New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has intensified work to rejuvenate 64 of the 101 waterbodies identified under the Centre’s Jal Sanchay Abhiyaan, with a target of completing the first phase by Aug-end.The authority has issued no-objection certificates (NoCs) to Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for the restoration of 27 waterbodies, while work on installing in-house…
A special court convicted Tahir Hussain and four others for the brutal murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma (R). NEW DELHI: In its order convicting former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others, the special riots court has underlined the “brutality” with which Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma was “surrounded and dragged by a…
New Delhi: BJP Tuesday hailed former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s conviction in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma in the 2020 Delhi riots. The party called the verdict historic. BJP also launched a fresh attack on AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of Congress. AAP, however, said that it had…
The spot where a 12-year-old girl died after a school bus collided with the e-rickshaw near the Majlis Park metro station in Delhi New Delhi: A 12-year-old girl lost her life after being run over by a school bus near Majlis Park Metro station in northwest Delhi Tuesday morning. The bus first hit an e-rickshaw…
The Delhi cabinet approved a new bill for time-bound public service delivery NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has approved a new legislation that seeks to make the time-bound service delivery of public services a legal entitlement, paving the way for a technology-driven system aimed at improving accountability and easing citizens’ access to government services.The decision…
A tragic incident unfolded as a security guard and his partner are believed to have committed the murder of a Najafgarh man NEW DELHI: The man who first appeared to be a trusted family friend turned out to be the alleged mastermind behind the murder of a 38-year-old man from Najafgarh, whose decomposed body was…
Heavy rain is also expected in parts of the Himalayan region, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely across several states. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain across several parts of the country on Thursday, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over parts of east and…
Wangchuk joined the protest on June 28 and has been on an indefinite fast since then. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday said it will hear on Thursday a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns over the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar.The Cockroach Janta…
12-year-old girl died after a school bus hit her e-rickshaw. NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old girl lost her life after being run over by a school bus near Majlis Park metro station in northwest Delhi Tuesday morning. The bus first hit an e-rickshaw Priyanshi was taking to school. The impact hurled her onto the road, and…
Traffic slows on the Akshardham-Noida corridor despite its design for quick movement. The strange thing about the Akshardham-Noida evening jam is not that traffic slows. It is that the road appears designed to prevent exactly that.The corridor is wide, largely signalfree and meant to move vehicles quickly out of central Delhi towards east Delhi and…
