Tag: Delhi

New Delhi: In a move to tackle the high pollution levels in New Delhi, the Central government on Wednesday brought forward the implementation of the BS-VI compliant cleaner transport fuels in Delhi by two years saying the requirement would now be effective in 2018. “Taking into account the serious pollution levels in Delhi and adjoining […]

New Delhi: Hours after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave a go-ahead to the odd-even scheme without any exemptions to two-wheelers, the Delhi government refused to implement it, saying they will approach the green court again on Monday. “At the moment we are calling it off. We will again approach the NGT and will ask […]

New Delhi: Foggy Saturday morning with addition of smog here has delayed least 64 trains. On the other hand 14 trains were rescheduled and two trains were cancelled due to the shallow fog in northern India. “The sky will remain partly cloudy during the day, with mist and shallow fog in the morning,” an official […]

New Delhi: A Jet Airways flight carrying 150 passengers on Friday landed back in New Delhi after eight hours due to non availability of taxi way at Patna airport. The Jet Airways flight 9W 730 departed from Terminal-3 at the IGI at 2.30 p.m but “due to non availability of taxi way” at the Patna […]

New Delhi: Reeling under ‘very poor’ air quality with toxins since past month, the Delhi on Sunday saw pollution levels 12 to 19 times the permissible limit during morning hours. According to the data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the major pollutant PM2.5 or particles with diameter less than 2.5 mm, ranged between 317 to […]

New Delhi: The Delhi government has banned hookah bars in the city and asked the Delhi Police and the Municipal Corporations to immediately cancel licenses of restaurants with hookah bars. Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that hookah smoking is not allowed in non-smoking zones as per Section 4 of COTPA (Cigarette and other Tobacco […]

New Delhi: With the air quality in Delhi and NCR getting worse ahead of winter, the city government has said it may bring back the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme in the capital. In a letter written on Wednesday, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to gear up for implementation of the […]

New Delhi: The Railways on Monday introduced a thrice-weekly faster Delhi-Mumbai Special Rajdhani Express service without flexi-fares from Hazrat Nizamuddin station here on experimental basis. The Special Rajdhani Express, which will cover a distance of 1,365 km in 13 hours 55 minutes instead of 15 hours 50 minutes, was flagged off at 4.15 p.m. The […]

New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday warned people against the forces trying to destroy the country’s diversity and exhorted them to fight them. They were speaking after inaugurating a three-day ‘Kerala Delhi Cultural Heritage Festival’, to be held at three main venues in central Delhi — Central […]

New Delhi: With the air quality of the national capital and adjoining cities consistently deteriorating, major city hospitals saw a spike in the patients complaining of respiratory issues. According to the medical experts, most of the patients are being diagnosed with bronchitis and advance asthma. Experts however believe the volume of patients would be lesser […]

New Delhi: As the Supreme Court on Friday refused to modify its earlier order banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR, traders, who were hoping to of restart the business, were furious and also disappointed by the setback they have been facing in business. All the fireworks shops near the Jama Masjid […]

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday escaped unhurt after his vehicle met with a minor accident while he was on his way to Vrindavan from Delhi, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Vaidya said. “Vehicle of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met with a minor accident on his way to Vrindavan from Delhi. It was […]

New Delhi: There has been a three-fold rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Delhiites over the last three years, a survey said here on Wednesday. It added that the risk of heart attack and stroke is increased if the person is suffering from diabetes and obesity. About 40 per cent of men and 38 per […]

New Delhi: Students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) staged a sit-in here on Tuesday demanding resignation of BHU Vice Chancellor G.C. Tripathi. Students from the Punjab University, Delhi University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University also joined the protest, along with other student group members. The protesters accused Tripathi of being anti-women, alleging that he […]

New Delhi: The Grand Delhi Sportive amateur cycling championship will take place from the Track and Trail Store in Lajpat Nagar here on September 3. The competition will comprise an 88 km endurance race followed by a 46 kms ride. Both the competitions will start and end at Lajpat Nagar with pitstops in different locations […]