New Delhi: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is likely to come up with a revised power tariff order by July. The power regulator has already set the process in motion, officials said. The last tariff order was issued in Sept 2021 while the electricity rates in the city has remained unchanged since 2014. The discoms…
New Delhi: Councillors told the standing committee on Wednesday that Municipal Corporation of Delhi needed to present a unified position before the Supreme Court on toll tax collection at Delhi’s border points. Committee chairperson Satya Sharma said a special meeting of all councillors and senior officials would soon be convened to discuss key aspects so…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has revamped 161 healthcare facilities into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) while another 219 centres are at various stages of rejuvenation as part of the civic body’s efforts to strengthen the city’s primary healthcare network.The centres are being developed by upgrading general dispensaries, maternity centres, and mother and child welfare…
New Delhi: Delhi’s forest department has issued an order to protect trees along Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, the high court was informed on Wednesday. The department submitted a “restrainment order” dated Jan 19, passed by deputy conservator of forest (North), directing that there should be no root damage, illegal felling, pruning or any offence under…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that the condition of govt shelters is “pathetic” and ordered govt to conduct a comprehensive health check-up for all inmates of the Asha Kiran shelter for the intellectually challenged in Rohini.The court gave Delhi govt two months to examine the condition of the shelter and the inmates…
New Delhi: The Anand Vihar Namo Bharat station on the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut RRTS corridor will get a pod hotel with 30 beds, along with a fine dining restaurant and other commuter-oriented facilities. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has awarded the work for licensing of property development of over 4,000 square metres at the station….
New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested a 33-year-old history-sheeter for allegedly snatching a US citizen’s phone in Chandni Chowk. The snatching took place late at night on Jan 15 outside Omaxe Mall in Chandni Chowk, when a 37-year-old US national, Jing Teng, came to the area for shopping, was targeted by a scooty-borne snatcher. Following a…
New Delhi: A 55-year-old businessman died after being crushed under a petroleum tanker in west Delhi’s Mangolpuri industrial area on Tuesday. The crash was allegedly triggered when a mini truck driver suddenly opened his door, causing the victim to lose control of his scooty and fall. The deceased was identified as Gyan Chand, a resident…
New Delhi: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) on Tuesday inaugurated an advanced synthesis and thermoelectric materials research and development laboratory at its Dwarka campus, marking a significant step towards strengthening its research ecosystem.University officials said the newly established facility, inaugurated by vice-chancellor Mahesh Verma at the University School of Basic and Applied Sciences, was…
New Delhi: The city is no stranger to incidents of drowning — in pits, water parks, underpasses and even inside coaching centres. These took place in the past two years, and in most of the cases, the victims did not receive timely help.On June 28, 2024, three labourers, two of them teenagers, lost their lives…
