New Delhi: On Monday, traffic restrictions around Maharani Bagh remained in place for nearly 12 hours as Delhi Jal Board carried out repair work on Ring Road. On another day, it could be a road closure for civic work, a diversion due to a public event, or restrictions imposed for a VIP movement.Such disruptions are…
New Delhi: Elderly women account for a majority of serious fall-related fractures, with nearly three-fourths of patients treated at a specialised fracture clinic at AIIMS, institute data show.Figures from the Fragility Fracture Liaison Service (FFLS) clinic at the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC) show that 822 patients were treated between Nov 2023 and…
New Delhi: In a bid to facilitate the rollout of Delhi govt’s new traffic challan settlement and grievance redressal framework, Delhi Traffic Police has begun revamping its e-challan system. Officials said the upgraded platform is expected to be ready within a month.The revamp is aimed at supporting the proposed digital grievance redressal mechanism and creating…
New Delhi: A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded Rs 1.6 crore as compensation to an Indian Navy MARCOS commando who suffered 88% permanent disability in a road accident. With interest, the total payout exceeds Rs 2.5 crore.Presiding officer Abhilash Malhotra of Patiala House Courts held the driver responsible for rash and negligent driving, observing…
New Delhi: It arrived as a ‘one-time view’ WhatsApp message — a fleeting glimpse of an absolute nightmare. In that single, sickening moment, the college student stared at her own face seamlessly grafted onto an obscene, AI-generated image.Before the cold sweat of shock could dry, the invisible cyber predator struck. Operating on Snapchat, the blackmailer…
New Delhi: The murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debosmita Paul at her east Delhi residence on June 3 appears to have been planned well in advance. Police sources said photographs of Paul’s vehicle registration plate and her residence were found on the mobile phone of the 42-year-old man who, along with his wife, had…
New Delhi: Animal rights activists, academics and legal experts on Sunday urged authorities to strengthen sterilisation and vaccination programmes for stray dogs rather than removing them from public spaces. The issue of street dog management stems from administrative failures and inadequate implementation of the existing laws, they argued.At a press conference organised by Conference for…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has received approval to fell or transplant 364 trees for the 9.9-km RK Ashram-Indraprastha (Central Vista) corridor.DMRC had initially sought permission to remove 405 trees, but approvals granted by the Delhi forest department and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) resulted in 41 trees being spared.“As per CEC order…
New Delhi: Customs officials have arrested two passengers arriving at IGI Airport from Kuala Lumpur for allegedly attempting to smuggle 15.4 kg of weed worth over Rs 5 crore concealed inside two brand-new geysers. These passengers concealed 145 vacuum-sealed hydroponic weed packets inside two geysers, with an X-ray check revealing the narcotics inside.After the passengers…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Monday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) to introduce a scientific and technology-driven framework for road development, maintenance, greening and dust pollution control across the capital.The agreement aims to make Delhi’s roads safer, more durable, environmentally…
