New Delhi: Nilgais, jackals and peacocks roaming in the wooded areas of the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus may soon find all the water they need. The university is preparing to revive its drying ponds and check dams, many of which have got choked over the years with silt or have sewage leaks. The effort is…
New Delhi: Days after a gold urn valued at Rs 30 lakh was stolen from a Jain temple in Jyoti Nagar, northeast Delhi, police arrested two scrap dealers. The duo, Anwari (42) and Danish (24), claimed they had bought the urn. The theft came to light on Saturday morning when the temple was opened. The…
NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old man who was wanted in two robbery cases in Delhi was arrested by the crime branch recently.The accused holds an MPhil degree in chemistry from Delhi University and was previously convicted in a sensational bank robbery case in Bihar. He had used his knowledge to prepare a smoke bomb which was…
New Delhi: A decomposed body was found stuffed in a plastic bag in the Hindon Canal, near Ghazipur, in east Delhi on Saturday evening. The body was bound with brown tape, and police have not been able to figure out if the body is of a man’s or a woman’s as the degree of decomposition…
New Delhi: Back in 2014, Delhi Police found a low-cost, high-impact solution to tackle crimes inside city parks — bicycle patrols. The scheme had kicked off in north Delhi with eight high-performance geared bikes procured for a pilot project. They were to be on the rounds from 8-10am and 4-6pm, covering a range of parks…
New Delhi: At 4.30 am on Sunday, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was buzzing with over 40,500 runners who gathered for the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. First-timers rubbed shoulders with seasoned runners. Children and senior citizens encouraged each other. The differently-abled were there in hundreds. Some came in ghagras that twirled over their running shoes. Others wore…
Delhi’s Delhi Arogya Kosh (DAK) scheme is providing crucial cashless treatment for road accident victims, with over 14,800 beneficiaries receiving care in the last three years NEW DELHI: Twenty-one-year-old law intern Piyush Mudgal had just finished a day’s work at Tis Hazari when his bike skidded near LG House on Feb 19. He suffered a…
To encourage the artists and support the cause of conservation, these paintings are up for sale NEW DELHI: From a canvas bringing to life the story of Maya -the famed tigress from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve -to folklore surrounding the tigers of Kaziranga in Assam, Ranthambore in Rajasthan and Kamlang in Arunachal, where communities see the…
Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and others NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday framed corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating charges against fomer union minister Lalu Yadav in the IRCTC scam case. His son and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his wife, former CM of Bihar, Rabri…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday formally framed charges against former Union minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC hotels corruption case.Key details: Accused and Appearance: Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav appeared physically before…
