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New Delhi: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Nepal on Tuesday with strong tremors being felt across Delhi and surrounding areas. "An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal at 2:28 pm today," National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The quake's epicentre was in Nepal at a place 148 km east of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, it added. In a tweet in Hindi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "Tremors were felt in Delhi. I hope all of you are safe." Residents of Delhi-NCR took to social media to share videos of ceiling fans and household objects shaking during the tremors that lasted less than a minute. There have been no reports of damage caused by the earthquake so far. A senior seismologist said the epicentre of the quake was located in the 2,400 km Himalayan Collision Zone that stretches from the Hindukush mountain ranges to as far as present-day Myanmar. The Himalayan Collision Zone is a seismically active region and the 5.8 magnitude tremor was the fourth earthquake along the 2,400 km region in the 24 hours ending at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Cachar region of Assam on Monday at 7:12 p.m. and two quakes of 3.2 and 2.8 magnitudes were reported in Bhutan at 10:55 a.m. and 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday.

By Express News Service NEW DELHI: Authorities have begun a special anti-encroachment near various metro stations here as the national capital prepares to host the G20 summit in September. On Monday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started a comprehensive week-long drive in areas abutting Lal Quila and Chandni Chowk metro stations, officials said. The multi-agency drive in the densely populated areas involves the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, NDMC, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Police, and will be staggered over the next few days to ensure commuters do not face any hassle in accessing metro stations, they said. The drive near gate no. 1 and 2 of the Lal Quila metro station and gate no 5 of Chandni Chowk metro stations began on Monday and will be conducted daily till June 17, 2023. It has been observed that encroachments by parking of selling carts (‘rehris’), vending objects, rickshaws, and other unauthorised establishments outside metro stations cause inconvenience to passengers at these locations. This drive is being taken up to mitigate these inconveniences, the DMRC said. It said it also keeps writing to agencies concerned about these issues from time to time. Such drives will also be undertaken for passenger convenience at other Delhi Metro stations in the days ahead, the officials said. In May also, the DMRC had undertaken a special drive at 11 metro stations to clear pedestrian pathways of vendors, encroachers, and unauthorised hindrance caused by ...

• • • • Delhi News Highlights: Delhi govt sends proposal to L-G to replace Service Secy, Raj Niwas denies receiving any such file Delhi News Highlights: Delhi govt sends proposal to L-G to replace Service Secy, Raj Niwas denies receiving any such file Delhi News Highlights Today: More was removed from his post within hours of the Supreme Court verdict on May 11, giving the AAP government control over the transfer and posting of officers. Meanwhile, the AAP-led Delhi government Thursday sought the Centre's permission via the Lieutenant Governor to transfer Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar. (File) Delhi News Live Updates, May 17, 2023: The Delhi government on Wednesday sent a proposal to the L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena, to replace incumbent Services Secretary Ashish More with Anil Kumar Singh, but the Raj Niwas has denied receiving any such file. More was removed from his post within hours of the Supreme Court verdict on May 11, giving the AAP government control over the transfer and posting of officers. He was then served a show-cause notice by Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj’s office, which threatened disciplinary action against him for not complying with his transfer order and allegedly going incommunicado. The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s plea challenging the nominations of 10 ‘aldermen’ by Lieutenant Governor LG Saxena to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, The court observed that giving power to L-G Saxena to nominat...

• Farmers gathered in Kurukshetra to hold Mahapanchyat over their demand for Minimum Support Price for sunflower seed, out on roads in the city. • In Haryana, farmers are adamant on the issue of procuring sunflower crop on MSP. In the past, farmers demanding MSP were lathi charged in Shahabad, Kurukshetra. • A case was registered against the farmers for blocking the highway on June 6 and top leaders have also been sent to jail. • "We are not blocking the highway. It is not right, highways should not be blocked, said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Haryana's Kurukshetra • Led by executive state president Karam Singh Mathana, the union has appealed to farm activists from Haryana, Punjab, UP and other states to reach Pipli. BKU leader Rakesh Tikait and several other leaders are also attending the event. • Farmers have blocked a road in Kurukshetra as they gather here to hold Mahapanchyat over their demand for Minimum Support Price. • • Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday digitally released Rs 29.13 crore as a interim payment to 8,528 sunflower farmers under the Bhavantae Bharpai Yojna. • The farmers were demanding a minimum support price of Rs 6,400 per quintal for their produce. • During the Mahapanchayat, farmer leader Karam Singh Mathana, mentioned that the local administration had promised them a meeting with CM Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss their demands. However, they were later informed that the CM had already left Karnal. Because of this, the local committee wh...

