New Delhi: While Delhi govt aims to revive the waterway that is now the Najafgarh drain and name it Sahibi river, Haryana govt is searching for the missing 11km stretch of the river that has rendered anything downstream of the Masani barrage in Rewari virtually a drain. Delhi’s irrigation & flood control department (IFC) had…
New Delhi: The first meeting of Municipal Corporation of Delhi‘s standing committee was held on Friday, and approved major layout plans of govt projects pending for a long time.The approvals were given for the revised layout plan for the construction of group housing at DTC Colony in Shadipur and at Hari Nagar Colony on DTC…
New Delhi: A 16-year-old minor victim of sexual assault sought the Delhi High Court‘s nod on Friday to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy.Taking note of her plight, HC asked for a report about the feasibility of carrying out the termination procedure from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after it was informed that, on intimation…
New Delhi: A 43-year-old man was shot dead while his daughter was injured when armed men on a bike fired several shots at the duo on their morning walk on Friday in northwest Delhi’s Bawana. The deceased was identified as Deepak Kumar. Police claimed that the murder was a fallout of a gang war, and…
New Delhi: Three robbers broke into the house of a businessman and allegedly threatened him and his wife with a sword, and made off with cash and diamond jewellery in south Delhi’s Govindpuri on Wednesday. Police said the businessman had gone out for a family event and when he returned on Wednesday morning at 4am,…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) extended the deadline for the 10% early property tax filing rebate until July 31. Property owners can now receive the 10% rebate by making their tax payments before the new deadline. Previously, the deadline was June 30. The extension was granted following a standing committee meeting, where concerns…
New Delhi: Following complaints of irregularities in thrift and credit societies registered in the capital, the Delhi govt has decided to conduct a thorough inquiry into the accounts of each of them.Officials said the registrar of cooperative societies of Delhi govt has asked all registered thrift and credit societies to submit balance sheets, details of…
New Delhi: During a Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s Standing Committee meeting on Friday, members highlighted concerns about inadequate monsoon preparedness and called for a detailed action plan.Committee members questioned MCD’s reported figures of silt removal from drains, noting that despite exceeding targets, waterlogging persists in their areas. Deputy chairman Sunders Singh tabled a short notice…
Shabir Ahmad Shah (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Tihar administration has released a statement regarding the controversy surrounding the health of separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah and denied that he was detected with prostate cancer. Tihar has also rejected allegations that he is not being provided with treatment.“Rumours are being circulated on social media alleging that…
New Delhi: A Delhi court framed charges under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against a foreign national who allegedly smuggled 325g of cocaine by ingesting it as capsules.The court of special judge Gaurav Gupta on June 4 framed charges against the accused under NDPS Act sections 29 (punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy),…
