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Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Water level in Yamuna further rises

2:37 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi: The River Yamuna in the city continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level, an official said. The river was flowing at 206 metres at 11 am. On Monday, the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres, the official said. More than 10,000 people living in low-lying areas […]

Yamuna breaches danger mark in Delhi

8:51 pm August 19, 2019

New Delhi: The Yamuna river breached the danger mark in Delhi on Monday evening, prompting authorities to evacuate people from low-lying areas. According to a Delhi government official, the river was flowing at 205.36 metres, just above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The official said that the water level is expected to rise further […]

Flood alert for Delhi as Yamuna nears warning level

8:49 pm August 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Sunday sounded a flood alert for the city and asked people in low-lying areas to vacate their place as the water level neared warning level in the Yamuna river, officials said. The Yamuna was flowing at 203.37 metres on Sunday evening and its water level is expected to rise […]

Counting underway for Karnataka MLC polls

Delhi might create own board if CBSE doesn’t reconsider fee hike decision: Manish Sisodia

8:58 pm August 12, 2019

New Delhi: A day after the CBSE increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said he has directed the education department to work out a formula so that the students do not have to bear the burden of paying the hiked fee. Noting that the […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

HC junks plea to direct govt not to disengage guest teachers in schools, imposes Rs 10K cost

8:17 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 while dismissing the plea seeking direction to the Delhi government not to disengage guest teachers. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner organisation, Dilli Athithi Shikshak Sangh, wanted “legal appointment of illegal appointees” […]