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…
Designed for amateurs, these sessions offer a low-pressure space to sketch, paint and experiment without worrying about the outcome (Pic: @terribleartistsunion) Pick up a sheet of paper, dip your brush into watercolours and let instinct take over. Across the city, bad drawing parties are encouraging people to put perfectionism aside and embrace creativity. Designed for…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has designated three courts in the Rouse Avenue District Courts Complex as special courts under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008, for trial of offences that are investigated under the central anti-terror law.A notification by the department of law, justice and legislative affairs on July 7 said lieutenant governor Taranjit…
New Delhi: Jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking bail in a case under the anti-terror UAPA law concerning the “larger conspiracy” behind the Feb 2020 riots in the city.Imam has challenged the trial court’s July 4 decision to dismiss his second regular bail application, and the plea is…
New Delhi: A three-year-old girl who had gone missing from south west Delhi’s Kapashera was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by her neighbour, police said Thursday.The accused was arrested following a brief encounter during which he sustained a bullet injury to his leg after allegedly opening fire at the police team.Police received information about the child’s…
New Delhi: Five people, including two 18-year-olds, have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 19-year-old man to death in northwest Delhi’s Rohini.The deceased, Chandan, worked at a manufacturing and kitchen designing company in Rithala village.Police said he was found lying face down in the bushes near DDA ground in Sector 23, after a PCR call…
