New Delhi: Delhi Police has warned of strict action against people spreading misinformation on social media regarding the Uttam Nagar lynching during Holi. The warning came after some social media handles claimed that a minor had gone missing from the area.Police clarified that the juvenile referred to in the posts was an accused in the…
New Delhi: Police arrested 3 people, including two main accused, for allegedly setting a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus on fire during unrest that broke out in west Delhi’s Nangloi after a fatal accident earlier this week. The main accused, Navlesh Kumar (45) of West Sagarpur, was identified through CCTV footage allegedly showing him setting…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has invoked the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act against two alleged traffickers to weaken the network of active drug distributors operating in the city.Under the Act, a suspect can be preventively detained for up to 12 months without trial, making it significantly difficult…
New Delhi: The chief electoral officer of Delhi has requested govt to exempt teachers who were deployed as BLOs from census duty so that the SIR-related work does not suffer.“I am directed to request you to kindly exempt teachers/other officials who were deployed as BLOs, BLO supervisors from census duties so that the SIR-related work…
New Delhi: The city’s vast street food economy — sustained by tea stalls, momo vendors, dhabas, tandoor shops and roadside Chinese joints — is beginning to feel the heat of the war in West Asia. Concerns are growing over tightening supplies of commercial LPG cylinders as geopolitical tensions disrupt shipping routes and the Centre prioritises…
New Delhi: Every morning, Vishal Rajpal steps out for a walk to Sapna Park near his house. But as he approaches Raja Dheer Sen Marg, an inevitable stench hits him. He instinctively pulls a handkerchief over his nose and hurries past heaps of garbage.This stretch on the busy road in East of Kailash, an upscale…
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has initiated steps to make a technologically equipped slaughterhouse for pigs, which also includes a scientific waste disposal facility to prevent groundwater pollution.A meeting was recently held to identify a location, prepare the project plan, and ensure time-bound construction.“We have some sites, earlier transferred by the DDA,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed MCD not to demolish till March 11 the two houses belonging to persons allegedly involved in the Uttam Nagar Holi violence case in which a 26-year-old man was killed.Several people, including a minor, were apprehended in connection with the killing in southwest Delhi. Delhi’s Uttam Nagar On…
Kejriwal blames Centre for LPG shortage amid West Asia crisis NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the reported shortage of LPG cylinders, linking the crisis to India’s position in the ongoing West Asia conflict.Addressing a press conference…
Priya Sachdev Kapur and her son Azarias Ever since the passing of industrialist and polo patron Sunjay Kapur, the polo fraternity has paid tribute to him through the sport he loved. After a minute of silence was observed at the finals of the Cavalry Gold Cup last year, the Jindal Polo Spring Season organised the…
