According to the IMD, rainfall is likely at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh from May 30 to June 2, but there will not be much relief from heat waves (Credit: PTI)
Delhi News Highlights: Delhi continued to swelter under heatwave conditions on Thursday as the maximum temperatures recorded at three weather stations touched 49 degrees Celsius. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mungeshwar and Najafgarh recorded 49 degrees Celsius, Narela 49.2 degrees Celsius and Safdarjung 45.6 degrees Celsius.
A Delhi court Thursday issued notice to the ED on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking regular bail in a case related to the alleged excise scam and directed them to file its response by Saturday. The judge also sought the central probe agency’s response on another plea of Kejriwal seeking seven-day extension of his interim bail on medical grounds, in case the regular bail petition is not allowed.
The National Capital on Wednesday witnessed light rains and thunderstorm amidst record breaking temperatures and a severe heatwave. Earlier, Mungeshpur in Northwest Delhi had recorded the highest-ever temperature in the city at 52.3 degrees Celsius. However, the weather office later said “it could be due to error in the sensor or the local factor”. IMD is examining the data and sensors, it said in a release. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also said that such a temperature was “very unlikely”, adding that the official position would be conveyed soon.
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19:07 (IST)30 May 2024
Delhi HC bids farewell to two judges
The Delhi High Court on Thursday bid adieu to two of its judges, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice V Kameswar Rao, who have been transferred to other high courts.
Speaking at the farewell reference, Acting Chief Justice Manmohan said both the judges, who were elevated from the Bar in 2013, have set a benchmark in different laws during their tenure.
On Wednesday, the central government notified the transfer of Justices Sachdeva and Rao to the high courts of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, respectively.
The Supreme Court Collegium had on March 15 recommended their transfer after they made a request to be shifted to other high courts. --PTI
15:46 (IST)30 May 2024
Children's hospital fire case: Owner and another doctor remanded in judicial custody till June 13
Doctor Naveen Khichi and Dr Akash both remanded in judicial custody till June 13.
Aakash moved a bail plea which will now be heard on June 3.
On Saturday night, a fire in a hospital in Vivek Vihar hospital killed six newborns.Dr Naveen Khichi, the owner of the facility, and Dr Akash, who was on duty Saturday night, were arrested Sunday evening.
15:36 (IST)30 May 2024
Delhi court issues notice to ED on Kejriwal’s regular bail plea
A Delhi court Thursday issued notice to the ED on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking regular bail in a case related to the alleged excise scam and directed them to file its response by Saturday. The judge also sought the central probe agency’s response on another plea of Kejriwal seeking seven-day extension of his interim bail on medical grounds, in case the regular bail petition is not allowed.
12:47 (IST)30 May 2024
'Haryana has no right to stop water': Atishi to write to Central govt amid water crisis in Delhi
Amid a water crisis in Delhi in the face of severe heatwave conditions, AAP minister Atishi said she would write to the Central and Haryana governments today over the release of water.
"Delhi is totally dependent on Yamuna river for water requirement and the water comes in Yamuna from Haryana. We get as much water as Haryana releases. Water goes from Wazirabad pond to Waziarabad water treatment plant, Chandrawal water treatment plant and Okhla water treatment plant. The normal level is 674.5 feet, last year also it was the same. It was adequate for supply to plants. Today it is 670.3 feet because Haryana is not releasing enough water," she told news agencey PTI.
"The water scarcity has reached an emergency level. We will also be writing to the Centre and the Haryana government today," she added.
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12:36 (IST)30 May 2024
Arvind Kejriwal moves two bail pleas in Delhi court
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved two pleas in the Rouse Avenue court — one, seeking regular bail in the excise policy case, and another, seeking a seven-day extension on his interim bail on medical grounds.
Both the applications will be heard at 2 pm today.
12:28 (IST)30 May 2024
Kejriwal moves bail plea in Rouse Avenue Court, matter to be taken up today
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved a bail plea in Rouse Avenue Court. The matter is set to come up before consideration at 2:00 PM. He is currently on interim bail till June 1, following which he will have to surrender. Yesterday, the Supreme Court registry refused to list Kejriwal’s plea to extend his interim bail by a week to undergo certain medical tests.
10:49 (IST)30 May 2024
Fire breaks out at residential society in Noida sector 100
A fire broke out in a flat at Lotus Boulevard society in Sector 100, Noida. Before the fire service unit could reach the spot, the fire was doused off by the maintenance team and residents with the help of fire hydrant in the society. Further details are awaited.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Fire broke out at Lotus Boulevard Society in Noida's Sector 110.
(Video Source: Local resident) pic.twitter.com/FZkbsWAVrJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2024
10:09 (IST)30 May 2024
‘Law must take its course’: Shashi Tharoor as ‘ex-staffer’ gets detained at Delhi airport in gold smuggling case
A purported former staffer of Shashi Tharoor was detained by the Delhi Customs in a case of gold smuggling at the Indira Gandhi International airport late at Wednesday night.
The customs department had detained two people, including Shiv Kumar Prasad, who claimed to be Tharoor’s aide.
