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Delhi received over 800 applications for bio-decomposer use: CM

The bio-decomposer which was sampled in 2020 will be sprinkled in the fields this October and November

National capital records 274% excess rain in September, says IMD

Light to moderate rains so far have totalled 16 rainy days in the month

IMD issues warning for extremely bad weather in Delhi on Wednesday

It was a warm Tuesday in Delhi with some parts of the national capital witnessing rain in the latter part of the day, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls in a few areas.

The first 24-hours multi-brand Food Plaza at New Delhi Railway Station

Spread across 6,000 sq feet, the seating capacity extends to 120 people on each floor.

IRCTC dedicates new food plaza for passengers at New Delhi railway station

To offer an enhanced travel experience with taste, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) offered a new food plaza for the passengers at New Delhi Railway Station on Friday.

Delhi: Two teens killed as building collapses in Sabzi Mandi area

A building collapsed in north Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area on Monday, police said. A person trapped under the debris was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital, a senior police officer said, adding that the rescue operations were still underway. The Delhi Fire Service received a call about the incident at 11.50 am, said Atul Garg, the director of DFS. Total seven fire tenders were rushed to the site, he added.

IMD forecasts more rain in Mumbai, Konkan, Western Maharashtra

Heavy rainfall in Delhi will continue till Sunday morning as the low-pressure area over east Rajasthan and another forming over the Bay of Bengal are likely to intensify further: IMD

383 mm rain seen in Delhi in September so far, highest since 1944

The city gauged 417.3 mm of rainfall in September 1944, the highest in the 1901-2021 period.

Delhi rains: BJP leader goes 'rafting' on waterlogged road, thanks Kejriwal

In a video posted on Twitter, the national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha asked Kejriwal to have boards put up across Delhi about his achievement.

7 heavy rain events accounted for over 60% rainfall in Delhi this season

Delhi has witnessed seven heavy rain events this monsoon season so far, the highest in a decade, and these spells account for more than 60 percent of the rainfall recorded in the city: IMD

Delhi records zero death, 35 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 0.05%

On Friday, 36 cases were logged with a positivity rate of 0.05 percent, as per the official data.

Amid heavy rains, Delhi airport's forecourt waterlogged, 5 flights diverted

Parts of Delhi Airport were also waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the national capital.

'The Ashok' to soon house service apartments, a mall: Official

The govt is planning to lease out 'The Ashok' to investors for turning the sprawling 25-acre property in the heart of the national capital into a 'multi-purpose' building, an official said.

DGCA orders reducing height of Vasant Kunj buildings, residents worry

On August 26, the DGCA gave an order to submit identified obstruction around Indira Gandhi International Airport here after a detailed survey by the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).

'Mystery tunnel' in Delhi needs to be scientifically investigated: Experts

The 'mystery tunnel', first reported around 2016, has sparked multiple kinds of speculation

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to appear before ED in Delhi tomorrow

Will hang myself publicly if any corruption allegation is proved, says TMC leader

'Stop dragging my name', Robert Vadra slams Finance Minister

Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary in charge of UP, has slammed FM Nirmala Sitharaman for dragging his name in New Delhi Railway station monetization

Delhi schools to re-open from September 1 in phased manner

Schools in the national capital will reopen in a phased manner from September 1, according to sources. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday. "Reopening of schools will begin in phased manner. Classes for 9-12 grades will begin from September 1 and that for 6-8 grades from September 8," a source said. The decision came following a marked improvement in the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, following a recent brutal second wave of the infection which claimed many lives, with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woes Schools in the national capital were ordered shut last year in March ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. The Delhi government recently announced partial reopening of schools and allowed class X and XII students to visit schools for admission-related work, practical activities and counselling sessions.

Heavy rains cause massive waterlogging in Delhi, cripple traffic

Places like Minto Bridge, Rajghat, Connaught Place, and ITO were inundated after intense rains.

Traders' body asks DDMA to allow malls, markets to operate till 10 pm

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Saturday demanded that the closing time of malls and markets in the national capital should be extended from the present 8 pm to 10 pm.