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Delhi may witness scattered rains over the next three-four days which will help reduce humidity and keep air quality within “satisfactory” levels, the weather office said on Monday. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said scattered light rains are expected in the national capital over the next three to four days which will help check humidity and pollution ...

A 44-year-old businessman was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne assailants after a scuffle broke out between them in northeast Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar area, police said on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Rajul Gupta, owned an electronic goods showroom in Jyoti Nagar. The incident took place outside his house on Monday night when Gupta was returning home after work, ...

A man was allegedly shot dead by two persons in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area, police said on Saturday. Najim Khan was a resident of Subhash Mohalla in Vijay Park and used to operate a stall near Lal Qila, they said. Police said they received information regarding the incident on Friday night. Khan was taken to the GTB hospital where he ...

The odd-even road rationing scheme is set to return in the national capital from November 4-15, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announcing a slew of measures to combat high-level of air pollution during winters. Kejriwal said the odd-even scheme was part of the seven-point ‘Parali Pradushan’ (pollution caused by crop stubble burning) action plan that also includes mass ...

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Youth Summit in New Delhi today (September 7, 2019), organised by the Youth Awakening Mission, a youth wing of Paavan Chintan Dhara Charitable Trust, Ghaziabad. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that today’s India is full of youth power. Our youth have immense talent and energy. This talent and ...

Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has increased price of cow milk by Rs 2 to Rs 44 a litre in Delhi-NCR, with effect from Friday. The retail price has been increased as the company is paying more to farmers for procuring raw milk. However, there will be no increase in rates of other variants of milk. Raw cow milk prices ...

CNG price in Delhi and its suburbs was on Sunday hiked for the third time since April due to rise in input cost following appreciation of US dollar against the rupee. “This revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs 0.50 per kg in the consumer prices of CNG in Delhi, Rewari, Gurugram and Karnal, and Rs 0.55 ...

The water level of Yamuna is receding and the river is flowing at 204.55 metres, below the danger mark, an official said on Thursday. The river had breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Monday. “The level of Yamuna at railway bridge was 204.55 metres at 9 pm. It is expected to recede further,” the official at the flood ...

The weather department has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across the national capital on the weekend, officials said on Thursday. The rainfall recorded so far in August is 60.8 mm, which is 54 per cent less than normal. The seasonal rainfall recorded is 271.2 mm, which is 34 per cent less than normal, the MeT department said. “There are possibilities ...

The Delhi Jal Board is “working hard” to ensure that tap water is potable in the city and reverse osmosis purifiers are not needed to filter it, Chief Minister Arvnd Kejriwal said on Tuesday. The chief minister, who is also the Chairman of the DJB, said the Board was now working to ensure that the people of Delhi get 24-hour ...