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National Capital witnessed thick layer of smog on November 05. Krishna Menon Lane and Rail Bhawan got covered in thick layer leading to low visibility. The air quality in the national capital on Diwali deteriorated from the upper end of the ‘very poor’ category to its lower end, almost touching the ‘severe’ category. Despite the Delhi government's ban on firecrackers, several people were seen bursting crackers, contributing to the degradation of the air quality, amid increased contribution from farm fires.

The air quality in the national capital on Diwali deteriorated from the upper end of the "very poor" category to its lower end, almost touching the "severe" category. Despite the Delhi government's ban on firecrackers, several people were seen bursting crackers on street on the occasion of Diwali, contributing to the degradation of the air quality, amid increased contribution from farm fires. The sky here hung heavy with smoke, and the visibility was also affected. As a layer of smog enveloped the Delhi skies, several people here complained of itchy throat and watery eyes.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, his wife Seema Sisodia, and other cabinet ministers take part in the Diwali puja event at Thyagraj Stadium.

Petrol will cost Rs 103.97 per litre in Delhi against Rs 110.04 per litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi reached the "very poor" category on November 03. The air quality over Delhi-NCT is likely to remain in the lower end of the 'Poor' to 'Very Poor' categories on November 2 and November 3, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The air quality is likely to be in the lower end of the 'Very Poor' category on November 4.

On Tuesday, the court framed charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against four men -- Mohammad Shahnawaz, Mohammad Shoaib, Shahrukh and Rashid -- who were allegedly involved in the North East Delhi riots.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced setting up of a web portal, 'Delhi Bazaar' on the eve of Diwali, The portal will help traders and industrialists display their products to help sell products domestically and abroad. 'Delhi Bazaar' is aimed at boosting Delhi's revenue & GDP, and is expected to be ready by August next year. Watch

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Delhi Police seized illegal firecrackers weighing 879 kilograms in the Sadar Bazaar area of Delhi on November 02 in a joint raid with the district administration. One person was detained in the matter.

According to the health bulletin, authorities conducted 48,831 tests, including 36,940 RT-PCR ones, the previous day. There are 309 active Covid cases in Delhi, of which 141 are in home-isolation. The number of containment zones stands at 98.

According to the statement, Facebook had sought an extension from the MLA Raghav Chadha-led Peace and Harmony committee to identify the best possible officials for the deposition. The request was accepted by the committee.

Facebook India has sought 14 days to appear before the Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony Committee and record its statement. The Peace and Harmony Committee of the Vidhan Sabha, taking a strong stand against communal disharmony-hatred, had asked the institution to appear today. The committee is probing the communal disharmony and violence that took place in Delhi in February 2020.

The Delhi Transport Corporation has started the process of completing EV charging stations at Nehru Place and Mehrauli bus terminals and Rajghat-I, Dwarka sectors 2 and 8, Kalkaji and IP depots. Transport minister Kailash Gahlot laid the foundation stone for the citys first public EV charging plaza at Nehru Place bus terminal on September 13.

The Delhi government's excise department, which is in the process of fixing maximum retail price (MRP) of brands to be registered in Delhi, said in an order on Thursday that the wholesale prices of all types of liquor are likely to increase by 8-9 per cent.

As Diwali nears, a huge crowd was seen at Lajpat Nagar Market in Delhi on November 01. People thronged the market to make purchases for the festival. Social distancing norms were also flouted.

The Central government is in talks with several oil-exporting countries on the issue of supply and demand of oils but there is no possibility of immediate relief in prices.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday said that farmers will strengthen the agitation from November 27 at protest sites by reaching Delhi borders with tractors. "Central Government has time till November 26, after that, from November 27 farmers from villages will reach Delhi borders from all around with tractors and strengthen the agitation at protest sites. #FarmersProtest," Tikait said in a tweet.

Sale of firecrackers is not permitted in the national capital as per the orders passed by the National Green Tribunal and the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court said on Monday. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, while hearing a petition by several traders against the complete ban on the storage and sale of all kinds of firecrackers, said that the petitioners ought to approach the apex court or the NGT for any relief.

While the impact of strike by engineering staff may not be seen immediately on flight operations, but flight operations is set to get impacted, if this protest continues. Employees also said that there are similar protests at other centres too but ET could not independently verify it.

This part of the national capital is very well connected by the Metro network and roads.

The 89-year-old Congress leader was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of weakness following a fever.

The Aam Aadmi Party has announced it would be fighting the 2022 Goa Assembly polls over issues like unemployment and Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will visit Goa on Monday.

Adoption of electric vehicles is picking up pace in Delhi with the count of such vehicles surpassing the total number of registrations of CNG and hybrid-fuel vehicles in the city in the recent months, officials said on Sunday.

The incremental collection of Rs 42,931 crore in the first six months of the fiscal year 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022) is four times the Rs 10,000 crore liability that the government has in the full year towards repayment of oil bonds that were issued by the previous Congress-led UPA government to subsidise fuel.

As winters is about to make landfall in the northern India, a layer of smog surrounded parts of Delhi. Pollution was recorded to have increased. Delhi’s overall air quality was grouped in ‘very poor’ category on October 30, as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, Ministry of Earth Science. SDMC is working on a war footing to mitigate the effect of bad air quality.