New Delhi: Pushing its flagship ‘broom-free city’ initiative aimed at fully mechanised sanitation, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has expanded the deployment of machines for a range of cleaning operations across its area.On Friday, NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra flagged off 20 battery-operated litter-picking machines, or gobblers, to strengthen cleaning in markets and other high-footfall areas.“The…
New Delhi: The Delhi forest department has floated a tender for anti-termite treatment using lindane, a banned pesticide, at Central Ridge, where it is developing theme-based “special forests”.Experts have raised concerns over the move, noting that the presence of termites is a natural and healthy indicator in forest ecosystems. They warned that the use of…
New Delhi: With an eye on preventing monsoon-related disruptions, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar chaired a high-level review meeting on preparedness measures, focusing on desilting of drains, pumping arrangements, planning for waterlogging-prone areas and expediting road redevelopment works.The commissioner directed all zones to complete desilting of drains by May 31 and submit…
New Delhi: An Indian flapshell turtle, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, was rescued from a polluted waterbody in east Delhi’s Harsh Vihar by Wildlife SOS, an animal rescue and rehab organisation.The reptile, weighing nearly 50 kg, was spotted early in the morning by a family near a contaminated stretch in…
New Delhi: Pets cannot be treated as “inanimate objects”, Delhi high court has said, emphasising that the emotional bond between pets and their caregivers must be given due consideration in disputes over custody.It pointed out that unlike objects, animals are sentient beings and develop strong emotional connections with those who care for them. HC was…
New Delhi: Four more people have been arrested in connection with the assault of a serving brigadier and his son in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Saturday, taking the total number of arrests to six.The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53), Ashish (32) and Satender (35), residents of Mehram Nagar…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has issued a notification listing 1,511 colonies, out of 1,731 identified unauthorised ones, where plot owners can apply for regularisation of properties.The gazette notification, uploaded on the DDA website and approved on April 8, includes colonies such as Prem Nagar, Noor Nagar, Kotla Vihar, Harijan Basti in Masoodpur, Hari…
New Delhi: A visually impaired Indian Railways employee was allegedly duped of Rs 14.5 lakh after leasing a property in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, only to later discover that it had already been taken over by a finance company following a loan default. Police have arrested a 51-year-old taxi driver, accused of carrying out multiple…
New Delhi: A month after a 42-year-old property dealer was found shot dead inside his car in southwest Delhi’s Chhawla, police have arrested his house help for allegedly concealing a pistol suspected to have been used in the incident. Another man, believed to have supplied the weapon, has also been arrested, even as investigators are…
New Delhi: The temperature continue to soar and Delhi saw its hottest day this season on Thursday when the maximum was 40.3 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.The Met depatment expects the maximum will rise further.This is also the first time when the city’s base station, Safdarjung, recorded temperatures above 40 degrees. Delhi’s air quality…
