New Delhi: Delhi Zoo has activated its monsoon preparedness plan to safeguard animals and infrastructure during the upcoming rainy season, taking lessons from last year’s severe flooding that disrupted operations and left much of the premises submerged.Key measures include covering kraals, feeding areas and animal enclosures, particularly for herbivores. Soil mounds have been created inside…
According to AQI.in, this weather data represents the beginning of a significant seasonal shift in New Delhi’s climate pattern.New Delhi is set to experience a warm and humid day on June 23, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 31.6°C and 39.4°C, accompanied by 47% relative humidity and an 87% chance of patchy rain. The day will…
NEW DELHI: A four-year-old girl was rescued from her woman kidnapper who allegedly abducted her from central Delhi’s Chandni Mahal on June 18 to make her beg and later sell her off, police have said.The woman allegedly took the girl away when the child’s mother was out to fetch drinking water.Police have said that they…
NEW DELHI: Three unidentified masked men looted an ice cream parlour in Delhi’s Keshavpuram area, escaping with cash, mobile phones, and several packets of ice cream and kulfi, police said on Sunday.The robbery took place around 11pm on Saturday at a shop on Talab Road.According to police, the incident was captured on CCTV, and multiple…
New Delhi: In popular imagination, Delhi’s traffic violations play out like a well-worn reel — bikers zipping past without helmets, cars casually parked across footpaths, autos cutting through traffic, and intersections gridlocked by design and defiance.These are everyday images we associate with road indiscipline. But zoom in on the city’s prosecution data until May 31,…
New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while holding builders liable for deficiency in service, observed that in consumer cases, awarding interest along with a refund serves as a form of compensation.The commission’s bench of Justice Sudip Ahluwalia and Sadhna Shanker was hearing an appeal filed by a builder against the orders of…
New Delhi: Traders across the capital have welcomed LG VK Saxena’s decision to withdraw Delhi Police’s regulatory control over seven commercial activities—including motels, guesthouses, discotheques, amusement parks and eating establishments.Various trade and sectoral associations, citing their earlier meetings with Delhi govt, noted that while agencies like the fire department, DPCC and civic bodies oversaw fire…
New Delhi: A four-year-old girl was rescued from her woman kidnapper who allegedly abducted her from central Delhi’s Chandni Mahal on June 18 to make her beg and later sell her off, police have said.The woman allegedly took the girl away when the child’s mother was out to fetch drinking water.Police have said that they…
New Delhi: The monsoon is likely to reach Delhi within the next two days, with India Meteorological Department forecasting light to moderate rain and improved weather conditions. The department has issued a yellow alert for the national capital and surrounding areas till Tuesday, warning of rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds of up to…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena, through a gazette notification, granted an exemption under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994, to facilitate the construction of residential accommodation at Kasturba Nagar Phase-II over an area of 8.90 hectares. This could lead to the felling or transplantation of 856 trees.While a tree officer, under the…
