New Delhi: The murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debosmita Paul at her east Delhi residence on June 3 appears to have been planned well in advance. Police sources said photographs of Paul’s vehicle registration plate and her residence were found on the mobile phone of the 42-year-old man who, along with his wife, had…
New Delhi: Animal rights activists, academics and legal experts on Sunday urged authorities to strengthen sterilisation and vaccination programmes for stray dogs rather than removing them from public spaces. The issue of street dog management stems from administrative failures and inadequate implementation of the existing laws, they argued.At a press conference organised by Conference for…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has received approval to fell or transplant 364 trees for the 9.9-km RK Ashram-Indraprastha (Central Vista) corridor.DMRC had initially sought permission to remove 405 trees, but approvals granted by the Delhi forest department and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) resulted in 41 trees being spared.“As per CEC order…
New Delhi: Customs officials have arrested two passengers arriving at IGI Airport from Kuala Lumpur for allegedly attempting to smuggle 15.4 kg of weed worth over Rs 5 crore concealed inside two brand-new geysers. These passengers concealed 145 vacuum-sealed hydroponic weed packets inside two geysers, with an X-ray check revealing the narcotics inside.After the passengers…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Monday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) to introduce a scientific and technology-driven framework for road development, maintenance, greening and dust pollution control across the capital.The agreement aims to make Delhi’s roads safer, more durable, environmentally…
New Delhi: Noida International Airport (NIA) will now begin operations next Monday with one fewer launch airline as Air India Express has indefinitely postponed its plans to have flights from there. The new airport will come to life with IndiGo flights, followed by Akasa from the next day. IndiGo will be the biggest operator at…
Delhi Gymkhana Club (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday voiced serious concern over the Centre’s move to reclaim land occupied by the Indian Polo Association (IPA) and other institutions, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club. The court stressed that the loss of green spaces could make the national capital increasingly unlivable.Hearing a…
NEW DELHI: A tea break, an unattended oil fryer left burning, and a cook who quietly walked away without alerting anyone as flames began to spread—these lapses have now emerged as key links in a chain of failures that led to the Malviya Nagar hotel fire, which claimed 22 lives.Investigations have revealed that a nearly…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set a strict 20-day review cycle for the Yamuna river’s rejuvenation NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday mandated strict 20-day review cycles to clean the Yamuna river, along with installing 59 new sewage treatment plants (STP) by 2027.Chairing a high-level review meeting on the Yamuna rejuvenation…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s absence from the INDIA bloc meeting on Monday strongly indicated that it is no longer part of the opposition alliance.A party leader also said the same during a press conference. “We have clarified several times that AAP is no longer part of the INDIA alliance. Therefore, the question of…
