New Delhi: Amid ongoing desilting operations across major drains and nullahs ahead of the monsoon, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has raised concerns over delay in cleaning the disused canal drain connecting Karkari Mor to the SDM office in east Delhi.The civic body claimed that no work had started at site till last week…
While publishers tighten enforcement, affordability still drives demand A recent piracy crackdown in Delhi has spotlighted what’s being sold and read on the city’s streets. In March, Penguin Random House, alongside Simon & Schuster and Hay House, worked with Delhi Police to seize over 20,000 books from a Rohini-based racket, uncovering an illegal printing press…
New Delhi: Two passengers suffered minor injuries after three Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses rammed into one another on Mathura Road in central Delhi on Friday, police said.A PCR call regarding the accident was received in the morning, following which teams reached the spot. Two of the injured were given medical treatment. The buses were…
New Delhi: Two people were injured after an acid-like substance in a bottle burst open inside a car in southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.According to Delhi Fire Service, a call about a “car fire” was received around 5.04 pm, after which two tenders reached the spot. Officials found that there was no fire, but an acid-like…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday framed charges against former Congress MLA Mohd Asif Khan and 12 others in a 19-year-old case of mob violence, in which police alegedly were targeted. The court also slammed the prosecution’s investigation against 13 others in the same case, calling it “contrived”.In the order, Special Judge Vishal Gogne…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Friday announced a major overhaul of water and sewer infrastructure charges (IFC), shifting from the current area-based calculation system to a water demand-based model and offering concessions of up to 70% for several categories of colonies.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the revised policy was aimed at reducing the financial burden…
This is not the first time Ye has faced concert cancellations in recent months Fans of Heartless and Can’t Tell Me Nothing rapper Ye were left confused after online chatter sparked rumours about a possible cancellation of his upcoming concert in Delhi on May 23.Speculations were rife with fans wondering: “Is it because his shows…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has stepped up security arrangements across the national capital ahead of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid), with intensified foot patrolling, vehicle checking, picket inspections and a series of Aman Committee meetings being conducted across multiple districts, officials said on Friday.Police said community-outreach programmes, guard briefings and coordination meetings are being organised to ensure…
NEW DELHI: Between 2015 and 2024, over 75% of Delhi’s land area has remained under recurring heat stress, with industrial belts, dense residential neighbourhoods and unplanned settlements emerging as some of the city’s hottest zones, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).Using Landsat data from 2015 to 2024 and…
NEW DELHI: The foul smell hits the senses well before hundreds of dead fish are seen. At Sanjay Jheel in Mayur Vihar, deep cracks have appeared where the lake was supposed to be, replaced by scattered, shallow puddles. Birds pick at piles of dead fish. The revival of the 54-acre waterbody was undertaken in 2021…
