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June 28, 2024 4:24 PM

Delhi: LG holds emergency meeting in light of water logging situation in city

Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena today convened an emergency meeting of all concerned agencies of Delhi Government to review the situation arising out of severe waterlogging, overflow of unsilted drains and backflow of clogged sewer lines, in wake of the pre-monsoon rains in the City. Officials of the Delhi Jal Board, Public Works Department, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Police, Delhi Development Authority and Nat...

June 23, 2024 8:10 PM

Delhi: One dead in last 24 hours due to heatstroke

In the ongoing heatwave in Delhi, one person has lost their life at Safdarjung Hospital in the past 24 hours due to heatstroke. According to hospital authorities, only one person was admitted for heatstroke yesterday. The hospital currently has 15 patients with heat-related illnesses, out of which 10 are in critical condition. Since June 16, there have been 67 admissions due to heat-related illnesses, with the death toll reaching reaching 30 to date. The hospital said that sensitisa...

June 20, 2024 9:38 PM

A Delhi Court grants bail to CM Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy case

A Delhi court today granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the now-scrapped liquor policy. The order was passed by Rouse Avenue Court's vacation Judge Nyay Bindu after reserving it earlier today. The AAP supremo can walk out of Tihar Jail on Friday after paying a bail bond of one lakh rupees. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 21st March in dramatic scenes just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In May, he was granted interim...