The Cockroach Janta Party alleged political pressure caused a banquet hall to cancel their meeting NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Wednesday alleged that a banquet hall in Naraina cancelled its booking for a meeting of volunteers due to alleged “political pressure”, forcing the group to hold the meeting at a nearby park, where it…
Manju colluded with her 20-year-old lover, Chaman, to carry out the killing. NEW DELHI: At 5am on Aug 10, the alleyways of Ratiya Marg in south Delhi awoke to a robbery and brutal murder. Inside a ransacked house, 55-year-old Munna Lal, a small-time builder, lay in a pool of blood. Drawers were open and clothes…
New Delhi: Delhi Police detained a 51-year-old drug trafficker, identified as Dharamveer Singh, under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act. The crime branch recently prepared a proposal for his preventive detention and forwarded it to PITNDPS division of ministry of finance.Special CP (crime) HGS Dhaliwal said that considering…
New Delhi: Barapullah Phase III missed yet another promised opening date last month – its ninth deadline in nine years — but the elevated corridor and Yamuna bridge, delayed nearly a decade, is now entering what could be its final round of checks before being thrown open to traffic.Public Works Department (PWD) has ordered load…
New Delhi: Forget double-chocolate or vanilla crunch. The hottest treat rolling through some localities in central Delhi didn’t come with sprinkles; it came with a high.Under the guise of a humble ice cream vendor, 53-year-old Manoj Kumar Rai, a resident of Ghanta Ghar, allegedly peddled a strain of refreshment near Ramlila Maidan that didn’t just…
New Delhi: As Delhi govt and police prepare to answer Supreme Court’s query on a plea seeking an alternative site to Jantar Mantar for protests and demonstrations in the city, the authorities will be revisiting a tricky subject.Over 15 years ago, govt gave an undertaking before Delhi High Court that it was trying to find…
New Delhi: A passenger travelling from Delhi to Hyderabad was held at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) after CISF personnel found a monkey skull concealed inside his hand baggage during pre-embarkation security screening Monday. The skull has been seized.A CISF official stated that considering the nature of the item and its suspected connection with wildlife,…
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl’s disappearance from south Delhi’s Dakshinpuri resulted in police busting a human trafficking syndicate that allegedly lured girls through social media with promises of lucrative jobs at spas.Cops have rescued 10 girls and arrested nine people.Delhi Police received information about the 15-year-old’s disappearance on May 9 after her mother filed a…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Wednesday approved the Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2047 in the presence of its chairman, Lieutenant Governor T S Sandhu, paving the way for a major overhaul of the city’s urban development framework in line with the broader vision of Viksit Bharat.The plan, which will be forwarded to the…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta and BJP national president Nitin Nabin participated in a Tiranga Yatra on the Kartavya Path Wednesday.Speaking on the occasion, Gupta appealed to Delhi residents to hoist Tricolour at their homes, take pictures and post them on social media. “The freedom fighters have given our country Independence. Now it is…
