Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The officer has been identified as Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Deputy Commissioner, Shahdara North, MCD, according to news agency PTI.According to…

Delhi’s Summer Action Plan 2026-27 aims to bolster water supply and Yamuna clean-up (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: With another intense summer approaching, Delhi govt on Monday unveiled its Summer Action Plan 2026-27 to shore up water supply, tighten sewer management and accelerate the clean-up of the Yamuna, while rolling out…

NEW DELHI: Seven months after camels were first spotted wandering the forests of south Delhi, they have surfaced again under the command of accused Vinod Bhadana, as unlikely carriers in an illicit liquor-smuggling racket.The animals were used to ferry contraband through dense forest trails from Faridabad into Delhi via Sangam Vihar, skirting checkpoints and slipping…

New Delhi: A 33-year-old daily wage labourer, who went to clean a drain, was found dead after allegedly drowning in it in northeast Delhi’s Dilshad Garden on Monday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Rahul, a resident of Sundar Nagar. Accordint to police, two daily wage workers were assigned to carry out desilting work in…

A Nigerian national died in police custody in West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on Sunday, police said.According to police he was riding a scooter on the wrong side of the road towards Rajouri Garden Metro Station. Suspecting foul play, cops attempted to stop him.“The man rammed his scooter into a police motorcycle, fell on the road,…

NEW DELHI: Delhi may have seen its warmest March in four years (since 2022), as the average monthly maximum temperature by March 30 stood at 32.5 degrees Celsius and minimum at 17.5 degrees Celsius. The city, however, recorded much cooler second half of the month than the first, even though mercury typically touches 40 degrees…

Image used for representational purpose only NEW DELHI: Delhi’s ambitious hospital expansion plan has hit a prolonged roadblock, with 11 major projects stalled since 2023, leaving over 10,000 beds stuck in the pipeline.Large hospitals such as GTB, Raghubir Nagar and Shalimar Bagh — each with about 1,500 beds — have remained that way since July…

New Delhi: A QR code-based initiative launched by Samagra Shiksha Delhi was designed to simplify and accelerate the identification and enrolment of out-of-school children. The concept was straightforward and impactful. By scanning a QR code placed on posters, walls or digital platforms, any individual, be it a concerned citizen, teacher, or volunteer, could directly report…