New Delhi: After years of delays caused by poor coordination between govt departments, several long-pending land allotment issues in the city have been resolved, paving the way for the implementation of key public infrastructure, security, education and community welfare projects.The breakthrough follows a review by lieutenant governor TS Sandhu, who directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA)…
New Delhi: A month after the fire incident at Hauz Rani in Malviya Nagar, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has inspected 6,436 health trade establishments, found 84 operating without a fire No Objection Certificate (NOC), issued 285 challans, 245 show-cause notices and 240 closure notices, but sealed only 33 premises.The health department has now directed…
New Delhi: Mayor Pravesh Wahi on Tuesday met Union home minister Amit Shah and presented a detailed progress report on MCD’s ongoing efforts to improve sanitation and eliminate the city’s three legacy landfill sites through scientific waste processing and biomining.Giving details on the status of remediation work at Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, the…
New Delhi: A ₹900-crore project to build new permanent school campuses on 27 vacant plots has been proposed by the Delhi govt to expand educational infrastructure and create fully equipped, modern govt schools in different parts of the city.The directorate of education (DoE) has invited proposals from central public sector undertakings for construction and development.The…
New Delhi: Party drugs worth nearly Rs 10 crore, including MDMA, were seized from southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony by police. A Nigerian national was detained during the raid and has been taken into custody for further investigation.According to sources, the Bengaluru Police had come to Delhi in connection with an ongoing investigation and were searching…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has tightened scrutiny of property registrations executed through general power of attorney (GPA) to curb stamp duty evasion, land fraud and revenue loss from such transactions.Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed sub-registrars to examine whether GPAs involve sale consideration, transfer of possession or confer ownership rights amid reports that in…
Road rage after wrong-side crash leaves 4 arrested NEW DELHI: Four people have been arrested after a video of a road rage incident in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar went viral on social media. According to police, the clash took place on Monday when a car allegedly being driven on the wrong side collided with an…
The clip, which went viral, depicts him holding onto his Tata Nexon in chest-deep water. NEW DELHI: A video showing a man refusing to leave his car as floodwaters rose around him has gone viral on social media, with many users describing the scenes as both emotional and heartbreaking.The clip, originally shared on Instagram by…
Heavy rainfall preceded the incident, prompting an immediate rescue operation. NEW DELHI: One dead, one rescued as a four-storey building collapsed in north west Delhi’s Rohini Sector 16 on Wednesday evening amid rainfall, triggering a major rescue operation as several people are feared trapped beneath the debris.The incident comes just over a month after a…
Heavy monsoon rains continue to batter large parts of India causing widespread disruption. NEW DELHI: Heavy monsoon rains continued to batter large parts of the country on Wednesday, triggering landslides, building collapses, road cave-ins, flash floods and widespread disruption to road and rail transport.The day saw multiple rain-related emergencies unfold across states.In Maharashtra’s Pimpri Chinchwad,…
