Reacting to the Delhi government’s approval of a ₹2,500 honorarium for women in the city, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Chief Minister Atishi criticized the move, calling it another jumla (empty promise) by the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Delhi Police on Saturday organised public grievance camps in various districts to address the problems faced by residents.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday extended greetings, highlighting the fact that only Delhi enjoys the distinction of having women as the Chief Minister and the Leader of Opposition (LoP).
The Delhi Police has arrested Rohit Gahlot, a gangster wanted in an attempted murder case, from Murthal in Haryana. Gahlot is an active member of Vikas Lagarpuria Gang, officials confirmed on Saturday.
In a landmark decision on International Women's Day, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government on Saturday fulfilled one of the BJP's key election promises by approving ₹5,100 crore for the first phase of the Mahila Samridhi Yojana in the national capital.
No place is in 'severe' zone in the national capital. The air quality across NCR cities like Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Bahadurgarh continues to be in 'poor' category, according to the CPCB.
As the mercury dipped, people were seen sitting around bonfire to keep themselves warm.
A fire broke out at a wooden flooring warehouse in East Delhi 's Chilla area of Mayur Vihar Phase-1 on Sunday, the Delhi Fire Service said.
Delhi’s average air quality index on Sunday continued to be in ‘very poor’ zone with a reading of 331, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Wazirpur area recorded the worst AQI reading on Saturday at 421, followed by Jahangirpuri- 419, Shadipur-415 and Vivek Vihar-401.
