Tension in Aligarh after youth lynched over suspicion of theft
Communal tension flared up in Aligarh after a youth, who was lynched on suspicion of theft, died on way to hospital. Members of both Hindu and Muslim communities indulged in heavy brick-batting and also staged demonstrations. Markets were also forcibly closed by an agitated mob which created ruckus. Later senior officers, including...
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24-year-old man personating as sexagenarian held at IGIA
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Ugandan woman found dead in her South Delhi home
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Corruption in education treachery with country: AAP slams BJP over NEET mess
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Man shot dead inside Burger King outlet in Rajouri Garden
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MCD completes survey of 17.94 lakh houses
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Naresh Kumar gets additional charge of NDMC chairperson
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Bharadwaj directs action against officers for not inspecting shelter homes
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City’s peak power demand breaks all previous records
Massive consumption of electricity amid a punishing heatwave sustaining over weeks pushed peak power demand of Delhi to an all-time high level of 8,656 MW on Wednesday afternoon, said discom officials. The peak power demand was on Tuesday recorded at 8647 MW, the second highest in this summer season. According to...
BJP holds protests, slams Kejriwal Government for city water woes
Delhi BJP leaders and workers took out protest marches on Wednesday across the national Capital over the water crisis in the city, and slammed the ruling Arvind Kejriwal government. Holding responsible for water crisis here, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva took part in the protest at Andrews Ganj, where he...
Water crisis: Atishi writes to Modi, vows to go on strike
Amid heatwave and water crisis, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday said that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis in the national Capital and threatened to go on an indefinite strike from June 21 if the issue is not resolved within a couple of...
Hospitals witness influx of patients with heat-related problems
Hospitals in Delhi-NCR are seeing an influx of patients with complaints of heat stroke and heat exhaustion as the mercury continues to soar in the national capital, with doctors advising the elderly and immuno-compromised patients to avoid stepping outdoors. Last month, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had announced that the Delhi...
Ashwini Kumar appointed as MCD Commissioner
The Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed senior IAS officer Ashwini Kumar as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner. Kumar will succeed IAS officer Gyanesh Bharti, who was transferred to the ministry of women and child development as the additional secretary earlier in March this year. Kumar is an Indian Administrative...
City grapples with intense heat
The national Capital continued to grapple with intense heatwave conditions on Tuesday as temperatures soared above 46 degrees celsius. A day after Delhi felt like sizzling at 50 degrees, the heat index or the feels like temperature in the city was recorded at 48.8 degrees celsius. Northwest Delhi’s Pitampura area recorded...
Fire breaks out at garment factory, no casualties
A fire broke out at a garments factory in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area on Tuesday morning, officials said, adding that no casualty was reported. The fire department was informed at 9.55 am and six fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze in the four-storey factory, an...
