New Delhi: With the proposal to build a new wholesale fruit and vegetable market in northwest Delhi’s Tikri-Khampur gathering dust for several years, Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra has asked the officials to revive it and prepare a master plan within a month.Conceived in 1997 for the first time with the aim to decongest Asia’s…
New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday said the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Vidhan Sabha are being amended in line with the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023, to bring them on par with the rules governing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.Gupta clarified that the…
New Delhi: The season’s strongest thunderstorm yet rolled in to Delhi with the arrival of June, accompanied by widespread light to moderate showers. Unlike the storms in May, there was no widespread serious damage to life and property. The storm disrupted flights, impacted traffic and left many areas waterlogged.The storm’s intensity, with squally winds reaching…
New Delhi: A Delhi court, while settling a 17-year-old commercial dispute, observed that the protracted trial was an example of the malaise of delayed commercial justice, which also had adverse repercussions on the country’s economy.The court of district judge Monika Saroha, in its May 26 verdict, noted that a govt bank and a company incurred…
New Delhi: A Delhi court recently rejected Delhi Police‘s plea for permission to conduct a polygraph test, layered voice stress analysis test and psychological test on six murder case accused, including the parents of the deceased girl.The court of additional session judge Alok Shukla observed that they could not be forced to undergo the evaluations….
New Delhi: A 38-year-old woman was strangled to death by her husband in northwest Delhi’s Bawana on Sunday, after he found that she was allegedly having an affair with his cousin.According to police, PCR received a call reporting the murder at Bawana police station around 1.30 pm on June 1. “Police rushed to the spot…
New Delhi: Observing that the “next Covid-19 pandemic” is far from over, Delhi High Court has called for a status report from the Centre on what decision has been taken regarding the policy for sample collection, sample collection centres and sample transport.On May 28, a single judge bench of Justice Anish Dayal said that the…
A Gap Too Loud: Damaged Barriers Fail To Screen Noise, Turn Eyesore NEW DELHI: To protect people living along the flyovers on Outer Ring Road from the constant noise of passing traffic, particularly at night when heavy trucks rumble along this route, noise barriers were installed a few years back. Due to lack of maintenance,…
Image used is for representational purposes only NEW DELHI: A man and his sister were found dead, suspected to have ended their lives by suicide, in their rented flat in north-east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden on Sunday. Neighbours and family described the siblings as reclusive, rarely venturing out.The deceased were identified as Viresh Kumar and Preeti…
DMRC to prioritise frisking of special category passengers at metro stations NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in coordination with Central Industrial Security Force, introduced a priority frisking initiative at all metro stations for special category passengers. This initiative benefits divyangjans, pregnant women, women with infants, senior citizens and injured people. Officials said the objective…
