New Delhi: When the air quality station at RK Puram reached peak PM2.5 levels of 1,476 micrograms per cubic metre around midnight, its real-time hourly data went missing from Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s website for five hours. The data was available again from 6am, showing a downward trend at 1,187ug/m3, followed by 1,064ug/m3 at 7am….
New Delhi: With festivities in full swing, the city has been generating up to 20% more waste than usual. While Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) claims to have deployed its entire workforce to manage this increased load and assured residents that the situation will normalise by Wednesday, many across the city are complaining about delays…
NEW DELHI: Widespread bursting of firecrackers beyond the time window permitted by Supreme Court on Diwali night drove Delhi’s air quality deeper into the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday.The surge of toxic smoke, laden with pollutants and heavy metals, caused the city’s average hourly PM2.5 levels to touch 675 micrograms/cubic metre at midnight, the highest…
New Delhi: A five-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped, hit with bricks and then stabbed to death in Narela on Tuesday, hours after he went missing from outside his home. The accused, who worked as a driver for the boy’s transporter father, planned the murder to take revenge, said police. He is absconding.The Narela Industrial Area…
New Delhi: A 72-year-old man was shot at by his two grandsons over a longstanding property dispute in central Delhi. The victim was identified as Shahbuddin, a resident of Chandni Mahal. “The incident occurred around 8:40 am on Tuesday when Shahbuddin was heading out for his routine morning tea. His grandsons shot him twice—once in…
New Delhi: Observing there was a shadow of doubt over the recovery proceedings, a Delhi court has granted bail to a man accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The court noted that the contraband allegedly recovered during the raid was found in a red bag, which, notably, was never seized by the…
New Delhi: A Delhi court dismissed a revision plea of BJP MP Yogender Chandolia against a magistrate court’s order of framing charges against him for various offences, including assaulting or using criminal force against a public servant. Chandolia was accused of assaulting an on-duty traffic constable under the Prasad Nagar police station on Oct 8,…
New Delhi: The assembling of Delhi govt’s multi-level boat for the Yamuna cruise has started and it is expected to be launched by year-end, said an official. The stretch from Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur has enough water for the 90-passenger boat and a one-hour cruise offering a 5km round trip has been planned, he added….
BJP’s Manoj Tiwari claims improvement amid post Diwali pollution concerns NEW DELHI: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari announced on Tuesday that Delhi’s air quality is improving, predicting the national capital will become breathable again within two and a half years through strict control measures and technological interventions. This comes amid rising concerns about post-Diwali air pollution…
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa NEW DELHI: Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of deliberately targeting Diwali and Hindu traditions. He claimed the party banned firecrackers to appease a particular community and is now criticizing the festival. Sirsa specifically called out AAP leaders, including Sanjay Singh, for…
