Delhi News

Over 550 cases were registered and more than 300 people arrested in Delhi on Diwali night for violating the Supreme Court's order on burning of fire crackers, officials said Thursday.

Entry of heavy and medium goods vehicles in Delhi will be banned for three days beginning 11pm from tonight as the city's air quality worsened to the "severe-plus emergency" category following cracker burning on Diwali.

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour on Thursday after the two got into an argument over the victim's refusal to take the accused out shopping on his motorcycle in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, police said.

Two children died and two others of the same family sustained severe injuries after their shanty near central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road caught fire while they were sleeping, the police said today.

The Supreme Court had on October 23 said in its guidelines that only firecrackers with reduced emission (improved crackers) and green crackers and Safe Water and Air Sprinklers (SWAS) would be made and sold.

A massive fire at a factory in New Delhi's Bawana area, was among the over 200 fire-related incidents reported to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) on Diwali, officials said.

Delhi has failed spectacularly in preventing the air quality from falling into the "severe-plus emergency" category the morning after Diwali. The national capital recorded its worst air quality of the year today with the overall index rising to 574, which falls in the "severe-plus emergency" category, according to data by the centre-run SAFAR.

Delhi's air quality nosedived towards the "very poor" category Wednesday night as people violated a Supreme Court order and burst firecrackers before and after the 8 pm to 10 pm timeframe in many areas, authorities said.

The Delhi Police have seized more than 3,800 kg of firecrackers before Diwali from various parts of the city and arrested 26 people for storing them without license following a Supreme Court order.

Delhi's air quality Wednesday oscillated between "poor" and "very poor" categories as authorities warned of severe deterioration of air quality even if "partial toxic crackers" are burned compared to last year.

On the eve of Diwali, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had a few stern words for the Delhi Police. He asked them to talk "politely" to people who come to police stations to lodge complaints. On Tuesday, the Home Minister, while launching 300 new 'Raftaar' motorcycles for patrolling in the capital, said that the Delhi Police should become "role models" for the entire country.

The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered three cases, including one against the ruling AAP's MLA Amanatullah Khan, in connection with the ruckus at the inaugural function of Signature Bridge.

Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari has lodged a complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP's Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan over the attack on him during the inauguration of Signature Bridge on Sunday.

A joint survey by multiple agencies has predicted a manifold increase in traffic on the Wazirabad Road after the opening of the Signature Bridge for public use.

Two Mumbai-bound women have been apprehended by the CISF at the IGI Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle eight small gold bars worth Rs 42 lakh by concealing them in shoes, a senior official said.