New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced that her govt will open nearly 100 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs every month across the city to provide primary healthcare close to people’s homes and ease the pressure on govt hospitals.Chairing a review meeting at the Delhi secretariat, Gupta directed health and other department officials to speed…
New Delhi: PETA India, along with a group of scientists, held a demonstration on Friday at Jantar Mantar against a pharma company in Telangana, which was allegedly involved in the abuse of animals, including dogs and monkeys. The animal welfare organisation alleged that the bioscience lab of the pharma company was subjecting species like beagles…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro service was impacted between Vishwavidyalaya and Central Secretariat metro stations for over four hours on Friday. It caused severe inconvenience to passengers. The service was impacted due to a signalling issue.“Train services on a section of the Yellow Line were regulated on Friday due to a signalling issue between the New…
New Delhi: A civil rights group has raised an alarm over the non-payment of wages to nearly 1,500 sanitation workers deployed across 250 schools under the directorate of education (DoE).The workers, employed through an outsourcing agency, allegedly did not receive their salaries for the past five months. In a letter to the education secretary, education…
New Delhi: As part of a plan to developing sustainable and decentralised waste management projects in local markets and residential areas, New Delhi Municipal Council has set up a new composting site at INA-Delhi Haat.The newly inaugurated facility is equipped with 15 aerobin composters of 400-litre capacity each. Together, these will process around 180 kg…
New Delhi: Delhi Police crime branch has busted a large-scale racket involved in the production and distribution of fake consumer goods worth approximately Rs 30 lakh. According to police, six individuals have been apprehended, and two manufacturing units busted following a series of coordinated raids across multiple locations in the capital.Acting on intelligence, a police…
New Delhi: A gang posing as admission consultants has been busted for allegedly duping parents of Class XII students of over Rs 1.34 crore by promising fake ‘management quota’ seats in reputed colleges. Police have linked at least 31 complaints to the syndicate, including one from a Delhi Police head constable. According to police, the…
New Delhi: A fire broke out in an office inside a commercial complex in north Delhi’s Wazirpur on Thursday afternoon, trapping over 25 employees. In the rescue operation, fire officials managed to evacuate those stuck on the upper floors. Two firefighters were injured.According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the first call regarding the blaze came…
Students are burning out under relentless pressure. Teachers are buckling under demands to be everything at once — mentor, performer, punching bag. They all feel overwhelmed, but few admit it. These voices from both sides of the classroom sum up what campus life really feels like todaySTUDENTS’ TAKEThis July, at least four students died by…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation that sought the framing of guidelines to ensure the timely completion of “further investigation” in criminal cases, noting that there are “adequate safeguards” in the new law.The petition sought a direction that the powers conferred by the words “further investigation” under Section 193(9)…
