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Delhi government panel suggests increase in auto, taxi fares: Report
- The deadline for submission of the report expires this week, the source said, adding that the report will be submitted to Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot and will then go for cabinet approval.
Published on May 17, 2022 10:55 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Mundka fire: Delhi court grants one-day police custody of Manish Lakra, 2 others
- The fire had broken out in a four-storey building near Mundka metro station on April 13. Lakra, the owner of the building, was arrested two days later.
Published on May 17, 2022 09:29 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Minister says Haryana not releasing ‘Delhi’s share of water', residents suffer
- The Delhi Jal Board has said water supply will be affected in several parts of the national capital owing to depletion of pond level of the Yamuna river at Wazirabad treatment plant and reduction in release of raw water from Haryana.
Published on May 17, 2022 07:12 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
One dies in fire at banquet hall in Delhi's Ashok Vihar area
- Delhi fire: Officials said 10 fire tenders had been rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
Updated on May 17, 2022 11:23 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Delhi reports 393 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; minor dip in positivity rate
Delhi Covid-19 update: The death toll has now reached 26,198 while the total case tally now stands at 19,01,128 The positivity rate in the national capital dipped by 0.2 per cent. On Monday, the positivity rate had stood at 3.37 per cent.
Published on May 17, 2022 06:54 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
96 dengue cases in Delhi so far
- Till April 30 this year, 81 dengue cases had been recorded in the city, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said in its weekly report.
Published on May 17, 2022 05:50 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Delhiwale: Portrait of a childhood
- A child far from home
Updated on May 17, 2022 12:17 PM IST
Mayank Austen Soofi, New Delhi
Delhi Mundka fire: Building, factory owners to be quizzed; DNA samples taken
- The officer said that Lakra, during interrogation, told the police that he rented out the three floors of the four-storey building to the Goyal brothers for a monthly fee of Rs1.20 lakh.
Published on May 17, 2022 04:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
‘Over 6.3mn at risk from MCD’s bulldozer politics’: Kejriwal
- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Kejriwal, is aiming to wrest control of the city’s south, north and east MCDs from the BJP in elections expected later this year or early next year – by then, the civic bodies are expected to be reunified into a single Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Published on May 17, 2022 03:54 AM IST
Alok KN Mishra, New Delhi
Granular monitoring gives Delhi sharper picture of local weather
IMD data from the past week shows that 80-90% of the 11 stations in Delhi recorded temperatures higher than the official maximum
Updated on May 17, 2022 03:49 AM IST
Delhi heatwave: Some respite on windy, cloudy Monday
New Delhi: A day after mercury rose to the season’s high of 45
Published on May 16, 2022 11:54 PM IST
Record summer beats life out of Delhi’s Mungeshpur farms
With a population of nearly 10,000, Mungeshpur hit the headlines as it reported the maximum temperature across the country on Sunday at 49.2 degrees Celsius
Updated on May 17, 2022 03:31 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Delhi govt forms panel for markets redevelopment
The committee has to submit its report by May 20, according to an order issued by Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC).
Updated on May 17, 2022 03:47 AM IST
Delhi heatwave: Schools advance summer vacations
On Sunday, all 11 weather stations in Delhi recorded maximum temperatures above 45°C, while Mungeshpur and Najafgarh (in south-east Delhi) recorded temperatures above 49°C.
Updated on May 17, 2022 04:00 AM IST
Sadia Akhtar, New Delhi
Delhi hospitals see spike in heat-related ailments
As the national capital copes with a severe heatwave -- temperatures went above 49 degrees Celsius in parts of Delhi on Sunday -- hospitals have reported a noticeable spike in the number of heat-related ailments
Published on May 16, 2022 11:52 PM IST
Soumya Pillai, New Delhi
Mudka fire: Builder owner, businessmen to be grilled together
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday said that they will seek the custody of the two businessmen who were running an industrial unit in a Mundka building where a devastating fire killed 27 people on Friday in order to question them along with the owner of the building
Published on May 16, 2022 11:52 PM IST
Delhi: An everyday struggle for these workers under the sun
For several workers in the Capital, staying away from the sun is not an option. Despite the oppressive heat, heat warriors are still out, keeping Delhi running. HT profiles some of these people
Updated on May 17, 2022 12:16 PM IST
Fire breaks out at footwear factory in Delhi's Narela, 9 fire tenders at spot
- There were 10 people working in the factory and all were reportedly safe.
Updated on May 16, 2022 10:16 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Covid: Delhi's tally dips for fifth straight day with 377 new cases
- Fresh fatalities dipped with one patient succumbing to Covid-19 as opposed to three on Sunday, the bulletin data showed. Delhi's death toll has now reached 26,196.
Published on May 16, 2022 09:56 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Water supply to be affected in parts of Delhi from tomorrow. Details here
- The Delhi Jal Board said water production had been affected at treatment plants in Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla and urged residents, suffering from a scorching summer, to store adequate quantity of water in advance as per requirement.
Updated on May 16, 2022 04:42 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Ensure safety of Kashmiri Pandits, Delhi CM Kejriwal urges Centre
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that all the Kashmiri Pandits are scared after the killing of government employee Rahul Bhat.
Published on May 16, 2022 04:30 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Mundka fire tragedy: NHRC begins probe into rights violations
- Delhi fire: NHRC DG Sunil Meena said the rights body had taken suo motu cognizance of the fire tragedy and looking into concerns regarding violations of human rights.
Published on May 16, 2022 03:03 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Acts of kindness help less privileged face harsh summer
From distributing food to offering cool beverages, residents and NGOs are doing their bit to make the season a bit bearable
Published on May 16, 2022 11:24 AM IST
Naina Arora, New Delhi
BJP kicks off drive to ‘expose AAP model of development’ in Delhi
- According to the plan, BJP workers will reach out to 2.5 million families in the next 15 days and distribute pamphlets highlighting the AAP government’s “failures” in 10 key areas, including health, education, employment.
Published on May 16, 2022 06:11 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Rain shortfall to blame for early, intense heat in Delhi, says weather office
- This first month of the year was Delhi’s wettest January in 121 years, and February was the city’s wettest in eight years.
Published on May 16, 2022 05:52 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Delhiwale: Dargah’s chai
- A tea stall with a most unique site
Updated on May 16, 2022 11:42 AM IST
Mayank Austen Soofi, New Delhi
Investigation by magistrate gets LG approval, to suggest solution
- Following LG’s approval, the home department issued an order constituting the magisterial inquiry, according to an official release on Sunday.
Published on May 16, 2022 04:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Uncertainties of pandemic era build traction for the common man’s biographies
The Covid-19 pandemic shutdown when life came to a grinding halt led to common people writing their autobiographies, memoirs, or biographies of their family members, and publish them on their own.
Updated on May 16, 2022 04:58 AM IST
Delhi weather: Lack of rain behind intense heat spell, say experts
The Capital may have been breaking rainfall records in January and February this year, but since March 1, Delhi hasn’t seen any significant showers, one of the factors experts that said was behind the early and intense heat spell across the city
Published on May 16, 2022 12:10 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
