New Delhi: Delhi govt has released special financial assistance of Rs 175 crore to MCD to clear contractors’ dues and strengthen waste management systems as part of the govt’s ongoing sanitation drive, said urban development minister Ashish Sood on Saturday. “Our aim is to ensure that Delhiites get a clean and healthy city,” said Sood,…
New Delhi: The blast near Red Fort that killed 13 people and injured dozens has left behind a trail of grief that goes far beyond the physical devastation. While the grieving families are trying to make sense of the sudden void, eyewitnesses describe scenes they cannot unsee — bodies torn apart, limbs flung across the…
New Delhi: In a boost to transparency and ease of doing business, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched a new portal that makes the renewal of fire safety certificates completely online.Unveiling the portal at Delhi Secretariat along with home minister Ashish Sood, CM said the initiative marks a “big leap” in the govt’s push…
New Delhi: The city’s air quality marginally improved to the upper level of the very poor category on Friday even as several areas continued in the severe zone. The air quality index at 12pm was 391 against 394 at 10am, and kept improving. The average AQI was 387 against 404 or severe on Thursday. The…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi is working on a fresh proposal to upgrade the toll collection system by introducing a multi-lane, free-flow mechanism that uses automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and the RFID technology, said sources. “The system will use ANPR cameras to identify vehicles as they pass through toll points. RFID tags…
Damu’s Heritage Dine is supported by the WWF-India under its initiative to nurture Community Conserved Areas (CCAs). When a cuisine travels hundreds of kilometres from a remote Himalayan valley to the capital, it brings with it not just recipes, but stories of identity, resilience, and conservation. At a special evening hosted by the World Wide…
FARIDABAD: New CCTV footage from Faridabad shop has revealed the movements of ‘bomber’ Dr Umar Mohammed in the days leading up to the Red Fort blast that killed 13 people. The video shows Umar sitting at a shop, giving one of his two mobile phones to a shopkeeper to charge. Chilling Terror Attack Masterplan: How…
Exhibitions increase urban consumer base for rural artisans SARAS Aajeevika Mela is coming to Delhi with the exhibition-cum-sale of the finest handloom and handicraft products along with the regional cuisines. The mela focusing on the theme of ‘tradition, art, craft and culture’ is one of the most prestigious government initiatives, that not just offers the…
NEW DELHI: Actor Karisma Kapoor‘s children on Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that the fees of one of them, who is studying in a US university, has not been paid for two months.The submission was made before Justice Jyoti Singh, who remarked that she did not want the proceedings to become “melodramatic” and…
NEW DELHI: Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute in southwest Delhi, claimed before a Delhi court that there was a threat to his life inside the Tihar prison.The self-styled godman and former management institute chairman, currently in judicial custody for allegedly molesting several women, made fresh allegations during his…
