Delhi

(L) Dr Vatsala Aggarwal, former director general of health services (Image- Social Media), (R) Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested Dr Vatsala Aggarwal, former director general of health services (DGHS), and Neeraj Chopra, former deputy controller of accounts, in connection with a Rs 640-crore procurement scam involving medicines, surgical items,…

First Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 celebrated in Delhi The Government of Tripura inaugurated the Tripura Global Pineapple Festival 2026 on June 27, a three-day international exhibition celebrating the state’s GI-tagged Queen Pineapple, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. Organised by the Department of Horticulture & Soil Conservation under the Agriculture &…

NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike entered its second day on Monday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Delhi Police refused…

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the states on Tuesday, as weather conditions turn increasingly active ahead of a further advance of the southwest monsoon. The spell is expected to range from light showers in Delhi to moderate and heavy rainfall in hill…

NEW DELHI: Delhiites lay exposed to lethal levels of heat stress both during the day and night Sunday as the ‘feels like’ temperature stayed above 50 degrees C while night temperature surged to the highest recorded in June in two years.A heatwave added to the woes. Day temperatures at Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station, topped at…

New Delhi: School students are set to benefit from a nationwide fitness assessment programme as the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) rolls out a school-based health and fitness initiative.Covering over 31.2 lakh students across 3,300+ schools, the programme integrates physical fitness into mainstream education in line with the National Education Policy. So…

Weather forecasting agency Skymet said Delhi could witness the onset of the monsoon around July 4 if conditions remain favourable. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into several northern states over the next five to six days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The…

Delhi’s recent pre-monsoon survey, which examined around 28 lakh buildings, identified a scant 19 structures deemed hazardous NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has identified only 19 dangerous structures out of nearly 28 lakh buildings surveyed so far under its annual pre-monsoon inspection, raising questions about the effectiveness and credibility of the exercise.While the…

New Delhi: A four-year-old girl died after allegedly falling from the 10th floor of a residential building at Asha Kiran Apartments in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri Saturday evening.The girl, Vanshika Das, was a school student. Her father, Mithun Das, works in a local fish market, while her mother is a homemaker.Police said Mithun was at work…

New Delhi: In a major joint enforcement drive against illegal construction debris dumping, Delhi Traffic Police’s eastern range and east district police intercepted and impounded 20 tractors during a late-night crackdown.The operation was launched following persistent complaints about tractors illegally transporting and dumping construction debris on the busy stretch at night. Police said the activity…