Tharoor, on his part, said he was “shocked to hear of an incident involving a former member of my staff who has been rendering part-time service to me in terms of airport facilitation assistance”.
09:26 (IST)30 May 2024
Delhi sizzles: One station records 52.9°C, Met dept says checking data and sensors
THE MUNGESHPUR weather station in Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 52.9 degree Celsius on Wednesday, an all-time record for any location in India, prompting the Met office to rush its scientists to check the authenticity of the reading.
Thesame station had recorded 49.9 degree Celsius on Tuesday, an all-time high for Delhi.
The Safdarjung weather observatory, which serves as the marker for the entire city, registered a maximum temperature of 46.8 degree Celsius on Wednesday, the highest in 80 years. It was six degrees higher than the normal expected at this time of the year, and the highest that the station has recorded since 1944. But it was substantially lower than the temperature at Mungeshpur, located on the northern outskirts of Delhi, bordering Haryana. Read more
09:21 (IST)30 May 2024
Delhi govt calls emergency meeting on water shortage; Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj to be present
Delhi government calls emergency meeting over water shortage in the capital at 12 noon; Ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and other senior officials to attend.
08:30 (IST)30 May 2024
Delhi heat claims first victim — 40-year-old factory worker from Darbhanga
With the temperature in Delhi hitting an all-time high in the last 80 years, the heat wave has begun to claim lives. A 40-year-old man from Bihar’s Darbhanga has died of heat stroke at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital.
The patient worked at a factory that manufactures pipeline fittings. Doctors said he was brought in by his roommate and other factory workers an hour past midnight on Monday. “He was living in a room with no cooler or fan and developed a very high fever,” a doctor attending to him said. “His body temperature shot up above 107 degrees Fahrenheit.”
The 40-year-old had worked in Delhi for the last five years. Read more
08:24 (IST)30 May 2024
Fire dept receives 220 calls due to extreme heat, highest in a day so far
The fire department received 220 calls about fire in one day due to extreme heat conditions. This is the highest number of calls so far, except on the day of Diwali, said Delhi Fire Department Director, Atul Garg, reported ANI.
21:31 (IST)29 May 2024
L-G V K Saxena's letter on heatwave meant to humiliate Delhi govt, says AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj
Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said that Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's letter on the severe heatwave conditions in the National Capital was not meant to give suggestions but to humiliate the AAP-led government, news agency PTI reported. The L-G wrote to Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, accusing CM Arvind Kejriwal of lacking "sensitivity" and "seriousness" despite the heatwave, while mentioning that no instructions had been issued by the state government to protect labourers. ""If the intention was to give suggestions we would have welcomed. But this letter was written with the ill intention of humiliating and showing the state government in a negative light. This kind of targeting does not suit the stature of the LG," the PTI report quoted Bharadwaj as saying.
21:11 (IST)29 May 2024
Amid severe heatwave, Delhi Congress urges Haryana govt to release more water
With severe heatwave conditions in the National Capital, the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee urged the Haryana government to release more water from the Tajewala barrage into the Yamuna river in view of the severe water shortage, news agency PTI reported. "Due to the unprecedented heat wave sweeping the national capital, the city has been experiencing severe water shortage. Various concerned agencies should join hands to tackle water shortage on a war footing, and people should also use water judiciously without wasting a drop of drinking water," DPCC chief Devender Yadav said in a statement, as per the PTI report.
19:19 (IST)29 May 2024
Free Wi-Fi facility at Delhi HC for lawyers, public
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday launched a free Wi-Fi facility for lawyers and the public. In phase-I, the free Wi-Fi facility will be available at ‘A’ Block, ‘B’ Block, ‘C’ Block, Extension Block, Mediation Centre, & Lawyers’ Cafeteria. Advocates, litigants, visitors can connect to the Wi-Fi network using their mobile devices, laptops, or tablets.
The launch of E-True Copy Application of Delhi High Court also took place to simplify the process of obtaining certified copies of judicial records, said a statement from the HC. Read more here
15:36 (IST)29 May 2024
MCD issues fire advisory to health facilities in the Capital; asks for report by May 31
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued an advisory to the health facilities in the National Capital to prevent fire incidents, and has asked for an action taken report by May 31, news agency PTI reported. This comes after a fire at a children's hospital in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar claimed the lives of six newborns. The civic body also directed the in-charges of all health facilities under the jurisdiction of the MCD to submit the reports on the same.
15:28 (IST)29 May 2024
Excise policy case: Delhi court takes cognisance of ED's sixth supplementary chargesheet
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court took cognisance of the sixth supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Direcotrate in money laundering charges linked to the excise policy case. Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader K Kavitha is among four others who have been named in the chargesheet. Kavitha and co-accused Chanpreet Singh have been issued production warrants, given that they are currently in judicial custody, while the other three accused have been summoned to appear before the court on June 3.
14:35 (IST)29 May 2024
Delhi govt imposes Rs 2000 fine on anyone found wasting water, using pvt connections for commercial activity
The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that Rs 2000 fine would be imposed on anyone found to be wasting water – washing cars with a hose, letting their water tanks overflow or using private connections for commercial activity.
