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Delhi winter: Soak in the sun at these scenic spots in the city
By Mallika Bhagat | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 01:12 AM IST
Wish to bask in the sun, but don’t want to worry about rubbing shoulders with a crowd due to Covid-19 situation? Here are some lush green places in Delhi-NCR that offer a chance to do just that!
No big fat Delhi wedding: Wedding industry wary of 50 guest cap, again
By Mallika Bhagat | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 02:05 PM IST
As Covid-19 cases rise in the Capital, Delhi government has reimposed restriction on the number of guests at weddings, much to the dismay of people in the wedding industry.
9-year-old boy dies in freak firecracker accident in North Delhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2020 04:58 AM IST
According a police officer, the boys decided to have some fun by placing a steel tumbler on a cracker before lighting it. When the cracker didn’t go off, Prince approached it to take a look.
North MCD doctors refuse to withdraw strike
By Anonna Dutt | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 28, 2020 01:40 AM IST
Resident doctors of Hindu Rao Hospital, which was the only Covid-19 facility under the north corporation, began the strike over delayed salaries 23 days ago. Their counterparts from all north MCD-run hospitals as well as senior faculty and doctors later joined them.
Fresh row between govt, corporations
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delh, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 27, 2020 01:54 AM IST
North corporation mayor Jai Prakash along with South corporation mayor Anamika Mithilesh and East Delhi mayor Nirmal Jain sat outside the main gate of CM’s residence from 11.30am till 8.30pm.
Dussehra’s eco-friendly avatar: Delhi-NCR residents say won’t burn effigies but will cut cake
By Mallika Bhagat | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 06:33 AM IST
Denizens in the capital have decided to usher in Dussehra in eco-friendly ways amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
North Delhi civic body to be fined Rs 1 crore for no action against garbage burning: Gopal Rai
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 16, 2020 05:27 PM IST
The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 251 at 10 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 315 on Thursday, the worst since February 12 (AQI 320).
North Delhi civic body to be fined Rs 20 lakh for violating dust control norms: Gopal Rai
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 13, 2020 03:08 PM IST
The five steps are installing windshields and barriers at the periphery of construction and demolition sites, covering debris with tarpaulin, using green net to prevent dust from blowing out, water sprinkling, and covering trucks carrying construction material.
19-year-old man beaten to death in north Delhi by family of woman he was in a relationship with
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 12:58 AM IST
Though the teenager, Rahul Kumar, was rescued from the assault, which took place on Wednesday, he succumbed to his injuries at a hospital the next morning.
Set up helpline, create web link to register complaints over damage to trees: Delhi HC to govt
By Richa Banka | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2020 11:39 PM IST
Justice Najmi Waziri said that on receiving a complaint, the ‘tree officer’ will promptly initiate measures by coordinating with the land-owning agency concerned and the police to redress the problem.
Couple commits suicide in North Delhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2020 02:36 AM IST
Gaurav Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (outer-north), said a preliminary enquiry has revealed both were depressed because their son did not have a child after nine years of marriage, allegedly due to medical issues.
Yellow Pages on Delhi’s walls: With the city shuttered amid Covid-19, vendors leave their phone numbers behind
By Mayank Austen Soofi | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 04:47 PM IST
When the markets shut down, when the Delhi Metro trains stopped running, and those who had the luxury of a house exiled themselves within it; when the sky regained its blue, the streets emptied out, and all stalls that had no shutter to pull down had to close too, some left their phone numbers behind.
Masked men open fire, barge into houses in Delhi’s Mori Gate, case lodged
By Karn Pratap Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 05:21 AM IST
While locals alleged that at least six rounds were fired by the miscreants, the police said that they had found just four empty bullet shells from the spot.
5th Metro bridge over Yamuna, for Majlis Park-Maujpur stretch
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2020 06:33 AM IST
Delhi will also get its first double-decker viaduct — with Metro tracks on the upper deck and a flyover for vehicular traffic beneath — on a 1.4 km-stretch between the Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura stations.
