New Delhi: Delhi is set to join states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bengal in making leprosy a notifiable disease under the Delhi Epidemic Diseases Act. The health department has submitted a formal proposal for approval, a move aimed at strengthening tracking and treatment efforts across the capital.The notification will mandate all govt and…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced a series of welfare measures for construction workers, including the deployment of mobile health vans at labour chowks and construction sites across the capital.The announcements were made at a labour welfare event organised by Sant Nirankari Mandal in Dhirpur. The package also includes financial assistance for…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to bring a borewell policy in the city to ease water shortage problems, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.Gupta took part in the ‘Catch the Rain’ event organised by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) as part of the rainwater harvesting programme.“Delhi govt is considering bringing in a borewell policy….
New Delhi: Delhi University has opened admissions for its five-year integrated law programmes at Faculty of Law for the academic session 2026–27, inviting applications for BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons).Candidates can apply online, with the registration window open till May 18, 11.59 pm.The university said admissions to both programmes will be based solely…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) is planning a comprehensive beautification of the Shantivan–Rajghat crossroads, a key junction near Rajghat that connects central, north and east Delhi. The project aims to improve the visual appeal, safety and commuter experience at the intersection, which witnesses heavy daily traffic movement along with regular VIP and VVIP…
New Delhi: Delhi Technological University (DTU) has initiated plans to upgrade its campus infrastructure through a major civil works project focused on modernisation and repair.The proposal centres on the provision of tactile tiles and allied civil works across key facilities, including the academic block, boys’ and girls’ hostels, central workshop, and auditorium. The project reflects…
New Delhi: Train services will be briefly regulated in the early hours of Sunday on Blue Line as Delhi Metro will undertake scheduled maintenance activity between Supreme Court and Indraprastha Metro stations.The first train will depart at 6.05 am from Vaishali towards Dwarka Sector-21; at 6.21 am from Laxmi Nagar towards Dwarka Sector-21; and at…
New Delhi: You enter the Dwarka tunnel from the Shiv Murti side, believing the hardest part of the commute is over. A year ago, this stretch was unveiled as a game-changer, a signal-free corridor linking Dwarka, Gurgaon, Vasant Kunj and the airport.But the promise of seamless travel quickly gives way to chaos. A scooter ahead…
What can an ensemble of six actors, a handful of props, and a minimalist stage setting possibly achieve? As it turns out, a lot! Staged as part of the recently concluded IHC Collegiate Theatre and Music Festival, Short Circuits was brought to life by The Players from Kirori Mal College at the Habitat Centre’s amphitheatre.Adapted…
A witty, meta-theatrical spin on King Lear, Nothing Like Lear blends humour and melancholy through a solo performance “I laugh, therefore I’m a fool.” When Vinay Pathak delivers this line as the goofy clown in Nothing Like Lear, it’s almost as if the play is tipping its hat to the Fool in King Lear, building…
