Born to be wild but loved

Many denizens of NCR take care of strays with no intention to domesticate them allowing the animals to lead a free, natural life  It’s biting cold in Delhi these days and stray animals are out in the open facing the elements without any protection. The affluent are fairly cosy in the confines of warm homes, […]

Delhi riots: Court grants bail to 2 people, casts doubt on credibility of police witnesses

A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to two persons in a case related to the north-east Delhi riots while casting doubts on the credibility of the two police witnesses in the matter Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted the relief to Mohd Shoaib and Shahrukh on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 20,000 with surety […]

HC directs agencies to remove hanging wires, cables in Chandni Chowk or face action

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed various agencies including North MCD, MTNL, BSES and mobile service providers to comply with the order of removing hanging wires and cables in the Chandni Chowk area here which is undergoing redevelopment. The high court made it clear that non-compliance of the order will invite contempt action against the […]

 A meeting with the self

In Vadehra Art Gallery’s latest exhibition (ME)(MORY), artists show a quasi-dream-like state in their works, shedding their exterior bodies for the visceral and whimsical world of within Featuring nine artists with subcontinental presences or origins, Vadehra Art Gallery is pleased to announce (ME)(MORY), a women’s group show curated by Dipti Anand  The exhibition brings together […]

Delhi’s minimum temperature dips to 4.3 deg C

Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 4.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, and is likely to dip further in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 4.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, an IMD official said. Delhi had been registering […]

Bird flu: Delhi govt bans sale of processed, packaged chicken brought from outside city

The Delhi government on Monday imposed a ban on sale of processed and packaged chicken brought from outside the city, as samples of ducks from Sanjay Lake tested positive for bird flu. Only samples of ducks from Sanjay Lake have tested positive for bird flu so far, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday, […]

Def Services Enclave in Delhi to get water connection after 50 yrs, HC directs DJB to frame scheme

In a relief to veterans, decorated officers, war-widows and armed forces personnel the, Delhi High Court on Monday directed the water authority, DJB, to frame a scheme within nine months for providing drinking water to Defence Services Enclave at Khanpur and Khirki villages   The land allotted in the 1970’s for Defence Services Enclave at […]

Delhi’s minimum temperature dips to 7 deg C

Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at seven degrees Celsius on Monday and is likely to drop further as cold winds from the snow-clad western Himalayas continued to sweep the plains, the India Meteorological Department said The mercury is likely to drop to five to six degrees Celsius by January 14, an IMD official said. The […]