New Delhi: Residents of southwest Delhi villages near the Mundka-Bakkarwala toll plaza on the Urban Extension Road-II staged a protest on Saturday, demanding exemption from toll charges and the reopening of the closed cuts near the plaza. The 54.2km UER-2, inaugurated on Aug 17, is meant to improve connectivity, especially with Indira Gandhi International Airport.The…
New Delhi: A brawl broke out at Tis Hazari court on Saturday, during which an elderly woman and her two children were reportedly manhandled. Two FIRs were registered based on complaints from lawyers alleging abuse and snatching. Upon reaching the court, a police team found a group of advocates manhandling several individuals. Both parties were…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s crime branch has arrested a truck driver and three of his associates for stealing 6,000 kg of copper scrap worth Rs 55 lakh. The driver, Manish Kumar, who initially posed as a victim, was revealed as one of the key conspirators.Kumar claimed that robbers impersonating bank officials had stopped his vehicle…
NEW DELHI: Growing challenge of synthetic drugs and clandestine labs, extradition of fugitives and trafficking through Dark Web will be high on agenda of discussion at the conference of Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Force to be held in Delhi next week, officials said. Heads of narcotics units of 36 states will be congregating at the…
New Delhi: In a major move to rid the city of its perennial problems with rainwater, Delhi govt has finalised a futuristic stormwater drainage master plan. The project report prepared by PWD incorporates the use of advanced technologies and global best practices aims to address the chronic waterlogging, urban flooding and infrastructure stress, issues that…
New Delhi: AAP on Friday alleged that BJP MLA Rajkumar Chauhan threatened to demolish the local market if people did not attend the inauguration of Sanjay Gandhi Trauma Centre. The party shared a purported video in which the MLA is saying: “Listen carefully, inauguration of the Mangolpuri hospital is coming up. The CM will come….
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s crime branch has arrested three people, including a Nigerian national, in connection with an international drug syndicate and seized 194 grams of cocaine worth Rs 2.25 crore from them. According to police, a tip-off was received on Sept 6 that two men—Rahul Wadhwa (32) and Abdul Kadir (29)—would be delivering a…
Former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid addresses during a protest against the proposed fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University, in New Delhi, on November 23, 2019. (Times Content Photo/ TOI Archives) NEW DELHI: Amnesty International and six other global human rights organisations released a joint statement on Friday calling on the central govt to…
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New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to conduct an artificial rain trial by Oct 15.The environment department has been monitoring the atmospheric conditions. It has asked the Met department for updates on monsoon status and withdrawal date, so that it can apply to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for a new time window…
