Street vendors and small eateries in Delhi are facing immense distress due to a steep hike in commercial LPG prices. NEW DELHI: “Bada cylinder khareedne ke paise nahi hai, aur chhota mil nahi raha hai (I don’t have the money to buy a big cylinder, and am unable to get a smaller one),” said a…
NEW DELHI: India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase.Officials have said there is no reason to panic.The government is currently running nationwide trials of a mobile-based disaster alert system and the messages being sent are only test…
New Delhi: More than 23,000 industries operating in 17 industrial areas are covered by 13 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in Delhi. While two CETPs in Narela and Bawana were upgraded in 2024, the remaining 11 are operating close to their assumed lifespan of 20 years, the Confederation of Delhi Industries and CETP Societies has…
NEW DELHI: The city is likely to receive more spells of light showers from Sunday to Friday with gusty winds of over 50kmph, keeping daytime temperatures below normal and extreme heat at bay.On Friday, the city saw clear skies, yet the temperatures were below normal as an impact of the rain and hailstorms on Thursday….
New Delhi: Delhi is set to join states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bengal in making leprosy a notifiable disease under the Delhi Epidemic Diseases Act. The health department has submitted a formal proposal for approval, a move aimed at strengthening tracking and treatment efforts across the capital.The notification will mandate all govt and…
NEW DELHI: The truck that fatally hit two cousins on Ashoka Road in central Delhi had been granted “special permission” by Delhi Traffic Police to operate before no-entry hours for the collection of horticultural waste in the area. Such permissions are processed and approved by the DTP headquarters in west Delhi’s Todapur, a senior police…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced a series of welfare measures for construction workers, including the deployment of mobile health vans at labour chowks and construction sites across the capital.The announcements were made at a labour welfare event organised by Sant Nirankari Mandal in Dhirpur. The package also includes financial assistance for…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to bring a borewell policy in the city to ease water shortage problems, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.Gupta took part in the ‘Catch the Rain’ event organised by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) as part of the rainwater harvesting programme.“Delhi govt is considering bringing in a borewell policy….
New Delhi: Delhi University has opened admissions for its five-year integrated law programmes at Faculty of Law for the academic session 2026–27, inviting applications for BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons).Candidates can apply online, with the registration window open till May 18, 11.59 pm.The university said admissions to both programmes will be based solely…
New Delhi: Train services will be briefly regulated in the early hours of Sunday on Blue Line as Delhi Metro will undertake scheduled maintenance activity between Supreme Court and Indraprastha Metro stations.The first train will depart at 6.05 am from Vaishali towards Dwarka Sector-21; at 6.21 am from Laxmi Nagar towards Dwarka Sector-21; and at…
