New Delhi: A few months after multiple fire tragedies left dozens dead in the city, Delhi govt has tightened fire-safety checks by amending the related rules, which seek to end duplication of work between the fire department and the building plan sanctioning authorities.Govt has segregated structural and non-structural parameters for granting fire safety certificates (FSCs),…
New Delhi: Delhi’s hospital corridors are speaking in new accents. For decades, nurses from Kerala formed the backbone of the capital’s private healthcare system, valued for their training, discipline and clinical expertise. But hospitals are now witnessing a steady demographic shift, with recruitment expanding rapidly to the Northeast and parts of north India. Nursing administrators…
New Delhi: Two men have been arrested for allegedly robbing a 52-year-old man of Rs 44 lakh in northeast Delhi, police said.The complainant, Jitendra Kumar, told police that he had collected the cash from Avdhesh Tiwari, a scrap dealer, at MS Park in Shahdara and was carrying it on his motorcycle to deliver it to…
New Delhi: The rakhis may have come off, but Delhi Traffic Police hopes the road-safety message they carried will stay. On Raksha Bandhan, traffic personnel used flowers, rakhis and counselling to reinforce the importance of following traffic rules and staying safe on the road.Under the campaign, “Rakhi Ka Waada, Suraksha Ka Iraada”, the traffic police…
Inside a green space maintained by the PWD beneath the Modi Mill flyover, sections of walls, an arched opening, fragments of an old building and a well are all that may remain of Sarai Juliana , an 18th-century travellers’ inn built by Dona Juliana Dias da Costa. Inside a green space maintained by the PWD…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Saturday reviewed its waste management strategy with World Bank experts while mayor Pravesh Wahi inspected the Bhalswa landfill and directed officials to accelerate bio-mining operations.MCD commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar chaired a meeting with World Bank experts, where waste management models followed in Tokyo, New York and Barcelona were discussed….
In the case of Everest, FSSAI has prohibited the sale of compounded (hing powder) variants with immediate effect. NEW DELHI: Food regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it has prohibited Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd and Laljee Godhoo and Company from selling hing powder after finding the products to be sub-standard.In a social media post, the…
Visually impaired students navigate Delhi’s chaotic streets using sound and memory daily. NEW DELHI: Cars, buses and two-wheelers poured in from every direction as Rajan Kumar and his friend, Nikhil, stood in the middle of a chaotic intersection in Burari’s Harit Vihar, a white cane tapping the ground as they waited to board a bus…
Influenza cases have significantly increased in Delhi this season, with H1N1 being prevalent. NEW DELHI: Influenza cases have risen sharply in Delhi this season, with H1N1 accounting for the largest share of influenza A cases. However, the increase does not appear to be linked to a new or unusually dangerous strain, with the circulating virus…
Visibility rises, but acceptance remains a challenge for many LGBTQIA+ individuals (Representative Image) NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: For many LGBTQIA+ Indians, the hardest battle is not always against the law or public prejudice. Sometimes, it begins at home — in a parent’s silence, a sibling’s suspicion, a phone checked without permission, or a marriage proposal presented as…
