Missing link on Delhi Metro”s Pink Line plugged; becomes network”s longest corridor

In a major boost for Delhi Metro, a small segment of its Pink Line at Trilokpuri, which had proved a bottleneck for the DMRC authorities for a long time, was inaugurated on Friday, making it the longest operational corridor of the network With this, the 59-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, which […]

4 districts in Delhi record “large excess” rainfall during the Monsoon

Four districts in Delhi have recorded “large excess” rainfall, while three districts have gauged “excess” precipitation so far this monsoon season, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data Only Northeast Delhi has recorded “deficit” rainfall — 149.9 mm against the normal of 332.2 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts. Overall, the capital has […]

Student bodies, activists demand speedy justice in Nangal rape, murder case

Various student organisations and activists protested against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi’s old Nangal village and demanded speedy justice for the victim The Students’ Federation of India (SFI), along with Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch and All India Democratic Women Association, held a protest at Jantar Mantar. The Left-backed […]

Dalit girl’s death: Army asks family members, locals to vacate protest site in Delhi Cantt

The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantt on Wednesday served a notice to people protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns, officials said A copy of the letter has also been marked to the Delhi […]

Toxic air, tragic deaths 

Two young men die in Noida after inhaling toxic sewage gases while retrieving a cricket ball. This is not an isolated incident, but a forewarning of a disaster waiting to happen In a megacity like Delhi and the NCR, precious lives are wasted for most innocuous reasons. And this doesn’t include fatal road accidents (1,463 […]

Delhi approves policy to incentivise pvt sector to set up oxygen plants, storage facilities

Stepping up preparations for a possible third wave of COVID-19, the Delhi cabinet approved a policy on Tuesday under which subsidies and incentives will be given to the private sector for setting up oxygen production plants and storage facilities to help improve the availability of the life-saving gas in the national capital “Approved Medical Oxy […]

PWD to carry out overhaul of major roads in Delhi after monsoon

The Public Works Department (PWD) in Delhi will carry out complete overhaul of major city roads after the monsoon season gets over, officials said on Tuesday According to PWD officials, the move is aimed at improving health of roads which gets deteriorated during rainy season due to extensive waterlogging and high-intensity rainfall. A major portion of […]

Plea in HC for door-to-door COVID jab to bed-ridden senior citizens; court seeks govt reply

The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre and Delhi government’s reply on a plea seeking direction to them to introduce a policy on urgent door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination for bed-ridden senior citizens here Notice on the PIL, which also seeks a helpline for registration of such cases, was issued by a bench of Chief Justice […]