New Delhi: When a 21-year-old travel company operator was offered “rejected bank notes” at a high exchange rate, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make quick money. A deal sealed in outer Delhi’s Narela appeared profitable until he opened the packet and found 600 toy notes marked ‘Bharatiya Manoranjan Bank’ and ‘Children Bank of…
New Delhi: The new school management committee (SMC) guidelines, rolled out on Wednesday, indicates that schools in Delhi are set for a structural reset aimed at deepening community participation and improving accountability.The framework introduces mandatory monthly meetings to track a school’s performance, three-year development plans linked to learning outcomes, stronger financial oversight through social audits,…
New Delhi: The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Narela has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that excavators and other vehicles involved in illegal sand mining in the Yamuna floodplain were recently seized and FIRs registered against those responsible.The submission was made in an ongoing NGT case on sand mining in the Yamuna, based on a…
New Delhi: Shifting the focus of pollution control in Yamuna before it enters Delhi, the Centre has proposed a strict, time-bound action plan to ensure that untreated and polluted wastewater from Haryana is cleaned.The Union home minister and home secretary have asked Haryana to undertake zone-wise drone mapping of all drains and sub-drains discharging into…
New Delhi: As the impact of western disturbance begins to die in the capital, IMD expects gradual rise in temperature.The maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 35.4 degree Celsius, four notches below normal against 33.6 degree Celsius a day earlier. The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.7 degree Celsius, four notches below normal, against…
New Delhi: Data released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2024 reveals a significant decline in the number of crimes recorded in Delhi, even as specific categories of violent and targeted offences continued to pose a formidable challenge to the law enforcement.While the aggregate numbers of crimes, released on Wednesday, suggested a drop-off from…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has apprehended three absconders involved in long-pending cases, including attempted murder and sexual assault. Executed over a six-day period ending May 4, the operation involved a four-member team tracking the fugitives across 3,300 kilometres through Bihar and Jharkhand.Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjeev Yadav said the first arrest involved…
New Delhi: Monetary gain was the motive behind the triple murder inside a car in west Delhi’s Peeragarhi, mentions the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the Rohini court against self-proclaimed occultist Kamruddin on Wednesday.The 500-plus-page document cites 47 witnesses, including those duped by him, and charges Kamruddin with murder. CCTV footage showing Kamruddin with…
New Delhi: Delhi recorded 404 cases of cybercrime in 2024, reflecting a marginal decline from the 407 cases reported in 2023, according to the NCRB report.A closer look at the 2024 figures reveals the nature of the offences reported. The data shows that 196 cases were related to the publication or transmission of obscene or…
New Delhi: A frantic overnight search for a 13-year-old boy finally ended in recovery of his body on Tuesday morning from a forested stretch of Bhati Mines in south Delhi. Two minors have been apprehended, one of whom had allegedly returned from an observation home just two months ago.The boy, the son of a daily-wage…
