Taking note of problems faced by Delhi citizens, the AAP government has issued strict directions to all private hospitals to accept cheques, demand drafts and online payments from patients. A circular regarding the same has been issued, after complaints were received that some hospitals were not accepting cheques and demand[Read More…]
Tremors were felt in New Delhi and parts of National Capital Region (NCR) after a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the Delhi- Haryana border at around 4 30 am on Thursday. According to US Geological Survey, the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometres. The tremors, which lasted for[Read More…]
Cricketer turned commentator turned Twitter sensation – Virender Sehwag will be seen acting in a new web series on Video on Demand (VOD) service – Viu that will go on air next week. After a successful cricketing career that included 38 hundreds and 72 fifties across all international cricket formats;[Read More…]
BJP on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to curb black money and corruption with his demonetisation exercise, rival parties have “ganged up” against him. Terming demonetisation as a ‘surgical strike’ on black money, BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma claimed that the general public is in the[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Nov 8 government notification demonetising ₹ 500 and ₹1,000 currency and asked the Centre to take immediate measures to alleviate the hardships and sufferings of the traumatised common man who is “forced” to stand in queues to withdraw a little[Read More…]
A senior lawyer appointed to assist the Supreme Court in the 2012 Nirbhaya fatal gangrape case as “amicus curiae” has urged the judges not to send the four death row convicts to the gallows, saying they are too young to be hanged. The SC is hearing appeals of Mukesh (24),[Read More…]
Seeking to corner the government in Parliament on the demonetisation issue, major opposition parties, including arch rivals TMC and CPI(M), on Monday held deliberations to finalise a common strategy alleging that the decision was a “scripted scam” which was leaked to the ruling BJP much in advance. The meeting, held[Read More…]
A journalist was shot dead by three persons on Saturday morning in Sasaram, headquarter of Rohtas district in Bihar. Dharmendra Singh, working for Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, was at a tea stall outside his house in Amra Talab area under town police station in Sasaram when three persons in a[Read More…]
Putting speculations to rest, an official on Friday said no new security features has been added to newly designed currency note ₹ 2000 . “Since the decision to introduce the new notes was taken only six months ago, there was no time to alter the security features. Only the design[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged demonetistaion of ₹500 and ₹1,000 is huge scam and it should be roll back immediately. “Before the PM announced the move on Tuesday, the BJP and its friends had been alerted and they had already stashed their cash,” he said. He further[Read More…]
In a rare case, robbers returned purse to victim after they found denominations of ₹ 500 and slapped him for not keeping ₹ 100 notes. Two bike-borne robbers snatched purse containing ₹ 1,500 from Vikas Kumar, a labourer, who works at a construction site in Greater Noida. Kumar said he[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to devise a common minimum programme to control the air pollution in Delhi and NCR for the next 48 hours. Earlier in the day, the National Green Tribunal banned any kind of construction for one week in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). NGT slammed[Read More…]
The Delhi smog situation is the talk of the town, with schools being shut, the government mulling bringing back the odd-even rule and scores of people complaining about respiratory problems. Delhi now has the notorious title of being the most polluted city in the world. If anyone wanted an official[Read More…]
With Delhi being under siege from the worst smog the city has seen in the last two decades, Mail Today is reporting that those who have undergone organ transplants are the worst sufferers. Delhi’s air has high presence of viral and bacterial infection and other poisonous gases which has triggered[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced a slew of measures to be undertaken by the government to reduce the hazardous air pollution in the city. Speaking to media after an emergency Cabinet meeting, Kejriwal announced a ban on construction related activities for the next ten days and shutting[Read More…]
In a freak incident, two Delhi Metro trains came on the same track at the Kalindi Kunj depot on the yet-to-open Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West line. An accident was averted but an inquiry has been ordered by the authorities to look into the matter. The new trains, which are[Read More…]
Around 1800 primary schools in New Delhi have been shut on Saturday, as the national capital’s pollution level becomes more harmful. The decision affects around 9 lakh children studying at schools run by the municipality. “All municipal schools under the three corporations will be closed on Saturday due to the[Read More…]
With Delhi facing the worst smog in 17 years, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take steps to control and curb the pollution. The environment secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan were summoned and asked[Read More…]
The Yamuna Riverfront Development Project will finally see light of the day as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch the ‘concrete-free’ project’s first phase on November 2. Amounting to ₹200 crore, this project will began from June next year and a five-kilometre-long stretch from upstream Wazirabad, a North Delhi[Read More…]
A PhD student was found dead under mysterious circumstances from his hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday night. A resident of Manipur, JR Philemon Chiru as reported by police had locked himself in his hostel for the past three days and when other students complained of a foul smell[Read More…]
The Delhi government has asked all state departments on Saturday to identify contractual staff by November 15 and finalise proposals for their regularisation. The move which could impact over 70,000 employees is being seen as timed for the municipal polls early next year. The departments have been asked to send proposals[Read More…]
After the Supreme Court pulled the Delhi government over outbreak of bird flu in the capital, Delhi government has ruled out any threat to human beings due to birdflu or avian influenza. The Supreme Court on Friday has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to work more towards cleaning[Read More…]
Protesting students gheraoed the administrative building in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and for over 15 hours on Wednesday night. The situation worsened as students did not let the vice chancellor and other office staff go out from their offices and continued the agitation throughout the night. The agitation was called[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the details of meeting chaired by Delhi LG Najeeb Jung on the Chikungunya and dengue menace in the national capital. The lawyer for Delhi government told the Supreme Court that the Delhi Chief Minister could not attend the meeting due to health reasons; however, Deputy Chief Minister and[Read More…]
Ravi, one of the accused in the Dadri lynching case died on Tuesday of kidney and respiratory failure at a hospital in Delhi. He was lodged in a jail in Gautam Buddh Nagar district and was rushed to Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital from district hospital in Noida in Uttar Pradesh on[Read More…]
