New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has advised residents of 145 Type-I quarters in eight residential blocks at Valmiki Sadan on Mandir Marg to vacate the premises as a precautionary measure after a structural assessment found the buildings unsafe for habitation.According to NDMC, a comprehensive study by its Civil Engineering Department found the identified…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court is likely to examine Wednesday a PIL alleging violation of norms in the upcoming DUSU elections.Filed by a DU student, the plea has challenged the Sept 11 and Aug 13 notices by the chief election officer announcing the DUSU polls and shortlisting the names of the candidates, contending that members…
New Delhi: At 4pm, there was little reason for the police personnel waiting in Karol Bagh to expect a crowd. They had picked a spot surrounded by coaching centres and paying guest accommodations, knowing students would return from classes later in the evening. For now, the road carried its usual traffic, but the students they…
New Delhi: A central portal mapping student data across universities and higher education institutions in the capital will be developed within 15 days, while Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the urban development department will identify suitable land parcels for building new student hostels.These were among the key decisions taken at the first meeting of the…
New Delhi: “Bail is an expression of the court’s trust and it’s not a trophy to be displayed,” a court observed while granting three-week interim relief to self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in an alleged assault case involving the father of a teenage CJP activist during a Jantar Mantar protest in July. His regular bail…
New Delhi: Two persons, including a boy, were injured after a traffic pole suddenly fell in central Delhi’s Connaught Place Tuesday night, police said.According to sources, the boy, aged 12-13 years, was travelling in an auto, while the other person, around 50 years old, was passing through the area on a scooter. The pole suddenly…
New Delhi: Ever since work began on the proposed flyover near Modi Mill, the commute around the construction zone has become a crawl. Due to recurring congestion, traffic police have asked PWD to deploy traffic marshals at the Modi Mill-Kalkaji corridor to keep traffic moving.Work on the flyover began only last month, but the impact…
New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued directions barring idol immersions in the Yamuna and other waterbodies. Violators would have to pay an environmental compensation of Rs 50,000.“No idol immersion shall be allowed in the river Yamuna and other waterbodies, except in designated places identified by local bodies/authorities,” DPCC said. The directive was…
NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday gave NOC to the MCD for setting up of the two gantries for multi-lane free flow (MLFF) system, which will make the collection of entry fee and environment compensation charge (ECC) seamless. The NOCs for installing gantries at the remaining 10 other locations on NHs…
New Delhi: To ease parking congestion in Khan Market, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is soon likely to table a proposal at its council meeting for constructing an underground multi-level parking facility.The issue was discussed during a meeting of members of Khan Market Traders’ Association with MP Bansuri Swaraj and NDMC chairman Manoj Dwivedi Monday.A…
