Delhi slum residents struggle to stay afloat amid monsoon

The Capital City’s poor drainage makes life tougher for the ones living in JJ clusters — as they are at the receiving end of the hazards caused during monsoon, be it water-borne diseases or waterlogging; with no significant help from the authority   Come monsoon, every year the flooded Minto bridge in Delhi becomes a […]

Revisiting jamdani’s exquisite touch 

This latest exhibition at India International Centre, in collaboration with Art Konsult, presents a unique look of the jamdani sarees representing the quality and skill of artisane from pre-British Raj era  From the late 19th century, some from an even earlier period, to some rare pieces produced by the East India Company – here is […]

105 of 272 municipal wards to go dry from October 1

With new retail licences coming into force from mid-November, no liquor vends will open in 105 of the 272 municipal wards of Delhi from October 1, officials said on Monday Under the new excise policy of the city government, retail liquor sale licences have already been allocated to the highest bidders in 32 zones, each […]

Events of the week

Looking beyond What: Gallery Threshold presents “From The Ordinary To The Extraordinary: Pandemic Still Lifes’ by V Ramesh. The process of painting engaged him over the pandemic in an intensive yet spontaneous quest to retrace his journey afresh by using watercolours and gouache. Ramesh looks for that transparency of being able to look through a […]

Delhi’s 1st wild animal rescue centre to begin operations in Rajokri next month

Delhi’s first wild animal rescue centre at Rajokri will be launched during the wildlife week next month, forest and wildlife department officials say “The facility has come up on a 1.24-acre plot in Rajokri in New Delhi district where a monkey rescue centre was lying abandoned. We have upgraded it to a wild animal rescue […]

53 cases of dengue in one week; 211 in Delhi this year

Over 50 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in the last one week, taking the total count this year to more than 210, according to a civic report released on Monday. In this month alone, 87 cases have been recorded till September 18, which is about 41% of the cumulative cases […]

HC seeks I-T dept stand on Newslaundry’s plea concerning leakage of seized material

The Delhi High Court Friday sought Income Tax Department’s stand on a plea by online news portal Newslaundry and its co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri to restrain any leakage of the material seized during a survey operation held earlier this month. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Navin Chawla granted time to the department’s counsel to seek […]

Traffic diversions in parts of Delhi in view of protest march against farm laws

In view of a protest march organised by members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) against the Centre’s farm laws, the Delhi Traffic Police on Friday alerted commuters about closure of specific roads and suggested diversions to avoid any inconvenience Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Traffic Police informed about closure of roads at Jharoda Kalan […]