NEW DELHI: The city reeled under extreme heat for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, with the maximum temperature soaring to 41 degrees Celsius, the highest of the season, before an unexpected spell of rain cooled it down considerably. Strong thunderstorms, intense rain and gusty winds swept across Delhi-NCR in the evening, catching both residents…
New Delhi: Ending the plight of a man booked under Pocso Act after the hospital where his underage wife delivered a child alerted police, Delhi High Court has quashed the criminal case.It allowed the joint plea of the accused husband and the now-adult wife to quash the case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.Special judge Prashant Sharma issued the notice to the agency and listed the matter for hearing on April 20….
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…
