Driven by multiple factors like the presence of educational institutions, business hubs and consequent urban job opportunities, the demand for paying guest (PG) accommodations in India is on the rise, according to a report by MagicBricks.In the fiscal year 2022-23, the National Capital Region (NCR) had the highest share of both PG accommodations that were taken up, at 24%, and the supply of PG rental...
NEW DELHI: A minor girl was allegedly stabbed by a boy for refusing to marry him, police said on Monday. She sustained injuries on her neck and head in the attack. The accused was arrested using technical surveillance and CCTV footage.The incident took place around 1pm on Sunday at Molarband Extension in southeast Delhi's Badarpur area when the girl was at her friend's house, they said.The girl and the...
NEW DELHI: A history-sheeter shot the mother of his live-in partner when she intervened in the couple's fight over keeping a pet dog.The 40-year-old woman, Kanchan, was shot in central Delhi's DBG Road on Saturday. The suspect, Aalok, is on the run.Police said Kanchan had intervened in a fight between her 22-year-old daughter and Aalok regarding their pet dog Spitzy. An investigation has revealed that...
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old MBA student, Ebabuddin, hailing from Bihar died allegedly by suicide at his rented accommodation in southeast Delhi's Gafoor Nagar area, police said on Sunday. Ebaduddin, a native of Sultanganj in Patna, allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of his flat, the police said, adding his family has been informed. The incident came to light on Saturday when neighbours called the...
NEW DELHI: Following Delhi government's announcement that it will prepare an action plan to deal with high pollution from April to September, experts emphasised that summer pollution has different characteristics than winter.During summer, ozone and dust are among the main sources of pollution. Particulate pollution in the season rises due to arid conditions, high heat and transportation of dust to...
NEW DELHI: Delhi logged 535 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday with a positivity rate of 23.05%, according to data shared by the city government's health department. The city had logged 733 Covid cases -- the highest in more than seven months -- on Friday with a positivity rate of 19.93%. The national capital recorded 620 cases on August 26, 2022. On Thursday, 606 cases were recorded with a positivity...
NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Farman (33), a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-1, they said.The victim, in her complaint lodged on Friday, alleged that Farman sexually assaulted her by extending threats of causing harm to her parents, a senior police officer...
NEW DELHI: An official on Saturday informed that a Delhi Police head constable allegedly shot himself inside a PCR van near Chandgi Ram Akhara in Civil Lines area of the city. According to Sagar Singh Kalsi, deputy commissioner of police (north), at around 6.25 am, police got information that head constable Imran Mohammed, PCR van in-charge in Civil Lines police station, had shot himself with his...
NEW DELHI: Eighteen people, including eight women, have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from people through a call centre after providing them loans through Chinese apps. The call centre was working under the guise of a finance company. Confirming the arrests, DCP (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said the gang made extortion calls to victims through VOIP Sim box gateway devices to remain...
NEW DELHI: Delhi on Friday recorded 733 fresh Covid cases, the highest in more than seven months, with a positivity rate of 19.93 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's health department.The health bulletin said two more Covid-positive people died in the city. However, "Covid finding was incidental", it added. The national capital had recorded 620 cases on August 26. On Thursday,...
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