A US cargo plane, carrying vehicles and other supplies, flies over the slums near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) For millions of travellers, the first glimpse of a country comes through an aircraft window. Long before they experience its food, culture, economy or people, they form an opinion based on what…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an interim bail plea filed by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, an accused in the Al-Falah Trust money laundering case.Siddiqui has sought six weeks’ temporary release, citing his wife’s ongoing treatment for cancer.Justice Madhu Jain issued notice to the agency after Siddiqui…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will set up special “cooling zones” for parents accompanying candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on June 21, chief minister Rekha Gupta said Thursday.The arrangements will be made at all 97 exam centres across the capital, including 69 govt schools and 28 Kendriya Vidyalayas. The cooling zones…
A dermatologist allegedly bludgeoned his long-serving domestic help to death and slit her throat on his terrace. NEW DELHI: What began as a routine workday for Meena, a domestic help who had served a south Delhi family for over 15 years, ended in a gruesome killing that has shocked the city’s Mount Kailash neighbourhood.Police say…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Thursday announced an ex gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh for Rohit Mukhiya, a Khidki Extension resident who sustained serious injuries while rescuing co-workers during the June 3 fire at a B&B in south Delhi.CM also assured that Delhi govt would bear all medical expenses for Mukhiya until his…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will provide 20% reservation to former Agniveers through direct recruitment to Group C posts across a few key departments. The reservation will cover police constables in Delhi Police, firemen in Delhi Fire Service, jail warders in the prisons department, and forest and wildlife guards in the environment, forest & wildlife department.Lieutenant…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is going to hold elections for the formation of town vending committees (TVCs) by the end of July.Officials said the proposal would first require approval of the House, following which the election schedule would be finalised and a notification would be issued. “We will start the process as…
New Delhi: Delhi is set to get two new bridges across the Yamuna as part of the first phase of the proposed Elevated Ring Road project, which has received govt approval. The initial stretch will run from Metcalfe House to the DND Flyway, near Ashram, aimed at improving connectivity between north, north-east and south-east Delhi.According…
New Delhi: A 51-year-old scrap dealer was shot at in New Delhi’s Tughlaq Road area on Thursday. The victim was identified as Baba Rafiq.According to police, a PCR call reporting the shooting was received on Thursday evening.A senior police officer clarified that the incident did not take place inside a park. Rafiq was standing near…
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has said the integration of property tax with the general trade licence (GTL) will become fully operational digitally by Monday, after facing criticism over failing to do this for nearly six months.A senior official said some software modifications were pending. “It will take one to two days…
