New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu has outlined a four-pillar vision — environmental sustainability, quality of life, economic and cultural vibrancy, and inclusive urban growth — for building a Viksit Dilli.A meeting of Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) advisory council, chaired by LG Friday, reviewed the city’s long-term urban development strategy. It discussed major challenges confronting…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a storage battery in outer Delhi’s Tilangpur Kotla village over suspicions that she was having an affair. The man later consumed aluminium phosphide tablets and, before dying, confessed to his sister, police said.Nisha (24) and Vinay (28) were married for the past five…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Friday launched a pilot project for microchipping stray dogs at the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre in Bijwasan.Officials said the NGO Friendicoes-SESCA, which operates the centre, has agreed to implant microchips free of cost in stray dogs brought to the facility for sterilisation under CSR model.“While the NGO…
NEW DELHI: Delhi-based singer Mohd Asif, popularly known by his stage name Bismil, has allegedly received extortion threats from unidentified individuals who contacted him through international phone numbers. Following the complaint, the Delhi Police Special Cell registered an FIR and launched an investigation.According to the FIR, the threats began on April 20 when the singer’s…
NEW DELHI: Two alleged snatchers involved in a series of mobile phone snatching incidents in the ITO-IP Estate area have been arrested. Police have invoked provisions related to organised crime, alleging that the accused were operating as part of a structured street crime module. The module came to light after a mobile phone snatching was…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai rejected their bail applications after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence.Khalid and Imam sought bail, arguing that their…
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by bludgeoning her with a battery after suspecting her of speaking to someone on the phone, and later died by suicide after consuming poison in Delhi’s Ranhola area, police said on Saturday.According to investigators, Vinay allegedly struck his 24-year-old wife Nisha on the head with an…
The official clarified that advertisements will be broadcast only during silent intervals (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: A brief pause between Delhi Metro announcements could soon be followed by an advertisement, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) planning to introduce in-train audio commercials on the Red, Yellow, Blue and Magenta lines as part of efforts…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is implementing an eight-point development plan aimed at transforming the national capital into a sustainable and green city, with a focus on affordable housing, urban mobility, environmental sustainability and heritage conservation, officials said on Saturday.The roadmap was discussed at a recent meeting of the DDA’s Advisory Council, chaired…
Former students say it was the small, everyday moments with Dr Debosmita Paul that stayed with them long after graduation. NEW DELHI: “Look at Vriti,” Dr Debosmita Paul had said casually during one of our very first online classes in college. “I want all of you to always carry a pen and paper with you,…
