Metros, Delhi, 26th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Metros Delhi 26 Dec 2017

Metros, Delhi, 26 Dec 2017

The IMD predicted low winds, poor ventilation coefficient and stable atmospheric conditions, likely to cause episodic severe air quality events. (Photo: File)

Delhi: Met forecasts 'severe' air pollution in New Year run-up

The concentration of pollutants will rise till at least December 29 due to low velocity wind and the coming down of the atmospheric layer.

26 Dec 2017 9:09 PM

At least ten trains were cancelled, 30 trains were running late and as many as six trains were rescheduled due to low visibility and other operational reasons. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Fog hits train services, air quality dips to ‘very poor’ category in Delhi

The Air Quality Index (AQI), as recorded by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), reflected the rise in the pollution levels.

26 Dec 2017 11:08 AM

The menu offers puri, chapattis, rice, rajma, vegetables, chhole and halwa. The meal will be available for sale at Rs 10 daily from 11 am to 2 pm, the SDMC said in a statement. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

South Delhi municipality's new scheme to provide lunch at Rs 10

Meanwhile, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has also launched a pilot project like Atal Aahar Yojana from a kiosk in Shalimar Bagh.

26 Dec 2017 10:46 AM

A number of Metro stations lack better passenger amenities when it comes to toilets, cleanliness, default escalators, and lift services.

Delhi: Snags, delays are here to stay

We are trying to rectify problems, says Metro official.

26 Dec 2017 7:17 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Noida. (Photo: PTI)

Now, Kalkaji to Botanical Garden in 19 minutes

PM launches Metro’s Magenta Line, pushes for use of public transport.

26 Dec 2017 7:01 AM

The Prime Minister also thanked the people of UP for adopting him when he became member of the Lok Sabha from Varanasi.

Good governance key to all-round development: Modi

Modi said while India is a prosperous country, people have been deprived of its benefits due to poor governance.

26 Dec 2017 3:44 AM

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (Photo: Asian Age)

Manish Sisodia slams Modi for not inviting Arvind Kejriwal

Sisodia also said that not inviting the chief minister to the inauguration programme at Noida was an “insult” to the people of Delhi.

26 Dec 2017 3:38 AM

The police said that Vidur had allegedly told the woman that they would take a shorter route for Uttam Nagar and they headed towards Delhi-Haryana border. (Representational image)

Woman raped by 2 cabbies, arrested

The accused, the cab drivers attached to a call centre, used to ferry customers in order to earn extra bucks.

26 Dec 2017 3:33 AM

The result came after studying the association between abnormalities at birth and the mother’s exposure to increased levels of fine particulate matter (PM) in the air during pregnancy.

‘Babies develop defects due to pollution’

Children, pregnant women, elderly and people with respiratory problems suffer the most due to it, says S.P. Byotra.

26 Dec 2017 1:40 AM

The air quality had plunged to dangerous levels on Thursday, after a gap of more than a month.

Delhi air quality in ‘severe’ category

The AQI was recorded at 372, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category. It was dangerously close to the 400 mark, which is under the ‘severe’ category.

26 Dec 2017 1:35 AM

Delhi: Men on a bike snatch phone from diplomat

Eenam Gambhir stated that her handset had a US-registered SIM card and some confidential documents related to her work.

26 Dec 2017 1:29 AM

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Sanjay Kulkarni, MD, Capacite Structures, and Ghaziabad-based middleman Rishabh Agrawal in connection with the case, taking the total number of people arrested to four, sources said.

CBI arrests 2 more for corruption at ITPO

The agency has already booked NBCC chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) Anoop Kumar Mittal in this case.

26 Dec 2017 1:16 AM

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