New Delhi: Goods transporters are preparing for a three-day symbolic ‘Chakka Jam’ in Delhi-NCR from May 21 to 23 following a call by the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest rising operational restrictions, environmental levies and financial burdens on commercial vehicles.The strike is likely to disrupt the supply of goods, including essential commodities…
New Delhi: Seven minor boys have been apprehended for stabbing a 16-year-old boy near a park in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on May 15 near Children’s Park in H-Block, Shakurpur. Police said they received information about the stabbing around 8.17 pm at Subhash Place police station and rushed to the…
A sudden fire broke out among seized vehicles at the New Ashok Nagar Police Station in Delhi. Fire tenders from Noida rushed to the scene New Delhi: A major fire broke out in the malkhana parking of New Ashok Nagar police station in east Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, gutting more than 140 seized vehicles and…
New Delhi: Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) in Delhi have largely welcomed Supreme Court’s directions on stray dogs.At the same time, they expressed doubts about effective implementation of the directions, pointing out that civic bodies lack adequate infrastructure, shelters and manpower to handle the scale of the problem.The RWAs demanded that Delhi govt support and monitor…
New Delhi: Several animal welfare groups and activists expressed mixed reactions to the Supreme Court’s latest directions to deal with stray dogs.Some welcomed the development as a long-overdue push for scientific implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) framework, while others voiced concern over provisions that could lead to “arbitrary removal or confinement of community…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: Delhi govt will set up collection centres where people will be able to deposit broken or damaged idols of deities to ensure their respectful disposal, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday.People often leave damaged idols under trees, in public spaces like parks and on the roadside. Some are thrown into…
New Delhi: CBI has arrested an assistant vigilance officer and a multi-tasking staff employee of Delhi Development Authority in connection with an alleged bribery case, officials said on Tuesday.According to the agency, the accused — identified as Deepak Yadav and Tarun — were arrested following a complaint lodged by a former deputy director of the…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has secured the conviction of a man accused in a wallet snatching case within just 14 days of the crime. While the investigation was completed in three days, the chargesheet was filed within four days of registration of the FIR. The trial court conducted proceedings on a day-to-day basis before convicting…
New Delhi: Ahead of the scheduled launch of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the capital, Delhi chief electoral officer on Tuesday held first meeting with representatives of political parties after the SIR was announced last week. The meeting was held with the objective of getting feedback from political parties before the SIR…
NEW DELHI: A moving car caught fire on Delhi’s Mehrauli-Badarpur Road on Tuesday amid intense heat, causing panic among commuters and affecting traffic movement in the area.Two people were travelling and managed to get out of the vehicle safely before the flames spread further. Videos shared online showed the car completely engulfed in flames, with…
