The Yamuna still flows over the danger mark and its level may rise by Tuesday on account of more than 2 lakh cusecs of water being released from the Hathnikund barrage since Sunday evening.

The number of dengue cases in the city continue to rise constantly but seem to have stabilised with nearly 70 cases being reported on a daily basis. However, civic agencies feel that the “plateauing” of dengue figures was not a matter of relief as a second wave was likely to hit once the water begins receding from the areas which have been inundated by the waters from the overflowing Yamuna.

The Delhi traffic police lost one more day in connection with the trial run on the dedicated CWG lanes due to heavy rains on Monday. The two-hour trial, set to begin at 4 pm, was going to be the first such trial during the peak hours. The CWG lane trials so far have been carried out during the non-peak hours from 11 am to 1 pm.

Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said two more tiger reserves have been proposed in Maharashtra — at Nazgira-Navegaon and Bor in Vidarbha region.

The Delhi Cabinet has decided to relax the marriage laws, making it possible for couples to get their marriage registered in the capital even if the parents of both the man and woman do not belong to Delhi. Earlier, the parents of either of the two were required to be residents of Delhi for registration of marriage in the city. While the move is likely to help the couples migrating here, it is also supposed to extend help to the couples seeking marriage against family wishes.

Amidst the flare-up in the Kashmir Valley and objections raised by the armed forces and the main Opposition BJP, the government on Monday decided not to take a final call on the demand to partially withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas in J&K. It instead decided to call an all-party meeting on

Defence minister A.K. Antony on Monday told top commanders of the armed forces that “there has been an increasing assertiveness on the part of China” and that India is taking all steps to upgrade its defence capabilities. The statement, made at the Armed Forces Combined Commanders’ Conference on Monday, comes in the wake of the recent Chinese refusal to permit a visit of the Indian Army’s Northern Command chief Lt. Gen. B.S. Jaswal to China.

Iran’s Press TV has been banned in Jammu and Kashmir following its footage of a small group of conservative Christians tearing some pages from a Quran in a protest outside the White House to denounce what they called the “charade of Islam” on the anniversary of the 9/11attacks.

A statement issued by the government after the Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Monday said the Centre’s intention was to restart the dialogue process with different sections of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The CCS meeting had set off speculation that the government could consider a partial withdrawal of the AFSPA. The official statement, however, did not mention that law.

In the wake of the violence that has been rocking the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday reached out to the “youth of Kashmir”, saying they were Indian citizens and that their grievances have to be addressed. He said the government was willing to talk to every group that abjures violence, but made it clear that the