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Thunderstorm, heavy rains bring relief to scorched northwest India

An extra-tropical weather system approaching from north Pakistan led to formation of rain-bearing clouds that brought showers to parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and HP early on Monday

Houses collapse in Delhi after heavy rains, thunderstorms lash capital

As residents of the national capital woke up to heavy rain and winds on Monday, there were also reports of houses collapsing is some parts of the city.

Delhi's three civic bodies gets unified after a decade

The unified MCD formally came into existence, with IAS officers Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti assuming charge as civic body's special officer and commissioner, respectively.

Delhi records minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees Celsius; drizzle expected

According to the India Meteorological, the national capital may have a partly cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle accompanied with gusty wind of 30-40 kmph towards afternoon and evening

Delhi records 479 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 2.06%

Delhi reported 479 new Covid cases and one death due to the disease on Saturday while the positivity rate was 2.06 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

CNG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg; rates up by Rs 19.60/kg in two months

The price of CNG in the national capital on Saturday was hiked by Rs 2 per kg, the 13th increase in rates in just over two months.

CNG rates increased for second time in 6 days, price up by Rs 2 in Delhi

The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), on Saturday, increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs 2 per kg. With this CNG will cost Rs 75.61 per kg with effect from today.

Delhi: Showers, thunder ends hot day; no heatwave predicted for a week

A heatwave seared Delhi on Friday before thundershowers and gusty winds brought some respite towards the evening. Delhi's primary weather station, Safdarjung Observatory, recorded a maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. It had logged a high of 45.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the highest so far this year. The mercury jumped to 47.5 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh in southwest Delhi and 47.1 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in the northwestern parts of the city. The weather stations at Pitampura, Sports Complex, Jafarpur, Ridge and Palam saw the mercury leaping to 47 degrees Celsius, 46.2 degrees Celsius, 46.1 degrees Celsius, 46 degrees Celsius, 45.7 degrees Celsius and 45.1 degrees Celsius respectively. A partly cloudy sky, a drizzle and hail brought temporary relief to some parts of the city in the evening. A cyclonic circulation persisting over Punjab and Haryana will lead to intermittent thundershowers on Saturday, weather forecasters said. A fresh

Over 20 shops gutted in fire at Delhi's Jhandewalan cycle market

No causality was reported, officials said

Delhi's peak power demand clocks 7,070 MW, highest in May amid heatwave

The sizzling heat pushed the peak power demand in Delhi to 7,070 MW, the highest ever in May, late on Thursday night, discom officials said.

Mundka blaze: 5 affected families to get Rs 5,000 monthly ration by NGO

The NGO -- Aao Saath Chalein -- being run by Visshnu Mittal, Treasurer at Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit will provide the said amount every month for the period of next two years

Govt sets May 22 as appointed date for unification of 3 Delhi civic bodies

The legislation was approved by Lok Sabha on March 30 and by Rajya Sabha on April 5

CNG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg in Delhi, 12th increase in two months

The price of CNG in the national capital has been hiked by Rs 2 per kg, the 12th increase in rates in just over two months.

Delhi reported 377 fresh Covid-19 infections, one death in last 24 hours

Delhi on Monday reported 377 new Covid cases and one more death, while the positivity rate stood at 3.37 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. The capital had on Sunday logged 613 Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.74 per cent and three deaths. The city had on Saturday seen 673 Covid cases and four deaths, the highest single-day fatality count in over two months. It had reported three Covid deaths on March 7 and four fatalities due to the disease on March 4. The city on Friday had recorded 899 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.34 per cent. On Thursday, Delhi had recorded 1,032 fresh COVID-19 cases and zero death, while the positivity rate was 3.64 per cent. With 377 fresh cases reported on Monday, the national capital's overall Covid tally increased to 1900735 while the death toll mounted to 26,196. A total of 11,198 tests were conducted a day earlier, according to the latest health bulletin. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi had

Despite soaring mercury levels in Delhi, power demands declines: Data

Despite record day temperatures in Delhi, the power demand in the past few days has declined mainly due to holidays, discom officials said on Monday.

Delhi sees a dip in max temperature after recording 49 Degree Celsius

Partly cloudy sky led to a marginal dip in the maximum temperature in Delhi on Monday though it was still two to four notches above normal.

Kejriwal slams BJP for ongoing demolition drive in Delhi, calls for an end

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called for an end to the ongoing 'demolition drive' in the national capital, terming it as the biggest destruction since India got Independence.

Razing shops, houses of 6.3 mn people will be biggest destruction: Delhi CM

Arvind Kejriwal also questioned the moral, constitutional and legal authority of the BJP-ruled civic bodies to launch such a large-scale anti-encroachment drive at the fag end of their terms

Heatwave grips North India; mercury crosses 49 deg C in several places

A tormenting heatwave swept through North India on Sunday with the mercury crossing 49 degrees Celsius in pockets of Delhi, while the weather office forecast some relief Monday onwards. Gurugram in Haryana witnessed a scalding temperature of 48.1 degrees Celsius, the highest since May 10, 1966, when the city logged 49 degrees Celsius. The mercury leaped to a whopping 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi while Najafgarh in southwest part of the city recorded 49.1 degrees Celsius, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Among other parts of the capital, maximum temperatures reached unbearable highs of 48.4 degrees Celsius at Sports Complex, 47.5 degrees Celsius at Jafarpur, 47.3 degrees Celsius at Pitampura and 47.2 degrees Celsius at Ridge. At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, the maximum temperature rose to 45.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal and the highest this year so far. The city saw the maximum temperatures rise

Mercury at 49 deg C in parts of Delhi, heatwave respite expected Monday

A tormenting heatwave swept through the national capital and its neighbouring areas on Sunday with the mercury leaping to 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi and 49.1 degrees Celsius