New Delhi: At dawn in Lodhi Garden, birders and walkers have found themselves following an avian story for over 10 days with all the ingredients of a soap opera. At the centre of the ongoing spectacle is an unlikely cast: an adult female oriental pied hornbill, a pair of resident Indian grey hornbills and at…
New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving traffic management and boosting revenue, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to identify parking sites allegedly being operated illegally across the city.In an internal communication issued to all zonal deputy commissioners, MCD said it had been receiving complaints and reports from various sources regarding the unregulated…
New Delhi: In one of the highest seizures in recent times at Delhi airport, customs officials have seized 47.8 kg of hydroponic weed from two Thai nationals. Officials said the market value of the recovered narcotic substance is around Rs 48 crore.A customs official said both passengers arrived from Bangkok on Friday.“A thorough physical examination…
New Delhi: Two days after a woman and her 13-year-old son were found murdered at their residence in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri, police arrested the woman’s cousin from a park in south Delhi. He allegedly admitted to being addicted to drugs and claimed that he had grown resentful of his cousin, believing she was financially well-off…
File photo for representation New Delhi: Delhi govt is going to modernise all sub-registrar offices in the capital on the lines of ‘Passport Seva Kendras’ with an aim to make property registration transparent, technology-driven and citizen-friendly. The govt will engage private companies in setting up and operating premium service centres.“We want to create one of…
The move has sparked backlash from students (AI Image) A campus notice at Maitreyi College restricting video recording has sparked a clash of opinions between students and the administration. Dated May 20/21, 2026, the notice – which is doing the rounds online – states that the college has prohibited the recording of videos “within the…
New Delhi: The crime branch has arrested the main accused who, along with his associates, took a businessman and his family hostage and robbed them at their home in Golf Links in April.The armed robbery was reported on April 17, when the family’s help, Sushil, had employed only four-five days ago, facilitated the entry of…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) is set to conduct fire and electrical safety audits at several govt hospitals in southwest Delhi to strengthen critical healthcare infrastructure.Facilities identified so far include Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital in Raghubir Nagar, Acharya Shree Bhikshu Government Hospital in Moti Nagar, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital and its residential complex…
New Delhi: As part of a major push to clean the Yamuna, Delhi govt has awarded work for 12 new decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs) in the Najafgarh area at an estimated cost of around Rs 860 crore. The projects aim to curb pollution flowing into the river through the Najafgarh drain, the capital’s largest…
New Delhi: Centre’s order directing Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) to hand over its premises to govt is being seen as the culmination of a governance dispute that was building up over six years, ever since corporate affairs ministry conducted a probe into multiple violations and instances of mismanagement at the club.Yet, the move has come…
