Bharadwaj inaugurates Delhi Pavillion at IITF 23
Delhi Industries Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Tuesday inaugurated the Delhi Pavilion at the 42nd edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF’23) at Pragati Maidan. Union Minister of State Anupriya Patel was also present on the occasion in the Conference Hall No. 2, Bharat Mandapam. While addressing the media, Bhardwaj informed...
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900 ghats have been prepared for Chhath festival: Minister
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NDMC cultivates imported tulips at special chamber at Delhi’s Lodhi Gardens
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Water sprinkling on roads among new steps taken to fight pollution
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LG nod to 10 more family courts, total number reaches 31
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Atishi submits 650 pages report against chief secy in land case
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Man throws 3-year-old from balcony, jumps with family from second floor
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Power cables, lack of water, onlookers pose challenge to firefighting
15 November 2023 | Staff Reporter
Woman dies, 25 rescued in sweet shop fire in Shakarpur
A woman died after a fire broke out inside a sweet shop in East Delhi’s Shakarpur early on Tuesday, trapping 25 people inside the premises. According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), 26 people were rescued. They said the fire started in the building's parking area in the early hours of the...
700 challans issued on Diwali for driving without PUC
The Delhi Traffic Police issued more than 700 challans on Diwali to vehicle owners for driving without valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates, officials said on Monday. On November 5, after the city's air quality plummeted to the 'Severe Plus' category, Stage IV of the Centre's pollution control plan -- Graded...
CBI seeks sanction to file FIR against Satyendar Jain for extorting prisoners
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought sanction from the government to file an FIR against former Delhi jail minister Satyendar Jain and former director general of prisons Sandeep Goel for alleged extortion of crores of rupees from high-profile prisoners, including Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in return for a comfortable life...
Fire service received 208 calls in Delhi on Diwali
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) on Diwali received 208 calls related to fire, 22 of them caused by firecrackers, and other stress situations. According to DFS officials, there were major fire incidents at Sadar Bazar, East of Kailash, Shastri Nagar, Sultanpur and Tilak Nagar on Sunday but no one was...
Safdarjung reports 89 burn injuries cases, LNJP 11
Several hospitals in Delhi reported cases of burn injuries, largely caused by firecrackers, on the day of Diwali. The festival was celebrated on Sunday. While the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, which has the largest burn unit in the country, received 89 burn cases on Sunday, the Delhi government's largest facility, LNJP Hospital,...
PWD cancels bungalow allotment to Kejriwal’s PS
The Delhi Government's Public Works Department ( PWD) has cancelled the allotment of a bungalow to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's private secretary Bibhav Kumar. Kumar is currently residing at D-II, Type-VI, Chandrawal Water Works-II, Civil Lines. In August, the Directorate of Vigilance (DoV) has directed the PWD to stick to...
Odd-Even will be implemented if air pollution reaches ‘severe plus’: Rai
nA day after Diwali, as the air quality in Delhi plummeted to “very poor” on Monday, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government will implement the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme if the air quality index (AQI) reaches ‘severe plus’ (450 or above). He even made it clear that till...
