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Rainfall continues in Delhi; hailstorms damage crops in Rajasthan

According to a weather alert earlier, the approaching fresh cloud patches over Delhi was likely trigger a light to moderate spells of rainfall over the city

Delhi: Multi-layer security cover in place for Republic Day celebrations

A multi-layer security cover is in place for the Republic Day celebrations here on Thursday with police conducting anti-sabotage checks, verification drives and patrolling to thwart any untoward incident, according to officials. Around 6,000 security personnel have been deployed in the New Delhi district and 24 help desks set up for those attending the celebrations at the Kartavya Path, they said. Police said that around 60,000 to 65,000 people are expected to attend the Republic Day celebrations. This year, entry is based on QR code given on passes. No person without a valid pass or ticket would be allowed, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal. More than 150 CCTV cameras have been installed and some of them also have the facial recognition system, the DCP said. Police said an NSG-DRDO anti-drone team has been deployed. Extra pickets have also been set up on the borders of the national capital and vehicles entering the city are being checked, accord

5.8-magnitude quake hits Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal Tuesday afternoon with tremors also being felt in parts of Delhi, national capital region and Jaipur. The quake struck at 2:28 pm with the epicentre in Nepal at a place 148 km east of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, the National Centre for Seismology said. "It was scary as the tremors hit," said Shantanu, who resides in a high-rise tower in Noida. Amit Pandey, a Delhi resident, said, "I was on the fifth floor of one of the blocks at the Civic Centre. I felt a growling noise beneath my feet and a mild shake, when the tremor passed through perhaps." Many others in the towering Civic Centre, the headqauters of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, also felt the tremors which hit when the House proceedings were underway. Tremors were felt in parts of Rajasthan's capital city of Jaipur as well. There was no immediate report of loss of life or property from there.

CAQM asks Coal India to stop supply, sale to industries in Delhi-NCR

However, the use of low-sulphur coal in thermal power plants is allowed

Cold wave sweeps Delhi; minimum temperature plunges to 1.4 degrees Celsius

A punishing cold wave swept Delhi on Monday morning with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city's base station, plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in January 2023

Ready homes likely to hit 6-year high in 2023, says Anarock report

2023 likely to witness most ready-to-move homes in 6 yrs

Delhi-NCR likely to witness cold wave from January 16-18, says IMD

Several places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely witness a cold wave next week with the minimum temperature expected to settle around 3 degree Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 10.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, it said. A partly cloudy sky is expected in the city during the day, they said. The humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 88 per cent, the IMD said. The IMD said that the cold wave will prevail over many places of Delh-NCR between January 16 and 18. The minimum temperature at Ayanagar and Ridge may settle around 3 degree Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 21 degrees Celsius, it said. According to the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am stood at 374 (very poor). An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and

Cold wave sweeps North India, dense fog in Delhi-NCR; snowfall in Himachal

The entire North Indian belt continued to be in the grip of an intense cold wave on Saturday, with Mandhol village in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh recording heavy snowfall overnight

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Delhi AQI 'severe', CAQM asks NCR to implement anti-pollution curbs

As Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the "severe" category on Monday due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) directed all NCR states to implement anti-pollution curbs with greater vigour. Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 434 at 4 pm on Monday, worsening from 371 on Sunday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said low temperatures, calm winds and high moisture content led to trapping of pollutants. Considering the sudden spike in air pollution, the CAQM held an urgent review meeting with officials from Delhi and NCR states, including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, and directed them to implement the provisions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the field with "greater vigour to prevent further deterioration of air quality". The commission also stressed on the need to

Cold wave, dense fog in Delhi-NCR to abate from January 10, says IMD

"Maybe isolated fog will prevail but the cold wave will go," said IMD scientist

Court acquits 9 in 2020 Delhi rioting-arson case on 'benefit of doubt'

A court here on Saturday acquitted nine people accused of rioting and arson during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, giving them the "benefit of doubt". The nine people were accused of being members of an unlawful assembly that committed robbery and arson in a shop in the Chaman Park area here on February 25, 2020. The court observed the sole testimony of the prosecution witness, who was a head constable, cannot be sufficient to assume the accused were part of the mob. "I find that charges levelled against all the accused persons in this case are not proved beyond doubt. Hence, accused are acquitted of all the charges levelled against them," Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said. The Gokalpuri police station had registered the case against Mohd. Shahnawaz, Mohd. Shoaib, Shahrukh,Rashid, Azad, Ashraf Ali, Parvej, Mohd. Faisal and Rashid under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rioting. The court said the formation of an unlawful assembly along with rio

Delhi Police asks all officials to send live location on night duties

The decision has come at least a week after 20-year-old Anjali was killed in the early hours of January 1 after her scooty was hit by a car that dragged her for over 12 kilometres

