Delhi News
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25 Dec 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Low visibility conditions disrupt flight operations at Delhi airport
Low visibility conditions disrupted flight operations at the Delhi airport today, and departures were put on hold for two hours, an official said.
24 Dec 2018
Air PollutionDelhi-NCR: EPCA shuts industries, bans construction activities for 3 days
The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) today imposed a three-day ban on industrial activities in pollution hotspots and construction work across Delhi-NCR in view the national capital's severe air quality.
24 Dec 2018
Delhi WeatherDelhi's pollution level remains 'severe' for third consecutive day
Pollution in Delhi remained in the severe level for the third consecutive day, as wind speed and other meteorological factors remained "highly unfavorable" for dispersion of pollutants today, according to authorities.
24 Dec 2018
YouTubeReal-life Ricky Bahl arrested for cheating women on matrimonial websites
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a media professional, and cheating nearly two dozens of women on social media and matrimonial websites, police said yesterday.
23 Dec 2018
Delhi WeatherAttention Delhiites! City's AQI worsens, CPCB suggests minimum outdoor exposure
A Central Pollution Control Board-led task force has advised people to minimize outdoor exposure for the next three to five days and avoid using private vehicles, with Delhi's air quality slipping to the severe category.
23 Dec 2018
Jassie Gill#BringYourOwnHunger: Because Delhiites just can't get enough of food festivals
It is raining food festivals in the national capital and joining the bandwagon today to make Christmas merrier by serving gastronomical delights is the "Bring Your Own Hunger" (BYOH) fest.
23 Dec 2018
Delhi WeatherAt 3.7-degree Celsius, Delhi records coldest December day in 12yrs
The national capital today recorded its coldest December temperature in the past 12 years with the mercury dipping to 3.7 degrees Celsius, as a moderate cover of fog surrounded the city dropping visibility.
22 Dec 2018
Air Quality IndexWith smog covering around, Delhi's air quality turns 'severe'
Delhi's air quality deteriorated to severe category today as a cover of smog surrounded the national capital and prevented dispersion of pollutants, authorities said.
22 Dec 2018
IndiaDelhi's minimum temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius again
Delhiites shivered today as the mercury once again dipped to 4 degrees Celsius.
21 Dec 2018
Delhi WeatherDelhi shivers, minimum temperature still below 5 degrees C
At 4.7 degrees Celsius today, Delhi witnessed a slight increase in the minimum temperature from yesterday, which was the coldest day of the season for the city at 4 degrees Celsius.
20 Dec 2018
Delhi GovernmentDelhi Assembly panel to explore possibility of fellowship, internship programs
With an aim to keep MLAs well-informed on legislative affairs, a Delhi Assembly panel will explore the possibility of introducing fellowship and internship programs.
20 Dec 2018
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityDelhi University: Online entrance examination may be introduced soon
The Delhi University is planning to introduce online entrance exams from next session, said officials.
20 Dec 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Now file e-FIRs of lost items from Terminal 3
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, is one of the busiest airports in the world.
20 Dec 2018
IndiaAt 4 degrees Celsius, Delhi records coldest morning this season
Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning today, as the mercury dropped to 4 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this winter in the city.
19 Dec 2018
IndiaDelhi-court reserves order on Michel's bail plea for December 22
A Delhi court today reserved for December 22 its order on bail plea of Christian Michel, alleged middleman charge-sheeted and arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case.
18 Dec 2018
IndiaAnissia Batra's death: Delhi HC seeks police response
The Delhi High Court today sought police's response on a bail plea of the husband of a flight attendant, who allegedly committed suicide in July this year.
16 Dec 2018
Aadhaar CardDelhi nursery admissions begin: All details you should know
The admissions for nursery in approximately 1,600 private schools of Delhi began on Saturday, December 15.
12 Dec 2018
Air PollutionDelhi's air-quality remains 'severe', mild rain adds to pollution woes
Thick haze engulfed Delhi today as air quality in the national capital remained severe for the third consecutive day with mild rains further adding to pollution woes, authorities said.
11 Dec 2018
Food'Acche Din' for foodies! Palate Festival to begin on December-14
With a tantalizing range of food from different cuisines and live musical performances by the likes of Tulsi Kumar and Daler Mehendi, the 5th edition of Palate Festival will begin in Delhi on December 14.
08 Dec 2018
Delhi WeatherAt 7.6 degree Celsius, Delhi records lowest temperature for season
Delhiites today woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest for the season so far.
