Cops red-faced as crores stolen from police spl cell store; head constable held NEW DELHI: A high-profile theft has rocked Delhi Police special cell, with cash and jewellery worth crores going missing from its police station in Lodhi Colony. In a shocking twist, the culprit behind the daring heist was revealed to be none other…
New Delhi: A 31-year-old “super-super obese” govt employee from UP, weighing 254 kg and with a Body Mass Index of 75.5, successfully underwent a weight reduction surgery at AIIMS on May 30. Following post-operative recovery, he was discharged on Sunday.A BMI of 75.5 indicates super-super obesity, which presents significant life-threatening risks during the peri-operative period,…
New Delhi: After a long wait, the formation process of the standing committee in Municipal Corporation of Delhi gained clarity on Monday following the elections to two of its seats on Monday.While Rafia Mahir, an AAP councillor from Bazar Sitaram, won a standing committee member seat from City-Sadar Paharganj, Jagmohan Mehlawat, a BJP councillor from…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to consider changing the investigating officer (IO) probing a corruption case against an ahlmad (clerk) amid allegations of bias.The court was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the ahlmad and a request to transfer the investigation to the CBI. The petitioner said he…
New Delhi: One more person with Covid-19 died in Delhi, taking the death count to four this year so far. The city registered 47 new infections since Sunday, with active cases currently at 483. The nationwide active case count rose to 3,961.Kerala leads with 1,435 active Covid-19 cases, with Maharashtra and Delhi following at 506…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court recently issued guidelines for handling sexual assault victims seeking medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), emphasising that identity documents should not be required during medical examinations when the victim is brought by the investigating officer (IO) after FIR registration.A single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “Where the survivor of…
New Delhi: With the proposal to build a new wholesale fruit and vegetable market in northwest Delhi’s Tikri-Khampur gathering dust for several years, Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra has asked the officials to revive it and prepare a master plan within a month.Conceived in 1997 for the first time with the aim to decongest Asia’s…
New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday said the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Vidhan Sabha are being amended in line with the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023, to bring them on par with the rules governing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.Gupta clarified that the…
New Delhi: The season’s strongest thunderstorm yet rolled in to Delhi with the arrival of June, accompanied by widespread light to moderate showers. Unlike the storms in May, there was no widespread serious damage to life and property. The storm disrupted flights, impacted traffic and left many areas waterlogged.The storm’s intensity, with squally winds reaching…
New Delhi: A Delhi court, while settling a 17-year-old commercial dispute, observed that the protracted trial was an example of the malaise of delayed commercial justice, which also had adverse repercussions on the country’s economy.The court of district judge Monika Saroha, in its May 26 verdict, noted that a govt bank and a company incurred…
