New Delhi: A 19-year-old woman is fighting for life after consuming acid at her residence in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj. Her family alleged that she was sexually exploited for a few years by a 25-year-old man under the pretext of a marriage. He has been arrested.On June 18, police were informed by a hospital about…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has initiated steps to establish 10 integrated public health laboratories (IPHLs) across the city to enhance diagnostic support at the primary healthcare level. A committee has been formed by the department of health and family welfare to oversee the planning and implementation of the project.The IPHLs will cater to primary health…
New Delhi: The construction of the Nand Nagri flyover, which extends from the Mandoli prison complex to Gagan Cinema on Mangal Pandey Marg, has overcome a significant obstacle. It has received a special area exemption under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), enabling a tree officer to make the final decision on the felling…
NEW DELHI: What began with a routine vehicle interception near Bengali Market in central Delhi unravelled into a massive crackdown on a transnational drug trafficking syndicate. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled the network, which used encrypted digital platforms, drop-shipping models and cryptocurrency to smuggle controlled medicines across four continents.The operation exposed a sophisticated…
New Delhi: July 3 is International Plastic Bag Free Day. However, across Delhi, single-use plastic (SUP) bags, including those prohibited since 2018, are being used by shopkeepers and customers. Disposable cutlery and drinking straws made of plastic have also resurfaced in the marketplace.Despite restrictions imposed three years ago in July on single-use plastic, plastic items,…
NEW DELHI: For many in this generation, the name Priyadarshini Mattoo barely rings a bell, but for those who know, it echoes with pain, injustice, and a haunting silence. Her case was not just about a brutal crime — it was about a nation’s collective heartbreak. It was the sheer emotions of many that fuelled…
New Delhi: BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has granted anticipatory approval to appoint a new expert agency for the transportation and collection of solid waste, horticultural waste, desilted waste, and the storage of hazardous waste in the Central Zone—potentially for a period of seven years.Sources indicate that the decision was prompted by criticism over…
New Delhi: The historic Sheesh Mahal in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh was on Wednesday reopened to visitors after comprehensive restoration. Lieutenant governor V K Saxena, chief minister Rekha Gupta and Union minister for culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were present at its inauguration.The magnificent 17th-century palace, constructed under Emperor Shah Jahan’s reign, showcases exquisite…
NEW DELHI: A mother and her teenage son were found murdered in their home in South East Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar late on Wednesday night, police said. The victims, identified as 42-year-old Ruchika and her 14-year-old son Karsh, were reportedly killed with sharp weapons. Their bodies were discovered inside their locked home after concerned family members…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday criticised municipal bodies for showing “complete apathy and insensitivity” in maintaining public toilets in the capital.“We are staking claim to host the Olympics, and we don’t even have clean public toilets in the city,” a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Tushar Rao Gedela remarked, terming the…
