Delhi’s Census 2027 houselisting operations will commence in NDMC and Delhi Cantonment areas from April 15. NEW DELHI: The first phase of Census 2027, under which houselisting operations will be carried out across 13 revenue districts of Delhi, is likely to begin from April 15 in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment areas.It…
NEW DELHI: A week after 27-year-old Yuvraj Mehta drowned in a pit in Noida’s Sector 150, alarm bells rang in Delhi Jal Board (DJB). In an instructional order issued on Jan 24, the chief executive officer of the water utility asked officials to get “all the safety norms checked on all the construction sites of…
NEW DELHi: Relatives and friends of Kamal Dhyani alleged they did not get timely support from police or authorities during their night-long search for him.Police, though, refuted the claim, detailed measures they took to trace him and said they provided his near and dear ones with all possible help. Islamabad Suicide Blast, Bangladesh Crisis, RBI’s…
NEW DELHI: The killer pit – 20 feet long, 14 feet deep and 13 feet wide – in which Kamal Dhyani’s body was found is bang on Joginder Singh Marg in Janakpuri, a stretch dotted with at least four other pits, just as gaping. Like this one – large enough to swallow a four-wheeler –…
NEW DELHI: India’s winter air pollution crisis showed no signs of easing in Jan and NCR dominated the pollution rankings. Nearly half of the country’s monitored cities have recorded PM2.5 levels above the national safety standards. According to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Ghaziabad has emerged as…
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man working at a private bank’s call centre was killed in the early hours of Friday after his motorcycle fell into a 14-foot-deep open construction pit in west Delhi’s Janakpuri. The victim, Kamal Dhyani, was returning home from work when the accident happened.The incident, which comes just a few days after…
New Delhi: The death of a 25-year-old man in west Delhi’s Janakpuri once again highlights how open, poorly maintained pits continue to lead to casualties and serious injuries in the city. Despite warnings and past incidents, many pits remain uncovered, unguarded and inadequately marked, posing a constant threat to the public.In June 2023, a 51-year-old…
New Delhi: An unguarded pit in west Delhi’s Janakpuri took a life on Friday morning. In central Delhi, another massive, unbarricaded excavation pit at Central Square-DCM Flatted Factory Complex may also pose danger, with residents warning that the site could “claim a life at any moment” if urgent action is not taken.The pit, estimated to…
New Delhi: Consenting adults have a constitutional right to marry each other, and neither society nor the state machinery nor their parents can interfere in their decision, Delhi High Court has underlined.The court was dealing with a petition filed by a couple seeking protection from the woman’s father, who did not approve of her choice….
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday heard bail arguments of four more accused in the Turkman Gate stone-pelting case. The court also reserved its order on the bail pleas of seven accused in the case. Additional sessions judge Bhupinder Singh heard submissions on behalf of accused Kaif, Kashif, Sameer and Ubaidullah, while the remaining…
