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Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Delhi records second-coldest December since 1901

6:44 pm December 31, 2019

New Delhi: Reeling under a prolonged cold spell, the national capital has recorded the second-coldest December since 1901, officials said on Tuesday. Delhi’s mean maximum temperature (MMT) for December stood at 18.76 degrees Celsius, the second-lowest after 17.3 degrees Celsius recorded in December 1997. “Only four times the mean maximum temperature for December has remained […]

Fire tragedy averted in South Delhi’s GK-II

6:42 pm December 31, 2019

New Delhi: A major fire tragedy was averted after police managed to douse the flames which had engulfed a taxi in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash-II, a police official said on Tuesday. A taxi caught fire near Savitri Cinema in Greater Kailash-II on late Monday night, he said. After getting the information, PCR Mobile Patrol Van […]

Indore gets cleanest city tag for 4th time in a row

Indore cleanest city for 4th time in a row

5:49 pm December 31, 2019

New Delhi: Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest city for the fourth time in a row in the central government’s cleanliness survey announced on Tuesday. Bhopal stood second in first quarter results (April to June), while Rajkot grabbed the second spot in second quarter results (July-September). The third position was grabbed by Surat in the first […]

DCW chief Swati Maliwal’s phone stolen, recovered

5:42 pm December 31, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal’s mobile phone was stolen at Paharganj in Central Delhi but was recovered by the police which also arrested the accused. According to a DCW member, the theft occurred on Monday evening when Maliwal had gone to Paharganj to help an elderly woman in distress. And […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Delhi remains in grip of severe cold

1:12 pm December 31, 2019

New Delhi: Delhiites continued to reel under severe cold conditions on Tuesday even as the minimum temperature settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius, over two notches above than that on Monday morning. “The minimum temperature was recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal,” a MeT official said, adding, the humidity was 91 per cent. […]