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Former J&K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid Slams Authorities Over Toxic Air NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid has expressed alarm over Delhi’s worsening air pollution, describing the situation as a “humanitarian crisis” and demanding accountability from the Supreme Court, the Central government, and the Delhi government. Vaid…

JLN Stadium to be dismantled, Delhi to get new multi-discipline Sports City NEW DELHI: The iconic Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi will be ‘dismantled’ to create a comprehensive Sports City, featuring multi-discipline facilities and athlete accommodation, a sports ministry source told news agency PTI on Monday.The project, currently in its proposal stage, will…

New Delhi: A 23-year-old woman from Manipur was found dead at her residence in southwest Delhi’s Mahipalpur. Police suspect that the cause of her death was electrocution from an electric heating rod that she had taken with her to have a bath.Police had received information about a woman found dead inside a room at 8.19…

NEW DELHI: A Rouse Avenue Court on Monday sets aside order directing Delhi Police to investigate Kapil Mishra‘s role in the 2020 Delhi riots.The earlier order by the Magistrate court had sought additional investigation into Mishra’s involvement in the case, according to news agency ANI. Both Mishra and the Delhi Police had challenged that order…

NEW DELHI: As a thick, toxic haze continues to blanket Delhi days after Diwali, the city’s ophthalmologists are reporting a sharp 60% rise in eye-related problems — from itching and redness to severe burning, watering, and dryness. The smog-filled air, heavy with dust, chemicals, and particulate matter, is not only choking lungs but also burning…

New Delhi: Four toll plazas in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) – Kherki Daula on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, Mundka on UER-II, Chhajarsi in Ghaziabad and Bagan in Sonipat – are among the top 10 locations on the National Highways network in the country with the highest use of the FASTag annual pass by…

How an Apple iPod helped Delhi police track down stolen Thar thief from Bihar NEW DELHI: Delhi Police arrested a 25-year-old man from Bihar for stealing an SUV from South Patel Nagar, tracking him down through an Apple iPod left inside the vehicle. The accused, Anil from Sinkandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, had stolen the Thar SUV…

NEW DELHI: Every woman planning to conceive should start taking folic acid before pregnancy — that’s the urgent advice from doctors.The appeal comes as India continues to report one of the world’s highest burdens of neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth anomalies that can cause lifelong disability. Folic acid, a form of Vitamin B9, is…

NEW DELHI: A man died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday, according to police officials.Police officers responded to the scene after receiving information about the incident and discovered the body with a gunshot injury. The area was immediately cordoned off, according to news agency PTI.“He is…

6-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal resigns from AAP NEW DELHI: Veteran leader and six-time MLA Shoaib Iqbal has resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party’s primary membership, citing the party’s failure to fulfill promises made to the public. The resignation of the prominent leader from Old Delhi’s Matia Mahal constituency comes as the Delhi Municipal Corporation prepares…