New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has sought ₹100 crore from centre to accelerate the implementation of PM-UDAY scheme, providing property rights to residents of 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital, according to a CMO statement Sunday.In a letter written to union minister for housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal, CM pointed out that…
New Delhi: A juvenile has been held for carrying out multiple cases of snatchings across Delhi, including one in which a media professional was seriously injured. Following the incident, a case was registered at Kotla Mubarakpur police station. Cops also found the juvenile’s involvement in multiple snatching cases across south and southeast Delhi. Source link
New Delhi: Tourists travelling to Thailand and other Asian countries tend to spend more at Delhi airport’s duty-free stores than those travelling to the US, an official said.Singapore, Dubai and London are the top international routes in terms of duty-free sales.“Tourists to the US are mostly people who are visiting their relatives or students,” an…
New Delhi: Three Indian cobra hatchlings were recently born at Delhi zoo through incubation, said officials Sunday. The National Zoological Park witnessed the successful breeding of cobras after nearly 15 years.“The hatchlings emerged on June 29-30 after a successful incubation period under the careful supervision of the zoo’s veterinary and animal care teams. All hatchlings…
New Delhi: A 55-year-old labourer died after falling from fourth floor of an under-construction building in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar Friday afternoon when a portion of the roof collapsed. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Bhola, who was working at the construction site in Krishna Puri area. Cops have registered an FIR under Sections 290…
New Delhi: The Centre has approved 28 infrastructure projects proposed by Delhi govt under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme.Worth Rs 1,647 crore in total, the sanctioned projects include Delhi Metro work aimed at strengthening the capital’s mass transit network, Barapulla Elevated Corridor, a flyover in Karawal Nagar, EV charging stations at…
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius, which was 1.3 degrees above normal (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality slipped into the ‘poor’ category on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 261 — the highest level recorded in more than 85 days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
Two children are feared drowned after falling into a rainwater-filled pit (Representative image generated using AI) NEW DELHI: Panic gripped outer north Delhi‘s Mukhmelpur area on Sunday evening after two children allegedly fell into a rainwater-filled pit in a field and went missing, officials saidAccording to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), information about the incident…
New Delhi: As work gathers pace on several key infrastructure projects, including the expansion of Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Hospital, Madipur Hospital and the Rouse Avenue Courts complex, Public Works Department (PWD) has begun transplanting trees that stand in the way of construction. Across the projects, contractors have been tasked with relocating trees within a…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has approved Rs 17.6 crore for implementing a standard framework for paving and greening of urban roads, an initiative aimed at improving road design, maintenance and environmental sustainability across the capital.The Administrative Approval and Expenditure Sanction (AA&ES) cleared the release of the full project cost under a tripartite memorandum of agreement…
