2nd time unlucky: Cop held for malkhana theft NEW DELHI: A head constable of the special cell of Delhi Police had managed to steal cash and gold from the unit’s malkhana without anyone noticing. He then opted for a transfer. However, the losses incurred in an online casino sent him back to the storeroom. This…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has asked the economic offences wing of Delhi Police to conduct an inquiry into the alleged forgery of customs stamps at Delhi International Airport. A division bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Shail Jain passed the direction after the department claimed that the customs stamp on an air traveller’s…
NEW DELHI: Behind every patient who dies waiting for a kidney, liver, or heart transplant lies a hidden story — of someone declared brain dead too late, or not at all. A new study led by Prof Deepak Gupta of the AIIMS neurosurgery department found that India is losing thousands of potential organ donors because…
New Delhi: With Chhath Puja only weeks away, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inspected arrangements at several ghats along the Yamuna, travelling by boat from Palla to ITO. Gupta, who was accompanied by ministers Parvesh Verma and Kapil Mishra, said this year’s celebration would be “grander, safer and more convenient for devotees than ever…
Library at Cong’s HQ tells tale of India’s democracy NEW DELHI: Volumes holding records of all Congress sessions beginning with the first one held between December 28-30 in ‘Bombay’ in 1885, party manifestos from 1951-2 onwards and speeches of Congress Presidents—the Dr Manmohan Singh Research Centre and Library inaugurated recently at the Congress headquarters is…
NEW DELHI: South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday announced that the six-lane highway connecti-ng DND to Sarai Kale Khan is set to be completed before March 2026. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this highway. This will complete the highway to Mumbai via South Delhi,” Bidhuri said at an event where Union minister…
New Delhi: Two men allegedly involved in a Rs 25 lakh burglary at an NGO office in Sarojini Nagar were arrested on Friday. The accused, who were reportedly inspired by a crime show, were identified as Rajender Kumar (43), a resident of RK Puram and the NGO’s driver, and Rajesh Kumar (36) from Burari. The…
New Delhi: In a fresh bid to redevelop six of its ageing staff housing colonies, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has brought the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) on board as a potential partner for the project. The properties identified for redevelopment are located at Minto Road, New Usmanpur, Kamla Nagar, Azadpur, Dhaka Colony and…
32-year-old criminal smokes and drinks during hearing, held NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old history-sheeter, Mohammad Imran-who disrupted virtual hearings of the Tis Hazari Court by appearing on screen in his undergarments while smoking and drinking-has been arrested from Old Mustafabad by North District police. A case was registered after a complaint was filed by a court…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to strengthen the infrastructure for power supply in the Civil Lines area, where key govt installations and VVIP residential complexes are located, by setting up a new sub-station and a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The initiative aims to bolster contingency arrangements for the VVIP power supply network –…
