Lawyers from Delhi district court will refuse to work in protest against amended regulations that allow non-judicial officers to handle traffic challan cases. (Representative photo) NEW DELHI: Lawyers of district courts across Delhi will abstain from judicial work on Monday in protest against the amended mechanism under Rule 167 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,…
New Delhi: Two labourers were injured after the shuttering of an under-construction godown collapsed in Alipur Sunday morning, trapping them under the structure. The two were rescued.The injured labourers were identified as Naresh Pajwan (28) and Sunil (20). They were admitted to the hospital.The incident was reported around 11:04 am at a site on Om…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro International Limited (DMIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), will make its global debut at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, taking its mobility expertise and experience to an international audience.Through its participation in InnoTrans, which is the world’s largest trade fair held every two years in Berlin (Germany),…
New Delhi: PWD will start an integrated road and drainage upgrade for Burari, estimated at Rs 125 crore, to improve connectivity and address waterlogging in the area.PWD minister Parvesh Verma inspected Burari Road and its adjoining drainage Sunday and reviewed the proposed improvement plan with senior department officials.The plan covers the entire 7.1-km stretch of…
New Delhi: Two new species of dragonfly and damselfly have been recorded in Delhi for the first time during a three-day survey conducted across seven biodiversity parks.The two are often regarded as nature’s “mosquito hunters” as they feed on a variety of insects, including mosquitoes.The yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, a dragonfly, was spotted at Aravali biodiversity…
New Delhi: Several well-known VIP faces in politics and in govt have got notices for various SIR “discrepancies” in Delhi.Among them are former Indian Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, BJP veteran LK Advani, former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, foreign minister S Jaishankar, election commissioner Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, foreign secretary Vikram Misri, former NITI Aayog vice-chairman…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Sunday took Anya Vats and Sanyam Sachdeva, accused in the Yuvraj Singh Manchanda murder case, to Gurgaon for a reconstruction of the crime sequence, including how he was allegedly killed, the route the two took with his body and the places where they stopped and parked.Meanwhile, Yuvraj’s sister has moved Saket…
New Delhi: Investigations into the vandalism of DTC and cluster buses during protests over the past few days have revealed that several third-party contractual workers engaged by the transport corporation as drivers were allegedly involved in damaging the buses, with police so far having apprehended 17 people in connection with the incidents.Police sources said eight…
New Delhi: Climate change is having serious repercussions on food security, health and livelihoods, and a well-structured framework of policies and actions is essential to effectively address such a complex challenge, said President Droupadi Murmu Sunday.Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day international conference on ‘The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics’, organised by National…
Chemists oppose mandatory CCTV surveillance in retail pharmacies due to privacy concerns (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: A proposal to make CCTV surveillance mandatory at retail pharmacies has drawn objections from chemists, who argue that recording medicine purchases and interactions could compromise patient privacy, particularly in cases involving reproductive, sexual, psychiatric and…
