Inside a green space maintained by the PWD beneath the Modi Mill flyover, sections of walls, an arched opening, fragments of an old building and a well are all that may remain of Sarai Juliana , an 18th-century travellers’ inn built by Dona Juliana Dias da Costa. Inside a green space maintained by the PWD…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Saturday reviewed its waste management strategy with World Bank experts while mayor Pravesh Wahi inspected the Bhalswa landfill and directed officials to accelerate bio-mining operations.MCD commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar chaired a meeting with World Bank experts, where waste management models followed in Tokyo, New York and Barcelona were discussed….
In the case of Everest, FSSAI has prohibited the sale of compounded (hing powder) variants with immediate effect. NEW DELHI: Food regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it has prohibited Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd and Laljee Godhoo and Company from selling hing powder after finding the products to be sub-standard.In a social media post, the…
Visually impaired students navigate Delhi’s chaotic streets using sound and memory daily. NEW DELHI: Cars, buses and two-wheelers poured in from every direction as Rajan Kumar and his friend, Nikhil, stood in the middle of a chaotic intersection in Burari’s Harit Vihar, a white cane tapping the ground as they waited to board a bus…
Influenza cases have significantly increased in Delhi this season, with H1N1 being prevalent. NEW DELHI: Influenza cases have risen sharply in Delhi this season, with H1N1 accounting for the largest share of influenza A cases. However, the increase does not appear to be linked to a new or unusually dangerous strain, with the circulating virus…
Visibility rises, but acceptance remains a challenge for many LGBTQIA+ individuals (Representative Image) NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: For many LGBTQIA+ Indians, the hardest battle is not always against the law or public prejudice. Sometimes, it begins at home — in a parent’s silence, a sibling’s suspicion, a phone checked without permission, or a marriage proposal presented as…
A father and his friend were arrested for allegedly killing the son in Delhi (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A 64-year-old man and his friend have been arrested for allegedly killing the man’s son by assaulting him with a stone and strangling him in southeast Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj, police said.The accused told investigators that his son…
IIT Delhi’s director warned of disciplinary actions against students disrupting campus peace. NEW DELHI: After a midnight march by IIT Delhi students Thursday as part of their ongoing protest following a postgraduate scholar’s death on the premises, director Rangan Banerjee sent a mail to all students around 5pm Friday, stating that the institute will take…
Odisha is expected to see the most intense rainfall, with heavy to very heavy rain and isolated extremely heavy rain likely in the state. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy rain in Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Gangetic West Bengal on Sunday, with extremely heavy rain…
In the case of Muskan’s (R) murder, the prime suspect, Imran (L) reportedly seized her iPhone post-crime NEW DELHI: The prime accused in the murder of 21-year-old model Muskan allegedly took her iPhone after the killing, with police suspecting that he may have wanted to delete text messages and chats and erase his digital trail,…
