New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 5 lakh on a factory operating illegally in Sadar Bazar, Delhi Cantonment. The unit was found to be running without the mandatory Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO), DPCC informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The matter came to…
New Delhi: The drenching rain that Delhi has waited for stayed away another day, while humidity caused the “feel-like” temperature to soar to 46.8 degrees Celsius at 4pm.A few areas recorded very light rain on Sunday. Najafgarh got moderate showers of 19mm. Delhi’s air quality remained ‘satisfactory’ for the eleventh straight day.A partially clouded sky…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Forest Department for failing to act on the illegal cutting of a fully-grown tree in a public park in DDA Market No. 3 in Y-Block, Mangolpuri, northwest Delhi.The notices were issued after a local resident filed…
New Delhi: Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday distributed appointment letters to 1,388 nursing officers and 41 paramedical staff at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. On the occasion, Ayushman Bharat Registration Vans were also flagged off to facilitate doorstep registration under PM-JAY and Vay Vandana Yojana…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said Delhi govt will urge the Supreme Court to allow uniform rules on overage vehicles in the national capital, in line with those followed across the country.“We will tell the Supreme Court about the pollution control measures taken by the govt. The parameters that are applicable in…
New Delhi: A 23-year-old man died, and two others were injured after their motorcycle was hit by a truck in northwest Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar. The incident occurred around 4 am on July 4, near Swaroop Nagar Flyover on the main bypass highway.According to police, a call was received reporting the accident, and a police team…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to immediately stop construction activities on a designated water body in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi, following allegations of illegal encroachment.According to the plea before the tribunal, DTC constructed a terminal and a multi-storey commercial building on a gram sabha-owned pond (johar) without obtaining…
New Delhi: A massive blaze that broke out at Vishal Mega Mart in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh on Friday evening was finally brought under control after nearly 33 hours of relentless firefighting.The fire, which started around 6.30pm on July 4, was doused by 3am on Sunday, leaving behind a gutted building and two fatalities.According to…
New Delhi: A businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 40 lakh in a fake investment scheme in south Delhi’s CR Park area, police said on Saturday. The complainant claimed he was promised double the amount—Rs 80 lakh—in return for his investment but was instead handed a suitcase full of counterfeit currency.According to police, the man…
New Delhi: Three men were arrested in connection with a fatal road rage incident in north Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area, where they allegedly assaulted a man, leading to his death.The accused identified as Ritesh Kumar (27), Vicky (25), and Anil (27) were reportedly intoxicated and returning home in an e-rickshaw when the incident occurred.According to…
