New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked the Delhi govt and NCR state govts to ensure that no physical sporting activities or competitions are scheduled during Nov-Dec period due to the air quality trends. CAQM issued a similar order last year following the order of Supreme Court.In an order dated Sept 10,…
New Delhi: The stench hits you even before the welfare home for children in Sarita Vihar comes into view. Just outside one of its gates, a garbage dump has spilled onto the road while cattle feed on the waste. An open drain is choked with garbage and the road is riddled with potholes.Those running the…
New Delhi: Until recently, school was not part of the morning routine for many children in east Delhi’s Lal Bagh, Shahdara. Some accompanied their parents to collect discarded clothes, plastic and scrap meant to be sold, while others stayed put in the settlement through the day.For 17 children from these families of scavengers, mornings now…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has allowed a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her unwanted pregnancy of 30 weeks, saying that otherwise it “would amount to a serious impairment of her right to live with dignity”.“In cases arising out of sexual assault, compelling a survivor to continue with a pregnancy resulting from the assault and,…
New Delhi: Days after the Satya Niketan tragedy, chief minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday announced that Delhi govt would construct hostels for 10,000 students to “provide them a safe, supportive place to stay, so they can study with peace of mind and move closer to the future they came here to build”.“Lakhs of students come to…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Tuesday sought a medical report from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on the health condition of a jailed hotel owner accused in the June fire at a Malviya Nagar guest house that claimed 23 lives.Justice Manoj Jain passed the order while hearing a plea by Lovkesh Bajaj seeking interim bail…
New Delhi: Several schools in Delhi received bomb threats, reportedly written in Punjabi, via email Tuesday. The message claimed courts and police stations across the capital would be targeted, prompting immediate security checks and searches at the threatened premises.The emails, received at 10.17 am by Air Force Bal Bharati School, Carmel Convent School and The…
A young man was kidnapped from his residence and held for five days, forced into labor to cover an unpaid mobile phone bill (Representative image generated using AI) LUCKNOW: A youth was allegedly abducted from his home, held captive for five days and forced to perform labour over an unpaid mobile phone instalment in Lucknow’s…
New Delhi: Delhi’s lieutenant governor has approved 427 ancillary posts for 53 newly created Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) under Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS), involving a financial implication of Rs 37.37 crore.The approval by LG TS Sandhu covers 58 Readers/Senior Judicial Assistants, 58 Senior Personal Assistants, 58 Personal Assistants, 58 Ahlmads/Judicial Assistants, 58 Assistant…
Accused Arrested: Majid Hussain (35 years) NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife with a shaving blade during a domestic dispute in northeast Delhi’s Sunder Nagri area, police said.The accused, identified as Majid Hussain, was arrested in connection with an attempt to murder case registered at Nand Nagri police station….
