The 35th Aam Mahotsav by Delhi Tourism brought 400 varieties of mangoes from around the country The aroma of ripe, golden yellow mangoes filled the air as the 35th edition of Delhi Tourism’s Aam Mahotsav kicked off on July 3 at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri. Inaugurating the three-day festival, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta described mangoes as…
New Delhi: Three alleged shooters linked to Harry Boxer gang have been arrested for allegedly plotting extortion and targeted killings of businessmen across Delhi-NCR. Investigators said the gang had demanded up to Rs 5 crore from some businessmen and had surveyed several jewellers in Karol Bagh.The accused, identified as Shiv Govind (19), Abhinav (23) and…
New Delhi: Two days after a collection executive of a finance firm was robbed of a bag containing Rs 16.5 lakh at gunpoint in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar, police have arrested Alfaid (22) in connection with the case.According to police, the employee had collected the money from various businesses and was near his office around…
New Delhi: Over 2.7 lakh candidates have signed up for undergraduate admissions at Delhi University this year.Of the total 2,73,751 sign-ups, 2,18,284 candidates completed the registration process, while 2,06,835 went on to submit their programme and college preferences.Women outnumbered men among candidates who completed registration, with 1,20,509 female candidates compared with 97,775 male candidates. Women…
New Delhi: Soon, car users living within 20 km of a toll plaza will no longer need to visit it to buy a FASTag monthly local pass. They can obtain it through NHAI’s Rajmargyatra mobile app — and the facility will first be rolled out at Mundka toll plaza on Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) in…
New Delhi: July has barely begun, and MCD, seemingly aware that it will again miss its own target, has replaced the July 31 deadline for flattening the Okhla landfill with a fresh one at Dec-end.The latest revision is the fifth since 2020.The civic body’s race to flatten Delhi’s three man-made garbage mountains has increasingly become…
New Delhi: What began as a claim of a gunpoint robbery ended with the complainant himself behind bars after Delhi Police recovered the “stolen” Rs 5 lakh hidden under the bonnet of his own car.According to police, a PCR call was received Friday at the KNK Marg police station, alleging that a bag containing the…
New Delhi: Delhi Police crime branch has busted a gang, which used to buy stolen luxury SUVs at throwaway prices, tamper with their engines and chassis numbers, forge registration certificates and sell them in Punjab and Rajasthan.Two men who allegedly used to buy the stolen vehicles for as little as Rs 4 lakh to 5…
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a house in northwest Delhi’s Majlis Park Saturday night, triggering a rescue operation in the congested locality.Around 25 police personnel evacuated residents from the burning building and neighbouring houses and began efforts to contain the flames before fire tenders could reach the spot. During the operation, a cooking…
NIA arrests two accused for harbouring assailants in Praveen Nettaru murder case NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconding accused for allegedly sheltering the assailants involved in the 2022 murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 24, as…
