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The Delhi government has said it has released Rs 12.06 crore to six Delhi University colleges fully funded by it. However, the Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has been alleging that the grants released to the 12 colleges fully funded by the city government have been inadequate. "The Delhi government had released grants in aid for paying salaries in three

The Delhi government has asked the PWD and traffic police to conduct joint inspections to gauge the need for new signage and other measures to prevent road accidents in the city. The government's home department has directed the public works department and the traffic police to submit a consolidated report within a month. According to an order issued last week, PWD's

Water Resources and District Incharge Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said that he would be visiting New Delhi on September 13 and 14, to seek environmental clearance for the implementation of Kalasa-Banduri nallah diversion project as per the orders of Mahadayi River Dispute Tribunal Award.

The Centre has moved a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking review of its direction to publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in all the 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan on Friday issued notice to the environmentalist, on whose plea the high court had issued the direction, and

Most parts of the national capital remained dry on Thursday despite the meteorological department's forecast for moderate rains here. A few areas, including Palam and Ridge, recorded traces of rainfall. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 62 and

A Delhi court Wednesday sent JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, to judicial custody for 14 days in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. Imam was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on August 25 for allegedly being part of a “premeditated conspiracy” in

The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed breath analyser test through the tube process for air traffic controllers (ATCs) that was earlier suspended in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The high court modified its March 23 interim order suspending breath analyser test (BAT) through the tube process for ATCs, saying the DGCA will be bound by the June 16 recommendations of the medical

Newly appointed Karnataka Government's Special Representative to Delhi, Shankargouda Patil assumed charge at Karnataka Bhavan here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Patil said he wanted to get early clearences to some of pending projects of the state. "Several projects including Mahadayi drinking water scheme and Hubballi-Ankola railway line are awaiting clearence from

Twice a day, New Delhi health worker Kamal Kumari receives a flurry of WhatsApp messages from coronavirus patients, containing either a two-digit reading from a tiny medical device or a photo of its glowing display. She scans the numbers from the 1,000 rupee ($13) oxygen monitor, known as pulse oximeter, checking to ensure they are all above the prescribed 95 mark and then

The Delhi High Court Monday sought Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's reply on a plea by BJP leader S C Vats challenging the AAP leader's election to the Legislative Assembly for allegedly indulging in “corrupt practices.” Vats lost to Jain in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections from Shakur Basti constituency here. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notices to Jain, Returning

Only a few days back, The Ministry of Home Affairs issued guidelines for the Unlock 4.0, as part of the reopening process amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the services to open up under Unlock 4.0 is the metro rail, which will be available from September 7 on a graded basis.

The state government has appointed Shankargouda Eranagouda Patil as Karnataka government’s special representative in New Delhi. The post is of the rank of a cabinet minister, according to a government notification. Patil, until now, served as one of the political secretaries to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

A Delhi-based woman was allegedly raped while returning home on a private bus on the Yamuna Expressway on Saturday, police said. The woman faced the ordeal after a crew member inside the bus assaulted her, the police said, while adding that the vehicle was coming from Lucknow. “She called the 112 helpline on Saturday morning when the bus reached Mant toll plaza in Mathura and

The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi rose to 204.30 meters on Friday morning, precariously close to the warning mark of 204.50 meters, officials said. "The water level was recorded at 204.30 meters at the Old Railway Bridge at 9 am. It was 203.77 metres at 10 am on Thursday," an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.  The water level rose because more

A 43-year-old women's SOS to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the Indian Embassy in London, the Ministry of External Affairs here and the Delhi Police swing into action and prevent her from killing herself. "If help is not met in next two hours, would commit suicide" was the message emailed on Wednesday night by the woman, who is apparently suffering from some psychotic

Delhi recorded 1,840 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day spike in August in the city, taking the tally to over 1.67 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,369, authorities said. Twenty-two fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Thursday said that under the existing system, the city government cannot take a loan from the RBI to meet its revenue shortfall. Emerging out of a GST Council meeting, he said the Centre has refused to pay GST compensation to states and asked them to take a loan from the RBI to meet their revenue shortfall due to the coronavirus

The Yamuna was flowing dangerously close to the warning mark in Delhi on Wednesday and is likely to swell further with more water expected to be released from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana, officials said. The weather department has also forecast 'heavy to very rainfall' in northwest India over the next three to four days. The water level was recorded at 203.68 metres at

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the police to lodge an FIR against those seen in a purported video which showed a constable beating up a youth with a baton in southwest Delhi as another policeman stood nearby. The child rights body has sought an action taken report by September 1. The Delhi Police had initiated a probe in the matter on Tuesday,

Amid the country facing the Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi government on Wednesday demanded that the NEET and JEE be postponed and the Centre work on alternative methods for selecting students for engineering and medicine courses. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said how one can take the risk of sending 28 lakh students to exam centres and be assured that they will not be

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that a proposal to seek adequate compensation for losses suffered due to rains and floods in the state will be prepared after holding a meeting with all legislators in the state. A detailed report will be sent to the centre. Yediyurappa said he would visit New Delhi next week to seek more funds for the state. The Chief Minister held a

Schools run by the Delhi government will have specialised toilets, ramps and railings for Children With Special Needs (CWSN) by end of this year, according to officials of the Directorate of Education (DoE). "Consequent upon multiple meetings and exhaustive discussions with various stakeholders, various projects pertaining to CWSN have been shortlisted for implementation of

A Delhi Assembly committee on peace and harmony will initiate on Tuesday proceedings in connection with complaints about Facebook's alleged "deliberate and intentional inaction to contain hateful content" in India, according to an official statement issued on Monday.

The water level of the Yamuna river has risen and was recorded at 204.38 metres at the Old Railway Bridge here after more than 5,800 cusec water was discharged from the Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar district, officials said on Monday. The water level was recorded at 8 am, and it was below the danger mark of 205.33 metres, an official said. It has gone up as

The Delhi High Court Monday sought response of the AAP government on a plea by PETA seeking to implement the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 to prevent spread of the equine disease - Glanders - in the national capital. Justice Najmi Waziri issued notice to the Delhi government on the application by the People for Ethical