NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out in a slum area near Rithala Metro Station late on Friday night, leaving a child injured and one body recovered, officials said.The incident took place in the Bengali Basti locality, situated between Rithala Metro Station and the Delhi Jal Board premises.Fire tenders were deployed at the spot, and…
A major air traffic control system glitch at Delhi’s IGI Airport caused widespread chaos and significant flight delays on Friday (AI image) NEW DELHI: Passengers stranded at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday took to social media to express their frustration over delays caused by an air traffic control (ATC) system glitch.Ishita (@dayespecial) tweeted,…
New Delhi: Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh claimed on Friday that there is no shortage of essential medicines in state govt-run hospitals.He was reacting to a TOI report, ‘Why these govt hospitals need life support’, which said many of these facilities in the city frequently run out of common and life-saving drugs as well…
New Delhi: When Narottam Prashad changed his surname to Lal, shaved off his beard and vanished from the city a few days before his wife’s body was found in their Jahangirpuri house 15 years ago, little did he know the long arm of law will eventually catch up with him. Narottam, who had been working…
New Delhi: Nippy northwesterly winds continued blowing into Delhi on Friday, carrying farm-fire pollutants from Punjab and Haryana and keeping the temperature of the city below normal. Delhi’s average AQI, recorded at 4pm, worsened to 322. On Thursday, it was 311. Both fall in the very poor range. Out of 39 active air quality stations…
New Delhi: A meeting chaired by the secretary to the Delhi chief minister was held at Delhi Secretariat on Friday to review key infrastructure issues arising from the overlapping jurisdictions of various civic and development agencies in the national capital.The meeting was attended by senior officials from PWD, DMRC, MCD and NDMC, among others.One of…
New Delhi: A single system glitch threw the country’s busiest airport, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, out of gear on Friday morning. The flight disruptions left hundreds of passengers stranded for hours, with many missing important commitments and connections.Following the technical snag, major airlines issued advisories informing passengers that operations in Delhi and northern…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of Delhi govt on a plea by former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, for release from jail on furlough to re-establish social ties.Justice Ravinder Dudeja asked govt and the jail authorities to file a…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police, in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA), is stepping up efforts to clear the mounting backlog of traffic challans. A special lok adalat has been scheduled for Nov 8, and officials said there are plans to hold monthly sessions to ensure regular disposal of pending cases.“The monthly lok…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has announced the launch of the Atal Canteen Scheme to provide nutritious meals at just Rs5. The scheme will start on Dec 25, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In its first phase, 100 canteens will open across the capital, each serving 1,000 meals daily through a…
