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Heatwave to persist in Delhi; minimum temp recorded at 28 degrees

Delhi witnessed a warm Thursday morning with the minimum temperature being recorded at 28 degrees Celsius even as the weather office predicted that heatwave conditons will persist during the day

FIR lodged against some people for hate messages on social media in Delhi

The FIR is against several individuals cutting across religions, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said

Fire breaks out in east Delhi's Mandawali, 10 fire tenders rushed to spot

In a fourth blaze incident of the day, a fire broke out in the Malkhana of Mandawali police station in Delhi at around 10

Central agencies 'seriously' looking into Al-Qaeda suicide attack threat

"Security personnel have been instructed to report to the concerned department soon after noticing any suspicious activity," the agency said

Many vehicles damaged as fire breaks out at Jamia Nagar's metro parking

A fire broke out at a metro parking area in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar on Wednesday morning causing damages to at least 90 vehicles, Delhi Fire Service officials said.

Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai account for a third of daily Covid-19 cases

The three cities account for a tenth of the country's daily tests

Delhi reports 450 new Covid cases, one death; positivity rate at 1.92%

The national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,09,427, while the death toll stood at 26,213.

How to fortify trees in our concrete jungles to save environment

The force of nature is enough to sort out forests, including felling trees away from the wary gaze of city dwellers and human mismanagement

Heatwave sears Delhi, yellow alert issued; relief likely on weekend

At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, the maximum temperature settled at 43.5 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal.

Rajinder Nagar bypoll: 32 candidates, including 7 independents, file papers

Thirty-two nominations in all have been received for the upcoming bypoll to the Rajinder Nagar Assembly seat in Delhi, poll authorities said on Monday.

Sisodia meets LG Vinai Kumar Saxena amid jurisdiction breach controversy

The AAP had last week accused the LG of meddling in the affairs of the government and not focussing on the areas under his control.

Delhi logs 247 new Covid-19 cases, no death; positivity rate at 3.47%

With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,977, while the death toll stood at 26,212.

Heatwave to persist in Delhi, max temperature to settle at 44 Degrees: IMD

The Met office has issued a yellow alert, warning of heatwave conditions in some pockets of the city.

ED raids Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's residence in money laundering case

Satyendar Jain was arrested on May 30 under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Covid-19: Delhi records 343 new infections, positivity rate at 1.91%

Delhi on Sunday logged 343 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 1.91 per cent while no new death was reported due to the viral disease, according to data shared by the city health department

Unnatural urbanisation

Urban planning must be more eco-sensitive

Delhi, MP sizzle in heatwave; maximum temperature surges to 47 degrees

The weather office said there will be no significant change in the maximum temperatures over most parts of northwest India over the next four to five days

Delhi saw 2,300 accidents in first 5 months of 2022; 505 killed: Data

Delhi witnessed 2,300 accidents in which over 500 people lost lives in the first five months of 2022, according to official data. Out of these, 495 were fatal accidents, 1,762 simple accidents and 43 non-injury accidents. The data, which gave traffic district-wise information, also stated that 2,152 people got injured during the period. A total of 505 people have been killed in the accidents, with the maximum number of deaths (56) reported in the outer north district followed by 50 deaths in northwest district, 46 in southwest and 45 in west district, it stated. The least number of deaths (16) was reported in Shahdara, 19 in central district and 21 deaths in New Delhi, Rohini and south districts, respectively, it stated. The southeast district in Delhi saw the maximum number of accidents at 222, followed by southwest 192, outer north 191 and west district 186 accidents. The least number of (75) accidents have been reported in New Delhi district followed by Shahdara (77) and Rohin

Heatwave broils parts of Delhi with no immediate relief in sight

The maximum temperature jumped to 47.1 degrees at Mungeshpur, making it the hottest place in the city.

Delhi records 405 new Covid cases in a day, positivity rate 2.07%

With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally increased to 19,08,387 while the death toll stood at 26,212.