New Delhi: An intense debate erupted on the second day of the monsoon session of Delhi Assembly over Aam Aadmi Party’s claims that a section of the legislative house complex was a British-era gallows and contained a secret tunnel. Speaker Vijender Gupta described these contentions as a distortion of history, while minister Parvesh Verma claimed…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is considering four locations to build a new secretariat – the Rajghat power plant, Khyber Pass area in Civil Lines, ITO MSO building, and Indraprastha Estate near the new WHO building, PWD minister Parvesh Verma said on Tuesday.“There are three or four good locations where a new secretariat can be constructed….
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to inaugurate its multilevel shuttle car parking facility at M Block Market in Greater Kailash I by the month-end. All civil and electrical works have been completed. There are 18 trees that have to be removed and MCD expects permission to chop them down to come within…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced the relaunch of the U-Special bus service around Delhi University, reviving a transport option once central to student life. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the new academic block at DU’s Social Centre School. Aimed at easing daily commutes for university students, the relaunched…
New Delhi: A departmental inquiry has been initiated after a constable from the Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) Force was found allegedly involved in smuggling a mobile phone to a high-risk inmate lodged in Tihar Jail.According to sources, the incident came to light last week following a surprise inspection conducted at Central Jail No. 3,…
New Delhi: A police team from the southeast district reportedly came under a violent attack in Gautampuri after acting on a tip-off about illegal liquor smuggling. During the operation, the officers were allegedly confronted by a hostile group, resulting in one constable sustaining grievous injuries. Police have since arrested three individuals and apprehended a minor…
New Delhi: Delhi University‘s School of Open Learning (SOL) has opened a spot admission round for its newly introduced eight foreign language courses — Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese — this academic year. According to university officials, 560 students have already secured admission to these courses, which are being conducted in…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena Tuesday approved the proposal to make the Aadhaar number mandatory for issuing income certificates. These certificates help to determine the eligibility of an individual for availing financial benefits under various govt schemes in the capital. The move is aimed at eliminating irregularities in issuing income certificates to the applicants,…
New Delhi: Children are a “supremely important national asset” and the future well-being of the nation depends on how they grow and develop, a court observed while sentencing a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2020. The court of additional sessions judge Aditi Garg said on July…
New Delhi: A 27-year-old property company staff was arrested after he allegedly fled with Rs 55 lakh that were meant to be delivered to a client on behalf of his employer in northwest Delhi’s Keshav Puram. A property businessman had filed a complaint with police on July 27, alleging that one of his staff had…
