Seven major stretches around Red Fort will remain closed to general traffic from 4am to 10am. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police has announced extensive traffic restrictions around Red Fort on Aug 13 in view of the full-dress rehearsal ahead of Independence Day ceremony.Seven major stretches around Red Fort, including Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian…
New Delhi: More than six months after 26-year-old Tarun Butolia was beaten to death by a mob over a minor Holi-related dispute in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, Delhi Police crime branch has arrested a proclaimed offender who had been evading arrest since the incident.The accused, identified as 23-year-old Sohail, was apprehended near Palam Flyover on…
During his visa interview on Aug 7, he allegedly admitted to US embassy officials that he had never attended classes at the university NEW DELHI: An FIR was filed against a 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh by Delhi Police after the US Embassy complained he allegedly submitted forged documents while applying for a non-immigrant visa.The…
New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Tuesday approved a bill to repeal the nearly two-decade-old law governing bed-and-breakfast (B&B) establishments in the capital, with govt planning to replace it with a new policy framework aimed at making regulations more flexible and suited to the changing hospitality sector.The move follows the June fire at a B&B in Malviya…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday said Delhi’s power companies had built up a financial gap of about Rs 38,000 crore, but govt would not allow discoms to pass the burden on to Delhi’s consumers.“Govt stands its ground firmly on the matter and is fighting the case in court,” she said.Gupta said power tariffs…
New Delhi: The Delhi govt has asked Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to begin integrating its municipal services with DigiLocker and Entity Locker, a move to make verification and issuance of civic certificates faster and more secure.The department of information technology of the Delhi govt, in a letter dated Aug 7, directed MCD, along with…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta has asked MLAs to dress decently while dealing with women after AAP’s Kirari MLA, Anil Jha, was seen in a video sitting in a vest and shorts while signing forms for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.The video, which has gone viral, shows Jha seated cross-legged on a chair with a saffron…
New Delhi: Despite a comprehensive standard operating procedure being in place to curb noise pollution in the capital, key regulations governing loudspeakers and public address systems remain largely unenforced.The issue has resurfaced following violations by kanwar yatra processions featuring high-decibel DJ setups, highlighting a persistent gap between policy on paper and ground reality.Police officers said…
New Delhi: Noise pollution has emerged as a serious health concern in Delhi, with DJs and loudspeakers on slow-moving vehicles during religious processions exposing residents and commuters to prolonged bursts of high-volume sound.ENT specialists warn that repeated or intense exposure to such loud noise can cause permanent hearing loss, tinnitus and other health problems, with…
New Delhi: AAP MLAs Tuesday demanded the dismissal of Delhi food and civil supplies minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa over alleged irregularities in the “procurement and distribution” of subsidised rice meant for the poor.Sirsa dismissed the charges as “blatant lies” and warned of legal action against “defamatory allegations”.Eight AAP MLAs were marshalled out of the assembly…
