Delhi

Max temperature settles at 35 deg C in Delhi

11:56 pm June 22, 2021

New Delhi: The mercury in the national capital on Tuesday settled at 35 degree Celsius, with moderate humidity in air. The relative humidity was recorded at 49 per cent, according to the India Meteorological Department. The mercury had risen by several notches in the morning with the minimum temperature settling at 32.6 degrees Celsius. According […]

4 members of notorious gang held after shootout in Delhi

11:38 pm June 21, 2021

New Delhi: Four members of a notorious gang were arrested following a shootout in Delhi’s Jaffarpur Kalan, police said on Monday. Three of the four accused suffered bullet injuries during the shootout, they said. The four members of the infamous Nandu gang were planning to kill a businessman in Najafgarh area, a senior police officer […]

Tigress captured from defunct rubber factory in UP

8:42 pm June 19, 2021

Bareilly (UP): A four-year-old tigress which had taken refuge at an abandoned rubber factory here after venturing out of the Kishanpur sanctuary last year has been captured, officials said on Saturday. ‘Sharmili’ was caught around 11 am on Friday in a mega rescue operation that lasted around 30 hours, they said. The big cat had […]

Man held for killing employer’s mother

11:54 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing the mother of his employer during a robbery at his house in Delhi’s Burari area, police said on Monday. Before leaving the house, the accused tried to erase all evidences by setting fire in all the rooms with the help of mustard oil and […]

Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in Yamuna

11:49 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday banned the sale, storage, transportation, and marketing of soaps and detergents not conforming to the latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in the Yamuna river. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in January accepted recommendations of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) which had suggested directing the Delhi government to issue orders ”prohibiting sale, storage and transportation […]