New Delhi: A joint committee constituted on the directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found that 15 trees were illegally felled in Jagdamba Colony, Kadipur, in northwest Delhi and said the landowners could be held liable for the violation.In a report dated Sept 16, the committee, comprising the SDM (Burari), divisional forest officer and…
Sah (L) is a vegetable vendor from Supaul; Kamat (C) is a house servant from Supaul. NEW DELHI: A house servant allegedly planned to flee to Nepal, open a restaurant or cafe and build a lavish lifestyle with the proceeds of a burglary involving jewellery and cash worth around Rs 3 crore in north Delhi,…
CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshava Rao was gunned down in an encounter on May 21, 2025. NEW DELHI: On May 25, 2013, a Congress convoy travelling through the forests of Bastar was heading from Sukma towards Jagdalpur as part of the party’s Parivartan Yatra ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Then, at Jhiram Ghati…
Delhi-NCR faces recurring incidents due to ignored warning signs and system failures. NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR has been witnessing a spate of incidents in the past few days that do not seem to have much in common on the face of it — a traffic signal pole crashing on vehicles at Delhi’s Minto Road, action on…
The bazaar was open to the public for free on 14-15 Sept Against the backdrop of soft Indian instrumental music, the National Crafts Museum became a showcase of cultures from across the BRICS nations as the BRICS Bazaar brought together handicrafts, traditional art and artisans from participating countries. Hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs…
A DU teacher faced assault by a student campaigner. Faculty members protested the incident and threatened to boycott election duties. NEW DELHI: A Delhi University teacher was allegedly assaulted by a student campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections at Motilal Nehru College (Evening) on Wednesday, triggering a protest by faculty members and…
New Delhi: Five people, including a relationship manager of a private bank, have been arrested in connection with a cyber fraud in which Rs 12.8 crore was siphoned off from the corporate account of a non-banking financial company (NBFC) through 317 unauthorised transactions, Delhi Police said Wednesday.The transactions were routed through 34 primary-layer bank accounts…
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board’s two-day Jal Manthan 2026 concluded Wednesday with experts and officials focusing on improving the city’s water security and accelerating the rejuvenation of the Yamuna.The conclave, held on Sept 15 and 16, brought together water experts, technology specialists, utility practitioners, administrators and representatives of multilateral organisations. Six key areas were 24×7…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored inquiry into allegations of a police lathi-charge on students during NEET-related protests in the capital, observing that its PIL jurisdiction could not be invoked merely on the basis of conflicting media reports.The petitioner, who described himself as a citizen and…
The ABVP and the NSUI have traded allegations of attacks and intimidation involving their members and candidates NEW DELHI: With Delhi University set to vote for its students’ union on September 18, the ABVP and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have traded allegations of attacks and intimidation involving their members and candidates, with both…
