Sohanveer, a Delhi Police head constable has allegedly committed suicide early Friday morning. Reportedly, the head constable shot himself with a service pistol at around 4 am today in the parking space at the secretariat. The deceased, Sohanveer’s body has been sent for the post-mortem. More details awaited regarding the case.
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Delhi: AAP govt to open Mohalla Clinic at Metro Stations
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party government in Delhi is all set to open eighty-six Mohalla Clinic at Delhi Metro Stations. The government has already identified the metro stations and the Health Department Officials have already visited these marked stations. These stations are mainly on the busiest route where the passenger’s[Read More…]
Obscene video of transgenders stripping clothes on Signature Bridge goes viral, case filed
After since its inauguration, Delhi’s Signature Bridge has been in news, but for all the wrong reasons. The newly inaugurated bridge has been garnering negative reviews because ever since its opening to the public, some invited political controversy revolving around the bridge, while some were been seen taking dangerous selfies[Read More…]
Delhi double murder: Tailor confesses of killing fashion designer Mala Lakhani
In the recent updates to Mala Lakhani’s murder case, it is being reported that Rahul Anwar, one of Mala Lakhani’s employee, has confessed of killing the Delhi based fashion designer. Anwar, a tailor employed by Lakhani worked in a workshop in her home. He confessed that Lakhani hadn’t paid his dues,[Read More…]
Delhi Double Murder: Fashion designer Mala Lakhani, servant found dead in Vasant Kunj, 3 arrested
New Delhi: In a case of double murder, a Delhi-based fashion designer Mala Lakhani and her servant were found dead at the Vasant Kunj residence on Thursday morning. Sources said the miscreants killed her brutally with a sharp-edged weapon and stabbed her around 10 times. The dead servant has been identified as[Read More…]
Delhi: Following black magic, superstitious man kills owl to attract a woman
Based on a tip-off by Animal Welfare Board of India, a 40-year-old married man identified as Kanhaya allegedly was arrested earlier this week for allegedly killing an owl to use it for black magic in order to attract another woman that he liked in Delhi’s Sultanpuri area. According to the[Read More…]
Delhi-NCR witness ‘severe’ air quality
New Delhi: Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday witnessed “severe” air quality with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky will be clear with mist in the early part of the day,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD)[Read More…]
Chhath Pooja 2018: 4-day Chhath Pooja begins today with traditional fervour
Four day Chhath pooja celebrations has begun from Sunday in Bihar with the traditional ceremony of Nahay Khay, which also marks the first day of the four-day long festival. Chhath, started today will end on 14th November and ‘Kharna’ rituals will be held on Monday. Devotees will pay oblations to[Read More…]
Kejriwal in Dubai to convert black money into white: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his “secret trip” to Dubai and alleged that he has gone there to convert the black money into white. The BJP also accused Kejriwal of neglecting the people of the city at a time when the air[Read More…]
Ground Report: DTC workers threatens to field candidate in upcoming Lok Sabha polls against AAP
New Delhi: Taking an inspiration from the Aam Admi Party protest’s politics, agitating contractual workers of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) are planning to contest in upcoming Lok Sabha polls in all the seven parliamentary seats of Delhi to teach the ruling party a lesson. Agitating DTC workers are sitting on[Read More…]
Ground Report: DTC contractual workers claim massive retrenchment post strike
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contractual workers claim that they are facing a massive retrenchment drive by the management against the strike called on October 30. Agitating workers are sitting on a protest demonstration for the last 20 days at Indraprastha depot, DTC headquarter. “Around 1000 to 1500 hundreds[Read More…]
Free ride to women in DTC buses on Bhai Dooj in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is offering free rides to women in its buses plying in Delhi-NCR on Bhai Dooj on Friday, the DTC announced on Thursday. The facility will be available to women between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. in both airconditioned and non-airconditioned buses, a DTC[Read More…]
SC ban on firecrackers flouted, air pollution increased six times
New Delhi: The Supreme Court ban during Diwali was violated in full swing across Delhi and NCR with people bursting firecrackers till late night leading to thick haze on Thursday morning and deteriorating air quality, which experts say was six times higher than normal. “The Air Quality Index (AQI) of[Read More…]
Fog in Delhi; air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi: It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius and air quality deteriorating to “severe” level a day after Diwali. The air-quality across the National Capital Region has worsened, according to System of Air Quality and Weather[Read More…]
SC ban on crackers on Diwali in Delhi-NCR not very effective
New Delhi: Despite the Supreme Courts directives, people in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday continued to burst crackers on Diwali well past the 10 p.m. deadline though the air quality index (AQI) showed a slight improvement over last year. The Supreme Court had limited the time for bursting crackers between 8-10 p.m.[Read More…]
Delhi air quality improves to ‘poor’ on Diwali
New Delhi: After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Wednesday surprisingly breathed better air in Diwali as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to ‘poor’. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the overall Air Quality Index for[Read More…]
Amid worsening pollution, go green with these smokeless crackers this Diwali
Bursting crackers has become an integral part of Diwali festival, emitting hazardous smoke in the environment. Unfortunately, the air quality in Delhi has been getting worse with each passing day, even a thick blanket of smoke has engulfed the capital and its surrounding areas. Observing the worsening air quality, Indian[Read More…]
Fresh 285 dengue cases reported in October last week in Delhi
New Delhi: As many as 285 cases of dengue were reported in the national capital in the week ending November 3, compared to 290 in the previous week, according to a municipal report released on Monday. As per the latest report, 1,595 people have been diagnosed with the vector-borne disease[Read More…]
What has the government done to prevent air pollution over the year?
With pollution levels rising in both New Delhi and Mumbai, the Central Pollution Control Board is set to implement an emergency action plan to combat the situation. The emergency plan is likely to implement stringent actions against stubble burning, regular water sprinkling in open areas, ban on diesel vehicles etc.[Read More…]
Delhi’s Signature Bridge opens for public
New Delhi: The iconic and much-awaited Signature Bridge on the river Yamuna was opened for the public on Monday morning, a day after its inauguration. The bridge, connecting Wazirabad across the river, reduced travel time between north and northeast parts of the city from 45 minutes to just 10 minutes.[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal acquited in defamation case filed by former aide of Sheila Dikshit
A Delhi court on Monday acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case filed by a former aide of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted relief to the AAP leader citing lack of evidence against him. The Arvind Kejriwal was accused by[Read More…]
Protect yourself in Delhi with these 5 Anti pollution masks
Delhi has the unwanted record of being amongst the most polluted cities in the world. Several factors play a role in making Delhi’s air difficult to breathe. In November, the situation of the National Capital Region worsens with cracker, effigy and stubble burning all taking place simultaneously. As the crackers[Read More…]
Indian students develop app to measure Delhi air quality
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru: Three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering in Delhi developed an Android app to measure the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), the US-based Marconi Society, which awarded them with a prize, said on Monday. “The three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth have[Read More…]
Shallow smog dips visibility as Delhi suffers with very poor air quality
New Delhi: There was shallow smog on Monday in the national capital hampering visibility in the region that has already been facing ‘very poor’ air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches above season’s average. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And[Read More…]
DMRC staff fails to manage school children at newly started Jaffrabad metro station
Since the launch of new Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri section of the Delhi Metro’s Pink Line on October 31, a video is doing rounds on social media projecting the failure of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) authorities in controlling the crowd which was seen creating nuisance and violating the metro rules at[Read More…]