At 2.2 degrees Celsius, Delhi records season's lowest minimum temperature

Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, five notches below the average and the season's lowest so far, according to the India Meteorological Department. Very dense fog reduced visibility at Palam to around 50 metres, affecting road and rail traffic. The visibility at the Palam observatory near the Indira Gandhi International Airport was 25 metres at 5:30 am. A Railways spokesperson said 36 trains were delayed by one to seven hours due to the foggy weather. According to the weather office, 'very dense' fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 metres is 'dense', 201 and 500 metres 'moderate', and 501 and 1,000 metres 'shallow'. The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius. Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge weather stations recorded minimum temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees and 1.5 degrees, respectively. The humidity at 8:30 am was recorded at 100 per c

Delhi's Kanjhawala horror: What we know so far in the hit-and-run case

While the family of the victim has alleged a larger conspiracy, the police are yet to establish any proof for the same. Here is all you need to know about the Kanjhawala case

Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR; second time in a week; epicentre in Afghanistan

Tremors were felt in the national capital and adjacent areas on Thursday evening, the second time in a week.According to the NCS, the earthquake of magnitude 5.9, struck Fayzabad in Afghanistan. The quake was at a depth of 200 kms below the earth's surface.The tremors were felt at around 8 pm.Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Sunday (New Year night), according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).NCS is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake activity in the country.The temblor, epicentred in the North Northwest of Haryana's Jhajjar, struck at 1:19 am on Sunday.The depth of the earthquake was 5 km below the ground."Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.8, Occurred on 01-01-2023, 01:19:42 IST, Lat: 28.71 and Long: 76.62, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 12km NNW of Jhajjar, Haryana," said National Center for Seismology.Earlier on November 12, earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi NCR. According to ...

Leasing of industrial, warehousing space up 6% across tier I-III cities

Industrial and warehousing space leasing rose 6 per cent to 46.3 million square feet last year across major cities of India, according to Savills India. In its latest report, property consultant Savills India said that the leasing of industrial and warehousing space rose 3 per cent in 2022 across eight major tier-I cities to 36.2 million square feet from 35.1 million square feet. The absorption of space in tier II-III cities increased to 10.1 million square feet in 2022 from 8.6 million square feet in the previous year. The Tier II and III cities include Coimbatore, Guwahati, Indore, Nagpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Rajpura, Bhubaneswar, Kochi/Ernakulam, Patna, Hosur, Madurai, Varanasi, Hubli and Ludhiana. Among the major cities in India, Delhi-NCR saw the highest absorption in 2022 at 16 per cent, followed by Mumbai at 14 per cent. Pune and Bengaluru saw absorptions at 13 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively, while tier II and III cities accounted for 22 per cent. Third-party logistic

Delhi's AQI in 'very poor' category, GRAP stage III norms remain enforced

The Sub-Committee is keeping a close watch on the situation and will review the air quality scenario accordingly on a regular basis, said the Ministry

New housing supply up 51% across 7 cities; NCR sees 20% fall in launches

New supply of residential properties rose 51 per cent last year to 3,57,635 units across seven major cities as builders launched more projects to tap rising demand, according to Anarock. In its annual report for 2022, the leading housing brokerage said new launches increased to 3,57,635 units last year from 2,36,693 units in 2021 across seven major cities. New launches of housing units were up in five cities --Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, but fresh supply fell in Delhi-NCR and Chennai. The total new launches in 2022 remained lower than previous peak of 2014 when more than 5.45 lakh units were launched in the top seven cities, Anarock said. As per the data, new launches in MMR jumped over two-fold to 1,24,652 units in 2022 from 56,883 units in the previous year. Bengaluru saw a 61 per cent increase in new launches to 49,196 units in 2022 from 30,646 units earlier. Pune too witnessed a 61 per cent growth in new launches to 64,343 units f

70,000 seats remain vacant across DU colleges in 2022-23 academic session

The Delhi University (DU) has failed to fill 70,000 seats in the current academic session despite its best efforts, as seven per cent seats across all its colleges remain vacant. Saturday was the last day of admissions at the university for the 2022-23 academic session. Around 65,000 students have been admitted to undergraduate courses this academic session, an official said. He added that the university has inducted 11,300 postgraduate students in various courses. "We have been able to fill around 65,000 seats across 70 colleges for the academic session. Today was the last day of admissions," DU's Dean of Admission Haneet Gandhi said. This is the first time that the university admitted students through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), giving up the old practice of taking admissions on the basis of the students' Class-12 score. Through the new admission process, the DU has admitted students in 79 undergraduate programmes across 67 colleges, departments and centres. The