NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has stepped up security arrangements across the national capital ahead of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid), with intensified foot patrolling, vehicle checking, picket inspections and a series of Aman Committee meetings being conducted across multiple districts, officials said on Friday.Police said community-outreach programmes, guard briefings and coordination meetings are being organised to ensure…
NEW DELHI: Between 2015 and 2024, over 75% of Delhi’s land area has remained under recurring heat stress, with industrial belts, dense residential neighbourhoods and unplanned settlements emerging as some of the city’s hottest zones, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).Using Landsat data from 2015 to 2024 and…
NEW DELHI: The foul smell hits the senses well before hundreds of dead fish are seen. At Sanjay Jheel in Mayur Vihar, deep cracks have appeared where the lake was supposed to be, replaced by scattered, shallow puddles. Birds pick at piles of dead fish. The revival of the 54-acre waterbody was undertaken in 2021…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) over its decision declaring wrestler Vinesh Phogat ‘ineligible’ to participate in domestic events and directed the Centre to constitute an expert panel to assess her case.A bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia…
NEW DELHI: “Save me, they are beating me,” 25-year-old Veena Kumari allegedly told her elder sister during a phone call on May 18, minutes before she fell from the terrace of her home in west Delhi’s Dasghara village and died. Her family has alleged that years of dowry-related harassment, repeated assaults and humiliation over inadequate…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday granted three days’ interim bail to Umar Khalid in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case registered under the stringent UAPA.The court allowed Umar Khalid to be released on interim bail from June 1 to June 3, considering his mother’s upcoming surgery. He had approached the…
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra has directed strict enforcement of animal welfare laws for Bakrid. NEW DELHI: Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra on Thrusday directed officials to ensure strict enforcement of animal welfare laws ahead of Bakrid, warning of stringent action against illegal animal transportation, unauthorised slaughter and cruelty towards animals.During a review meeting with officials,…
Forest department has asked PWD officials to put on hold its work in Shalimar Bagh New Delhi: The forest department has asked Public Works Department (PWD) officials to put on hold its work in Shalimar Bagh.Earlier, a complaint was submitted with the forest department, alleging illegal and arbitrary cutting of trees for expansion of a…
NEW DELHI: Transporters and taxi unions continued their strike across Delhi-NCR on Friday for the second consecutive day in protest against the increase in environment compensation cess (ECC) on commercial vehicles and rising fuel prices.The three-day strike was called by transport bodies, including the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) and Chalak Shakti Union, representing…
Intense heatwave conditions in Delhi NEW DELHI: Residents across Delhi-NCR are likely to continue facing intense heatwave conditions till May 27, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an “orange alert” for the national capital and adjoining areas.The city is not only experiencing scorching daytime temperatures but also unusually hot nights, raising concerns over prolonged…
