Delhi braces for cold wave in run-up to New Year

A cold wave is likely to grip parts of Delhi over the next four days as frosty winds from the Himalayas have started blowing towards the plains, weather department officials said on Monday. The minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 5.6 degrees Celsius as against 6 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The India Meteorological […]

Despite Covid, the poor huddle in shelters  

Patriot visits some night shelters to check the living conditions of the homeless people in the Capital city as Covid demands more space between beds A global pandemic, homelessness and disability — the three make a deadly combination. As Delhi has entered into the chilly winter and temperatures are going down, touching three-degree Celsius, Delhi’s […]

Give more time before fining people for HSRP violation, HC suggests to AAP govt

The Delhi High Court Thursday suggested to the AAP government to give more time to people to obtain colour-coded fuel stickers and high-security registration plates (HSRP) before it starts fining them Rs 5,500 for violations A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said the Delhi government should not create panic among the citizens […]

Fully ready to receive, store, give vaccine to 51 lakh priority category persons in Delhi: Kejriwal

The Delhi government is fully prepared to receive, store and administer Covid-19 vaccine to 51 lakh priority category persons in the city in the first phase of vaccination, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. He said his government is all set to start the vaccination drive as soon as it gets the vaccine from […]

Provide hot water, evening tea, increase number of toilets in night shelters: Delhi minister

Given the dip in the capital’s minimum temperature and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday issued directives to the officials of DUSIB to enhance the existing facilities available in the night shelters — like availability of hot water, evening tea and increase in the number of toilets. Jain, who […]

Dense fog shrouds Delhi; air quality remains ‘severe’

Dense fog reduced visibility to just 100 metres in parts of Delhi on Thursday, affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, settled at 4.5 degrees Celsius. Dense fog in the Palam area reduced visibility to 100 metres between 5:30 […]

Delhi school principals against scrapping of nursery admissions for next year

Principals of schools in the national capital are not in favour of scrapping nursery admissions for next year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic even as the government maintains that no final decision has been taken yet in this regard. Usually, the process to enter children in nursery in around 1,700 schools in Delhi begins […]

Lunch to be served for Re 1 in East Delhi, at Gambhir’s ‘Jan Rasoi’

Gautam Gambhir has planned to open at least one ‘Jan Rasoi‘ canteen in each of the 10 assembly constituencies in East Delhi “The ‘Jan Rasoi‘ at Gandhi Nagar, one of the biggest wholesale garment markets in the country, will be a full modern canteen which will provide lunch to those in need for just Re […]