Delhi - The Purbottar

31 Mar

6 die in fire caused by mosquito coil in Delhi

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsAccidental, IndiaDelhi, INDIA

Six members of a family died of suffocation at their Delhi home after inhaling poisonous gas overnight after mosquito repellent spilled on the mattress, police said. The family lived in the Shastri Park area of North East Delhi. Three fire engines reached the house after the fire department received information about the fire at around 8.52 am. North-East District DCP Joy Tirki said the Shastri Park police received a call on Friday morning that a house on Mazarwala Road near Machhi Market was on fire. Police reached the spot and found that the injured were taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra…

16 Jan

Temperature recorded 1.4 degree in Delhi, this big alert on weather for next 6 days

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, weatherDelhi

The outbreak of cold is likely to increase once again in the states of North India including the national capital Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. The double attack of dense fog along with cold waves can disturb people. The IMD has issued an alert for 6 days regarding the cold in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. According to India Meteorological Department, there will be severe cold in Delhi-NCR for the next 3 days and then there will be dense fog in the whole of North India for 3 days. Talking about today's weather, the minimum temperature has been…

16 Dec

Delhi: Teacher Attacks Class 5 Girl With Scissors, Pushes Her Off First Floor Balcony

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrime, EducationDelhi

A Delhi school teacher was detained for intentionally hitting a standard 5 student with scissors and pushing her off the first floor of the school building, Delhi Police told on Friday. According to a report by news agency PTI, the student is undergoing treatment at Hindu Rao hospital and is said the victim is found to be stable at the moment. The class teacher, employed at Prathmik Vidyalaya in central Delhi's Model Basti area, was recognised as Geeta Deshwal. She first hit the girl with a pair of scissors and after that threw her off from the 1st floor of…

15 Dec

Delhi recorded its lowest temperature of the season so far

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, weatherDelhi, INDIA

A chill morning in Delhi on Thursday saw the minimum temperature drop to 6.4 degrees Celsius in the first hour, the lowest of the season so far. The minimum temperature recorded Thursday for this time of the year at the Safdarjung meteorological station was two degrees below normal, providing a marker for the city.South Delhi's Aya Nagar recorded an even chilly morning with a minimum temperature of 5.4 degrees, four degrees below normal. With strong winds, temperatures in Delhi have gradually dropped this week. The maximum temperature, which was around 27.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, dropped to 24.6 degrees Celsius…

03 Dec

Delhi man kills live-in partner, tries to chop up her body

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCrime, IndiaDelhi, murder

A man has been arrested in Punjab for allegedly stabbing and killing his 35-year-old live-in partner in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar, police said.Police suspect that the man may have been inspired by Aftab Poonawalla, who is accused of killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walker and dismembering her body. Rekha Rani's body had stab wounds on the jaw and was recovered from her rented house in Ganesh Nagar where she lived with her 16-year-old daughter. According to the police, Manpreet, who was already married with two children, started a relationship with Rekha in 2015 and started living with her in Ganesh…

30 Nov

Delhi’s Air Quality deteriorates with onset of winter, ‘severe’ in Noida

Business Correspondent0 CommentsHealthDelhi, pollution

The national capital woke up enveloped in a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning, with the Air Quality Index dipping to 385 which is the 'very poor' category, according to the reports of SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research). In comparison to tuesday, the air quality slightly deteriorated today in the state. For the time being, the air quality in Noida was in the 'severe' category on Wednesday morning with the AQI measuring at 401, according to SAFAR. The number 391 on Tuesday. The AQI measured in Gurugram was 339, which is also in the…

29 Nov

‘No regret even if hanged, will get hoors in Jannat,’ says Aftab during polygraph test, report says

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrimeDelhi

According to sources quoted by Dainik Jagran, Aftab Amin Poonawalla who allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, has made shocking revelations during the polygraph test. According to the reports, the accused said that even if he is sentenced to hang for the murder of his girlfriend, he would not feel guilty or ashamed instead he will be honoured when he step into paradise and will be gifted with ‘Hoors’ in ‘Jannat.’ He also admitted to having affairs with over 20 Hindu ladies during his relationship with Shraddha. The concerned officers added that Aftab made these confessions following the interrogation.…

27 Nov

After Massage, Lavish Meal Inside Jail, Now Housekeeping Video Appears From Satyendar Jain’s Cell

Business Correspondent0 CommentsPoliticalDelhi

Past few days videos of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Satyendar Jain getting a massage and having a lavished meal inside the Tihar jail cell were leaked, the new video-clip displays housekeeping services going on inside the cell of the AAP leader. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared the video and stated that 8-10 people were working as housekeeper and providing VVIP treatment to the minister. The latest video appears a day after a Delhi court rejected Satyendar Jain's petition asking allowance to special food in the prison. In his appeal, Jain had mentioned that he was not given ‘Jain…

27 Nov

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Aaftab Lodged Separately in Tihar’s Cell No. 4,

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrimeDelhi

Aaftab Poonawala who allegedly killed his girlfriend and chopped down her body into 35 pieces in Delhi’s Mehrauli has been sent to a 13-day judicial custody and will be kept under round-the-clock camera inspection in Tihar Jail. In a different cell, Aaftab will be shifted to Tihar Jail Number 4, which is for first time offenders. “Additionally, the person in-charge of security issues will also be able to observe him through surveillance… Aftab will be not allowed to do enough movement in the cell, there will be a restrictions on his outgoing from the cell for the time being," the…

26 Nov

Aaftab Poonawala, sent to jail till December 8, to be taken to Tihar today

Business Correspondent0 CommentsCrimeDelhi

Aaftab Poonwala, who intentionally murdered his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and cut down her body parts into 35 pieces, was to 13-day judicial custody by a Delhi court this afternoon. The Delhi Police had asked for his custody for interrogation into the murder. He will be taken to Delhi’s Tihar Jail later today. Aaftab was made to attend the court session via video conferencing from Ambedkar Hospital, where he was taken for a medical check-up by the cops this morning. The cops have taken additional steps to keep Poonawala isolated from the public and the media. The Delhi Cops went…