04 Dec 2018
India Meteorological Department (IMD)At 8 degrees Celsius, Delhi records coldest morning this season
Delhi witnessed the coldest morning of the season today, with the minimum temperature plunging to 8 degrees Celsius.
04 Dec 2018
Air PollutionSeven construction companies fined for violating air-pollution control norms: SDMC
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has collected Rs. 3.5 lakh as penalties from seven construction companies for violation of air pollution control norms in the first three days of December, the civic body said yesterday.
03 Dec 2018
Lajpat NagarDelhi Metro's Pink Line timings changed due to technical work
Delhi Metro has temporarily changed the timings of train services on the Pink Line due to technical work beginning today.
02 Dec 2018
Air Quality IndexDelhi's air quality deteriorates, slips to 'very poor' category
Delhi's air quality deteriorated again today and slipped into very poor category due to local pollutants as authorities predicted further increase in pollution level.
28 Nov 2018
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal orders suspension of Delhi's food and supplies commissioner
CM Arvind Kejriwal today ordered the suspension of Delhi's Food and supplies commissioner over alleged irregularities in ration system, Food Minister Imran Hussain said.
28 Nov 2018
DelhiDelhi: Drunk driver speeds away with alcometer after test
In a bizarre incident, which happened in Delhi on Friday night, a drunk driver snatched the alcometer from a police officer and sped away.
27 Nov 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsRanbir Singh appointed Delhi's new Chief Electoral Officer
Bureaucrat Ranbir Singh has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, officials said today.
27 Nov 2018
DwarkaAs air quality deteriorates, thick haze engulfs the national capital
A thick haze engulfed Delhi as the air quality deteriorated, authorities said today, adding eight areas of the national capital recorded severe pollution level.
25 Nov 2018
IndiaASI monuments to remain open till 9PM? Government plans so
Almost 4,000 historical sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) may have to junk their "closed-after-the-sunset" dictum and remain open for visitors till 9 pm, if a blueprint being prepared by the Ministry of Culture sees the light of day.
24 Nov 2018
Manjit SinghDelhi: Machine to print Guru Granth Sahib to be imported
The management committee of Sikh Gurdwaras in Delhi will import an ultra modern fully computerized offset machine from Germany to print Sikh holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib.
21 Nov 2018
Air Quality IndexDelhi's overall air-quality 'very poor', some areas record 'severe' pollution
Delhi's overall air quality remained in the 'very poor' category today, while pollution levels in some areas touched 'severe' levels due to low wind speed, authorities said.
19 Nov 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Since 2014, 83 people committed suicide at Metro stations
An RTI filed by Indian Express with Delhi Police's Metro Unit revealed a total of 83 people committed suicide across 58 stations of the Delhi Metro since 2014.
19 Nov 2018
Air PollutionDelhi continues to choke, air quality remains 'very poor'
Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category due to slow wind speed and high humidity today, authorities said.
18 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiDelhi Metro's Escorts Mujesar-Ballabhgarh Violet Line section ready for operations
The 3.2km-long Escorts Mujesar-Ballabhgarh section of Delhi Metro's Violet Line is now ready for passenger operations, the DMRC said today.
18 Nov 2018
DelhiDelhi: 2-year-old girl kidnapped, raped, left near railway tracks
A two-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a man, who then left her near the tracks of Old Delhi Railway Station, police said on Sunday.
17 Nov 2018
Delhi PoliceWest Delhi Police digitizes malkhanas across all its police stations
The Delhi Police's West district digitized all malkhanas, rooms for keeping seized arms and ammunition, across its 12 police stations on Friday, police said.
16 Nov 2018
Air PollutionAfter short relief, Delhi's air-quality slips to 'very poor'
After a brief respite, Delhi's air quality deteriorated again to 'very poor' category today as the dispersion of pollutants slowed down.
15 Nov 2018
Delhi Police31 boys reunited with families in November, says Delhi Police
About 31 boys have been reunited with their families in the past two weeks, Delhi Police said yesterday.
11 Nov 2018
AssamDelhi: Sikh man 'hypnotizes', dupes woman of Rs. 4,000
A woman from Assam has alleged that a Sikh man "hypnotized" her and made her pay nearly Rs. 4,000 after warning that her mother would die within a fortnight if she didn't give him the money in Delhi yesterday.
10 Nov 2018
Air PollutionDelhi's air quality improves from 'severe' to 'very poor'
Days after Delhi witnessed 'severe' air quality post-Diwali, its air quality improved today to 'very poor' category, after local pollutants "reduced significantly" and the contribution from stubble burning remained "marginal" due to wind speed, authorities said.
