Temperature heat index in city soars above 50 degrees Celsius

Temperature heat index in city soars above 50 degrees Celsius

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Amid the national capital’s maximum temperature dipping below 40 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the feel like temperature or heat index in Delhi soared above 50 degrees celsius making it uncomfortable for Delhiites due to muggy weather. The Safdarjung observatory, the national capital's primary weather station, recorded a temperature of 39.7 degrees...

AAP Ministers urge Modi to help end city water crisis

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

With the ongoing tussle over the water crisis in the national Capital not showing any sign of ending, Delhi Cabinet ministers wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to ensure required water supply. This comes close on the heels of the Delhi Water Minister Atishi writing to PM Modi...

Firms paid for non-supply of medical items during COVID, says Vigilance

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

As part of Department of Vigilance, GNCTD inquiry into major discrepancies in the procurement of medical items such as sterilised gloves and N95 masks during the Covid pandemic, the details of the minutes of meeting revealed that payment was made to a private company for the non - supply of...

Trial court order on Kejriwal bail based on perverse findings: ED

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was based on "perverse" findings as it did not consider the material demonstrating his "neck - deep involvement" in the offence of money laundering linked to the...

Six people arrested for cheating man of Rs 2.50 lakh

Monday, 24 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Six people were arrested for allegedly duping a man from the national capital of around Rs 2.50 lakh by claiming an international courier that was being probed by Mumbai Police was booked in his name. According to the Delhi Police on Sunday, the fraudsters asked him to make the payment to...

Light rainfall provides respite to heat stricken Delhiites

Monday, 24 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The national capital witnessed light rainfall on Sunday providing respite to the heat-stricken city, reeling under relentless heatwave and intense heat, for the third day with the maximum temperature recorded at 41 degrees celsius. South west Delhi’s Jafarpur area recorded the maximum temperature of 41 degrees celsius, two notches above the...

13-year-old held for hoax bomb threat

Monday, 24 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight. According to the police on Sunday, the teenager had sent the mail “just for fun” after being influenced by the news of another teenager who...

Surge in stop line violations on Capital roads

Monday, 24 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A staggering surge in stop line violations has been witnessed on the roads of the national capital with a steep increase of 57,438 violators booked by the Delhi Traffic Police. A statement by the Delhi Police revealed a substantial rise in such violations with 2,37,976 violations during the period between...

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