NEW DELHI: Three days after an Air India Express pilot allegedly assaulted a passenger at IGI Airport’s Terminal 1, Delhi Police received cross complaints from both. It registered a case based on the complaints of the flyer, Ankit Dewan, under sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 126 (wrongful restraint) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of BNS on Monday.The complaint of the pilot is under...
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New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has drawn up a plan to revamp the drains at the Sarita Vihar underpass to mitigate waterlogging, especially during the monsoon. The authority stated that it will repair approximately 100 metres of the damaged stretch, which was severely affected by waterlogging during this year's monsoon. It will now improve damaged or missing drain covers, and a tender...
Delhi buzzed with excitement as the city's most prominent street food festival wrapped up in style, celebrating 25 years of the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) The country's largest street food festival concluded on a cheerful note recently at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Over the course of three days, Delhiites enjoyed a wide variety of street food prepared by vendors...
NEW DELHI: Traffic personnel in the city face constant exposure to toxic fumes from petrol and diesel vehicles as well as the biting winter chill.For sub-inspector Sarita Shukla, who is posted at the Tughlaq Road Circle near the Indira Gandhi Memorial area, one of Lutyens' Delhi's busiest stretches surrounded by roundabouts, wide arterial roads and frequent VIP movement, the day begins early.Delhi’s...
New Delhi: There was a time when the Delhi University vice-chancellor's office had no barriers and classes spilled out into the open lawns. These were memories that resurfaced on Saturday evening as some notable alumni gathered to reflect on a campus that has evolved with the city that has grown outside it. The Delhi University Alumni Leaders Meet, 2025, brought together former students at the India...
New Delhi: Intensifying zero tolerance towards pollution violations, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed fines totalling Rs 55 lakh in Dec against offenders involved in biomass burning, illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, and other violations.In one week, the civic body has imposed challans worth Rs 34 lakh against those flouting Graded Response Action Plan...
NEW DELHI: A mild earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Haryana on Sunday afternoon. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor occurred at 12.13 pm with its epicentre located in Rohtak at a depth of 5 km. No reports of injuries or damage to property were received. Source link...
DELHI: An 80-year-old man walked out of his home in Chandauli’s Sayedraja one November morning, telling his family he was going to get his medicines. He never returned.Nearly three weeks later, on Dec 16, his body was found hanging from a mango tree in an orchard on the edge of the village. The man, Mohan Ram (name changed), had been undergoing treatment for mental illness for several years, claims...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has warned that continued delays in implementing key reforms across govt-run hospitals could seriously affect healthcare services in the Capital and jeopardise the lives of citizens. The court flagged Delhi govt's failure to implement recommendations made by a court-appointed panel of medical experts and summoned the health secretary to explain the lapses. A special bench...
NEW DELHI: Delhi govt will install air purifiers in 10,000 classrooms of govt schools in the first phase of a citywide plan to improve indoor air quality for students, education minister Ashish Sood announced on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Sood said the initiative reflects the govt's commitment to tackling air pollution through long-term administrative reforms rather than short-term...