NEW DELHI: At least four people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded in a house in Delhi’s Mongolpuri area, the fire department said on Sunday. The department received reports of the blast at around 1.00 pm. According to fire departmen,”3 to 4 people sustained burn injuries due to the blast. The injured have…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking standard guidelines for family courts while deciding child custody, visitation rights and shared parenting in matrimonial disputes. A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tejjas Karia asked the petitioner organisations to submit a representation to the high court administration within two…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has said that social media platform X cannot claim exemption from joining the Sahyog portal in cases involving crime or police investigations, emphasising that online intermediaries are required to extend timely cooperation to law enforcement agencies. During a hearing on Friday, the court said the “safe harbour” protections available to…
NEW DELHI: The motorcycle’s headlight was still on when the contractor’s labourer, Yogesh, reached the spot and informed his boss, Rajesh Kumar Prajapati, about the incident. The sub-contractor arrived within 15–20 minutes, yet no call for help was made.“When Yogesh saw the victim, the motorcycle’s headlight was still on. He then informed his boss Prajapati…
NEW DELHI: When doctors elsewhere told her that losing her leg was the only way to survive, an 11-year-old girl and her mother from Rohini were left staring at a future defined by fear and disability. This week, she is walking on her own, cancer-free, after a series of complex surgeries and chemotherapy at a…
NEW DELHI: A couple was found dead on railway tracks near southwest Delhi’s Palam on Thursday. Initial probe suggest it may be a case of suicide. According to police, a note was recovered from the spot in which the couple allegedly cited a monetary dispute.Police received information about the incident on Thursday morning, following which…
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday stated that during the period from Jan 20 to Feb 4, flying squads found 336 violations across the NCR, including 34 from C&D sector, 229 from the industrial sector and five for DG sets. It added that closures have been proposed for 21 units,…
New Delhi: For years, their names were whispered in police corridors like urban legends — the phantom of the high-stakes heist and the predator of the residential sprawl. Sanjay Sharma alias Darinda (35) and Lokesh Srivas alias Chooha (32) represented two distinct brands of terror that haunted Delhi’s streets: one a violent storm of bullets…
New Delhi: After years of complaints from traders and shoppers, Sarojini Nagar Market is set to get long-awaited relief from its chronic parking chaos, with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) taking over the newly built multi-level parking facility in the area. Constructed by National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), the facility will now be operated by…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday ordered immediate, time-bound action across all govt departments and executing agencies to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the death of a youth on Friday due to an alleged fall into a DJB pit. CM said any violation, laxity or non-compliance would be taken seriously, with strict…
