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Soon, ‘Delhi bazaar’ at IGI’s new terminal 1D

Sunday 8 March '09

Come April, and as the new terminal 1D gets going, the Indira Gandhi International Airport is all set to offer its passengers the experience of a “Delhi bazaar”.
12-ft wall along drain to keep waste out of Yamuna

Wednesday 4 March '09

The Delhi government’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department is gearing up to do its own bit towards reducing pollution in the Yamuna.
Can’t revive all waterbodies: Delhi govt

Tuesday 3 March '09

The Delhi government wishes to revive 629 waterbodies in the city before the Commonwealth Games. But on Monday...
Burns biggest killer of young Indian women: Lancet study

Monday 2 March '09

Fire-related incidents are behind maximum deaths among young women in India, says a study to be published in the international medical journal The Lancet.
Delhi to go dry as Haryana cuts raw water supply

Wednesday 25 February '09

Due to the annual washing of the wheat crop in Haryana, the Haryana Irrigation department has once again held back Delhi’s share of water supply into the Yamuna.
In Alaknanda, residents tap slush, blame DJB

Wednesday 25 February '09

After Vasant Kunj, some residents in South Delhi’s Alaknanda are now raising a stink: sewage-mixed water in their taps.
Gurgaon airhostess found dead in Munich

Tuesday 24 February '09

Mystery continues to surround the death of a 30-year-old Gurgaon-based flight attendant three weeks after her body was found on a railway track near Munich, Germany.
HC demands report on ‘status’ of water bodies from govt

Thursday 19 February '09

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Delhi government demanding the status of the marsh areas of Jahangirpuri in North Delhi and the Mayapuri Lake.
The Centaur Plan: raise it for Games, then raze it for runway

Wednesday 18 February '09

The Centaur Hotel near IGI Airport is all set for a facelift as part of the 2010 Commonwealth Games plan — only to be bulldozed a year or two after the nine-day event, as part of the airport renovation plan.
CISF understaffed, overworked at Metro stations

Wednesday 18 February '09

Despite the increased threat, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation does not have adequate security personnel to man the 67 Metro stations in the city.
New airport departure terminal to take off by March-end, say officials

Sunday 8 February '09

Already four months behind schedule, the new domestic terminal 1D of the IGI Airport would not be operational before March-end, say airport officials.
Mohla had Old Monk rum before flight but was in ‘senses’; has got no militant link, says probe report

Wednesday 4 February '09

Though Jitender Kumar Mohla was under the influence of alcohol when he created ruckus aboard the Indigo flight on Sunday, investigators confirm that he was absolutely in his senses.
‘Hijack’ source: pilot remark to crew

Wednesday 4 February '09

The security scare caused on Sunday by the “unruly behaviour” of a passenger on board an Indigo Airlines flight from Goa to Delhi was triggered by an unintended reference to ‘hijack’ from the pilot.
Mohalla sent to 14-day judicial custody

Tuesday 3 February '09

JitendEr Kumar Mohalla, one of the three detained after the hijack drama at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening, was arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to 14-day judicial custody by a local court on Monday.
IGI: CISF men on the prowl, thefts down

Thursday 22 January '09

These are not one-off cases that have been cracked by the Central Industrial Security Force at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Asif detained at Delhi airport, deported

Sunday 18 January '09

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was detained by the immigration department at the Indira Gandhi International...
At airport, a red alert on baggage

Saturday 17 January '09

At a time of increased threat perception at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Central Industrial Security Force, the paramilitary force responsible for security at the airport, recovered a total of 7,289 undetected baggages in 2008.
Govt has a concrete plan to recharge ponds: make walls around them

Friday 16 January '09

In a bid to preserve Delhi’s fast depleting waterbodies and recharge the groundwater table, the Delhi government had in July 2008 initiated a project.
Govt banks on Munak canal to tide over summer

Monday 12 January '09

Delhi is likely to have a more relaxed summer this year, as the government hopes to augment its water supply through the parallel-lined canal from Munak in Haryana to the Haiderpur water treatment plant.
‘IGI world’s second worst for delays’

Saturday 10 January '09

In a twin shame, India tops the chart in late-arrival of flights while the city’s IGI Airport has got the dubious distinction of ranking second from the bottom in the list of flight arrivals, according to the Forbes magazine.
IGI scare: van found with gunpowder, crackers

Monday 5 January '09

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Delhi Police were sent into a tizzy in the early hours of Saturday when a vehicle on its way to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was intercepted and found to be carrying gunpowder, crackers, battery clips and wires.
At IGI’s Haj Terminal, BSP leader tries to breach security, beaten

Wednesday 31 December '08

CISF security personnel used the baton on a former BSP MP and his supporters when the leader tried to get into the IGI Airport’s high-security Haj Terminal without requisite security passes on Tuesday evening.
DIAL for more retail at new terminal

Tuesday 30 December '08

Delhi International Airport Ltd is inviting Expressions of Interest from interested parties for the set up, operation, maintenance and management of retail outlets at the under construction new domestic departure terminal, Terminal 1D.
Passengers held hostage by disrupted schedules, lack of amenities

Tuesday 30 December '08

Passengers were stranded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday for over five hours, after almost all flights were either delayed or cancelled or diverted because of foggy conditions.
Jenamani: The man who demystified Delhi fog

Tuesday 30 December '08

Rajendra K. Jenamani is a busy man these days. The director-in-charge of the Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Met Department, he is among the most sought-after persons at the Capital’s airport...
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