NEW DELHI: A shoe salesman hunting for a part-time gig online stumbled upon what seemed like an unusual but lucrative offer-gigolo services promising hefty payouts. Tempted, he called the number given, and soon found himself paying a barrage of bogus fees for registration, cab, hotel, massage kit, etc. After paying Rs 27,135, he realised he’d…
NEW DELHI: At least three people died and three others were injured after a massive fire erupted at a polythene factory near Delhi’s Rithala Metro Station on Tuesday evening, according to the Delhi Police on Wednesday. DFS chief Atul Garg said the incident was reported around 7:25 pm from a premises located near Rithala Metro…
NEW DELHI: A father’s anguished tears trickled down as he struggled to come to terms with the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Neha, outside Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital mortuary in east Delhi on Tuesday. “All we want is justice for my daughter,” he mumbled. Neha, who had recently started working at an oil company, was…
NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old woman who was pushed from the fifth-floor terrace of her house by her alleged stalker on Monday morning succumbed to injuries hours later, police said. The accused, identified as Taufiq, was arrested in UP Tuesday night, after six police teams conducted raids across the two states to nab him.The incident took…
New Delhi: A father’s anguished tears trickled down as he struggled to come to terms with the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Neha, outside Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital mortuary in east Delhi on Tuesday. “All we want is justice for my daughter,” he mumbled. Neha, who had recently started working at an oil company, was…
New Delhi: Reacting to the approval granted to the anti-corruption branch by LG to investigate former health ministers Satyendar Jain and Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP, in a statement, alleged that routine project delays were weaponised by BJP as alleged corruption.AAP also questioned why no CBI inquiries were launched into the 10-year delay of the bullet train…
New Delhi: Govt will now directly transfer funds to kanwar committees through direct benefit transfer. The Delhi cabinet passed a proposal in this connection on Tuesday.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said that kanwar committees would now receive direct grant-in-aid ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakh as the tender system was abolished, paving the way…
New Delhi: With the monsoon at the doorstep, Public Works Department on Tuesday completed the repair of 3,433 potholes across the national capital, covering 1,400km, stated Delhi govt. The one-day drive, once considered nearly impossible, was accomplished with speed, quality and transparency, it added.The drive began early on Tuesday morning and continued into the evening,…
New Delhi: Tata Power-Delhi Distribution Ltd, in collaboration with Japan-based Nissin Electric Co Ltd, has commissioned India’s first micro substation with a power voltage transformer (PVT) to provide a low-cost and reliable power supply to consumers in Delhi.The project is part of the International Demonstration Project on Japan’s Energy Efficiency Technologies, publicly solicited by the…
New Delhi: Just months after Delhi University’s Lakshmibai College found itself at the centre of a controversy over allegations that cow dung was smeared on classroom walls, the institution went a step further by organising a seminar on indigenous cows and sustainable development.The seminar, Indigenous Cows As A Catalyst: Accelerating Bio-Economy And Sustainable Development, brought…
