Delhi’s recent pre-monsoon survey, which examined around 28 lakh buildings, identified a scant 19 structures deemed hazardous NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has identified only 19 dangerous structures out of nearly 28 lakh buildings surveyed so far under its annual pre-monsoon inspection, raising questions about the effectiveness and credibility of the exercise.While the…
New Delhi: A four-year-old girl died after allegedly falling from the 10th floor of a residential building at Asha Kiran Apartments in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri Saturday evening.The girl, Vanshika Das, was a school student. Her father, Mithun Das, works in a local fish market, while her mother is a homemaker.Police said Mithun was at work…
New Delhi: In a major joint enforcement drive against illegal construction debris dumping, Delhi Traffic Police’s eastern range and east district police intercepted and impounded 20 tractors during a late-night crackdown.The operation was launched following persistent complaints about tractors illegally transporting and dumping construction debris on the busy stretch at night. Police said the activity…
New Delhi: More than six months after Delhi Traffic Police, civic agencies and the transport department identified 62 major traffic congestion hotspots across the capital and proposed 215 short-, medium- and long-term interventions to ease bottlenecks, work has been completed at 34 locations.However, over a quarter of the proposed measures have been shelved, highlighting that…
New Delhi: A 31-year-old man was critically injured after his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a speeding Audi before it hit another SUV in southwest Delhi’s Vikaspuri Saturday evening. The driver of the car allegedly abandoned his car and absconded after the incident.The injured biker has been identified as Rahul, a resident of Vikas Nagar…
New Delhi: A 30-year-old taxi driver died after his car crashed into a concrete electric box in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh on Friday, with CCTV footage showing the vehicle being driven rashly moments before the impact.The family of Mohammad Ujaib, the deceased, has alleged that he was being chased by some men allegedly sent by a…
New Delhi: Nearly nine years after Sanjeev Dixit (53) allegedly forged property documents to cheat multiple banks of over Rs 18 crore, Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested him from Tihar Jail.Police said Dixit had been absconding since 2017 after escaping Uttar Pradesh Police custody. Investigators alleged he faked the sale deed of…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: Delhi govt has decided that IIT Delhi will be brought in to do a study for the construction of a new flood protection wall along a 4-km stretch of the Yamuna.Building the wall to protect flood-prone areas of the city will start next year after a detailed study by the IIT,…
New Delhi: With only two days left before the June 30 deadline to claim a rebate on advance property tax payment for 2026-27, some Delhiites are complaining of technical glitches on Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) integrated portal, saying they are finding it difficult to pay taxes.Claiming that MCD has, without prior public intimation, introduced…
TNNNew Delhi: More than 1.4 lakh e-files and 9.2 lakh e-receipts have been processed by Delhi govt’s e-Office system since its rollout in July 2025. The digital platform now covers 235 departments and offices and serves 15,748 active users, according to the chief minister’s office.The system is a digital file management platform through which govt…
