Two tragedies multiple questions (L) Lovkesh Bajaj, Hariram Gupta (R) NEW DELHI: “Delhi mein sab chalta hai,” three months ago, those words surfaced in the aftermath of Delhi’s Malviya Nagar B&B fire — a tragedy that eventually claimed 23 lives.Now, after another deadly disaster in the capital, the words echo again.This time, it is not…
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu has directed the DDA to find land NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to identify suitable land parcels for student accommodation and draw up a plan to develop hostel facilities in coordination with universities.Sandhu held a meeting with DDA…
The MCD has cracked down on several buildings in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar and Pandav Nagar areas following CM Rekha Gupta’s direction NEW DELHI: Days after the Satya Niketan building collapse, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday launched a demolition drive against unauthorised structures in Laxmi Nagar and Pandav Nagar following Chief Minister Rekha…
Hauz Rani and Satya Niketan neighborhoods face lingering unease after recent tragedies. NEW DELHI: In Hauz Rani, foreign faces have disappeared from the narrow lanes. In Satya Niketan, students are packing their bags.The foreign faces that once filled the narrow lanes around the neighbourhood’s budget B&Bs have largely disappeared. Relatives of medical tourists would stop…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta directs the MCD to use bulldozers against illegal structures. NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take action against illegal structures, with inspections and demolition drives planned in several parts of the capital.Senior municipal corporation officials have been instructed to remain…
An explosion at a godown in Okhla Phase-I claimed one life and left four individuals injured due to an oxygen cylinder blast. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: One person died and four others were injured after an oxygen cylinder exploded at a godown in Okhla Phase-I on Wednesday morning, police said.A PCR call was received at…
Odisha is likely to receive very heavy rain at isolated places on Thursday, while thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds are also possible. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Odisha on Thursday, while several states are likely to see heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning.Heavy rain…
Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta was found dead in his Noida flat. NOIDA: Former Delhi chief secretary and municipal commissioner Rakesh Mehta, 74, was found dead at his rented flat in Sector 82 on Sunday afternoon.Police recovered a one-page note in which the retired bureaucrat referred to his illnesses and stated that no one…
The FIR registered in the case states that building owner Hariram Gupta and his brother constructed four additional floors. NEW DELHI: For students and young professionals who leave their hometowns for Delhi in pursuit of their dreams, a paying guest accommodation can gradually become much more than four walls and a bed.It becomes a second…
In a devastating event, a Delhi PG building’s collapse resulted in the loss of seven lives, prompting swift arrests. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Wednesday arrested PG operator Sudhanshu in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse that left seven people dead.Police had earlier arrested alleged owner Hariram Gupta, his wife Urmila and their son Mahesh.According…
