New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to conduct structural audits of 44 flyovers that are more than 15 years old. Some of these have been in use for nearly three decades.The city today has 102 flyovers, many of which were built during the infrastructure push of the early 2000s. PWD has earmarked…
New Delhi: In a long-awaited decision that is likely to benefit lakhs of slum-dwellers, chief minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday announced that Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has extended the cutoff date of the slum rehabilitation scheme from Jan 1, 2015 to Jan 1, 2025. In other words, residents of all eligible slum clusters established…
New Delhi: Police have arrested six men and apprehended two juveniles in connection with the Rs 1.5-crore heist reported from Chandni Chowk two weeks ago. Over Rs 1 crore has been recovered. Among those arrested is a 26-year-old employee of the businessman who had shared the movement, route and live location of the cash with…
New Delhi: A motor accident claims tribunal in Delhi has awarded Rs 44.69 lakh compensation to a 47-year-old man whose leg had to be amputated following a road accident in 2020.Presiding officer Shirish Aggarwal was hearing a petition filed by Sanjay, who said he was waiting in his e-rickshaw in Delhi Cantt on February 12,…
New Delhi: Refusing bail to a man accused of murdering his wife, who died after spending 13 months in a vegetative state following an alleged assault, a Delhi court held that his continued custody was necessary as seven doctors are yet to testify and there is a possibility that, if released, he could influence witnesses…
New Delhi: Eight years after an antique dealer was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 9 crore in an elaborate “rice puller” scam, the economic offences wing of Delhi Police has arrested a 53-year-old temple priest from Jaipur, who was part of the gang of cons and had evaded arrest for 12 years.The rice-puller scam is…
New Delhi: A data analysis report by think tank Envirocatalyst, released Tuesday and based on data from Jan 1 to June 20, found that ozone peaks sharply in the afternoon, driven by solar radiation and photochemical reactions. However, PM2.5 remains high overnight and peaks during the morning rush hour.The report stated that nitrogen dioxide averages…
Devina Gahlot (L, Photo credit: ANI), daughter of BJP leader Kailash Gahlot (R, Photo credit: X/@Kailash Gahlot), has achieved the coveted All India Rank 1 in the CUET (UG)-2026 examinations NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former AAP minister Kailash Gahlot’s younger daughter, Devina Gahlot, has secured All India Rank 1 in CUET (UG)-2026.The results were…
Jamai said he wanted to meet CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and congratulate him for raising the issue, but the meeting could not take place as Dipke was unwell. By Phalguni ShettyNEW DELHI: AIMIM Delhi state president Shoaib Jamai reached Jantar Mantar late Monday night to extend support to Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest against alleged…
The complainant and his associate were intercepted by motorcycle-borne assailants, one of the accused allegedly brandished a pistol (L) NEW DELHI: Two men carrying Rs 1.5 crore in cash were robbed at gunpoint near Delhi’s Zakhira Flyover earlier this month, with police saying the crime was facilitated by an employee of the victim company.Six people,…
