NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man was murdered and his friend injured after they were stabbed by four people, including two minors, in South East Delhi’s Badarpur. All the accused have been apprehended. Police said that while the altercation was initially triggered by the breaking of a car’s side mirror, the murder stemmed from deep-seated previous…
A 25-year-old man’s death in a Delhi Jal Board pit, found with his helmet on, has sparked outrage NEW DELHI: Haunting images of a 25-year-old man lying dead with his helmet still on, his mud-smeared motorcycle beside him inside a Delhi Jal Board pit, jolted the capital on Friday morning.But beyond the disturbing visuals, it…
NEW DELHI: Commuters travelling along Ring Road from Rajghat may soon have a smoother commute, with Public Works Department (PWD) planning to make the busy Rajghat crossing signal-free under a trial U-turn scheme. The proposal aims to do away with traffic lights at Rajghat and Shanti Van by redesigning road infrastructure and permitting controlled U-turns,…
New Delhi: To strengthen women’s safety across the city, Delhi govt has drawn up a plan to install nearly 50,000 advanced CCTV cameras in a phased manner, with the total cost estimated at Rs 646.4 crore.The proposal followed govt’s announcement in the last budget that it aimed to create a 24×7 CCTV surveillance system focused…
A key junction in West Vinod Nagar, Patparganj— ironically marked by a blue “Welcome to Patparganj” sign — has been reduced to a stinking mess of cow dung and stray cattle with dairy owners letting loose their animals at the spot. The junction sits at a critical convergence of a govt school, a hospital and…
New Delhi: Delhi govt data on passenger e-rickshaws shows a glimpse of the city’s sharply uneven mobility map, highlighting how this unsafe mode of transport often fills gaps left by an inadequacy of regulated last-mile connectivity.The city has more than double the number of active and registered e-rickshaws than autorickshaws. Unlike auto drivers, most e-rickshaw…
Police felicitate businessman assaulted for stopping harassment of women in Mehrauli NEW DELHI: Delhi Police felicitated a businessman who was brutally assaulted by four men on Monday in Mehrauli after he objected to their harassment of women.Police also recorded statements of three women who confirmed that they were being harassed by the accused.DCP (South) Ankit…
New Delhi: The process of setting up four new facilities to treat fresh municipal solid waste is likely to begin next month, with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) receiving 25%—or about Rs 90 crore—of the viability gap funding from the Centre under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0.The initiative, aimed at stopping the dumping of…
New Delhi: Every morning at 5 at Badi village in Haryana’s Sonipat district, when most people used to be fast asleep, Kajal’s mother Meena would push her cycle onto Garhi Kesari road. Kajal would run ahead of her — sprinting, jumping and training on the move — while her mother furiously pedalled behind, breathless but…
New Delhi: What began as a week of unexplained vomiting in a 14-month-old girl from Yamunanagar turned into a life-threatening emergency after doctors at AIIMS found a large metal spring —measuring about 1.5–2 inches in length and nearly 0.5 inch in diameter — lodged deep in her food pipe.AIIMS doctors said the case was “exceptionally…
