD

GAD Minister Gopal Rai directed the department to make arrangements for Atishi to unfurl the flag as the chief minister "desires".

-August 13, 2024

Delhi: Proposed education hub in Narela moves at snail’s pace

Delhi: Proposed education hub in Narela moves at snail’s pace

Following loss of students’ lives in Old Rajinder Nagar, the Delhi Government is looking to shift coaching centres to Narela and Rohini; lack of connectivity remains a major concern

-August 12, 2024

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Patients suffer as OPD services at Delhi govt hospitals hit due to doctors’ strike

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Patients suffer as OPD services at Delhi govt hospitals hit due to doctors’ strike

The strike was prompted by the brutal rape and murder of a resident doctor in Kolkata, following a nationwide call by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA)

-August 12, 2024

Delhi: ASI to restore 400-year-old Barapulla Bridge in three months

Delhi: ASI to restore 400-year-old Barapulla Bridge in three months

The bridge, which was built by Minar Banu Agha under Emperor Jehangir's tutelage in 1628 was named "Barapulla" due to its 12 piers and 11 arches

-August 12, 2024

Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory for Independence Day celebrations

Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory for Independence Day celebrations

Eight roads -- Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, SP Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road and its Link Road, Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT, and Outer Ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover -- will be closed from 4 am to 11 am on Tuesday.

-August 11, 2024

I-Day| Don’t fly kites near elevated metro lines: DMRC to Delhiites

I-Day| Don’t fly kites near elevated metro lines: DMRC to Delhiites

Kite flying is popular in Delhi-NCR during Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, where the DMRC operates a nearly 400-kilometer elevated network with 25,000-volt live OHE wires

-August 11, 2024

Kolkata doctor murder: Delhi hospitals to halt elective services from Monday to demand justice

Kolkata doctor murder: Delhi hospitals to halt elective services from Monday to demand justice

Several government hospitals in the city released official statements on Sunday announcing the shutdown of outpatient departments (OPDs), operation theatres (OTs), and ward duties starting Monday morning

-August 11, 2024

Boy electrocuted while playing cricket in Delhi

Boy electrocuted while playing cricket in Delhi

The 13-year-old boy got an electric shock from an iron pole carrying electric wire to a cow shed situated in a corner of the cricket ground, the police said