Delhi NCR

Patriot Bureau -June 29, 2022

1,950 buses to be procured, Kejriwal announces; taking the feet to over 11,000 in Delhi by 2024

1,950 buses to be procured, Kejriwal announces; taking the feet to over 11,000 in Delhi by 2024

Delhi government to procure 1,950 buses soon and issue fresh tenders for another 4,800 buses

Jayali Wavhal -June 29, 2022

Plastic ban: Businesses gear up to change track

Plastic ban: Businesses gear up to change track

With the ban on single-use plastic items coming into effect in July along with a campaign by Delhi Environment Board, those involved in the trade of single-use plastic items find their business in jeopardy. For this time, it is clear, the administration will show no leniency

Patriot Bureau -June 29, 2022

Godown stacked with shoe cleaners catches fire in Delhi’ Raj Park area

Godown stacked with shoe cleaners catches fire in Delhi’ Raj Park area

A fire breaks out in a godown in Delhi's Raj Park area, no casualties reported

Patriot Bureau -June 28, 2022

Full-body scanner trials begin at Delhi airport Terminal 2

Full-body scanner trials begin at Delhi airport Terminal 2

The full-body scanner has the ability to detect objects on passengers without any pat-down search that is usually done by a security official.

Patriot Bureau -June 28, 2022

Delhi to phase-out single-use plastic ban from 1 July

Delhi to phase-out single-use plastic ban from 1 July

Sriram Institute of Industrial Research has been asked by DPCC to conduct a survey to identify littering hotspots and quantify plastic waste generation in the city.

Ali Fraz Rezvi -June 28, 2022

House not full: As old cinema halls crumble, wage-earners lose their haunts

House not full: As old cinema halls crumble, wage-earners lose their haunts

Unhonoured and unsung, single-screen halls of Delhi are passing into history. Khanna in Paharganj, which collapsed the other day, was only one of them

Patriot Bureau -June 27, 2022

23 dengue cases reported in June in Delhi, 134 so far this year

23 dengue cases reported in June in Delhi, 134 so far this year

With more than 100 cases of dengue reported so far, concerns about an impending outbreak become more grave

Patriot Bureau -June 27, 2022

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in environmentally-sensitive Yamuna plain

A similar drive was conducted in 2015 on an area of 100 acres falling in the flood zone