New Delhi: Public health considerations are paramount, Delhi High Court said on Friday as it refused to tinker with a ban on misleading ORS-labelled beverages by the country’s food regulator.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) recently withdrew permissions for food-and-beverage companies to use the word ORS in the labelling unless they met the…
New Delhi: Delhi’s winter atmosphere is climatologically unsuitable for consistent and effective cloud seeding, stated a new study by IIT Delhi released on Friday. It highlighted that even after significant washout, air quality improvements are short-lived, and ozone concentrations often increase post-rainfall.The study, conducted by PhD students from IIT-D’s Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) and…
New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) may have been painting a rosier picture of the effectiveness of the city’s sewage treatment facilities than what reality suggests. TOI visited two major sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Rithala and Nilothi with a combined treatment capacity of 140 MGD (million gallons per day), and found them discharging…
New Delhi: A PCR police personnel was found dead with gunshot injury in central Delhi’s LNJP area on Friday morning. Police suspect that he died by suicide. The deceased has been identified as a sub-inspector of Delhi Police. He was a father of two sons and his wife had suffered paralysis five months ago.In another…
New Delhi: The Shahdara Bar Association on Friday issued a notice that all police officers posted within the jurisdiction of the Karkardooma district courts would be barred from entering the complex because of the “misconduct, arrogant attitude and rude behaviour” by them towards advocates.The notice, issued by bar association secretary Narveer Dabas, said that “repeated…
New Delhi: The month-long strike by around 4,250 Municipal Corporation of Delhi‘s domestic breeding checkers and contractual field workers ended on Friday after assurances from a 10-member committee set up by the civic body. Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said the committee would examine demands for pay parity, medical leave and other benefits. One of the…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday directed jail authorities to submit a report on the medical condition of former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan. Balyan, lodged in Mandoli Jail in connection with a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case, sought permission to have an electric kettle for medical reasons. The former MLA was…
New Delhi: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort Rs 40 lakh from a Paharganj-based businessman using fake international WhatsApp numbers. Police said the accused reportedly carried out the crime to settle his debts and meet expenses for his upcoming wedding. The case came to light on Oct 26, when a…
New Delhi: Two separate incidents of assault were reported at clubs in Chanakyapuri in the past four days. FIRs have been registered in both cases, police said.In the first case, a club manager alleged that he was slapped and abused by a guest during the early hours of Oct 26. The incident, according to the…
Celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of First Nations Australians, the evening featured the works of designer Amanda Healy, a Wonnarua woman and social enterprise leader Fashion became a bridge between cultures as the Australian High Commission hosted a special showcase. Celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of First Nations Australians, the evening featured the works of…
