New Delhi: With the transmission season for mosquito-borne diseases already underway, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an advisory to govt and private schools, asking them to intensify measures to prevent and control dengue, malaria and chikungunya on their premises.The advisory said climatic conditions during monsoon and post-monsoon periods are conducive to mosquito breeding…
New Delhi: Delhiites experienced sultry weather conditions Thursday, with high humidity adding to discomfort. Some parts of the city received rain during the evening, providing some respite. Though there are chances of light to moderate showers Friday, rain is unlikely from Saturday till Wednesday.The maximum temperature was 34.9 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, against…
The decision comes as Nepal grapples with a devastating flood emergency, with hundreds dead and hundreds more missing NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has temporarily suspended the Indo-Nepal Maitri Bus Sewa for two days as massive flash floods in Nepal have disrupted road connectivity along the Delhi-Kathmandu route, news agency PTI reported quoting officials on…
Delhi Race Club’s main appeal against the eviction order is scheduled for final disposal on September 26. NEW DELHI: Bulldozers rolled into the Delhi Race Club on Thursday, bringing down several historic structures at the century-old institution shortly after the Centre took possession of its 53-acre premises, effectively bringing horse racing activities at the club…
Students of Jay Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Balika Vidyalaya stage a road blockade protest over the shortage of teaching staff and the dilapidated condition of the road, in Lucknow on Monday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Student protests are no longer confined to university campuses, examination centres or the familiar protest sites of the national capital. In…
A friend of Muskan (left) had earlier claimed that Imran had been pursuing her for a long time. NEW DELHI: A simmering two-month-long anger over another man may have culminated in a deadly confrontation inside a 21-year-old Delhi University student Muskan’s home, with police suspecting that jealousy drove Imran, a former gym trainer, to allegedly…
Delhi has seen a spike in H1N1 infections, with 166 new cases reported (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s H1N1 tally climbed to 2,612 after 166 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, while total Influenza-A cases rose to 3,300, according to Delhi government data.The latest figures come as the Delhi government steps up…
A twin-engine trainer aircraft crashed near Kanpur Civil Airport on Thursday afternoon NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will investigate the crash of a twin-engine trainer aircraft near Kanpur that killed a trainee pilot and an instructor on Thursday afternoon, the civil aviation ministry said.According to preliminary information, the Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft,…
The situation in Jasola, Delhi, is dire as open drains create an unending threat to the local population. NEW DELHI: At Jasola, the open drain, in which 15-year-old Mithun fell while chasing a kite and died last week, runs alongside rows of matchbox-sized homes, shaping childhoods around fear and restriction. A woman points to the…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) says its ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign has already forced multiple state governments to “bow down” and listen to Gen Z and Gen Alpha, but the group insists its fight for better government schools is far from over.As several states set up committees…
