New Delhi: For decades, Residents Welfare Associations—the hyper-local power centres that quietly shape the daily rhythms of neighbourhood life—were seen as the domain of retired men with time to spare and the inclination to supervise civic minutiae. RWAs were often dismissed as “toothless bodies”, existing more for routine paperwork. But across Delhi, that perception is…
NEW DELHI: For women cops working for Delhi Police‘s Mission Reconnect, every ping is a personal test— sending them across cities to recover stolen phones while managing life beyond the uniform. The initiative, which led to the recovery of 580 mobile phones, was driven by the relentless efforts of head constables Anju Tomar, Ruby and…
Murder In SW Delhi: Kin Seek CBI Probe NEW DELHI: Days after 26-year-old Tarun Butolia was lynched in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar allegedly over a dispute during the Holi celebrations, his father demanded a CBI probe on Saturday, alleging that the family was not informed about the progress of the investigation.Memraj told the media, “Police…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday arrested the eighth accused in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old man in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. The accused, identified as Imran alias Bunty (38), was arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the case, according to news agency ANI. Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Kushal Pal Singh…
“Mom, if we could trade things for a day… what would you take from me?” asks a restless 14-year-old Katyayani.Her mother Meera, three decades older, looks up and smiles. “Your fearlessness,” she says. “The way you question everything.” The teen grins. “Then I’ll take your certainty. You always seem to know where you’re going.” “Trust…
NEW DELHI: When 26-year-old constable Aashima left her village in Haryana’s Ambala district to join the Delhi Police, she became the first woman in her family—and in her village—to secure a govt job. Today, armed with an MP5 submachine gun and trained for high-risk operations, she is one of the 34 women who make up…
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday carried out a demolition drive, razing the illegal portions of a house linked to one of the accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash case, in which a 26-year-old man was killed, police sources said.Heavy police and paramilitary forces were deployed in the area to…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark that doctors said called for celebration, AIIMS Delhi has completed 1,000 robotic surgeries since the programme began in the hospital. The milestone follows installation of the “da Vinci robotic surgical system”, with the first such procedure led by Dr Hemanga K Bhattacharjee in Nov 2024 after years of preparation by…
A view of the Delhi Metro Pink Line circular trial run as the Majlis Park-Maujpur link nears completion, at Signature bridge in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and also lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in the city worth around Rs 33,500 crore…
NEW DELHI: A towering statue of Lord Ram, matching the Jhandewalan Hanuman statue, is going to be installed in northwest Delhi’s Mangolpur Kalan Hanuman Mandir Park. Delhi Village Development Board on Friday sanctioned Rs 55 crore for the project in Mangolpuri, including Rs 50 crore for the 81-foot-high statue.Board chairperson Raj Kumar Chauhan told TOI,…
