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NHAI will begin work on the Rs 4,000-crore Chattergala tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Gadkari on Monday chaired a review meeting that was also attended by Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh. «The prestigious Chhatergala tunnel work, costing about Rs 4,000 crore, will be executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the underpasses on the Kathua express corridor section, wherever demanded by the public, will be undertaken at the earliest,» an official spokesperson said after the review meeting. During the meeting, Singh thanked Gadkari for accepting most of the suggestions and proposals put across by him.

Delhi Airport briefly experienced a power outage on Monday, impacting the boarding and check-in facilities as well as the functioning of Digi Yatra. The power was restored, and no flights were affected, the airport said in a statement. However, the power outage affected baggage collection and entry at the e-gates.

Kolkata Knight Riders Gautam Gambhir paid a courtesy visit to Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. Gambhir, who was a ruling party MP from East Delhi, has taken a break from active politics to concentrate on his cricket coaching career. «Met with Hon'ble HM Shri @AmitShah Ji to congratulate him on recent electoral success. His leadership as the Home Minister will further strengthen the security and stability of our nation!,» Gambhir wrote on X and also posted a photograph from the meeting. Gambhir is a strong candidate to replace Rahul Dravid as India head coach after the T20 World Cup. Dravid has confirmed that he will step down from the post after the ongoing event.

Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri on Monday, resulting in the deaths of five people and injuring approximately 50 others. The anti-collision system 'Kavach' was not operational on this Guwahati-Delhi route at the time of the accident. Railway Board Chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha revealed that the 'Kavach' anti-collision system was not operational of Guwahati route. «It is currently functional on 1,500 km of railway tracks, with plans to extend it to another 3,000 km by the end of the year,» Sinha said. She attributed the collision to a possible human error by the loco pilot of the goods train, who succumbed to injuries. «It is not there right now,» said Sinha regarding the absence of the 'Kavach' system on the route. Asserting that safety remains the railways' top priority, Sinha mentioned ongoing efforts to ensure the security of train operations.

Lutyens' Delhi since the Tilak Marg and Bengali Market underground water reservoirs are receiving less water from the Delhi Jal Board, NDMC officials said on Monday. There is a 40 per cent shortage in supply being received from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area, they added. «As informed by DJB that production of potable water from Wazirabad water plant is not running at full capacity due to non-availability of raw water, hence water supply in command area of Tilak Marg underground water reservoir (UGR) and Bengali market UGR will be made available once in a day, preferably in morning time,» the official said. Due to this, water supply will be affected in areas like Bengali Market, Ashoka Road, HC Mathur Lane, Copernicus Marg, Purana Quila Road, Babar Road, Barakhamba Road, K G Marg, Windsor Place, Firozshah Marg, Canning Lane and surrounding areas.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a series of alerts, indicating the severity of the situation. Here's a comprehensive look at the factors contributing to Delhi's scorching heat and its impact on residents. Heatwave Alerts and Conditions The IMD has issued an orange alert for Monday and yellow alerts for Tuesday and Wednesday. The city has already endured eight consecutive days of heatwave conditions, including three particularly warm nights. A heatwave is officially declared when the maximum temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is at least 4.5 degrees above normal. A severe heatwave occurs if the maximum temperature exceeds 45 degrees Celsius or is 6.5 degrees or more above normal.

including Virendra Sehwag, Brett Lee. A week after the incident, a news picture was shared on social media Goenka and Rahul were seen sharing a warm hug after the owner hosted a special dinner for the team in Delhi.During that time, reports also surfaced about Rahul leaving LSG next season.

Essar's Ruia family seems to be an exception. Three generations of the Ruia family — founder brother Shashi and Ravi Ruia, their children and grandchildren — continue to live under one roof and jointly run the business empire. They share the family homes in Mumbai, Delhi and London as well as business that now spans energy, metals and mining, infrastructure and logistics and technology and retail.

BJP and Aam Aadmi party (AAP) over the Delhi water crisis continued on Monday. The AAP Delhi government has blamed the BJP-ruled Haryana for not releasing water into the national capital, while BJP leaders in Delhi have organised a protest across the city. Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva along with party workers held a ‘matki phod’ demonstration in Krishna Nagar, while BJP MP Manoj Tiwai held a protest in Mukherjee Nagar. «Delhi Jal Board is a department of Delhi government. What kind of Water Minister (of Delhi) is Atishi? Only to sell water to 'tanker mafias'? This is a very big question. That's why we are protesting with the people of Delhi,» said Tiwari.

