Delhi NCR

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo-moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in the national capital. DCW chief Swati Maliwal issued a notice to the SHO of the Swaroop Nagar police station in north…
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The national capital’s minimum temperature dropped below five degrees this morning, making it the coldest day of this season. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) New Delhi-Safdarjung monitoring station reported a minimum temperature…
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Lalit Mohan Jha, the mastermind behind the Parliament security breach conspiracy case, was arrested by the Delhi Police after he reportedly surrendered before the Kartavya Path Police station on Thursday evening. Lalit Jha had fled from…
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The Capital’s air quality marginally deteriorated on Wednesday and clocked a 24-hour average air quality index of 378 (very poor) — the worst it has been in December — according to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) national…
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A 23-year-old woman from Delhi, who was with her two friends, was overpowered and allegedly gangraped by three unidentified men in Ghaziabad’s Tronica City area on late Thursday evening. The police said that the woman was with her…
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All government-aided and private schools in Delhi resumed classes on Monday, November 20, after GRAP Stage-IV curbs were revoked due to the improvement in air quality in the national capital. “Seeing that the Air Quality Index has improved…
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Delhi continued to witness a slight improvement in the air quality on Sunday as it remained in the ‘very poor’ category for the second consecutive day with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 398. On Saturday, the AQI in the national…
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The air quality in the national capital reached ‘very poor’ category registering an air quality index (AQI) of 340 on Saturday morning, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) India. There has been a…
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The residents of Delhi yet again woke up inhaling toxic air as the capital’s air quality index remained in the ‘severe’ category on Friday morning as unfavourable meteorological conditions hindered the dispersion of pollutants. According…
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Delhi’s air quality stayed in the ‘poor’ category on Monday, the morning after firecrackers were burst on Diwali around the national capital despite a complete ban and stern words from the Supreme Court. The PM 2.5 levels shot up to around…
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