Smiles, sanitizers welcome students as schools reopen in Delhi

Balloons, flowers, sanitisers and smiling faces welcomed class 10 and 12 students in schools in the national capital on Monday as they returned to campuses after over 10 months. The students who were elated to be able to attend the first offline class of the academic session wore masks and queued up outside schools maintaining […]

Moderate fog in Delhi, minimum temperature rises to 6.7 degrees Celsius

A cloud cover over the national capital on Friday led to the minimum temperature rising to 6.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. However, moderate fog lowered visibility to 201 metres at Safdarjung and 300 metres at Palam in the morning, an IMD official said. Dense fog is predicted […]

Delhi school teachers posted as night watchmen, Sisodia comes to their rescue

After a host of Covid related work, five teachers were tasked with checking and preventing rise of bird flu The Delhi government has given another task to teachers – unrelated to teaching – leaving them feeling insulted. This time it is on bird flu duty, to watch the borders of Delhi so birds being transported […]

Minimum temperature dips to 2 degrees Celsius in Delhi

Parts of Delhi reeled under a “severe” cold wave and witnessed “dense” fog on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 2 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Visibility levels dropped to 100 metres at Palam and 201 metres at Safdarjung due to “dense” to “moderate” fog in the morning, an IMD official […]

Harvesting South Indian delicacies  

The time of the harvest festival is here and with Pongal around the corner, here are some restaurants in the city that can give you the authentic taste and bring Tamil Nadu to your plate    Zambar To celebrate this auspicious festival, Zambar is ready to take you to the traditional lanes of Tamil Nadu with its special menu.  […]

Delhi govt allows schools to reopen for Classes 10, 12 from Jan 18

The Delhi government on Wednesday allowed all schools in the national capital to reopen for Classes 10 and 12 from January 18 in view of board exams, according to officials of the Directorate of Education. Students will attend schools only with consent of parents and physical attendance is not compulsory, while schools will follow all […]

Bird flu in Delhi: North Corp bans sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday imposed a ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat by shops and restaurants with immediate effect, in view of the bird flu situation in the national capital, according to an official order. The order issued by the veterinary services department of the NDMC also […]

Will provide Covid-19 vaccine free to people of Delhi if Centre fails to do so: Kejriwal

The AAP government will provide Coronavirus vaccine free to the people of Delhi if the Centre fails to do so, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. He said he has already appealed to the Centre for ensuring free vaccination in the country since there are many people who may not afford the life-saving shot. […]