New Delhi: The Delhi govt has started the process to roll out direct bus services to Bihar, with the transport department proposing an inter-state reciprocal transport agreement with the state to connect 18 destinations there with the national capital.The draft agreement proposes stage carriage services on routes linking Delhi with Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur,…
New Delhi: Delhi Laxmi Yojana has received more than five lakh registrations within a week of its launch, with the North East district recording the highest number of beneficiaries who have entered their details, while North West has emerged as the second-biggest contributor among the districts.According to district-wise data available Saturday afternoon, 5,14,460 women had…
New Delhi: A police complaint has been filed against a security guard at AIIMS after a video purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a female patient went viral on social media. Following the incident, AIIMS terminated the guard’s services and imposed a penalty on the private security agency that had employed him.In the video, the guard,…
New Delhi: A 32-year-old man posing as an IGI Airport employee allegedly lured a woman with a fake cabin crew job for her 20-year-old son and cheated her of around Rs 3 lakh through 16 UPI transactions. The accused was arrested Thursday.The scam came to light after police received a complaint from the woman, a…
New Delhi: A wall at a parking area in south Delhi’s Deoli collapsed Friday evening, allegedly due to waterlogging following heavy rainfall, damaging around 8 to 10 parked vehicles.The incident was reported around 5 pm. Locals alleged that poor drainage in the area had led to water accumulating around the site. Police and Delhi Fire…
New Delhi: A cab driver was allegedly murdered by a group of passengers en route to Jaipur, Rajasthan. The deceased, Ashish Pal, 22, a native of Auraiya, UP, and resident of Noida, had gone missing on July 20. His body was recovered two days later from Jaipur Rural.Police traced the case to Delhi based on…
New Delhi: NGT has issued notices to the Delhi govt and the forest department on two separate matters regarding alleged encroachment and access roads through notified forest land in the southern ridge.In the first matter, Devender, a local resident, filed a plea in the tribunal claiming that a road from the forest land was carved…
New Delhi: Women platform workers in Delhi-NCR are facing health, financial and workplace challenges due to extreme heat, with many forced to choose between protecting their health and safeguarding their livelihoods, according to a new report by HeatWatch, a women-led climate adaptation organisation.The report titled ‘On call in a burning city: Women platform workers and…
New Delhi: An 18-year-old youth slipped and fell into a drain before being swept away by a strong current of water in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar Friday evening, triggering a search and rescue operation. He has not been traced so far, police said.The teen has been identified as Ankit, a resident of Bhim Colony in…
New Delhi: A 19-year-old student died by alleged suicide in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden Saturday.Police said that she was a third-year BA student at a DU college and had been suffering from depression following the demise of her mother in 2021.According to the police, a head constable had first noticed the dead body of the…
