Two fire incidents reported in Delhi, none injured
Fire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported in both incidents.
Fire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported in both incidents.
In a hit and run case, a 64-year-old woman died while another person was critically injured near Uttam Nagar Terminal in West Delhi early Sunday.
Following the implementation of anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan's stage-III, enforcement agencies were seen in action across the city inspecting and monitoring vehicles over pollution norms and the violations with regard to the anti pollution plan.
Four people were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crores was seized from them in the West and Outerwest areas of the national capital.
Aitshi announced that the MCD office would run from 8:30 am to 5 pm while Central government offices would function from 9 am to 5:30 pm and Delhi government offices from 10 am to 6:30 pm.
In his letter to Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai requested him to convene an emergency meeting of the five adjoining states to address the vehicular pollution that enormously contributes to the air pollution in Delhi.
The increasing pollution in the city has escalated concern among the residents, who claimed that they are having difficulty breathing.
He also accused Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), of being busy in holding road shows in the poll-bound Chhattisgarh despite the Delhiites being affected with the pollution.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai made an appeal to the residents to use public transport, including metro and buses, to curb pollution due to vehicles.
Violation of the ban will attract a fine of Rs 20,000 under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act.
