Delhi-NCR shivers under fog blanket: Cold wave continues, IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert; flight ops impacted | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A thick layer of fog enveloped the national capital on Thursday morning, reducing visibility across several areas, including Moti Bagh and Dwarka. Foggy conditions also led to delays in a few flights at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, warning of cold wave conditions at…

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HC raps NGO for selective petitions | Delhi News

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday reprimanded an NGO and its lawyer for filing what it called “habitual petitions” alleging encroachments and illegal constructions by mosques and dargahs, suggesting the petitioner may be misusing judicial processes. A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia expressed exasperation, noting that while society faces…

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Harsh home truths about shelters: How Delhi’s failure to house its homeless hides behind numbers; 20k beds in files | Delhi News

The stated capacity of this shelter at Commercial Building, Motia Khan, is 540. TOI found just 15 beds here. NEW DELHI: If numbers could keep people warm, Delhi’s homeless crisis would long be solved. On paper, the city is prepared: 322 night shelters with nearly 20,000 beds (19,724 to be precise).The official list, which gives…

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Set up temporary shelters to protect homeless visiting hospitals during cold wave: HC | Delhi News

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered a raft of measures to help the homeless struggling to even “keep their limbs intact during these shivering nights”, directing the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Dusib) to temporarily take over subways near major hospitals, including AIIMS, RML and Safdarjung Trauma Centre. The court also instructed Dusib…

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Delhi Govt To Revive 4 Stalled Hosp Projects | Delhi News

New Delhi: Delhi govt has decided to revive and complete four long-stalled hospital projects at Jwalapuri, Madipur, Hastsal and Siraspur by shifting them to a public-private partnership (PPP) model and fixing a definite timeline for their completion. The move follows concerns over massive public expenditure on infrastructure that remained unused since construction stalled for the…

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