North Delhi mayor visits collapsed landfill, orders flattening of mounds
By Vatsala Shrangi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2020 10:06 PM IST
On Thursday the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led opposition had blamed the political wing of the BJP-led corporation for the accident in which three people were injured and two-three livestock was trapped in the debris. A small portion of 15 metres in length at the back of the landfill had collapsed in the wee hours.
Part of Bhalswa landfill collapses after rain, 3 waste-pickers hurt
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2020 03:42 AM IST
Civic officials said the injured persons were immediately taken to hospital. Two were discharged within a few hours while the third one was undergoing treatment.
‘We fear for our lives’: Residents, workers in complex complain of apathy, neglect
By Ashish Mishra | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 06:31 AM IST
Built before 1922, the complex is located barely 40m away from railway tracks and spans a 5,000-square yard area in Ram Bagh near Azad Market in north Delhi.
ASI dead, constable hurt after portion of building collapses in north Delhi
By Karn Pratap Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 06:36 AM IST
Police and municipal officials said a third floor was being constructed in the run-down building, but no permissions had been sought for the same.
Arvind Kejriwal to mark I-Day from Secretariat in view of Covid; guest list limited
By Abhishek Dey | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 01:39 AM IST
At Chhatrasal Stadium last year, Kejriwal had announced the government’s scheme of providing free rides to women in Delhi buses—which was implemented from September 29.
Water supply to be hit in parts of Delhi, govt advises people to use water judiciously
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 09:21 AM IST
The Delhi Jal Board has requested citizens to use water judiciously and assured it will restore normal supply as soon as possible.
With limited public transit, cycling picks up speed in Delhi, finds study
By Soumya Pillai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2020 12:43 AM IST
The initial finding of the ongoing study by five researchers—all alumni of IIT-Delhi and IIT-Roorkee—shows that on at least 22 of the 56 stretches monitored, the number of cyclists has increased by 4% to 12%.
Delhi police crack down on snatchers as pandemic keeps crime low
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 08, 2020 03:18 AM IST
Data accessed by HT shows that the police control room used to receive around 5,000 distress calls on an average every month.. The numbers have come down to less than 2,000 in the last few months.
Medical waste piles up as MCDs short of hands
By Soumya Pillai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2020 01:35 AM IST
In many neighbourhoods where Covid-19 positive patients are in home isolation, daily biomedical waste is not happening, residents say. In other areas, waste is being collected every three to four days.
8,000 north MCD teachers on Covid-19 duty not paid salary for three months
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2020 12:39 AM IST
A 35-year-old teacher working at a school in Budh Vihar said he is unable to even purchase groceries and shops are refusing to give items on credit.
14 quakes in 2 months may not lead to a big one in NCR
By Jayashree Nandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 05, 2020 04:17 AM IST
Still, monitoring them is key to being prepared , they add. Scientists at the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) underlined that earthquakes cannot be forecast and the only thing to do is to be aware of the activities in vulnerable pockets such as the Delhi region.
36 ‘addicts’ fled from Delhi govt school shelters last month
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2020 01:55 AM IST
According to shelter home staffers as well as the police, most of those who escaped are drug addicts who were brought here from North Delhi areas like Kashmere Gate and Yamuna Bazar.
North Delhi sanitation staff unpaid for March; MCD, govt trade blame
By Vatsala Shrangi and Baishali Adak | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 23, 2020 11:07 PM IST
The workers said they have been struggling to sustain their families and most have run out of whatever little savings they had been dipping into.
Delhi: 26 of Jahangirpuri family test Covid-19 positive, area now containment zone
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 18, 2020 06:52 PM IST
“26 members of a family have tested positive for #coronavirus in Delhi’s Jahangir Puri. It is now a containment zone,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
Rs 500 notes lay on Delhi street, no one touches due to coronavirus fear
By Shiv Sunny | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 17, 2020 03:28 PM IST
The fear among many people that currency notes could be carriers of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) resulted in a peculiar situation in North Delhi’s Lawrence Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Delhi Elections 2020: Former MLAs, mayors, sitting councillors figure in BJP’s first list
By Ashish Mishra and Risha Chitlangia | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2020 04:16 AM IST
Delhi Elections 2020: Of the 57 candidates, 37 had contested in the 2013 and 2015 assembly elections. The party has also fielded 15 first-timers.