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Delhi LS polls: Dry day kicks in today, metro service from 4 am on May 25

Lok Sabha elections: Delhi is among seven states and UTs to go to polls the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 25

Delhi heatwave: Impact on body, precautions to take in extreme temperatures

The temperature in the national capital has crossed the 45 degrees barrier. Here's what you can do to prevent heat strokes, dehydration and other heat-related illness

After Mumbai billboard tragedy, MCD to audit conditions of Delhi hoardings

Fourteen people died in the Mumbai billboard accident on Monday when a massive illegal hoarding uprooted and fell on a petrol pump in the Ghatkopar area

Ikea gets closer to Delhi-NCR, to set up warehouse facility in Gurugram

Spread over 150,000 square feet, the warehouse facility will be able to store over 7,000 products and aid the group's expansion into Delhi-NCR

Delhi man took over 200 flights, stole passengers' jewellery worth lakhs

A Delhi man took over 200 flights to steal jewellery and other valuables from passengers. Police arrested the 40-year-old man, Rajesh Kapoor, who confessed to his crime

WATCH: Kejriwal, wife Sunita offer prayers at Delhi temple after SC relief

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was released from Tihar jail on Friday after the Supreme Court granted him an interim relief till June 1 to conduct Lok Sabha election campaigns for his party

Delhi's lone third-gender candidate makes 'sauchalay se, Sansad tak' pitch

In the national capital's South Delhi constituency, 26-year-old Rajan Singh has been reaching out to the electorate with the slogan "sauchalay se, Sansad tak". The poll plank for Singh, the lone third-gender candidate in the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, is the lack of basic amenities for the transgender community such as separate public toilets. "I am participating in the Lok Sabha election to address our community's basic needs which are so fundamental and necessary. Yet we still have to fight for them," Singh told PTI. "Beginning with the demand for separate toilets to advocating for seats for transgender people in Parliament, our journey ahead is long. It begins with the motto 'sauchalay se, sansad tak,'" the candidate said. A native of Bihar, Singh who lives in the Sangam Vihar area of the city, is fighting the election on the polls symbol "bucket" and plans to take out a march in the constituency on May 12 with a few people. While filing poll nomination on May 3, Singh had said

Mumps in Delhi/NCR: Everything you need to know to keep your child safe

Many instances of mumps have been reported in India, including Delhi-NCR area, Maharashtra, Telangana. Mumps is a viral disease spread via direct contact or airborne droplets

'Ghost' shopping centres expand 59% in 2023, largest rise in NCR: Report

Almost Rs 6,700 cr 'trapped' in gross leasable space of such shopping centres, it says

Weather update: Delhi temp at 41 degrees, IMD predicts rain in other states

Indian weather update: Delhi's temperature surged to 41 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The weather department predicts heavy rainfall with lighting and thunderstorms in several states

Delhi heatwave guidelines: DoE issues directives for schools, read here

Delhi heatwave guidelines: The Directorate of Education issued guidelines to ensure student's safety due to rising heatwave conditions in North India

LG sacks 223 Delhi women's commission staff citing 'rules violations'

Former DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal strongly criticised the LG's decision, saying the women's commission may face closure if all contractual staff are removed

Delhi-NCR school bomb threats, Revanna sex scandal, Salman Khan house firing, & more

Alert! Bomb threats in several schools across Delhi-NCR, schools shut

100 Schools in Delhi-NCR receive bomb threats; Delhi Police suspects hoax

Delhi Police has launched an investigation to trace the origin of the emails and urged the public not to panic, as the threats appeared to be hoax calls

Sale of homes priced above Rs 4 cr comprises 5% of total, says report

Mumbai top in the sale of such homes in March quarter, demand falls in Delhi NCR from a year ago

Orris Group: Redefining Elegant Lifestyle in NCR

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Construction of RRTS viaduct in Delhi section to be completed by April-end

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Friday said the construction of the Regional Rapid Transit System viaduct in the Delhi section is likely to be completed by April-end. Track-laying activities, along with electric traction and signalling work, are underway in the New Ashok Nagar-Sahibabad section, officials said here. The Delhi section is anticipated to be completed by the end of this year, paving the way for trial runs between Delhi and Sahibabad, they said. The NCRTC officials said the construction of the RRTS viaduct in the Delhi section was nearing completion. "Less than 500 metres of the viaduct in the Delhi section is now left for construction, which is scheduled for completion by the end of this month. The Delhi section is about 14 kilometres long which consists of about nine kilometres of elevated section and five km of underground section," an official said. Construction of more than eight kilometres of viaduct has already been completed in addi

Unsold homes in 9 cities down 7% in last 3 months; 12% fall in NCR: Rpt

Unsold housing inventories fell 7 per cent in the last three months across 9 major cities to around 4.81 lakh units on higher sales than new supply, according to PropEquity. Real estate data analytic firm PropEquity data showed that unsold housing stock has come down to 4,81,566 units at the end of March this year from 5,18,868 units at the end of December 2023 across 9 major cities. These cities are Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Delhi-NCR (Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad), Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata. PropEquity founder and Managing Director (MD) Samir Jasuja said the unsold housing stocks have declined as "sales are surpassing the new launches which is a positive indicator for the market". During January-March period of 2024, housing sales across 9 major cities stood at 1,44,656 units while the new launches were 1,05,134 units. This led to a reduction in the unsold stocks. As per the data, Pune saw the maximum 13 per cent fall in