New Delhi: A “dislike” for the domestic help allegedly drove dermatologist Dr Manish Gupta to murder her at his East of Kailash residence in June, Delhi Police has said in a chargesheet filed before a Saket court.According to the chargesheet, Gupta allegedly wanted to remove Meena (45) from her job, but his wife opposed the…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has asked MCD and NDMC to issue seizure memos to street vendors within 24 hours of confiscating their goods, and to videograph the entire process.In a recent order, a bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan specified that the seizure memos should mention the date of the seizure,…
New Delhi: In a reshuffle of Delhi Higher Judicial Service, 28 judges were transferred by the high court Monday.Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra, who was hearing a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur involving businessman Robert Vadra, has been transferred to the southwest district courts in Dwarka, while additional sessions…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is targeting installation of a multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling system at nine toll points located on national highways by Oct-end. However, the deadline could be challenging as implementation is subject to a no objection certificate (NoC) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).An MCD official said a joint…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday directed real estate developers Sushil and Gopal Ansal, along with the other convicts, to file written submissions within a week in their appeals against conviction for tampering with evidence in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire case.Justice Purushaindra K Kaurav listed the matter for further hearing on Oct 15 and…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will organise a World Tourism Day celebration at Baansera, Sarai Kale Khan, on Sept 26 and 27, to showcase India’s rich diversity in tourism, art, craft, cuisine and music.The park will be divided into six themed zones. The first one will be Hunar Gali, where traditional arts and crafts…
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has sought an action-taken report from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over allegations of sexual harassment reportedly raised by some female students against a professor.The commission took suo motu cognisance of a video circulating on social media in which the students alleged that they had submitted a complaint against…
New Delhi: “There was not even a whisper of a casteist remark,” self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj claimed before a court Monday, alleging his arrest under SC/ST Act was politically motivated and the complainant had attacked him during the July Jantar Mantar incident.Appearing before additional sessions judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler for bail, Bhardwaj’s counsel,…
New Delhi: Five people, including two women, have been arrested in connection with the murder of an e-rickshaw driver in Sector 28, Rohini. A knife allegedly used in the crime, along with the vehicles involved and blood-stained clothes, has also been recovered. The arrested have been identified as Anuj (19), Himanshu (21), Sachin (22), Nandini…
New Delhi: The service on a small stretch between Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk metro stations on Yellow Line was impacted for over four hours by a signalling issue Monday, causing inconvenience to commuters. As the Metro ran at a restricted speed, commuters claimed that there was a cascading effect on other sections of the…
