New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International Airport‘s revamped Terminal 2 (T2) was inaugurated on Saturday by Civil Aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu. T2, which became operational with the start of the winter schedule, was upgraded under Delhi International Airport Ltd’s (DIAL) modernisation plan to make the airport more efficient and passenger-friendly.Calling the project a “symbol…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department has begun laying the groundwork for a major traffic overhaul in the city. Besides announcing at least 10 projects recently to streamline traffic movement, the department has also moved ahead with feasibility studies for constructing flyovers on two Outer Ring Road stretches — Kanjhawala Chowk to Mangolpuri and Keshopur…
New Delhi: The scholarship scheme launched by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr RML Hospital for MBBS students from the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 batches has not benefited a single student, an RTI reply has revealed.The query under Right to Information Act sought details on how many students from these batches…
New Delhi: Delhi Police have stepped up security arrangements along the Yamuna riverbanks ahead of the Chhath Puja festival. There are around 780 ghats across the city, including 14 major ones situated along the Yamuna. Boat patrolling has been intensified along the river in anticipation of the large crowds expected during the four-day festival. Each…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has started finalising its preparations for Chhath Puja, ensuring law and order arrangements, and traffic management across the city’s ghats. For the first time in many years, the festival will be celebrated along the stretch of the Yamuna. Two crucial rituals are expected to see a large turnout. The Sandhya…
New Delhi: The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has raised alarm over the alleged harsh and exploitative working conditions faced by resident doctors at GB Pant Hospital. This follows a letter from Dr Rishu Sinha, wife of Dr Amit Kumar, a DM cardiology resident who recently submitted his resignation citing extreme mental and physical exhaustion.In her…
New Delhi: Humanities students and those enrolled in Delhi University‘s most sought-after colleges are at the forefront of the shift to the university’s new four-year undergraduate programme.In many centrally located colleges, nearly four out of 10 students — about 40% — have chosen to continue for the additional year and most of them are from…
NEW DELHI: At first glance, an Instagram group named ‘Sawt-al-Ummah’ appeared to be a cluster of hardliners with strong views about religion. However, this was a screening platform being run by Syria-based recruiters attempting to radicalise Indian youths into jihad, according to police. The group had been carrying out its propaganda on the social media…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority has completed the civil work of its long-awaited multilevel parking at Nehru Place, one of the city’s busiest commercial hubs. The facility is getting finishing touches and being tested. The complex is likely to become operational by mid-Dec, said officials. “We have already applied for the fire NOC and expect…
New Delhi: Terminal 2, temporarily closed in April for upgradation, will become operational from Sunday with the commencement of about 120 daily domestic flights, to be operated by Air India and IndiGo.Union minister for aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and civil aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha will visit the upgraded terminal on Saturday. At 12.25am Sunday,…
