[ad_1] Small restaurants with seating capacity below 50 and PG accommodations with 10 or more rooms operating without a fire safety no-objection certificate (NOC) will now have to mandatorily apply for one, said officials. Prior to this, such establishments did not come under mandatory fire NOC category. The decision comes following suggestions of a sub-committee … Read More “Small restaurants, PGs will now need fire clearance in Delhi” »
[ad_1] Delhi’s air quality saw some improvement, though it remained in the very poor range on Sunday. While the AQI value was 397 — just shy of turning severe — Saturday, it improved to 352 on Sunday. The share of farm stubble burning in PM 2.5 concentration, however, rose to 26% from 21% a day … Read More “In capital, 586 teams deployed to monitor construction ban” »
[ad_1] A 26-year-old woman was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her house in Outer Delhi Saturday morning. Soon after her death, police arrested her husband on charges of domestic abuse and dowry harassment based on a complaint from the woman’s family. The woman lived with her husband and in-laws. Police said her husband … Read More “Woman found hanging from fan in Outer Delhi, husband held for dowry harassment” »
[ad_1] The political slugfest over cleaning the Yamuna continued Sunday morning, with BJP leaders targeting the AAP over cleaning the river while AAP hit back at the “state of the Yamuna” in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh. Later in the evening, politicians across parties thronged Chhath Puja ghats, with no Covid restrictions in place for the first … Read More “Chhath puja politics: AAP, BJP spar over Yamuna cleaning” »
[ad_1] The Delhi High Court recently held that freedom of choice in marriage in accordance with law is an intrinsic part of Article 21 of the Constitution and “questions of faith” have no bearing on a person’s freedom to choose a life partner which is the essence of personal liberty. The high court made this … Read More “‘Freedom of choice in marriage is intrinsic to Constitution’s Article 21’: Delhi HC” »
[ad_1] Three assailants held a 35-year-old man at gunpoint and made off with a white SUV he was driving in the early hours of Saturday on National Highway-8. Police said the incident took place when the man, a driver, was coming back from IGI Airport and going towards Meerut. According to police, a PCR call … Read More “Three men rob SUV at gunpoint on NH-8” »
[ad_1] The Noida traffic police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory for November 1 in light of an event that is likely to be attended by President Droupadi Murmu and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The police has announced diversions at Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The … Read More “UP police issue traffic advisory for Greater Noida event; President Droupadi Murmu to attend” »
[ad_1] Candidates who opened their Delhi University admission dashboards to check their second round seat allotments on Sunday found that the declaration was pushed till late in the night, after 10 pm. According to the admission schedule released by the university, the second round of seat allocations were scheduled to be shared with candidates at … Read More “DU admissions: Round 2 allocation list delayed, candidates have to wait till 10 pm today” »
[ad_1] South Delhi’s Nehru Nagar had the highest average PM2.5 level on Diwali day, while Anand Vihar had the highest average PM10 concentration, data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) shows. The average PM2.5 level at Nehru Nagar on Diwali day was 312 µg/m3. Okhla Phase-II and RK Puram followed with levels of 303 … Read More “On first very poor air day, not all neighbourhoods in the national capital are equal” »
[ad_1] The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) along with other central and state government-run hospitals is planning a reverse and forward referral policy for patients. Under this, patients coming to bigger institutes will be sent to smaller hospitals for treatment after being stabilised at the emergency department and will be forwarded to tertiary … Read More “In the pipeline, a referral policy for patients across hospitals in Delhi” »
