New Delhi: Discarded X-ray sheets transformed into stylish dresses, bags stitched from retired Army uniforms, decor crafted from textile waste collected in Ladakh and used shoes refurbished for schoolchildren.These are among the innovative ideas on display at Weave the Future 4.0-Upcycling Edition, where waste in its many forms is being given a second life, sometimes…
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: BJP Wednesday wrested control of two MCD zonal ward committees that were considered AAP strongholds in MCD.Of the 12 zonal ward committees that went to the polls, BJP now controls 10 and AAP 2.For AAP, the setback will bite more as some of its councillors allegedly cross-voted in the City Sadar Paharganj…
A week after the rain stopped, children in Kirari are still out of school, homes remain surrounded by sewage-laced water, public parks have turned into lakes, and elderly residents are breaking down in tears New Delhi: Nearly a week after the season’s heaviest rain lashed the city, many houses in northwest Delhi’s Kirari remain surrounded…
New Delhi: After Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, Election Commission (EC) Wednesday extended the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, with the publication of draft and final rolls also pushed back.Door-to-door visits by booth-level officers (BLOs), which were to end on July 29, will continue until Aug 8. The…
New Delhi: After various teachers’ organisations repeatedly raised concerns over large-scale deployment of teaching staff for election-related duties, a Delhi principals’ association has now joined the chorus, warning that the prolonged deputation is disrupting the functioning of schools.While no official govt figure has been released, teachers’ associations estimate that around 8,000 govt school teachers have…
New Delhi: A 27-year-old woman from Manipur has alleged that a bike taxi rider associated with a cab aggregator assaulted and abused her during a ride in May. Police registered a case this month and have bound down the rider, Sushil Kumar (24), claiming the dispute stemmed from an argument over speeding and the fare….
New Delhi: Central Delhi’s bustling markets like Karol Bagh have a new pair of high-tech outposts shrinking the distance between the crime complainant and the cop.Police have rolled out integrated facilitation booths at the Kalka Das and Arpit Gol Chakkar. The two modern glass outposts right in the high-footfall heart of the commercial hub will…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed jailed activist Umar Khalid to resume two weekly video meetings (e-mulakats) with his family, accepting his plea that the facility had been reduced to one session a week from May 2026 despite there being no violation of prison rules on his part.Khalid had sought restoration of the earlier…
New Delhi: A day after a school bus ran over a 12-year-old girl in Majlis Park, Delhi Police said on Wednesday that on-the-spot challans issued to school buses for traffic violations rose by nearly 45% in the first six months of this year compared with the corresponding period last year.According to Delhi Traffic Police’s data,…
New Delhi: Days after it cancelled the bail plea of a school staffer accused of raping a minor, Delhi High Court Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to a woman teacher in the same case.Noting that Pocso cases warrant “utmost caution”, the court asked her to surrender in three days, in connection with the alleged rape…
