New Delhi: Doctors of govt and private hospitals have acknowledged that overcrowded OPDs, rushed consultations and weak patient guidance systems are leaving many patients confused even after meeting physicians. They were reacting to findings of a recent Delhi-NCR healthcare survey on communication and navigation gaps in hospitals.Experts said rising patient load is reducing consultation time…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the denial of permission to French liquor giant Pernod Ricard’s Indian wing, which wants to resume sale of its products in the national capital. The court cited the company’s alleged involvement in money laundering in the Delhi excise policy case.It said the facts are that “the petitioner…
New Delhi: SkyCast, an advanced integrated aviation weather intelligence and nowcasting facility, was launched at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday.Calling it India’s first “SkyCast System”, Union minister of state for science and technology and earth sciences Jitendra Singh said only 18 such advanced systems exist across the world so far, and India has now…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday directed that a regular officer or caretaker be designated in every public-facing office to monitor basic facilities, cleanliness and maintenance on a daily basis. The direction came after Gupta conducted a surprise inspection of multiple sub-registrar offices operating from Ambedkar Bhawan in Rohini’s Sector 16 and expressed…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday sought details on the condition, teacher-student strength and location of schools in the Savda Ghevra area, where authorities propose to relocate residents from three slum clusters abutting Lok Kalyan Marg that houses the Prime Minister’s official residence.“File an affidavit stating the number of schools in the area where…
New Delhi: The city finally received some much-needed relief from extreme heat late on Thursday evening, while Friday remained cloudy with comparatively cooler winds under the influence of a lingering western disturbance.The maximum temperature dropped by about 5 degrees Celsius over the past 24 hours. While no heatwave conditions were observed on Thursday, Delhi had…
New Delhi: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday chaired a review meeting to assess preparations for the launch of Dust Portal 2.0, scheduled to go live in the coming week.The system is expected to enable real-time action against sites that violate dust-control norms or generate pollution levels beyond prescribed limits. Delhi govt had…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued notices to MCD and DJB over alleged encroachment on a waterbody in north Delhi’s Sannoth village, where a sewage treatment plant (STP) and a garbage collection point (dhalao) have been set up.The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by a local about the alleged encroachment of the village…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has apprehended a juvenile accused of setting a vehicle on fire after its owner refused to lend it to him in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar.According to police, during routine social media monitoring they came across posts, videos and status updates in which the teenager was allegedly seen brandishing firearms and glorifying…
New Delhi: In a suspected hit-and-run case, a 40-year-old pedestrian was killed after being allegedly struck by a car in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden early on Friday. Police have arrested the accused driver, a Delhi University BBA student, and said he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.According to police,…
