A court acquitted Anil Kumar of dowry death and cruelty charges. The prosecution failed to prove a direct link to the wife’s death (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: “Mere casual taunts or ordinary wear and tear of matrimonial life do not constitute ‘cruelty’,” a court has observed while acquitting a man accused…
Muskan Sharma was murdered, allegedly by Mohammad Imran, alias Aqib, at her home Wednesday. NEW DELHI: A city gym trainer accused of murdering a 21-year-old woman in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar was injured in both legs during a police encounter in Rajouri Garden Thursday night. He opened fire at the personnel.Muskan Sharma was murdered, allegedly…
New Delhi: A brazen robbery plot hatched over a scrumptious meal at a roadside eatery Thursday afternoon was followed by a wild chase, a burst of gunfire on a busy city flyover and a lucky escape.Police reacted swiftly, launching a manhunt that ended in the arrest of a notorious history-sheeter and his associate within 12…
New Delhi: Four Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended by police for allegedly overstaying in India in violation of their visa conditions during a verification drive at hotels and guest houses in Central Delhi.The four were found staying at two hotels in the Nabi Karim area. They were identified as Joherul Islam (41), Kazi Mohammad Nayeemur Rahman…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) is set to undertake patch repairs on damaged stretches of Ring Road and NH-8 to address potholes, worn-out surfaces and localised road damage on two of Delhi’s busiest corridors.The work will involve removing distressed portions of the existing carriageway and replacing them with fresh bituminous concrete. Instead of resurfacing…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has initiated the process of examining the feasibility of a major road corridor along Najafgarh drain, inviting consultants to study the possibility of developing elevated and at-grade—built at ground level—road infrastructure between Dhansa Border and Wazirabad.The proposed study will assess traffic movement, road geometry, land and utility requirements, and…
New Delhi: On the eve of Raksha Bandhan Thursday, the Delhi–Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor recorded its highest-ever daily ridership of over 1.6 lakh passengers. Officials expect this number to increase Friday as lakhs of people are likely to take Namo Bharat trains to celebrate the festival.The 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor was inaugurated on Feb 22…
New Delhi: Traffic was slow in some parts of the city Friday amid Raksha Bandhan celebrations, with congestion reported at Kalindi Kunj, NH-48 on the Delhi-Gurgaon route, and parts of Dwarka and Shadipur.Online visuals showed slow-moving traffic at the Kalindi Kunj intersection and on NH-48 towards Gurgaon, while commuters flagged congestion from Dabri Mor towards…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was electrocuted after presumably coming in contact with a defunct lamppost on a road in east Delhi’s Anand Vihar Wednesday evening. His body was found in a pit next to the lamppost, which is maintained by Public Works Department (PWD).His family alleged foul play behind his death. Denying the allegation,…
New Delhi: Pedestrians crossing the busy Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg at Katwaria Sarai are set to get a safer and more accessible option, with Public Works Department (PWD) planning a new foot overbridge (FOB) equipped with both a staircase and lift.The inclusion of a passenger lift with a regenerative drive is a key feature of…
