A fire broke out in the electric meter of a private hospital in southwest Delhi’s Dabri New Delhi: About 10-15 patients were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in the electricity meter and panel of a five-storey private kidney hospital in southwest Delhi’s Dabri on Sunday night.According to police, a PCR call regarding the…
New Delhi: Just hours before the devastating fire that engulfed an entire building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlaqabad, one of the suspects, Sarita, along with a 17-year-old girl, had allegedly conducted a recce of the premises to identify the scooter belonging to Deepak, a tenant with whom she had a monetary dispute. The vehicle would later…
New Delhi: An alleged sex racket, operating under the guise of spa services in south Delhi’s Wazir Nagar, has been busted and three persons, including a woman, have been arrested.Three from Thailand were among the 15 women rescued from three spas functioning out of a commercial property. Police received a tip-off last Wednesday from NGO…
New Delhi: Police suspect that the two armed robbers involved in the Rs 1.5-crore heist in north Delhi’s Sarai Rohilla last Wednesday may have fled towards Rajasthan. Multiple teams have been sent to the state to conduct raids.Police have detained a few people for questioning, but no arrest has been made. Investigators have come across…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to make its first dedicated dog shelter at Sector 29, Dwarka, operational by Nov-end, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the GMR Group, on Monday.According to MCD officials, the organisation has agreed…
TNew Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu reviewed the progress of DDA’s Yamuna rejuvenation programme, 23% of which has been completed, according to official estimates.The LG asked officials to fast-track projects related to the floodplain after being told during a review last week that restoration and riverfront development was over on nearly 1,700 hectares of the…
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to roll out a comprehensive property tax assessment system based on the unit area method (UAM) within the next three months.The council has sent the bylaws outlining the implementation process to the Union home ministry for notification. The bylaws were framed following amendments to NDMC Act…
New Delhi: After easing congestion on Vikas Marg, Delhi Traffic Police is working on creating another signal-free corridor in east Delhi by shutting down three major traffic lights on Swami Dayanand Marg.The stretch is among east Delhi’s key arterial roads, carrying heavy traffic in Shahdara, Krishna Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Anand Vihar and Karkardooma. The corridor…
New Delhi: A drinking water supplier was shot dead inside his shop in northeast Delhi’s Nehru Vihar Monday evening after three men on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire on him and fled.Police are probing whether the murder was linked to personal enmity or any previous dispute. While locals claimed that more than a dozen rounds…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday offered interim relief to slum dwellers facing eviction from the Race Course clusters, directing authorities not to demolish the homes of residents who have not accepted alternative accommodation until July 1.“If they have not voluntarily relocated, you cannot touch them till July 1,” a vacation bench of Justices Tejas…
