New Delhi: Delhi Master Plan 2047, passed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Wednesday, has once again brought into focus the controversial division of Yamuna floodplain into two parts.The plan has been passed and sent to Centre even as the National Green Tribunal (NGT)-ordered scientific determination and demarcation of the outer boundary of the floodplain is…
New Delhi: Several Rajya Sabha members, academics from DU and JNU, and student representatives Thursday demanded the removal of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, alleging irregularities in faculty recruitment and “corruption” in the university’s administration.At a news conference organised by JNUTA-JNUSU at Press Club of India, the speakers demanded an independent, time-bound…
New Delhi: Relaxations given in Master Plan of Delhi 2047 for land pooling should also provide a framework for civic services and infrastructure development alongside housing, experts said Thursday.Under the plan, the minimum area required for the development of a sector has been reduced to 20 hectares from the earlier framework, in which it ranged…
Where the hands are, the eyes follow; where the eyes go, the mind follows; where the mind is, feeling evolves; and where feeling evolves, rasa flows.” Kuchipudi exponent Raja Reddy quoted the Natya Krama Shloka in a video message played during Ilesha Singh’s Rangapravesham, and the 15-year-old brought its principles to life during her recital…
New Delhi: Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia Thursday urged Delhi High Court to dismiss CBI’s revision petition against their discharge in the liquor policy case, arguing that the same was filed with “unprecedented haste” and in the “most unserious manner”.In separate applications, the AAP founders have questioned if the CBI…
New Delhi: In light of intelligence reports indicating potential threats to railway infrastructure, security measures have been intensified at key transit hubs and surrounding areas in the city. Fresh intelligence indicates Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) may have tasked Delhi-based assets to conduct immediate reconnaissance of key railway infrastructure in the capital.The threat adds to an…
New Delhi: Five men, multiple failed attempts and a 22-year-old revenge plot are what culminated in the murder of a farmer in northwest Delhi’s Kanjhawala.Police said the murder of Deepak Dabas — he was crushed under an SUV — was part of a conspiracy. Police have arrested all five accused in the case, including the…
New Delhi: What appeared to be a gunpoint robbery of Rs 3.5 lakh near Sherpur Chowk in northeast Delhi turned out to be an alleged inside job, with the victim’s shop employee emerging as the insider. Police have arrested three accused, including the employee, and apprehended a 17-year-old minor.According to police, the incident was reported…
New Delhi: Professor Sumit Sarkar, one of India’s influential historians of modern India and a leading Marxist historian, died on Thursday. He was 87.For generations of students, Sarkar’s name was closely associated with the study of modern Indian history. Through a lifetime of scholarship, he worked to shift the focus of historical inquiry towards socio-economic…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has intensified work on its project to develop a five-star hotel facility in Sector 23, Dwarka, on a licence fee basis. It has signed an agreement with a developer and expects the project to create around 800 direct employment opportunities. According to officials, the hotel will be operated on…
