DELHI: Delhi Police arrested two men for creating a fake Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) website and cheating job aspirants by advertising non-existent vacancies across various posts.The accused were identified as Kuldeep (30), a B.Com graduate currently pursuing a second-year LL.B., and his associate Piyush (25), a B.Tech graduate in Computer Science, who developed the…
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality index remained at the higher end of the very poor range on Friday. The AQI was 374 compared with 373 on Thursday. It is likely to slip into the severe category on Sunday.Central Pollution Control Board’s data shows that the AQI was 384 at 8 am, but it marginally dipped…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has framed a road-cutting SOP to control dust pollution, mandating strict mitigation measures and making provisions for imposing penalties of up to ₹5 lakh for violations.Under the SOP, contractors must install two-metre-high dust barriers on wide roads, properly cover loose soil and construction debris and regularly sprinkle water to prevent dust…
New Delhi: The govt has told Parliament that there is “no conclusive data” establishing a “direct correlation” between higher air quality index (AQI) levels and lung diseases.In a written response to a Parliament question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Union environment ministry, however, underlined that air pollution is “one of the triggering factors for…
NEW DELHI: More than 100 flights were cancelled at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Saturday due to dense fog affecting visibility across North India. Officials reported that sixty six arriving flights and sixty three departures were cancelled. Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport issued a passenger advisory as fog continued to blanket the national…
NEW DELHI: A senior Air India Express pilot has been grounded after allegedly assaulting a passenger at Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday. The incident reportedly began when Captain Virender Sejwal told passenger Ankit Dewan, “This lane is for staff. Are you anpadh [illiterate]?”, triggering what initially was a verbal altercation that escalated into a…
NEW DELHI: Dense fog enveloped Delhi and the NCR on Saturday, significantly reducing visibility across key areas on Saturday. Key roads and residential neighborhoods were shrouded in fog, with visuals showing dense mist covering wide areas of the national capital.The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading stood at 380 at around 7 am, falling into…
NEW DELHI: Dense fog enveloped Delhi and the NCR on Saturday, significantly reducing visibility across key areas on Saturday, Key roads and residential neighborhoods were shrouded in fog, with visuals showing dense mist covering wide areas of the national capital.The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading stood at 380 at around 7 am, falling into…
New Delhi: The city remains among India’s high-burden dengue areas, with 3,746 cases and two deaths reported so far this year, even as govt data show that cases across India increased more than five times over the past five years.Figures placed by Union health ministry before Rajya Sabha show dengue cases in the country climbed…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express grounded a senior pilot rostered for duty on Friday after he allegedly assaulted a passenger in front of his family at Delhi airport’s T1 over the latter being allowed to use a security-check lane where aircraft crew and other staff supposedly get priority.Passenger Ankit Dewan accused Captain Virender Sejwal, en…