The weather department had issued a red alert for Sunday, an orange alert for Monday, and a yellow alert for Tuesday and Wednesday. On Sunday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung, Delhi's base station, reached 44.9 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal. This was slightly higher than Saturday's maximum of 44.6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded was 33.2 degrees Celsius, also six degrees above normal, marking it as the second warmest June day in the last six years.

Union Home Ministry on Monday handed over the probe into the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said. Nine people, including three women were killed, and 41 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on June 9. The terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus when it was en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra. The investigation into the June 9 terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir has been handed over to the NIA, an official said.

Delhi continue to face severe water shortages, forcing them to queue up at water tankers to meet their daily needs. Visuals from Okhla showed people crowding around tankers with cans and buckets. This scene has become a daily occurrence in many parts of the national capital, including Chanakyapuri's Sanjay Camp, Geeta Colony in East Delhi, Patel Nagar, Mehrauli, and Chhatarpur since the start of the summer season. The water crisis in Delhi has sparked widespread protests, vandalism, and political confrontations across the city. Delhi's Water Crisis: Pipeline Inspections Reveal No Leaks

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Delhi: India on Sunday refrained from associating itself with any communique emerging from a Ukraine summit for peace hosted by Switzerland and asserted that it will remain engaged with all stakeholders to facilitate a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Pavan Kapoor, Secretary(West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, represented India at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine that was held at a resort near Lucerne in Switzerland on June 15 and 16. The summit concluded with dozens of countries throwing their support to Ukraine's "territorial integrity" and calling for talks among all parties to find a lasting solution to the conflict. «The Indian delegation attended the Opening and Closing Plenary Sessions of the Summit. India did not associate itself with any communique/document emerging from this Summit,» the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

After inspecting the pipeline, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Lokendra Sirohi said, «There is no leakage here. If there is any leakage, we will inform the Jal Board and our control room.» This comes after Delhi Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, urging the deployment of police personnel to protect major pipelines in the national capital.

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South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri said that the people can do anything when they are angry and it's natural. The water crisis in Delhi has sparked widespread protests, vandalism, and intense political confrontations across the city. The Delhi Jal Board office was vandalised by some BJP workers in the Chhatarpur area on Sunday. Referring to this, Bidhuri said, «It is natural. People can do anything when they are angry. I am grateful to the workers who controlled those people. It is the government's and the people's property. There is no benefit in damaging this property. I appeal to people to not vandalise public property.»

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Sunday alleged that the BJP's former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri attacked the Delhi Jal Board office in Chhatarpur along with some goons as the ongoing water crisis in the national capital takes centre stage. The water crisis in Delhi has sparked widespread protests, vandalism, and intense political confrontations across the city. The Delhi Jal Board office was vandalized by some BJP workers in the Chhatarpur area on Sunday. While addressing a press conference in the national capital, Atishi said, «Delhi is currently facing severe heat. Even in this difficult time, the BJP has left no stone unturned, troubling the people of Delhi. The BJP is hatching a conspiracy against the people of Delhi. This conspiracy has three parts. The first part of this is to stop the water supply to Delhi from the BJP government of Haryana. Due to this not even a drop of water is left at the Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant.»

Delhi High Court that smaller teams from their existing strength of five bomb disposal squads (BDS) and 18 bomb detection teams (BDT) can be formed to meet the requirement of more such units in case of an emergency. The Delhi Police said there are also 23 BDS/BDT units of the Central Armed Police Forces stationed in the national capital, which can be deployed after due approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It further said five batches of BDS/BDT, having 15 personnel in each batch, will also be trained in this regard.

Sales of affordable homes — priced up to Rs 60 lakh each — declined 4 per cent in eight major cities to 61,121 units during January-March this year on lower supply and higher demand for luxury apartments, according to PropEquity. The top eight cities are — Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad. Real estate data analytic firm PropEquity data showed that sales of homes, costing up to Rs 60 lakh each stood at 6,3787 units in the January-March period of the last calendar year. A lower supply of affordable homes is one of the key factors for this marginal fall in sales.