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 […]

Delhi’s minimum temperature dips to 9.6 deg C

Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, a day after it rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in January in four years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). A cloud cover persisted over the national capital, preventing a steep decline in the minimum temperature, an IMD official said. Clouds trap […]

No case of bird flu in Delhi yet; officials to keep close watch on poultry birds: Dy CM

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday that there is no case of bird flu in Delhi yet and asked officials to keep a close watch on poultry birds coming in from neighbouring states to prevent any infection. The Centre on Wednesday had said that avian influenza or bird flu outbreak has been reported […]

The silent pandemic warrior 

Monu Kumar and hundreds like him are doing one of the most dangerous jobs in the world today, collecting samples from people for Covid tests. A dangerous job that has now become normal Monu Kumar, 31, is a very busy man and for a good reason. So much so that it’s even difficult to get […]

Moderate’ fog in Delhi, minimum temp rises to 14.4 deg C

“Moderate” fog in parts of Delhi lowered visibility to 300 meters on Thursday, even as the minimum temperature in the city rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in around four weeks Visibility levels dipped to 300 meters at Palam and 500 meters at Safdarjung due to “moderate” fog, an official of the India Meteorological […]

Road that’s been ghosted

The stretch of road from Malviya Nagar Metro station to Saket District Court is facing the predicament of not just being encroached upon but also not existing in official records Encroachments on the footpaths of Press Enclave Road consist of shops and homes. People living with their families, some who have grown up here, inhabit […]