NEW DELHI: PWD has formally proposed to construct twin towers at ITO – one at its headquarters at MSO building and the second on the other side of Indraprastha Marg at Vikas Bhawan – to house the new Delhi govt secretariat. It has sought govt’s in-principle approval to move the plan forward, two senior officials…
NEW DELHI: A bus marshal has been arrested for allegedly biting off a conductor’s finger after a dispute over the route to be taken on Sunday evening. The conductor told police that his left-hand middle finger had got severed. While marshal Mansingh and the driver wanted to take the electric bus via the Lajpat Nagar…
NEW DELHI: In two separate cases, Delhi Police has rescued two boys who were kidnapped by men allegedly trying to coerce their mothers into relationships.Early this week, a seven-year-old boy was kidnapped allegedly by a man from Haryana’s Hansi who wanted to pressure his former live-in partner, the child’s mother, into resuming their relationship. Four…
New Delhi: The children of Baljeet Nagar in Karol Bagh have to do a daily drill to reach the nearest main road. They have to scale a wall first. The wall, built by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), circles a primary school that is nearing completion. The new structure has cut off direct road access…
New Delhi: As part of its preparations for a large-scale plantation drive, DDA plans to hire an agency to procure and plant seasonal saplings, including winter-flowering varieties like petunia, salvia, dahlia, antirrhinum (dwarf), alyssum and cineraria (dwarf).The drive will also include restoration of the green belt between NH-24 and CWG flats, redevelopment of the green…
New Delhi: Rain and strong winds came to Delhi’s rescue after Dussehra, averting a pollution spike from the burning of effigies. The showers cleared the air, pushing the city’s AQI into the ‘satisfactory’ category at 88 on Friday, compared to 123 in the ‘moderate’ category a day earlier.The improvement in air quality also broke the…
New Delhi: Nearly a month after she was attacked with a stationery cutter blade and left with over 40 stitches, a 16-year-old class XII student from Rohini remains bedridden and too terrified to return to school. Her attackers, her father alleges, still roam freely, often seen outside the school gates and near their home, making…
New Delhi: The Sept 24 violence in Leh led to a “war-like situation” where even hospitals were overwhelmed with injured protesters and doctors were unequipped to handle the scale of the crisis, according to legal advisor to Leh Apex Body (LAB) Mustafa Haji.Speaking at a public discussion titled ‘Ladakh Crisis: The Battle of Identity’, organised…
New Delhi: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), in collaboration with MyGov.in, launched a nationwide Swachh Bharat Quiz for school students as part of the Swachhta Pakhwada.The quiz is open to all students from class VI onwards, irrespective of their boards of study. It will be conducted online on MyGov.in platform till Oct…
New Delhi: As part of its crackdown on the local henchmen of foreign-based gangsters, the special cell of Delhi Police arrested two freelance shooters after shooting them in the leg during an encounter in southwest Delhi on Friday. Akash Rajput and Mahipal Meena, who worked for multiple gangs for money, were currently associated with gangsters…
