Withering without care

Once lush, green and a source of income, this Defence Colony’s central park now lays forgotten with muck and unkempt grass marking its landscape    Defence colony’s central park symbolises, in a way, the impact that Covid-19 has had in our world. Overgrown grass, shrubs untended to, and its carers out of jobs. Renu Pado, […]

Delhi govt installs bamboo nets, sprinkles water to remove froth from Yamuna

A day after the Delhi government deployed 15 boats in River Yamuna to remove froth at Kalindi Kunj, civic agencies on Wednesday installed bamboo nets and sprinkled water to dissipate froth — a sign of the river’s hazardous water quality. Officials have admitted that the problem of frothing will continue until sewage treatment plants in […]

Unproven not unaccepted; home remedies breed in Delhi with rise in dengue 

In a rush to find a cure for dengue, people in the Capital are turning to home remedies, despite their efficacy being unproven    Alok was informed that his friend is in the grip of dengue and requires goat’s milk as his platelet count is going down. He, without delay rushed to a jhuggi area near […]

Congress leaders hold protest, demand VAT be reduced on petrol, diesel in Delhi

City Congress leaders and workers staged a protest near the Delhi Secretariat at ITO on Tuesday demanding that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reduce value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar said Kejriwal should learn from Punjab and bring down VAT on fuel. “People are deeply troubled due to price […]

4 in 5 families in Delhi-NCR affected by air pollution

Amid rising pollution levels in the national capital and adjoining areas, a survey conducted by a community social media platform has found that four in five families in the region have someone facing one or more ailments due to contaminated air The survey conducted by LocalCircles also said that 91 per cent of Delhi residents […]

Delhi’s AQI in ‘very poor’ category; Min temp at 13.6 degrees Celsius

Delhi’s air quality index was recorded in very poor’ category Monday morning, a marginal improvement from the last three days when it was recorded in the severe’ category The city’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 385 at 9.05 am, while that of Noida, Gurgaon and Greater Noida was recorded at 406, 363, 296, respectively. […]

No major decision to be taken by 9 centre heads at JNU; appointments by VC without authority: HC

The Delhi High Court has restrained the heads of nine JNU centres from taking any major decisions and said that their appointment by the varsity’s Vice Chancellor was prima facie without any authority. A bench headed by Justice Rajiv Shakdher stated that the Vice Chancellor is not vested with the power to appoint Chairpersons of […]

After ban, 4 tonnes of firecrackers seized in Delhi

At least 26 people have been arrested and nearly 4,000 kilograms of firecrackers have been seized in the national capital by the Delhi Police since its ban   According to police data, at least 26 people have been arrested and 23 cases have been registered against those caught in storing, selling and using firecrackers. Police said […]