NEW DELHI: Conceived to provide job-oriented skill education to youth from low-income and underserved communities, Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU), set up in 2020 by merging 10 govt polytechnics to widen access, is witnessing a sharp decline in seats and enrolment, according to data submitted to a Delhi govt-appointed committee examining complaints about its…
New Delhi: Police have arrested five people over the murder of a businessman near his factory in Bawana on Feb 9. Robbery was the likely motive behind the crime, according to the cops, though Rs 1 crore in cash was found intact in the car of Vaibhav Gandhi, the businessman, after it had been waylaid.The…
New Delhi: MCD is set to deliberate on financial, environmental and civic matters at its House meeting on Monday, with force majeure claims worth several crores and pollution-control measures forming the core of the agenda.Among the key items are two force majeure claims submitted by a toll tax concessionaire in connection with restrictions imposed during…
New Delhi: Students of law must rely on “natural human intelligence and legal reasoning rather than blindly depending on artificial intelligence”, Justice B V Nagarathna of Supreme Court said at the prize distribution ceremony of the 22nd K K Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition on Sunday.The chief guest of the event, which was held at…
New Delhi: Aiming to modernise land records and make plots digitally accountable, Delhi govt has launched Bhu Aadhaar, an initiative under which every land parcel in the city will be assigned a 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), effectively creating an ‘Aadhaar’ for property ownership.Announcing the initiative on Sunday, chief minister Rekha Gupta said…
New Delhi: With daytime temperatures running above normal through early Feb, winter in the city has nearly disappeared. Meteorologists say the rest of the month will remain warmer than usual, with only a slight, short-lived dip around Feb 17–18 when a weak western disturbance brings more cloudiness and the possibility of very light rain. Data…
New Delhi: If you are criss-crossing the capital during the AI Impact Summit, allow yourself extra travel time.Traffic rules will be stricter than usual in central parts of the city and nearby areas. Police have tried to keep some key routes open, but slow traffic and diversions are expected, especially during VVIP movement. The summit…
New Delhi: A new study has found that air pollution above ground level in Delhi can be significantly higher than what conventional surface monitoring stations capture, pointing to critical gaps in how the city measures air quality. Using drone-mounted low-cost sensors, researchers recorded substantially elevated PM2.5 levels at heights equivalent to high-rise buildings, raising concerns…
New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Delhi govt has transferred or assigned additional charges to 72 senior officers, including 36 officers from the Arunachal Pradesh–Goa–Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 36 Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS) officers, across key departments. The overhaul follows the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is preparing to launch trial runs of its WhatsApp-based governance platform in early March, aiming to make public services more accessible and responsive. Officials said preparations are in the final stages, and the revenue department—along with a few other departments—will begin offering select services during the pilot phase. “The administrative approval…
