New Delhi: Delhi has recorded surplus rainfall for the first time this monsoon due to the ongoing wet patch.At 393.4mm, the city received 27% excess rainfall between June 1 and Aug 9, against a normal of 309.5mm. None of its districts is currently in the deficit rainfall category, while four are in the excess range.After…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday introduced a bill in the assembly seeking to advance the statutory cut-off date for recognising jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters by nearly two decades, a move that seeks to bring newer slum settlements within the ambit of rehabilitation and redevelopment schemes.The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026 tabled by…
New Delhi: Delhi may have several online govt services, but a World Bank assessment has exposed gaps in some of the capital’s most basic systems — from property records and registration to construction approvals and water-quality monitoring.A review meeting chaired by the chief secretary last month found zero or partial scores on several indicators under…
Individuals with diabetes were nearly four times more likely to have hypertension than those without it NEW DELHI: Adults above 40 should be routinely screened for both hypertension and diabetes as the chances of the two occurring together rise sharply as one ages, according to an Indian hospital-based study published in the journal, Diabetes &…
The judge found the allegations “strikingly similar”, made at the same time and at a common place, indicating “prior meticulous planning”. NEW DELHI: A court, which last week acquitted former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for lack of evidence, held that the sexual harassment allegations against him…
New Delhi: After years of planning, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finally started work for the complete restoration of Naini Lake in Model Town.The Rs 9.7-crore project, being carried out under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme, will include laying of pipelines of 200m in diameter from Coronation Pillar sewage treatment…
New Delhi: In the wake of some biometric attendance systems being “deliberately” damaged, Delhi govt’s social welfare department has ordered installation of CCTV cameras at its offices to keep the devices under surveillance and identify those responsible. The decision was taken during a recent review meeting.An official said that they had been receiving complaints about…
New Delhi: Police were left puzzled after they found two SUVs bearing the same registration number during a verification drive in the city ahead of Independence day, only to discover that both vehicles had been reported stolen.The incident came to light when cops stopped one of the SUVs for checking and found that its registration…
New Delhi: A discussion on Umar Khalid’s book was held outside the School of Social Sciences-II building Monday after JNU withdrew permission for the programme at the auditorium. The event was, however, disrupted by ABVP members who stormed into the gathering and raised slogans.A large number of students had gathered for the discussion, with chairs…
New Delhi: The Rs 2,574-crore Wazirabad water supply improvement project has received in-principle approval from the screening committee of the economic affairs department, paving the way for implementing the long-pending plan to modernise the supply network in the Wazirabad water treatment plant’s (WTP) command area spread over several assembly constituencies.Funded with assistance from Asian Development…
