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Pollution bodies vacancies: SC issues contempt notices to chief secretaries of Delhi, NCR states
May 08, 2025 1:29 pm
The top court pointed out the presence of 55 per cent vacant posts in the Delhi pollution control committee and said it was shocking that the body was "virtually defunct".
SC asks UP and Haryana to consider imposing perpetual ban on sale & bursting of crackers in NCR districts
January 18, 2025 2:46 am
The two states had already imposed until Friday (January 17) a ban on crackers in the districts falling in the NCR. The bench extended this ban till further orders on Friday.
Dust-raising winds bring low visibility, high PM10 levels in Delhi
May 17, 2023 3:15 am
India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists have attributed the situation to low rainfall resulting in dry soil over the region and gusty winds prevailing, along with heating over the past few days with temperatures remaining above 40 degrees Celsius.
In developing UP’s State Capital Region, aim to decentralise growth
April 28, 2023 3:48 am
Concentration of population and economic activities burdening Lucknow and Kanpur
Delhi News highlights: Tihar Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to jailed AAP's Satyendar Jain
November 15, 2022 8:50 am
Delhi News Today Live Updates, November 14, 2022: Satyendar Jain’s lawyers told a Delhi court Friday that the ED allegations that he received a foot massage and fresh cut fruits in jail was made to prejudice the judge’s mind during his bail plea in a money laundering case.
Delhi: NCRTC to install platform screen doors in stations for passenger safety
September 26, 2022 10:31 am
According to officials, the platform screen doors are being installed in the priority section of the RRTS corridor starting from Guldhar.
60 chain-snatching incidents: Key accused already named in 11 FIRs
March 21, 2022 3:35 am
These FIRs were lodged against Ishub alias Yusuf, a resident of village Kanda in Bhiwadi (Alwar, Rajasthan), between 2014 to 2018 on charges of like theft, loot, cheating, attempt to murder, dacoity and Arms Act. Ishub was arrested earlier too but came out of jail in 2020 on bail.
Over 20k metric tonnes of biomass used in seven NCR thermal plants
March 14, 2022 6:21 am
Using paddy straw in power plants is one way of minimising burning of stubble.
Relook at committee to pick Metro MD: Centre writes to Delhi govt
March 14, 2022 4:04 am
The Delhi government has shortlisted 25 persons so far for the top post, sources said, adding that 35 people from the central government, DMRC and departments of the state government had applied for the post. This included several current DMRC directors.
Noida to Jewar — in eight Uttar Pradesh seats falling in NCR, a BJP clean sweep
March 11, 2022 7:25 am
In Noida, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh won by a record margin — polling 70% of the votes (2,44,319) votes in his favour — and defeating SP’s Sunil Choudhary, who secured 62,806 votes.
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