Persistent heatwave conditions drive peak power demand to all time high

Persistent heatwave conditions drive peak power demand to all time high

Wednesday, 19 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Persistent heatwave drove the national Capital’s peak power demand on Tuesday afternoon to 8,647 MW, the highest ever for the city. The previous highest peak power demand of Delhi was 8,302 MW on May 29 this year. Delhi’s peak power demand reached 8,000 MW for the first time on May...

BJP holds protest at 52 major locations against water crisis

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi BJP held protests at 52 major locations in the national capital against the water crisis in the city while slamming the AAP government. Carrying bottles of dirty water, the BJP protesters raised slogans against the ruling government and smashed ‘matkas' (earthen pitchers) as a mark of protest over water...

Woman finds centipede in ice cream ordered through instant delivery app

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | Noida

A woman here has claimed she has found a centipede inside an ice-cream tub she ordered through an instant delivery app, said food safety officials, who have launched a probe into the matter. In a post on X on June 15, the woman, who identified herself as Deepa Devi, shared a...

Traffic Police reports 35 per cent surge in prosecutions for parking violations this year

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Delhi Traffic Police has reported a significant surge in prosecutions related to improper parking violations and booked over 2.4 lakh violators for improper parking this year so far, an increase of nearly 35 per cent as compared to the last year. The officials said this marked increase in enforcement is...

Man held earlier for three murders rearrested after jumping parole

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A 42-year-old man, on the run for three murders including that of his wife over an extra-marital affair, has been arrested, police said on Sunday. Nitin Verma had jumped his parole a year after his arrest in 2008, and had been absconding ever since, they said. "On April 19, 2008, information...

DMRA granted recognition as awarding and assessment agency

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Delhi Metro Rail Academy (DMRA), India's first state-of-the-art training facility for metro rail professionals, has been granted dual recognition by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) as both an awarding body and an assessment agency. The NCVET is a regulatory body responsible for regulating and standardising the...

LG directs completion of works under Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan by August

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

With 416 projects works amounting Rs. 364.38 crore already being implemented under the ambitious “Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan”, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Friday directed the concerned agencies to complete all awarded works by August this year, officials said here on Sunday. Saxena, who chaired a review meeting with all...

AAP MLAs visit residence of Jal Shakti Minister Paatil amid water crisis

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs visited the residence of Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil to address the issue of Haryana’s BJP government withholding Delhi's rightful share of water on Sunday morning. Led by Chief Whip (ruling party) in Delhi Legislative Assembly and MLA Dilip Pandey, the delegation submitted a...

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