New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday visited AIIMS Trauma Centre and met families of the students injured in the Satya Niketan building collapse, assuring them of all possible assistance and directing doctors to provide the best treatment.Delhi govt has expedited safety checks of PG hostels across the city following the incident, said CM’s office….
New Delhi: Magisterial inquiries into a series of deadly building collapses and fires in Delhi have repeatedly flagged regulatory failures, negligence and lapses by multiple govt agencies. The subsequent actions, however, have largely been directed at junior govt officials and engineers, even in cases where the probes have pointed to failures involving institutional processes, such…
New Delhi: A man was allegedly robbed of Rs 1.5 crore at gunpoint on Netaji Subhash Marg in central Delhi while carrying the cash he had collected from Kucha Ghasi Ram in north Delhi, police said.According to investigators, the victim was travelling on a scooter with the cash when two motorcycle-borne men intercepted him. The…
New Delhi: The capital is set to roll out the proverbial red carpet for heads of states and delegations from 11 member and 10 partner countries who will be in attendance for the Brics Summit this weekend. Wrapped in a tight security blanket, all stakeholders are gearing up to ensure seamless touchdowns at IGI Airport,…
New Delhi: A 33-year-old contractual worker died after allegedly being electrocuted inside Delhi University’s South Campus Monday, prompting police to register a case of death by negligence.Police said a PCR call was received around 5.30 am on Sept 7 regarding the death of a man, a resident of a JJ Camp, who had allegedly suffered…
New Delhi: A medical emergency does not wait for Delhi traffic to clear. This was evident when a heart patient travelling to a hospital in Pitampura got stuck in heavy congestion and needed urgent assistance.A call for help reached Delhi Traffic Police around 8 pm. The congestion was at Mukarba Chowk. Traffic personnel immediately facilitated…
Students wrap their belongings in bedsheets and gunny bags after they were asked to vacate from the neighbouring buildings College se paas padta hai toh commute time bacha ke hum woh time padhayi mein lagate hain” – it’s a common sentiment among students living in PGs around the now-infamous Satya Niketan Square. But a day…
New Delhi: For Nazmeen of Mangolpuri’s Block Y, the SIR process took an unexpected turn. She gave her uncle’s permanent address but didn’t receive her enumeration form. The BLO said her relatives had submitted a statement saying she didn’t live there. “No proof was shown to me. I eventually got my form. A senior official…
New Delhi: Joshna Chongtham, wife of Manipuri guitarist Chongtham Vikram Singh who died Monday following an assault allegedly by a group of men, has demanded a fair and impartial investigation into her husband’s death and urged authorities to hold all those responsible accountable under the law.Addressing a news conference in Chanakyapuri Tuesday, she said the…
New Delhi: Slogans of “VC go back”, “VC sharam karo”, “PG hostel do” and “accountability fix karo” were raised against Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh during a campus event Tuesday, days after the Satya Niketan PG building collapse in which several college students died.The VC was attending a discussion as a special guest on “Developed…
