Delhi’s Home Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection at the Naraina Fire Station to have an on ground evaluation of the operational readiness, response time, current equipment infrastructure, and personnel deployment strategies.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday issued the ‘Flood Control Order-2026’ to serve as a guideline document for all departments with details of drainage systems, river embankments, pumping stations, regulatory mechanisms, operational plans, machinery deployment and contact details of control rooms.
The Union Minister shared that extensive discussions took place on strengthening institutional coordination between Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan during the meeting.
After several days of relatively mild June weather, Delhi is set to witness a gradual rise in temperatures over the coming week, though intermittent thunderstorms and light rain are expected to provide brief relief from the heat, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Firefighters mounted an overnight operation in a congested Tughlakabad lane after reports of residents trapped inside a multi-storey building engulfed by flames.
In a breakthrough against illegal immigration, Delhi Police claimed to have unearthed a network facilitating the immigration and settling then in India from Bangladesh with the detention of Six Bangladeshi nationals and arrest of five Indian facilitators, it said on Saturday.
The parents lauded the government's efforts to regulate school fees and expressed support for the proposed legislation.
In a step towards giving a boost to the national capital's public transport system, 400 state-of-the-art electric buses were flagged off on Friday under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector (DEVI) scheme from the Kushak Nala depot.
Sachdeva stated that these 400 buses are part of the 'DEVI' scheme launched on Friday as a gift of the Central government to the residents of the national capital after 1,700 FAME electric buses that were given last year.
In a move aimed to reinforce transparency, empower media and strengthen democratic values, the Delhi Legislative Assembly has removed glass panels/shields enclosing the media and visitors gallery.
