Delhi NCR IMD Weather Forecast Today Highlights The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued an ‘orange alert’ for the national capital, warning of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.3 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees below the season’s average. Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘moderate’ category, with an AQI of 171 at 9 am, as per CPCB.
100 days of BJP rule: On May 31, the Delhi BJP government will unveil a 100-day report card detailing its achievements and initiatives since taking office on February 20. Speaking on the Delhi government’s performance, the Chief Minister highlighted that the first 100 days have been fully dedicated to public welfare, transparency, and accountability.
Controversy erupts over Savarkar portrait: The installation of a portrait of Veer Savarkar in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) office on Wednesday sparked a controversy over procedural norms and ideological contestations on campus.
A 13-year-old girl was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her rented home in South West Delhi on Thursday afternoon.
According to police officials, the Dabri police station received a PCR call reporting the incident in Dwarka’s Sitapuri area around 1.45 pm.
Preliminary investigation suggested that the girl might have been strangled, though officials are awaiting a post-mortem report for confirmation, the police said.
A constant refrain at BJP rallies in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections earlier this year was the poor state of Delhi’s roads under the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.
And even before the new BJP Delhi government was officially sworn in, work on fixing the Capital’s roads had begun in February.
As the government completes 100 days in power on May 31, a senior PWD official shared a status update: Over 70% of repair work on key arterial roads that connect Delhi and NCR has been completed.
In its first 100 days in power in Delhi, the ruling BJP has delivered one of its key promises — implementing the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) scheme, which claims to be the largest-of-its-kind health insurance scheme in the world.
Reality check
With at least 550 patients availing services under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 62 hospitals being empanelled under the state health authority, and 3.16 lakh beneficiaries being registered, the scheme appears to be off to a smooth start.
Sources say more than 30,000 beneficiaries — aged 70 and above — have registered under the insurance scheme that gives a total health cover of Rs 10 lakh.
On May 31, the Delhi BJP government will unveil a 100-day report card detailing its achievements and initiatives since taking office on February 20.
In February, the BJP formed the government in Delhi after 25 years, ending the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) decade-long rule.
Speaking on the Delhi government’s performance, the Chief Minister highlighted that the first 100 days have been fully dedicated to public welfare, transparency, and accountability.
From public infrastructure, education, health to environment, The Indian Express looks at what the government has promised, what it has delivered over the past three months, and what is yet to be done.
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A man sitting outside his house in the Pul Prahladpur area of Southeast Delhi was robbed of his chain. The accused asked for an address and then snatched the chain before fleeing the scene. The man fell off his chair during the incident. The police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued an ‘orange alert’ for the national capital, warning of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.3 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees below the season’s average. Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘moderate’ category, with an AQI of 171 at 9 am, as per CPCB.
The installation of a portrait of Veer Savarkar in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) office on Wednesday has sparked a controversy over procedural norms and ideological contestations on campus. The initiative, undertaken by JNUSU Joint Secretary Vaibhav Meena of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), coincided with the birth anniversary of Savarkar.
A 35-year old man based in Rajasthan has been arrested by the Special Cell on espionage charges on Wednesday. Police said the accused was identified as Qasim. Sources said he was in touch with ISI officers and had also undergone training in Pakistan.
The IMD has issued an orange alert in entire Delhi and parts of NCR anticipating light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, duststorm or lightning with gusty winds reaching upto 60 kmph.
Saying that there is no embargo on schools hiking fees, the Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka to allow the 102 students, whose parents had moved the court against a school fee hike, to continue their studies, subject to 50 per cent of the hiked school fee for the 2024-25 academic year being deposited.
In a May 16 order made public on Wednesday, Justice Vikas Mahajan said, “…the law as it stands today, permits the school to fix the fees as per its projected expenses without prior approval of the DoE [Directorate of Education].” Read more
Law and Justice Minister Kapil Mishra, in a review meeting with the officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi government’s Animal Husbandry Department on Wednesday, decided to provide comfortable spaces for stray cattle, where they will have access to ample fodder, clean drinking water, and proper sanitation facilities.
Mishra took stock of the efforts being made to provide shelter to street cattle by accommodating them in Gaushalas. Read more
Two individuals died and three others were injured in West Delhi after a speeding car allegedly driven by a 19-year-old hit a cyclist and then crashed into a makeshift hut on the roadside early on Thursday, the police said.
The accident occurred on Pankha Road around 3.30 am and was reported via a PCR call to the Janakpuri police station, the police said.
The driver has been apprehended, and legal proceedings are underway, said an officer. Read more
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, AAP leader Atishi on Thursday said, "People of Delhi gave mandate to BJP, so that BJP can work for them. However, in just 100 days, BJP has made people's lives hell. Forget about improving and fulfilling their promises, BJP has put the 10-year-old ongoing system of Delhi on hold in just 100 days. Today, AAP is releasing a report card of 100 days of BJP's failure."
Union Minister J P Nadda on Thursday spoke at the inaugural plenary of CII Annual Business Summit-2025.
“It’s a privilege for me to be here. The theme of this is ‘Building Trust, India First’. This is a very appropriate theme according to the times. Building Trust is needed; India First is encouraging… Health transition does not take place in a day or two. When we talk about 2047, we can understand how we have to develop the roadmap to see to it,” he said.
The Delhi High Court Thursday will hear a plea by Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka challenging government’s order to reinstate the 32 students it rusticated earlier this month over non-payment of fees. Over a week earlier, the court said it was inclined to stay the school’s order, noting that the school had not complied with provisions of the Delhi School Education Act.
The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, 2.4 notches above season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Delhi’s air quality was recorded in ‘moderate’ category with an AQI of 143, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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