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30 Dec

IMD issues red alert in Delhi over dense fog, air quality turns severe; IGI Airport issues advisory

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National Times Bureau :- Dense fog engulfed national capital on Monday causing visibility to drop significantly, resulting in disruption in flight operations and train cancellations, plunging air quality into severe category. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for dense fog on Tuesday morning. The visibility at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Safdarjung was 50 metres at 8 am. It improved to 100 metres around 9 am, the weather office said. Currently the airport is functioning under Category-III conditions, which allows flights to land in low visibility. Delhi airport advisory “Due to dense fog, flight…

28 Dec

Winter Haze Tightens Grip on Delhi, Pollution Levels Remain Alarmingly High

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Residents of the national capital woke up on Sunday to heavy haze as pollution intensified across the city, dragging air quality deeper into unhealthy territory. Official measurements indicated that Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index hovered close to the upper end of the scale, placing it firmly in the “very poor” range. Data compiled by the Central Pollution Control Board revealed that several locations across the city recorded critically high pollution levels. Nearly twenty monitoring stations registered readings severe enough to raise health concerns, with eastern parts of Delhi among the worst affected. In some pockets, pollution…

23 Dec

Air India Boeing 777 Safely Returns to Delhi After Engine Shutdown, Passengers Reboarded on Alternate Aircraft

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New Delhi, ( Rajeev Sharma): An Air India Boeing 777, flight AI 887, safely returned to Delhi on Monday morning after experiencing an engine shutdown shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, which had departed at 6:10 AM for Mumbai, encountered an issue with its right engine, prompting a return to Delhi. The plane was back on the ground by 6:52 AM, according to flight tracking sites.Although the aircraft experienced a mechanical issue, twin-engine aircraft like the Boeing 777 are designed to land safely even with one engine in operation. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated an investigation into…

20 Dec

Smog Engulfs Capital as Delhi’s Air Deteriorates Sharply; Flyers Asked to Check Flight Status

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): A thick blanket of smog covered large parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, pushing air pollution to hazardous levels and disrupting normal life across the city. Visibility dropped significantly in several areas as residents woke up to one of the season’s worst air quality episodes so far. According to readings from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 384 at around 8 am, indicating “very poor” air. However, multiple monitoring stations reported even higher pollution, with levels entering the “severe” category. Localities such as ITO, Anand Vihar…

18 Dec

Older Vehicles Stopped at Delhi Borders as Pollution Curbs Intensify

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Delhi’s entry points saw heightened enforcement on Thursday morning as dense smog blanketed the region and air quality slipped to dangerous levels. At the DND Flyway near the Chilla border, visibility dropped sharply, with pollution readings touching the upper end of the “hazardous” scale. In response, authorities activated strict checks under the highest stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Teams from the Delhi Transport Department and Traffic Police were deployed along border crossings to screen vehicles entering the capital. Officials said privately owned and commercial vehicles registered outside Delhi that do not meet BS-VI…

16 Dec

Pollution Levels Dip Marginally in Capital, Smog Persists Across Delhi

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Delhi recorded a slight easing in air pollution on Tuesday, though overall conditions remained unhealthy, with the city’s average Air Quality Index settling at 377 during the morning hours. Despite the decline from the previous day, the air quality continued to fall under the ‘very poor’ bracket. The improvement followed two days of extremely high pollution, when several parts of the capital reported AQI readings above 400, classified as ‘severe’. On Tuesday, official monitoring showed that 11 out of 40 air quality stations were still registering severe pollution levels. Jahangirpuri, Mundka and Wazirpur remained among the…

16 Dec

Four killed after buses and cars collide, catch fire due to dense fog on Delhi-Agra Expressway

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National Times Bureau :- A fatal multi-vehicle accident caused by dense fog on the Delhi–Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh claimed four lives and injured about 25 others early Tuesday. The crash involved eight buses and three cars that collided in quick succession and caught fire. According to Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar, the incident took place on the Agra–Noida stretch of the Yamuna Expressway. Thick fog severely reduced visibility, leaving drivers little time to react as vehicles slammed into one another. The collisions triggered a major fire that rapidly spread, engulfing the buses and cars. The force of the impact…

05 Dec

Delhi chokes under heavy smog as AQI climbs to 323, air quality stays ‘very poor’

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): A thick veil of pollution settled over the capital on Friday morning, pushing Delhi’s air quality back into the “very poor” zone and leaving neighbourhoods across the city enveloped in a persistent layer of smog. Readings from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed the average AQI at 323 by 8 am, signalling yet another day of hazardous conditions for residents. City wakes up to hazy skies and low visibility The morning commute was marked by reduced visibility in several areas, particularly in the eastern and northern parts of the city. Ghazipur, Akshardham, and neighbouring stretches…

03 Dec

Early trends in Delhi MCD bypolls show BJP ahead, AAP and Congress notch first wins

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): The counting of votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) by-elections began with a strong start for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which swiftly captured two prominent wards—Shalimar Bagh B and Chandni Chowk—setting the tone for a closely watched electoral battle. Strong show by BJP in key wards In Shalimar Bagh B, a ward with significant political weight and previously represented by Mayor Rekha Gupta during her councillor tenure, the BJP secured a one-sided victory. Party nominee Anita Jain registered a lead of more than 10,000 votes, underscoring the party’s entrenched support in the constituency. The…

30 Nov

Delhi Air Quality Shows Slight Improvement, but Smog Continues to Affect the City

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New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Delhi’s air quality showed a marginal improvement on Sunday morning, moving from the ‘very poor’ to the ‘poor’ category, according to the latest data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). At 7 a.m., the city recorded an AQI of 269, down from 305 on Saturday afternoon. Despite this slight improvement, dense smog remained visible over large parts of the capital, affecting visibility and daily life. Areas such as Shadipur (335), Jahangirpuri (324), Nehru Nagar (319), RK Puram (307), and Dilshad Garden (303) continued to experience ‘very poor’ air quality. Mandir Marg, on the other hand,…