• • • • Delhi News highlights: Tihar Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to jailed AAP's Satyendar Jain Delhi News highlights: Tihar Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to jailed AAP’s Satyendar Jain Delhi News Today Live Updates, November 14, 2022: Satyendar Jain’s lawyers told a Delhi court Friday that the ED allegations that he received a foot massage and fresh cut fruits in jail was made to prejudice the judge’s mind during his bail plea in a money laundering case. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain. (File) Delhi-NCR News, Delhi News on Diesel Vehicle Ban: A Tihar Jail superintendent suspended on Monday over alleged VIP treatment to jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain. Jain’s lawyers told a Delhi court Friday that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) allegations that he received a foot massage and fresh cut fruits in jail was made to prejudice the judge’s mind during his bail plea in a money laundering case. Special Judge Vikas Dhull had said he will pronounce the order on the bail plea on November 16 after both ED and Jain’s lawyers completed their rebuttals to the bail plea. The Supreme Court Monday refused to stay proceedings against former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in FIRs registered against him in connection with the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, news agency PTI reported. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravi Kumar said it is not inclined to interfere with the September 16 order of the Delhi High ...

The IMD has predicted strong surface winds during the day, with a speed of 25-35 kmph, and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 42 degrees Celsius. Delhi can expect hotter days ahead with the IMD predicting clear skies and dry weather over the next few days. Though the Met office has not predicted a heatwave for at least a week, such conditions may occur at isolated places. Even though the southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1, the overall rainy days would see a delay of a week. The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may also face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1. Impact of Cyclone Biparjoy on Monsoons: Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea first delayed the monsoon onset over Kerala and is now impeding the advance of the rain-bearing system, preventing it from reaching the interior regions of the peninsula, the private agency said. While monsoon rains usually cover Maharashtra, Odisha, and half of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar by June 15, the monsoon stream is still grappling to settle over these areas.

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and parts of north India including Chandigarh and Mohali on Tuesday afternoon. The earthquake is estimated to be of magnitude 5.4 and has impacted countries include India, Pakistan and China, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to initial reports, the earthquake occurred 18 km away from Gandoh Bhalessa village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. Strong tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir. The quake was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 miles) and the epicentre of the quake was at a distance of 99 km north of Pathankot in northern India, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. A Delhi local said that he felt the tremors of the earthquake while getting out of the subway on the metro station. The local said: "I felt the tremors of the earthquake when I was getting out of the subway. I got a little scared, then came out in a hurry: A local after feeling the tremors in Delhi".Â

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Photo) Delhi-NCR news Highlights: The Delhi government Tuesday launched a “one-time settlement scheme’ to provide relief to the public by settling huge pending arrears bills. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, announcing the scheme, said that around 7 lakh consumers will get relief under this scheme. “Pending water bills increased in large numbers. This happened following the covid pandemic, when the water meters could not be read on a regular basis. Either the meters were not read properly or people got the wrong bills with huge pending. There are around 27.6 lakh domestic metres, of which 11.7 lakh people have huge arrears. Rs 5,737 crore arrears is pending. The scheme will be launched from August 1. People will get new bills. People who will not pay their bills from August, they will have to pay the full arrear amount,” Kejriwal added. Meanwhile, Gurgaon District Collector and Chairman of District Disaster Management Authority Nishant Kumar Yadav has ordered residents of Chintels Paradiso in Sector 109 to vacate Tower G within the next 15 days. This comes following an IIT-Delhi audit report declaring the tower unsafe and unfit for habitation. Legal action will be taken against those who violate these orders under section 188 of the IPC and sections 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, said the order from the DC. There are nine towers in Chintels and four of these have been declared unsafe so far — E, F, D and G. In ...

A fire broke out at a coaching institute in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Thursday, prompting the students to jump out of windows. As many as 11 fire tenders rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway to douse the flames. As per the initial information, fire broke out at 12.30 pm and in a video shared by the fire department, people, mostly students, can be seen being rescued by the firemen through the windows.

The IMD has predicted strong surface winds during the day, with a speed of 25-35 kmph, and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 42 degrees Celsius. Delhi can expect hotter days ahead with the IMD predicting clear skies and dry weather over the next few days. Though the Met office has not predicted a heatwave for at least a week, such conditions may occur at isolated places. Even though the southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1, the overall rainy days would see a delay of a week. The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may also face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1. Impact of Cyclone Biparjoy on Monsoons: Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea first delayed the monsoon onset over Kerala and is now impeding the advance of the rain-bearing system, preventing it from reaching the interior regions of the peninsula, the private agency said. While monsoon rains usually cover Maharashtra, Odisha, and half of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar by June 15, the monsoon stream is still grappling to settle over these areas.