New Delhi: Delhi High Court has initiated contempt of court proceedings against a superintendent at Tihar jail, taking a dim view of the “flimsy and untenable excuses” he made while delaying the release of a convict on parole despite the court’s directions.Justice Purushaindra K Kaurav said the jail administration made a “mockery” of the legal…
New Delhi: Former Puducherry lieutenant governor and retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi Thursday moved Delhi High Court seeking to be made a party in a matter relating to the collapse of a building in Satya Niketan that left seven people, including five students, dead.Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, appearing for Centre, Delhi govt and Municipal…
New Delhi: A 31-year-old HR professional, reported missing by his family after he went to Gurgaon to meet a former colleague, was allegedly murdered, police have said.Delhi Police has arrested the former colleague, Anya Vats, and her partner Sanyam Sachdeva in connection with the alleged murder of Yuvraj Singh Manchanda. Police suspect a financial dispute…
New Delhi: River Yamuna appears to have received some of the monsoon cleansing that was due in early July. In Aug, the river showed a substantial reduction in sewage contamination at some downstream stretches compared to July as well as the same time last year.Despite the improvement, though, organic pollution is still high, and a…
New Delhi: By the end of Oct, the city is expected to get additional parking space for about 6,400 vehicles.As part of measures to control air pollution ahead of the winter season, MCD, in accordance with CAQM directions, has identified 81 new sites for developing surface parking lots.Currently, the civic body has 399 surface parking…
New Delhi: A BCom graduate, a former tuition centre operator, a mobile shop worker and three others allegedly joined hands to execute a gunpoint robbery involving Rs 1.5 crore in cash in central Delhi. Police have arrested five of them.The robbery took place on Sept 7 when a payment collector, accompanied by a colleague, was…
New Delhi: Warning it may put counting and results on hold, Delhi High Court Thursday lashed out at “criminal and reckless conduct” of students during campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections. It gave a day’s time to DU and police to demonstrate their seriousness in punishing those behind violence and hooliganism.Campaigning for…
New Delhi: A court has allowed Natasha Narwal, an accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, to complete the formalities necessary for obtaining a 10-year Indian passport, while making it clear that the order does not authorise her to travel abroad.Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts clarified that she cannot…
New Delhi: Seven months after the amended traffic challan provisions came into effect, Delhi is finally moving towards implementing the new system. Under it, motorists whose grievances are rejected will have to deposit at least 50% of the challan amount before approaching court.The move has gained momentum with LG notifying officers who will handle grievances…
New Delhi: Delhi govt departments will have to think twice before asking for more money without demonstrating a realistic requirement for expenses. The finance department has flagged a pattern of departments seeking supplementary grants and re-appropriation funds, despite failing to utilise their original allocations.“There have been instances when supplementary demands for grants were taken by…
