NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested four men for allegedly obstructing a booth-level officer (BLO) and misbehaving with her while she was carrying out duties related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Chandni Mahal area earlier this month. According to police, a case was registered at Chandni Mahal police station…
Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk being attended by a medical professional on the 18th day of his indefinite hunger strike (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Thank you all. I love you all. I am strong with half my muscles,” activist Sonam Wangchuk said as he lay on a mattress on the stage at Jantar Mantar. His indefinite hunger…
New Delhi: New Delhi: If you applied for a new power connection or your child’s birth certificate and did not get it on time, you may be entitled to compensation of upto Rs 5,000.Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved the Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Service Bill, 2026, paving the…
New Delhi: Taking note of the “urgency”, Delhi High Court has agreed to hear Thursday a PIL raising concerns over the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar.The court acted on a petition, filed by a lawyer, which claimed that Wangchuk might not be able to survive for…
New Delhi: MCD and National Dairy Development Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants in Delhi for the proper utilisation of cow dung.Union home minister Amit Shah said that the agreement signed today will serve as a model for making all major cities of the country clean….
New Delhi: Delhi govt has launched an investigation into residential, commercial and group housing projects where building plans were allegedly approved in the past five years without the payment of the mandatory infrastructure development charge (IFC).Govt estimates this has caused a revenue loss running into thousands of crores of rupees.According to Delhi Jal Board (DJB)…
New Delhi: Discarded X-ray sheets transformed into stylish dresses, bags stitched from retired Army uniforms, decor crafted from textile waste collected in Ladakh and used shoes refurbished for schoolchildren.These are among the innovative ideas on display at Weave the Future 4.0-Upcycling Edition, where waste in its many forms is being given a second life, sometimes…
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: BJP Wednesday wrested control of two MCD zonal ward committees that were considered AAP strongholds in MCD.Of the 12 zonal ward committees that went to the polls, BJP now controls 10 and AAP 2.For AAP, the setback will bite more as some of its councillors allegedly cross-voted in the City Sadar Paharganj…
A week after the rain stopped, children in Kirari are still out of school, homes remain surrounded by sewage-laced water, public parks have turned into lakes, and elderly residents are breaking down in tears New Delhi: Nearly a week after the season’s heaviest rain lashed the city, many houses in northwest Delhi’s Kirari remain surrounded…
New Delhi: After Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, Election Commission (EC) Wednesday extended the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, with the publication of draft and final rolls also pushed back.Door-to-door visits by booth-level officers (BLOs), which were to end on July 29, will continue until Aug 8. The…
