New Delhi: Giving his approval on Thursday to Delhi govt’s proposal to allow women to work 24×7 at the city’s retail establishments, lieutenant governor VK Saxena suggested that all such outlets must constitute internal complaints committees as per the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act for the redressal of any complaints of that nature.LG also…
Gurgaon: Overcast skies and light rain kept temperatures down as the city recorded a low of 26.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum was 26.8 degrees Celsius, five notches lower than the previous day.According to India Meteorological Department, light to moderate rainfall is likely to continue till Aug 5.“Rain is expected at isolated spots from Aug…
New Delhi: Former Union minister Vijay Goel has once again urged the Delhi govt and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take urgent steps to tackle the growing stray dog menace in the city. Citing a recent example from Mumbai, Goel demanded that fines be imposed and FIRs filed against people feeding stray dogs…
New Delhi: A man found injured near Akshardham metro station was allegedly refused treatment by Lady Hardinge Medical College on the grounds of jurisdictional boundaries. The hospital, however, denied the charge. A senior official of Northern Railway said a Railway Protection Force jawan found the man lying in pain by the tracks near Akshardham Games…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that MLAs could now use their funds to carry out development work through MCD, as opposed to earlier norms when such projects could only be executed through the irrigation and flood control department or DSIIDC.Gupta noted that this often caused delays in completing smaller projects, as…
New Delhi: A birthday celebration turned tragic in east Delhi’s Ghazipur area when a sales manager was fatally stabbed, and his friend was injured during an alleged violent altercation with a momo vendor and his associates.According to police, the incident occurred on July 30, when the victim, Vikas Walecha, was celebrating his birthday with colleagues…
NEW DELHI: A ceremonial farewell parade was held on Thursday morning at Kingsway Camp Parade Ground, New Police Lines, for Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, who is due to retire on 31 July 2025.Arora, a 1988-batch IPS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, took charge as Delhi Police Commissioner on 1 August 2022. He has…
NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer SBK Singh from the 1988 batch was on Thursday given additional charge as Delhi Police commissioner following the retirement of Sanjay Arora. Singh is currently serving as the chief of the Home Guards.The youngest officer of the 1988 IPS batch, Singh is expected to retire in February 2026. He previously…
NEW DELHI: On the bustling streets of Delhi, a trend is causing concern – individuals aged 40 years and above are facing a high risk of fatal road accidents. According to police data, this age group accounted for the highest number of deaths in the first six months of both 2024 and 2025. This year,…
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old sales manager from Faridabad was stabbed to death and another man injured late on Tuesday night following a violent confrontation near the Paper Market area of Ghazipur in east Delhi.The deceased, identified as Vikas Walecha, worked as a Sales Manager at Dream Investor, Sector-5, Noida. Police said he was brought dead…
