Delhi clocked a spike in dengue cases Monday, taking the total number of cases detected over the past seven days to 129. According to the data shared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, 525 cases have been reported so far this season, the highest in the last four years. With the surge in numbers, the … Read More “Delhi: Number of dengue cases highest in 4 years” »
Two security guards and a supervisor of an office-cum-commercial complex in sector 106 Gurgaon suffered injuries after a group of men allegedly attacked them and vandalised their cabin, said police. The victims alleged the accused threw chilli powder at them before assaulting them. According to the police, the incident took place in the early hours … Read More “Group of men throws chilli powder, assaults security guards in Gurgaon” »
All 23 IITs will come together for a two-day research and development fair at IIT Delhi in October “to promote innovations in line with the Make in India and Digital India initiatives”. The event, named IInvenTiv, will exhibit 75 projects brought out by the 23 IITs. There will be six showcase projects, one each from … Read More “IIT Delhi to host 2-day R&D fair in October” »
Hospitalisation of Covid patients has reduced significantly in the last week at Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi’s nodal hospital for Covid cases. According to Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director at Lok Nayak Hospital, on three days last week, no hospitalisation was reported. “Currently, we have two patients admitted in the Covid ward who came two days … Read More “Hospital admissions reduce for Covid cases” »
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has imposed an environmental compensation amount of Rs 2.8 crore on the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) for non-compliance with norms at the Bandhwari landfill site in Gurgaon. A senior official of the Haryana PCB said that the penalty has been imposed mainly for violation of the Municipal Solid … Read More “Gurgaon civic body fined Rs 2.8 cr over green norms” »
Structural repair work for three hostels is likely to begin in a week and approval of the estimates for the repair in other hostels and waterproofing are pending from the standing committee of the University Grants Commission, Jawaharlal Nehru University officials stated Monday. On Monday, The Indian Express reported that Delhi’s recent rainy spell has … Read More “Day After Express Report: Infra crumbling, repair work to begin soon at three JNU hostels” »
Three men were arrested for allegedly beating up the staffers and owner of a cafe in Gurgaon’s DLF phase 2 area on Saturday night. Police said the accused were inebriated at the time. According to the police, the incident took place at a cafe – known for hosting stand-up comedy and poetry – around midnight … Read More “At cafe in Gurgaon, staff assaulted ‘after women were harassed’” »
A 48-year-old man suffered severe burn injuries after two men poured petrol on him and set him ablaze while he was sleeping at the New Delhi Railway Station. Police said the victim had borrowed Rs 1 lakh from one of the accused for his daughter’s wedding and was unable to pay him back. He has … Read More “Unable to repay loan for daughter’s wedding, man set on fire” »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday, and will also have a brief bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida during the visit, an official said on Monday. “The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Kishida during the upcoming visit … Read More “PM to attend Abe funeral today; hold brief meeting with Japan PM” »
A 34-year-old air hostess was allegedly raped and assaulted by a Congress member at her residence in South Delhi on Sunday, police said. Police identified the accused as Harjeet Yadav (39) and said he has been sent to judicial custody. Police said the woman managed to lock the accused inside a room and called police … Read More “Airhostess alleges rape by Congress block president” »
