NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Anurag Kumar as the new commissioner of Delhi Police, succeeding Satish Golcha.Who is Anurag Kumar?Anurag Kumar, an AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre officer, was serving as special director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) before being elevated to head the national capital’s police force….
Indian footpaths are now unsafe for pedestrians due to encroaching vehicles. Walking, once the safest way to get around a city, has quietly become a risk for millions of Indians. The danger is no longer from speeding cars or reckless drivers alone, but from the very footpaths that are meant to keep pedestrians away from…
NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said he would “stay alive till July 20 at any cost” as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day, even as doctors warned that his prolonged fast had reached a critical stage.Meanwhile, Wangchuk’s health condition showed signs of concern on the 20th day of…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday sought the city police’s response on student activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in a case registered under the anti-terror UAPA law related to the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 riots.A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan issued notice on Imam’s appeal challenging…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Anurag Kumar as the new Commissioner of Police for Delhi. Kumar was currently posted as special director (intelligence bureau). According to an official order issued on Friday, Kumar will assume the top post in the capital’s…
New Delhi: Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has begun engaging eligible professionals and firms as third-party fire safety auditors, who will be authorised to inspect buildings and issue fire safety certificates under the recently amended DFS rules. The objective is to improve the ease of doing business and ensure that people have better options for obtaining…
NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th consecutive day on Friday, with the education reform campaigner reiterating his resolve to continue the protest and join a planned march to Parliament on July 20.Addressing supporters, Wangchuk struck a defiant yet humorous note despite his deteriorating health.“I will stay alive by any means…
New Delhi: A couple was found dead with gunshot wounds inside a rented house in north Delhi’s Burari area Thursday. Police suspect the man shot the woman before taking his own life after their relationship ended. Both were 26.The deceased, Shivangini, was a native of Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh and was employed with NIC; and…
New Delhi: The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of Delhi govt has busted an alleged extortion racket operating inside Delhi prisons and arrested 11 people, including a jail assistant superintendent, two head warders and four warders.The probe uncovered a well-organised criminal syndicate that allegedly extorted money from the family members of undertrial prisoners for providing protection, preferential…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Thursday granted a final opportunity to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP functionary Durgesh Pathak, asking them to respond within two weeks to CBI’s plea against a trial court order discharging them in the liquor policy case.Justice Manoj Jain deferred hearing on CBI’s revision petition…
