New Delhi: An intense spell of rain accompanied by a thunderstorm and a dust storm hit parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, bringing relief from intense heat. Some areas, including east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad, were also lashed by a hailstorm.When the thunderstorm hit the region around noon, it instantly caused temperatures to crash. At Safdarjung,…
File Pic of deceased Rajkumar – The spot on Dabri flyover from where Rajkumar, 25-year-old delivery executive fell and died in a hit-and-run accident by a red swift car, in southwest Delhi early Thursday morning. Photo: Piyal Bhattacharjee (with Khushi’s story) – Police personnel inspect the killer car which hits Rajkumar, 25-year-old delivery executive who…
New Delhi: Two foreign nationals were arrested in south Delhi’s Maidan Garhi on Sunday night for allegedly trafficking narcotics, with police seizing a commercial quantity of cocaine along with other psychotropic substances.Police said the arrests were made after specific intelligence was received on April 27 about two men arriving in the area to supply drugs….
New Delhi: Delhi govt has constituted a five-member committee to review the functioning of self-financing colleges affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, following repeated complaints over admission delays and alleged irregularities.In an order issued on April 27, Directorate of Higher Education said the committee would examine the admission and affiliation framework for these colleges…
TNNNew Delhi: Delhi’s newly elected mayor Pravesh Wahi on Thursday inspected the Bhalswa landfill site to review the progress of bio-mining and bioremediation operations. He later visited the CNG biogas plant at Ghoga.Wahi said the drive to rid Delhi of garbage mountains was ongoing, and regular site visits were being conducted to monitor the pace…
New Delhi: Delhi University colleges have proposed infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1,900 crore under Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), with multiple proposals at different stages of approval. Ramanujan College has already secured a Rs 178.3-crore sanction for a major campus upgrade.According to official documents, Ramanujan College has been sanctioned a term loan for construction…
New Delhi: A pedestrian subway connecting the existing metro station of the Airport Express Line at Delhi airport’s Terminal 3 with Terminal 2 is likely to be ready by the end of the year. Once completed, the subway will significantly reduce the walking distance between the two terminals from nearly 750 metres to about 80…
New Delhi: A circular issued by the directorate of higher education has asked Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) to examine a complaint received through Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) public grievance portal regarding its vice-chancellor Professor Mahesh Verma’s move to establish an offshore campus in South America’s Guyana.The complaint alleges that the proposal is legally…
New Delhi: A 45-year-old housemaid accused of stealing gold jewellery and cash from a house in Shalimar Bagh was arrested after cops conducted a raid at her residence, where she had allegedly kept aggressive dogs to prevent entry.The accused, identified as Sona, had deployed pitbull, American bully and hybrid dogs around her house, making it…
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliawal during an interview with The Times of India New Delhi: The defection of seven Rajya Sabha MPs from AAP to BJP last week triggered intense backlash, with the group facing accusations of “betrayal” and a U-turn in their stance against the saffron party. Speaking to TOI, Swati Maliwal, who was…
