New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has approved a major reform in the payment of infrastructure charges (IFC), offering long-awaited relief to property owners and developers across the capital. Individuals and agencies will now be able to obtain a provisional no objection certificate (NOC) by paying 25% of applicable infrastructure charges at the stage of…
New Delhi: In the final moments, before the fire killed them, Lado Devi (70) and her only daughter, Himanshi (22), held on to each other. It was a bond that, eyewitnesses said, did not break even when the flames closed in.Himanshi, fondly called Mansi at home, and Lado Devi were the last to be found…
New Delhi: The capital continued to enjoy winter-like conditions on Friday as yet another day of rain and overcast skies pulled the maximum temperature further down to 21.7 degrees Celsius, which is 10 notches below normal and the lowest for March in sixyears.The air quality also turned satisfactory — for the first time this year,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday interacted with members of the transgender community and sought their suggestions for the upcoming annual budget to be tabled in the assembly next week.In an X post, Gupta said she held a meaningful dialogue with members of the third gender community at the Delhi Secretariat.They welcomed…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has stressed that a man cannot evade his legal obligation to pay maintenance to his wife by opting for early retirement, stepping away from a stable source of income. In a recent judgment, the court stressed that the duty to pay maintenance is a continuing responsibility, and a husband cannot…
New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the family affected by the deadly blaze in Palam Village and alleged that “govt’s failure and negligence”, besides the fire department’s lapses, had clained nine lives.He also accused BJP workers of misbehaving. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged that AAP functionaries “misbehaved with and assaulted a…
NEW DELHI: When Rajender Kashyap (70) left for Goa on Monday, he shared a photo of himself boarding the flight on the family’s WhatsApp group. It turned out to be the last thing he shared with the entire family. Two days later, when Rajender rushed back, his wife Lado Devi (70), two of his sons,…
New Delhi: The Sadhnagar market in southwest Delhi’s Palam Village observed a day of mourning on Thursday by keeping the shutters down. Shopkeepers gathered in silence outside the charred remains of Pravesh Moderate Fashion. The narrow lane, usually abuzz with customers, was lined with police barricades. Intermittently, it echoed with the cries of grieving relatives…
Sharjeel Imam has been granted interim bail for 10 days to attend his brother’s wedding and visit his ailing mother NEW DELHI: Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, walked out of jail after nearly six years after security interim bail from a local court to attend his brother’s wedding and to…
