New Delhi: A day after four teachers of St Columba’s School were suspended over the suicide of Class X student Shourya Patil, protesters outside the Gole Market institute on Friday demanded that the four should be held accountable and arrested for allegedly driving him to his death. Shourya’s uncle, Puneet Bhola, a resident of Karol…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta laid the foundation stone of the first Atal Canteen in Timarpur on Friday, marking the fulfilment of a key election promise of the BJP. Gupta said her govt’s resolve was that no person should have to go to bed hungry. Hundred canteens will start serving meals twice a day…
New Delhi: The city recorded the 16th very poor day in Nov as the air quality index (AQI) settled at 364 on Friday. It was 391 a day earlier.Though the earlier forecast suggested that AQI might turn severe on Saturday, the latest one says that the air quality is likely to remain in the very…
New Delhi: The city is preparing for a large-scale infrastructure exercise for govt schools. Centred on a new digital mapping system, it will capture the real-time condition of more than 1,000 govt school buildings.At the heart of this initiative is an AI-enabled profiling mechanism that will create detailed digital records for every campus, setting the…
New Delhi: Union minister of urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar recently announced plans to introduce luxury coaches in Delhi metro to encourage affluent people to take the trains instead of private cars. However, mobility experts feel these commuters will make the switch only when seamless and comfortable last-mile connectivity to metro stations is available.Instead, measures…
New Delhi: A gangster wanted in 30 cases and dubbed a “serial killer” in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested in Kolkata by Delhi Police‘s special cell. He is being brought to Delhi on a three-day transit remand.The accused, Sohrab, 38, a history-sheeter, jumped furlough after being released from Tihar Jail in May in a case…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will begin work on constructing boundary walls around an 18.1-acre stretch in Satbari and an 18.6-acre parcel in Maidangarhi village, ahead of the lands’ transfer to the forest department for developing a green cover. The authority has floated a tender to appoint an agency for the work, which is…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday issued 28 enforcement challans to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in a single day for failing to implement mandatory anti-pollution measures. “MCD teams conducted inspections along metro station sites and detected violations at multiple locations. Challans have been issued to DMRC as per National Green Tribunal…
New Delhi: The race for PhD admissions at Delhi Technological University (DTU) for Jan 2026 session is officially underway. With the application window open until 7 Dec, aspiring researchers now have a clear opportunity to apply.DTU has opened applications across 20 different departments including biotechnology, Delhi school of management, mechanical Engineering, software Engineering, computer science…
New Delhi: Following the death by suicide of the St Columba’s student, Delhi education minister Ashish Sood said on Friday that that he will write to all schools in the capital seeking detailed reports on adherence to CBSE guidelines regarding psychological wellbeing of students. “If any institution is struggling to meet the requirements, we will…
