NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will float a tender this week to select a project management consultant who will finalise a Rs 62-crore plan for the mechanised sweeping and upkeep of 1,400km of roads wider than 60ft in the city.At present, these roads are maintained by the Public Works Department, though sanitation services, including clearing of garbage and road sweeping, are the...
NEW DELHI: A loan of Rs 9 lakh and passion for woman also being eyed by a colleague allegedly led an employee of the Survey of India to murder a co-worker last month. Nine blows to the head with a wrench to ensure death and burial at a usually vacant flat weren't all that Anees Kumar did to puzzle the investigators. He also placed mobile phones at different places to mislead the cops.As Delhi Police...
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister, Gopal Rai, has called upon the Central government to convene a review meeting with the states neighbouring the national capital in light of the commencement of crop stubble burning, known as "parali" burning. In letters addressed to Union minister of environment Bhupender Yadav and Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar, Rai stressed that efforts to mitigate...
The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Wednesday acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the murder of three people in Sultanpuri area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the national capital. Source link...
NEW DELHI: A sub-inspector succumbed to his injuries and the driver of the police van was seriously injured after an allegedly speeding car hit them while they were on routine patrolling duty in Pandav Nagar area of Delhi on Tuesday. Search is under way to arrest the accused who fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind.According to police, the deceased identified as Gangasaran, posted as a...
NEW DELHI: The season of harvest stubble burning has started in the neighbouring states as evidenced by satellites recording 10 field fires. While the count is currently low, it is expected to rise from October when the monsoon season gets over.According to Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), which follows the standard protocol 2021 notified by the air quality overseer Commission for Air...
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court will hear on Tuesday the applications of some 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case accused demanding to know the status of the investigation. Additional sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat who on Monday heard the applications filed by accused Meeran Haider and Athar Khan posted the matter for further hearing on Tuesday. In their applications filed on Monday, Haider wanted to know...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court allowed a farmers' association on Monday to give a fresh representation to the city police for holding a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar here to raise various issues, including a demand for the release of the Cauvery water by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was informed by the Delhi government's...
The new dengue strain in discussion is the DENV 2 strain or the D2 strain. This strain of the virus is spreading rapidly and has become a serious concern for health experts. As per reports, nearly one-third of the samples obtained in Delhi-NCR have the D2 strain of the dengue virus. Dengue virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes, especially the Aedes aegypti...
NEW DELHI: Taking a major step towards the redevelopment of non-conforming industrial clusters in the capital, the Delhi government has started the process to engage consultants to prepare the layout plans.According to officials, the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) issued a request for proposal to shortlist five DDA-empaneled architect consultants. The...
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