The announcement comes as the national Capital faces a water crisis and soaring temperatures.
The Regional Meteorological Centre of Delhi has warned of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in all districts today.
13:10 (IST)29 May 2024
L-G slams Delhi CM Kejriwal for inaction regarding 'Summer Heat Action Plan'
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena Wednesday slammed the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers for not taking any action regarding "Summer Heat Action Plan" in Delhi.
Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary to L-G, in a letter to Chief Secretary Naresh said, "... Lieutenant Governor has observed that in spite of the unusual severity of the heat wave, no such instructions have been issued by the state government... Ordinarily, he had expected that the Chief Minister or the concerned minister would convene a meeting for a heat action plan in the city...The lack of sensitivity and seriousness in dealing with the heat wave is a matter of grave concern for him."
13:08 (IST)29 May 2024
Delhi L-G directs paid leave to labourers at construction sites from 12 noon to 3 pm
In view of severe heatwave conditions, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena, directed for paid leave to labourers at construction sites from 12 noon to 3 pm, news agencyPTIreported.
12:51 (IST)29 May 2024
Delhi L-G directs labourers be provided with water, pitchers be placed at bus stands
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena has directed the labourers to be provided with water and coconut water in view of the heatwave, news agency PTI reported, quoting the Raj Niwas officials.
The L-G has also directed pitchers to be placed at bus stands, the officials told PTI. (PTI)
12:12 (IST)29 May 2024
Delhi HC grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case related to 2020 Delhi riots
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam, accused in a sedition case pertaining to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Imam had challenged a Feb 17 order of the trial court which had denied him bail while observing that the contents of Imam’s anti-CAA speeches given at Jamia Millia Islamia and AMU, could be termed “seditious” in the “dictionary meaning”.
Imam had argued that he is entitled to be released on statutory bail as he had been in custody for four years and the maximum sentence for the offence under UAPA Section 13 is seven years if convicted. As per section 436-A of the CrPC, a person can be released from custody if he has spent more than half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offence.
11:14 (IST)29 May 2024
Several vehicles gutted in fire at parking lot in Madhu Vihar
Several vehicles were gutted in fire at a parking lot in Delhi's Madhu Vihar area late Tuesday night, news agency PTI reported.
'We received a call at about 1:30 am. There were several vehicles in the parking lot when the fire broke out. We sent eight fire tenders. About 18-20 vehicles were damaged in fire and we were able to save rest of them. There were no injuries in incident,' said Yashwant Meena, Delhi Fire Service official.
VIDEO | Delhi: Several vehicles were gutted in #fire at a parking lot in Madhu Vihar area late last night.
'We received a call at about 1:30 am. There were several vehicles in the parking lot when the fire broke out. We sent eight fire tenders. About 18-20 vehicles were damaged… pic.twitter.com/RMvSYAry4D
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 29, 2024
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 29, 2024VIDEO | Several vehicles were gutted in a fire that broke out at a parking lot in Delhi's #MadhuVihar area late last night.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/HMbALGehdt
10:53 (IST)29 May 2024
Watch | Massive fire breaks out in building in front of Delhi's Fatehpuri Masjid
A massive fire broke out in a building in front of Delhi's Fatehpuri Masjid late Tuesday night, news agency PTI reported.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 29, 2024VIDEO | Massive fire broke out in a building infront of Delhi's Fatehpuri Masjid late last night.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/gdPNIPsXta
10:28 (IST)29 May 2024
Atishi warns against wastage as water crisis hit national Capital
With the city reeling under soaring temperatures and a water crisis, Delhi Water Minister Atishi urged citizens to not waste water. The minister has warned that fines may be imposed soon for excess water use, which includes washing cars using a hose or letting water tanks overflow.
She also accused Haryana of not releasing Delhi’s share of water since May 1 and said that if the issue is not resolved soon, Delhi will approach the Supreme Court.
In a bid to rationalise water supply, Atishi said, “The areas which currently get water twice a day, will get once a day now… the water thus saved will be rationed and supplied to the water-deficient areas where supply lasts only 15 to 20 minutes a day.”
10:19 (IST)29 May 2024
Coolers, sprinklers installed in Delhi zoo to help animals cope with soaring temperatures
Coolers and sprinklers have been installed in animal enclosures in Delhi zoos to help them cope with soaring temperatures, news agency PTI reported.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 29, 2024VIDEO | As temperatures soar in the national capital, several precautions are being implemented at the #Delhi Zoo. The steps include the installation of coolers and sprinklers in animal enclosures to help them cope with the rising temperatures.#DelhiNews
(Full video available… pic.twitter.com/RGMVaSo9zI
10:13 (IST)29 May 2024
Weather update: Severe heatwave conditions in Delhi today
A day after the temperature in parts of Delhi neared 50 degrees Celsius, the Regional Meteorological Centre of Delhi has warned of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in all districts today.
As of 10 am, the temperatures according to the Met department’s website hovered between 39-40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning.
10:13 (IST)29 May 2024
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