New Delhi: The city saw another hot and humid day, with the heat index, or “feels-like” temperature, touching 42.5 degrees Celsius on Friday at 2.30 pm. The air temperature is likely to remain between 37 and 39 degrees Celsius over the next few days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).On Friday, city’s base station Safdarjung…
New Delhi: Delhi forest department has now imposed a fine of Rs 15.3 lakh on DCM Limited for illegal felling of three trees and victimisation of 67 trees at Central Square Complex on Manohar Lal Khurana Marg in 2024. DCM Limited has also been asked to plant 50 saplings of native species as compensatory plantation.The…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a residential house in Gali No. 7 of Bihari Colony in Delhi’s Shahdara area on Saturday, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).According to fire officials, a total of six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after information about the blaze was received. Firefighters…
New Delhi: In a move aimed at reducing winter air pollution through advance planning rather than emergency interventions, Delhi govt Friday notified a Proactive Winter Air Quality Management Framework, outlining a series of measures that could be implemented annually between Nov 1 and Feb 28.The framework, announced by chief minister Rekha Gupta, seeks to give…
New Delhi: Delhi Police, in the fifth edition of Operation CyHawk, has arrested 916 people and taken legal action against 4,290 people.The 48-hour nationwide operation ran from 8 am on June 16 and to 8 am on June 18. All 15 district police units, along with the intelligence fusion and strategic operations (IFSO) unit and…
New Delhi: What began as a routine day at home turned into a medical emergency for a 19-month-old child who accidentally ingested mosquito-repellent liquid, leading to life-threatening lung injury and a prolonged battle for survival.The child was rushed to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital after reportedly accessing a mosquito-repellent refill bottle and consuming some of the…
New Delhi: For most parents, giving their children a future is a lifelong commitment. In an exemplary reversal of roles, an 18-year-old son gifted his father a second chance at life by donating one of his kidneys, overcoming what doctors described as a complex surgery.Ahead of Father’s Day on June 21, the story of 49-year-old…
New Delhi: A former Punjab Police officer and an employee of a Delhi-based defence entrepreneur has been arrested for allegedly conspiring to extort Rs 10 crore from the businessman by sending death threats through a messaging app.The case was initially registered at Chanakyapuri police station after the entrepreneur reported receiving threatening messages from international numbers…
New Delhi: Mukesh, a 40-year-old truck driver, and wife Reema, a 38-year-old homemaker, were a childless couple in Gwalior. Married for at least eight years, they wanted a baby.They had done the rounds of IVF centres and hospitals. Nothing had worked out. Their treatments sometimes brought them to Delhi-NCR. During one such visit in July…
New Delhi: A complaint has been filed against a visually impaired faculty member at a Delhi University college, alleging he made lewd remarks and used abusive language towards students.The complaint, submitted by several students to the college’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), also alleges that some students were given low marks in internal assessments due to…
