Delhi

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Responding to the assertion of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that governance “must remain” with those elected to govern, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra categorically said that there can be no compromise on a citizen’s fundamental rights. , he said at a function organised by the apex court to celebrate Constitution Day, which was ...

Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on October 10, an RTI query has revealed. The metro’s daily average ridership came down to 24.2 lakh in October from 27.4 lakh in September, translating to a fall of around 11 per cent. The Blue Line, considered the metro’s busiest, lost over ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Ministry of Home Affairs through National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) will conduct a multi-State mega mock exercise on tsunami preparedness on fridayw. The exercise will be simultaneously conducted in 31 coastal districts across four States – West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu – and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU To kick start the process of formulating comprehensive safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,  Bengaluru, Lucknow, Hyderderabad and Ahmedabad, Union Home Secretary convened a meeting of steering committee, which was constituted by ministry of home affairs on October 31, 2017, today. The meeting was attended by Municipal Commissioners,  Police ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Rashtrapati Bhavan will now be open for public viewing for four days in a week – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – from tomorrow (November 23, 2017) between 0900 hrs. to 1600 hrs. except on Gazetted Holidays. Entry and exit for visitors will be through Gate No. 2 (Rajpath); Gate No. 37 (Hukmi Mai Marg); and Gate ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A steady breeze helped keep the city’s air pollution levels in check today, letting people breathe relatively easy on a day thousands took part in the Delhi Half Marathon. The National Air Quality Index (AQI) had a score of 292 for the national capital, which is classified as ‘poor’ by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed concern over some of the dangerous trends that had crept into the newsrooms of both print and electronic media. They needed to be curbed in order to ensure that the pristine role played by the press earlier stood restored. He made this observation while addressing in function organized by the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU “Hunar Haat”, a spectacular platform of Ministry of Minority Affairs where exquisite pieces of Handicraft & Handloom prepared by inmates of Tihar Jail and master artisans from across the country are displayed, was inaugurated at India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan, today. Ministry of Minority Affairs is organising “Hunar Haat” under “USTTAD” scheme at different parts of the country ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government has urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal to reconsider the hike in parking charges effected to control alarming pollution levels, holding the move seems counterproductive. In this regard Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has written a letter to LG. In which he has pointed out that due to the hike, people are likely ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU To intensify the action against the benami property, the Income Tax Department is matching the “tax profiles” of all property registrations of above Rs 30 lakh under the provisions of the anti-Benami Act, Today Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra said ‘the taxman is also investigating those shell companies and their directors whose operations ...