Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Alwar in Rajasthan; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Alwar district in Rajasthan on Thursday, tremors of which were felt in Delhi-NCR, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said The epicentre of the quake was Alwar in Rajasthan, according to the NCS. The earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred at 11.46 pm at a depth of five kilometres, […]

Delhi records 1,363 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 1.51%

Delhi recorded 1,363 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday with over 90,000 tests conducted, the highest till date, even as the positivity rate slipped to 1.51 per cent, authorities said. The death toll mounted to 10,182 with 35 new fatalities, they said. This is the third consecutive day when the positivity rate remained below 2 per […]

Let’s pay to kick off

There has been a significant rise in pay and play footballing facilities across Delhi, Patriot finds out why Sombuddha Chaudhuri works as a software engineer in a reputed company in Gurugram. He has stayed away from his home in Kolkata for more than seven years. Naturally, he says he misses home a lot. “The thing […]

Chandni Chowk pedestrianisation project will be complete by Dec 31: AAP govt to HC

The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the stretch of road between the Red Fort intersection and the Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk will be inaugurated on December 31 following its pedestrianisation. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad was informed by various local bodies and the Delhi government […]

Impasse continues as BJP-ruled MCDs clash with AAP

The Kejriwal government refuses to budge, says BJP mayors can sit outside CM’s office for as long as they want. Going into the intricacies of funds transfers, AAP does seem to be in the right The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Mayors have taken the blame game to the next level, sitting outside Chief Minister […]

239 challans issued for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation in Delhi

The Delhi transport department on Tuesday issued 239 challans to vehicle owners for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation, officials said The “limited” enforcement drive began in nine districts of the national capital on Tuesday with a team deployed in each district. Violators were fined in Wazirpur, Saket, Shastri Park, Akshardham, Delhi Cantt, Dwarka and some […]

Delhi Court slams police, acquits 36 Tablighi Jamaat foreigners

A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted 36 foreigners, who were charge-sheeted for attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation and allegedly being negligent and disobeying the government’s Covid-19 guidelines Acquitting the foreigners from 14 countries of all charges, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said the prosecution has failed to prove the presence of the accused at […]

Dense fog in parts of Delhi, ‘cold wave’ predicted for 2 days: IMD

Dense fog blanketed parts of the national capital that recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning. The India Meteorological Department has predicted both “cold day” and “cold wave” in parts of Delhi on Thursday and Friday. The visibility dropped to 100 metres in the Palam area in the morning, it said. […]