The weather activity is likely to continue over the next two days, with the IMD forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate rainfall across the region. NEW DELHI: Light rain was recorded in parts of Delhi on Tuesday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 25.7 degrees celsius, 1.8 notches below normal.The India Meteorological Department…
2.3 crore people live in the capital, 37.5% more than the number (1.7 crore) in the last count conducted in 2011. NEW DELHI: The first phase of Census in Delhi, which concluded Sunday, has revealed that 2.3 crore people live in the capital, 37.5% more than the number (1.7 crore) in the last count conducted…
New Delhi: The Centre has told Delhi High Court it can’t on its own extend financial assistance from funds under the National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD) to a three-year-old child suffering from LRBA (lipopolysaccharide-responsive beige-like anchor protein) deficiency, a rare genetic immune disorder, as the condition does not feature in the list of notified…
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has conducted independent drive tests across Delhi-NCR’s metro and rapid transit network, covering nearly 490 km, to assess the quality of mobile services that commuters get.TRAI did the tests in April to independently verify the on-ground performance of telecom networks for communication, work, entertainment and digital transactions…
A fire broke out in the electric meter of a private hospital in southwest Delhi’s Dabri New Delhi: About 10-15 patients were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in the electricity meter and panel of a five-storey private kidney hospital in southwest Delhi’s Dabri on Sunday night.According to police, a PCR call regarding the…
New Delhi: Just hours before the devastating fire that engulfed an entire building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlaqabad, one of the suspects, Sarita, along with a 17-year-old girl, had allegedly conducted a recce of the premises to identify the scooter belonging to Deepak, a tenant with whom she had a monetary dispute. The vehicle would later…
New Delhi: An alleged sex racket, operating under the guise of spa services in south Delhi’s Wazir Nagar, has been busted and three persons, including a woman, have been arrested.Three from Thailand were among the 15 women rescued from three spas functioning out of a commercial property. Police received a tip-off last Wednesday from NGO…
New Delhi: Police suspect that the two armed robbers involved in the Rs 1.5-crore heist in north Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla last Wednesday may have fled towards Rajasthan. Multiple teams have been sent to the state to conduct raids.Police have detained a few people for questioning, but no arrest has been made. Investigators have come across…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to make its first dedicated dog shelter at Sector 29, Dwarka, operational by Nov-end, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the GMR Group, on Monday.According to MCD officials, the organisation has agreed…
TNew Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu reviewed the progress of DDA’s Yamuna rejuvenation programme, 23% of which has been completed, according to official estimates.The LG asked officials to fast-track projects related to the floodplain after being told during a review last week that restoration and riverfront development was over on nearly 1,700 hectares of the…
