NEW DELHI: Firecrackers exploding in and around Delhi could be heard on Diwali night despite a ban on their sale and use in the national capital region in light of increased air pollution and the Covid-19 pandemic. Sparklers were seen lighting up the night sky as cookies exploded on the …
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NEW DELHI: With critical pollutants, PM2.5 and PM10, which persist at ‘severe +’ levels continuously for more than 48 hours in the national capital, the newly constituted Commission for Air Quality Management applied emergency measures on Tuesday under the ‘Gradual Response Action Plan’ (GRAP), stopping the entry of trucks into …
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NEW DELHI: The capital registered its worst air day to date this year on Monday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) hitting 477 in the “severe” category as a dense fog enveloped the capital. People exiting felt a stinging or burning sensation in their eyes and throat. Prior to this, …
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NEW DELHI: University of Delhi Vice Chancellor Yogesh tyagi on Wednesday it was suspended by order of the president Ram Nath Kovind in the middle of a dispute over alleged administrative lapses. “The Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi, Yogesh Tyagi, was suspended by order of the president. Orders …
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NEW DELHI: All schools in delhi will continue to be closed until further orders in view of the Covid-19 situation, Senior Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia announced Wednesday. Parents are also not in favor of reopening schools, Sisodia said at an online press conference. The Delhi government had previously announced that …
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DELHI: North Corporation Patients hospitals faced difficulties such as senior doctors there was a indefinite strike on Tuesday, the day after they had gone on casual leave en masse for their outstanding wages. Maruti Sinha, general secretary of the Municipal Corporation Physicians Association (MCDA) said: “Our demands, which include the …
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DELHI: The Delhi Police on Tuesday he claimed to have arrested the drug lord Namaste gang who used to greet people with folded hands before robbing them. Chand mohammad (35), a resident of Faridabad in Haryana, attacked the elderly by posing as an acquaintance or friend of one of their …
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NEW DELHI: Investigating at the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD), Delhi’s Minister of Health and Urban Development Satyendar Jain said on Sunday that MCD has funds for billboards but not to pay the salaries of doctors protesting against the Non-payment of wages during the Emergency Closure due to COVID-19. He reacted …
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NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday deteriorated to the category of ‘severe’, likely to affect people’s health, according to the Delhi Pollution Data from the Control Committee (DPCC). Track the level of pollution in your cityThe AQI at Alipur was at 432 while it stood at 427 …
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NEW DELHI: Priests performed a grand ‘aarti’ at Delhi’s Jhandewalan Temple on the eighth day, known as Durga ‘Ashtami’, from Navratri on Saturday. Durga ‘Ashtami’ is considered one of the most important days of Navratri. It begins with Mahasnan and Shodashopachar Puja. On this day, all nine forms of the …
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