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While Palleram doesn’t remember the exact year of the incident, an account by Delhi historian R V Smith mentions the year 1944 as the time when one of the biggest locust invasions took place in the city in recent history. Sitting on a cot in his orchard of guavas in a North Delhi village and […]
The two victims were returning to their home when they were attacked by the 15 accused, all hailing from neighbouring Surajpur village. Two accused in the Pinjore violence case were arrested late Friday night. Those arrested were identified as Gurmukh Singh alias Gummi and Lovely alias Jagdeep. In the incident that took place late Thursday […]
The Rajasthan government has decided to conduct board examinations for various subjects of classes 10 and 12, postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has instructed the state Education Department to make proper arrangements for conducting exams. Gehlot took the decision in a high-level meeting with officials of the Education Department on Friday. […]
To ensure sufficient beds to deal with the increasing coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Friday directed that five luxury hotels in the city be converted into extended Covid hospitals, attached with five hospitals. In an order, Health and Family Welfare Secretary Padmini Singla attached Hotel Crown Plaza in Okhla with the Batra Hospital and […]
Earthquake in Delhi-NCR: The epicentre of the earthquake is near Rohtak in Haryana. There were no reports of damage to property yet. Earthquake in Delhi-NCR: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Delhi Friday evening. Parts of New Delhi and its adjoining areas also felt strong tremors lasting seconds at around 9.10 […]
"The removal of the English name though appears symbolic, will instill a sense of pride in our own nationality, especially for the future generations to come. In fact, the word India being replaced with Bharat would justify the hard fought freedom by our ancestors," a plea, filed by a Delhi-based man claimed. The Supreme Court […]
In her interim bail plea filed on medical grounds, Bharadwaj had said that she is at a high risk of contracting the virus in prison and in her present medical condition, it would be 'life-threatening'. A SPECIAL court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the interim bail application of activist Sudha Bharadwaj arrested in the Elgar […]
The administration claimed that the concerning states and the Indian Railways will consult if the demand of more Shramik train rise. The UT administration Thursday said that no Shramik special train will run from Chandigarh from Friday as the scheduled trains have operated. The administration claimed that the concerning states and the Indian Railways will […]
“When the lockdown was implemented, I was given Rs 1,600 and told to leave. Now, no one is hiring… we do not know when we will get jobs again,” said Bibi, who used to work at four houses but was only paid her dues by two employers. After being promised a higher pay, Anju Bibi […]
If you listen, you can hear it. The silence. An absence of sound has descended over the Chitli Qabar Chowk like a shroud upon the body of the dead. The air is alive with the twittering of birds though, but that only intensifies this strange quietude. This reporter experienced the area’s starkly new silence during […]