New Delhi: Ahead of the monsoon, Delhi govt has zeroed in on 169 locations across the city where waterlogging occurred last year. In 2024, 165 such locations were identified. Of these, 30 spots are located along Ring Road, stated Delhi govt’s flood control order published recently.Nine underpasses have been flagged as particularly vulnerable, including Minto…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) commenced construction work at Central Secretariat Metro Station for Central Vista corridor Wednesday. The station is being developed under Phase V(A) as an extension of existing Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Marg.Central Secretariat station will become a triple interchange station, where new Magenta Line station…
New Delhi: Door-to-door visits will start in Delhi from June 30 as part of a special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists to cleanse and update the electoral rolls which includes nearly 1.5 crore voters.The booth-level officers (BLOs) will do the door-to-door enumeration till July 29, distributing pre-printed enumeration forms to all existing voters who…
New Delhi A bus, which was allegedly speeding, hit a taxi and three motorbikes, dragging some of the vehicles and a biker under it, in northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri Wednesday.One of the motorcyclists was killed. The driver of the bus fled the scene.The bus was coming from the Uttar Pradesh side and travelling from the…
New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy from Bangladesh who had gradually lost the ability to walk normally due to a rare genetic movement disorder has regained mobility after undergoing a specialised “brain pacemaker” surgery at a private hospital.The child was suffering from DYT1 dystonia, a rare inherited neurological condition that causes severe involuntary muscle contractions, abnormal…
Prince Williams at the Guildhall at the Earthshot Prize’s Impact Assembly during London Climate Action Week. London: At a time when climate diplomacy is increasingly being tested, UK Prince William delivered a message of optimism that the solutions already exist and many of them are coming from India.Speaking at the Earthshot Prize’s Impact Assembly during…
A passenger’s discovery of a fly in their meal on the Ahmedabad–Mumbai Tejas Rajdhani Express (Image enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh and issued a show-cause notice regarding the potential cancellation of a licence to a catering firm after a…
Delhi-NCR experienced much-needed rainfall on Tuesday evening, bringing a welcome break from the oppressive humidity (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening, bringing temporary relief from prevailing humid conditions.Light to moderate showers were reported across several areas of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, and Faridabad, accompanied by overcast skies and…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has launched a major drive against electricity theft across the city, with power minister Ashish Sood directing the discoms and the enforcement agencies to intensify action against illegal power connections and commercial establishments involved in theft.The crackdown has already yielded significant results in Kamruddin Nagar, a high-loss area in west Delhi’s…
A cab driver, accused of kidnapping, raping, and murdering an 11-year-old girl, was shot in the leg during an alleged escape attempt at a crime scene reconstruction. NEW DELHI: Shot in the leg during an alleged escape bid at a crime scene reconstruction, cab driver Bashu Kumar Singh, accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering an…
