Delhi BJP workers try to cut water supply to Satyendar Jain’s house, face water cannons

The police used water cannons to disperse Delhi BJP leaders and workers as they tried to cut the water connection to Delhi Jal Board chairman (DJB) Satyendar Jain’s house on Monday to protest the alleged poor water supply in the city The protesters also threatened to cut off the water supply to Chief Minister Arvind […]

Police register case after photos of Muslim women uploaded on app

A case has been registered by the Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police after it received a complaint about an unidentified group uploading photos of Muslim women on an app, police said on Thursday The Delhi Commission for Women had issued a notice to the Delhi Police and sought a detailed action taken report in […]

Yamuna pollution: CETPs fined 12 cr for not meeting wastewater standards

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has imposed a fine of over Rs 12 crore on 12 common effluent treatment (CETPs) plants operating across the capital for not meeting prescribed wastewater discharge standards repetitively There are 24 industrial areas in the city of which 17 are connected to 13 CETPS, which treat the wastewater from the […]

Less than half of NCR population given at least one dose of vaccine 

Despite there being a positive trend in the number of people being inoculated in NCR, there is a long way to go before the looming threat of a third wave can be overcome    The National Capital Region has seen a total vaccination of over 1.3 crore (1,32,44,640) which includes dose 1 and 2. Out […]

Capital faces soaring temperatures: no official warnings yet 

While Delhiites face a heatwave in July, no plan of action or warnings issued from the government undermines the severity of the problem, despite the rising threat  By Friday, 4 July,  Delhi had suffered four consecutive days of a heat wave. Temperatures in some pockets of the city crossed 45 degrees yet no advisories were […]

Covid norm violations: Delhi govt closes Lajpat Nagar market till further orders

The Delhi government has closed the popular Lajpat Nagar market in south Delhi till further orders and the Rui Mandi in Sadar Bazar till July 6 for violation of Covid norms, officials said on Monday. The order to close the markets was issued on Sunday by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), […]

Private schools can collect fees on monthly basis with 15 per cent reduction: Delhi govt

Private schools in the national capital can collect fees on a monthly basis with a 15 per cent reduction in lieu of facilities that could not be utilised by students during the lockdown period, the Delhi government announced on Thursday. The government also said that school management shall not prevent a child from participating in […]

Slum dwellers struggle to book vaccine slots, technology and lack of awareness to blame

So far there has not been any separate vaccination camp in Delhi for slum dwellers — while people in slums are living in unhygienic conditions, with less scope of social distancing   For the last one month, 43-year-old Anju Lata, who lives in JJ cluster behind Barapullah nalla in Nizamuddin region, with the help of […]