NEW DELHI: Traffic personnel in the city face constant exposure to toxic fumes from petrol and diesel vehicles as well as the biting winter chill.For sub-inspector Sarita Shukla, who is posted at the Tughlaq Road Circle near the Indira Gandhi Memorial area, one of Lutyens’ Delhi’s busiest stretches surrounded by roundabouts, wide arterial roads and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi airport’s passenger advisory on Monday confirmed that all flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) were functioning smoothly, despite low visibility caused by dense fog. The airport advised passengers to contact their respective airlines for the latest updates.The advisory, “Low Visibility Procedures are still in process at Delhi Airport. All flight…
New Delhi: Security was stepped up outside the Bangladesh embassy in Chanakyapuri following the volatile unrest currently sweeping across Bangladesh after the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi and the brutal mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das.The cops also removed some protesters who reached near the embassy on Saturday night and were raising…
Delhi air pollution crisis NEW DELHI: Delhi on Monday woke up to hazy skies, with overall air quality in the ‘very poor’ category, while four areas of the city recorded severe AQI levels. According to Sameer app, city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 366 at 7am.According to the Central Pollution Control Board…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express Captain Virender Sejwal, who got into a brawl with a passenger, Ankit Dewan, at Delhi airport‘s Terminal 1 last Friday, has accused the latter of making “casteist remarks” and issuing “absolutely unfathomable threats to female members of his family, including a child.” In a statement on the pilot’s behalf on…
New Delhi: There was a time when the Delhi University vice-chancellor’s office had no barriers and classes spilled out into the open lawns. These were memories that resurfaced on Saturday evening as some notable alumni gathered to reflect on a campus that has evolved with the city that has grown outside it. The Delhi University…
New Delhi: We remember cinema in fragments — a scene, a song, a dialogue, a poster. Our memories inhabit the uncertain space between remembering and forgetting. At Arthshila, an arts centre in the industrial heart of Okhla, far from the capital’s art district, an ongoing exhibition, ‘Duniya Parchhaiyon Ki,’ (World of Shadows) takes visitors on…
New Delhi: Facing criticism over the deteriorating condition of internal roads, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has shared a two-year phased redevelopment plan with the Centre for roads less than 18 metres in width. According to a report outlining initiatives aimed at reducing dust and air pollution, the civic body submitted details of road stretches—…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has placed the expansion of Delhi Metro at the centre of its strategy to curb air pollution, announcing a major increase in funding and clearing of long-pending liabilities to ensure faster execution of projects.The cabinet has given financial approval for three major Phase-IV MRTS corridors — Lajpat Nagar to Saket, Inderlok…
New Delhi: The wind came to the rescue of Delhiites. It picked up towards late night on Saturday and continued blowing throughout Sunday, resulting in the blanket of fog thinning and the air quality improving a bit. The air quality index (AQI), which entered the severe category on Saturday evening — it had been recorded…
