New Delhi: Delhi govt has identified 13 locations, including Vikaspuri, Mungeshpur, Narela, Burari, Shastri Park, Tikri and Badarpur, for the installation of new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) before the winter of 2026.The logic of choosing these areas, primarily in outer Delhi, is to ensure that at least one such station is available…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has rolled out a range of austerity measures, including rationalisation of VIP and VVIP carcade sizes, virtual meetings and coordinated route planning keeping fuel conservation and reduction of expenditure in mind.Starting from the rationalisation of VIP movements, non-patrolling staff have been asked to adopt a series of measures aimed at cutting…
New Delhi: With every flush in Delhi begins a long underground journey.In theory, sewage travels through sewers, reaches pumping stations, is treated at sewage treatment plants (STPs), and only then is safely discharged or reused.In reality, large volumes of untreated or partially treated waste still find their way into the Yamuna through stormwater drains, broken…
New Delhi: Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has increased the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) for the second time in three days, a move that may push up freight and passenger fares in the capital.The price of CNG in the national capital increased by Re 1 per kg, from Rs 88.09 to Rs 89.09, on…
New Delhi: Seeking to curb the menace of people tampering with their vehicle’s number plates — such as erasing or hiding letters and numbers using paper or plastic — to evade toll payment at the camera-based Mundka barrierless toll plaza, NHAI has urged Delhi transport department to carry out regular and sustained enforcement drives against…
– Passengers arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station after a fire broke out on the B-1 coach of Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Sunday. – Passengers arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station after a fire broke out on the B-1 coach of Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on Sunday. – Passengers arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway…
New Delhi: Anticipating a likely shift from road to Metro, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will introduce 24 additional train trips using six additional trains from Monday. The additional trips will be made every Monday and on days when required. DMRC said last-mile connectivity is available across 160 metro stations, currently serving around 100,000 passengers…
A massive fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, in Ratlam on Sunday. All passengers were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported New Delhi: The fire on the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday has again raised concerns over how prepared Delhi’s railway stations…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday announced a series of measures aimed at encouraging commuters to shift from private vehicles to public transport across Delhi-NCR, including additional train services, enhanced security deployment, expanded ticketing facilities and improved last-mile connectivity.The DMRC said it will introduce 24 additional train trips by deploying six…
Nine people rescued from smoke-filled Shahdara building (Representative image) DELHI: A late-night fire in a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Shahdara left nine people, including women and a minor girl, hospitalised after they suffered breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation, officials said on Sunday. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call about the…
