New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was apprehended in Ghaziabad for allegedly sending death threats to Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta. The accused was identified as a resident of the Panchvati area in Ghaziabad. Officials stated that he was under the influence of alcohol during the incident and acted out of frustration over ongoing family disputes.Originally…
New Delhi: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa shared a standard operating procedure allowing individuals, RWAs, and land-owning agencies to prune or fell trees in “emergency situations” under Section 8 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (DPTA).Sirsa clarified that while Section 8 of the DPTA generally prohibits the felling, removal, or disposal of…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has ordered status quo on a proposed demolition by DDA of a property in Batla House after a woman challenged the decision, arguing that she had lived there for 25 years.The woman, Ishrat Jahan, was served a demolition notice by DDA, which claimed illegal construction on the premises and gave…
A Taekwondo team from Korea performed a special emonstration at the exhibition A new exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre takes visitors through the history of Taekwondo – from its beginnings in the 1940s to its growth as a global sport. The exhibition, titled Taekwondo, Facing the World , was inaugurated recently in the presence…
New Delhi: To help persons with benchmark disabilities having serious mobility issues, Delhi govt is working on a proposal to provide them with financial assistance to avail themselves of the services of caregivers.Delhi social welfare minister Ravindra Indraj Singh told TOI that his department was working on a scheme and would soon bring a proposal…
New Delhi: The garbage mountain at Okhla will be flattened by Dec, LG VK Saxena said, citing an agency hired for biomining of waste at the landfill, according to an MCD statement on Friday. Saxena, accompanied by CM Rekha Gupta, South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, launched the planting of…
In 2019, mushrooms briefly turned Arpit Dhupar’s life upside down—just when he had hoped to earn from them. “I had quit as Chief Technology Officer at Chakra Innovation and invested around Rs 7–8 lakhs in an oyster mushroom farm, because mushrooms were then the rage. Everyone in South Delhi was buying them,” he recalls. His…
Delhi Police have dismantled an ATM fraud and fake RC syndicate, arresting three individuals. The investigation began after a complaint of fraudulent ATM card exchange and unauthorized withdrawals. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police busted an ATM fraud and fake registration certificate (RC) syndicate with the arrest of three individuals involved in a sophisticated scam using Photoshop…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is reviewing AAP govt’s flagship free water scheme, which provides 20,000 litres of water each month to each household, highly placed govt sources said.The subsidy may soon be available only in low-income family areas, they said.The move is being considered for streamlining resource allocation and reducing the financial burden on Delhi…
NEW DELHI: Come Dec, you will get to cruise on the Yamuna on electric-powered boats. While the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) awarded the work to build two jetties along the river at Sonia Vihar, north of Wazirabad, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Corporation Limited has selected the operator to run the cruise facility. The…
