New Delhi: Delhi High Court Wednesday said it will hear on Sept 29 petitions challenging Centre’s proceedings against Delhi Gymkhana Club for its eviction from the 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road.Gymkhana member Vijay Khurana and Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd Staff Welfare Association have filed lawsuits against the May 22 order of Land and Development Office…
New Delhi: The Sept 6 building collapse in Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives, including those of students, was not an “ordinary mishap” but a result of “criminal conduct”, Delhi high court said Wednesday.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said these students came from small towns to the capital with…
Chief minister Rekha Gupta unveiled the finisher’s medal for the 21st edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday, ahead of the race scheduled for Oct 18 New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Wednesday unveiled the finisher’s medal for the 21st edition of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon (VDHM), ahead of the race scheduled for…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning an expanded edition of its International Kite Festival – Patang Utsav 2027, with the three-day event at Baansera set to bring together at least 100 kite flyers, including a minimum of 40 international and 60 national participants.The festival is tentatively scheduled for Jan 15-17, 2027. DDA’s proposed…
Security personnel deployed on the last day of campaigning for the DUSU polls at North Campus. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Faculty members of Delhi University’s Motilal Nehru College (Evening) staged a protest on Wednesday after a student campaigning for the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections allegedly assaulted a teacher.The teachers gathered at the college…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is cutting invasive trees, especially vilayati kikars, at Sanjay Van these days as part of the eco-restoration programme for Delhi Ridge. The 783-acre city forest in Mehrauli, part of South Central Ridge, is managed and maintained by DDA.“Under the approved working plan for Delhi Ridge, as formulated by Forest…
The order was issued almost 20 days after the home ministry considered the “merits” of the case and directed the CRPF to withdraw the suspension. NEW DELHI: The CRPF on Tuesday revoked the about three-month-old suspension of a senior DIG-rank officer who was charged with sharing social media content that allegedly sought a “change” in…
Shahzad Bhatti Network declared a terrorist organisation under UAPA (File photo)Shahzad Bhatti Network declared a terrorist organisation under UAPA (File photo) NEW DELHI: From a local criminal to an alleged ISI proxy involved in “hybrid terrorism”, Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti is accused of building a cross-border network for arms and narcotics smuggling over the years.He…
CBI officer Seema Pahuja (L) will supervise the Disha Salian (R) death investigation. (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: As the CBI begins its investigation into the 2020 death of Disha Salian, the agency has tasked decorated officer Seema Pahuja with supervising the high-profile probe.Pahuja, currently an SP with the CBI’s special crimes unit at the…
The petition sought directions to the authorities to consider a representation seeking a fact-finding exercise into the alleged lathi-charge and the differing accounts that followed. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking a fact-finding inquiry into conflicting accounts over the alleged use of lathis by Delhi Police during a…
