Buliding collapsed like a pancake in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday afternoon, killing at least five people and leaving more than a dozen injured NEW DELHI: Police said multiple teams have been formed to trace the accused after a five-storey building housing a student paying guest accommodation collapsed like a pancake in south Delhi’s…
Charkhi Dadri Police intensified its crackdown on drug traffickers and their assets. CHARKHI DADRI: Charkhi Dadri Police has intensified its crackdown on drug traffickers, targeting not only those allegedly involved in the illegal narcotics trade but also the properties, valuables and other assets believed to have been acquired from its proceeds.Acting on the strict directions…
NEW DELHI: The IMD has forecast rain and thunderstorms across several parts of the states, with heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of West Bengal until September 9. Moderate rain is also expected in parts of Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, rainfall activity in Delhi is likely to ease from September 8, with partly…
Rescue operations underway at the Satya Niketan building collapse site NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police issued an advisory on Monday after a building collapsed at Satya Niketan Market in South Campus, disrupting traffic on several key routes as rescue operations continued.In a post on X, officials said, “Following a building collapse at Satya Niketan Market,…
A student PG building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan due to waterlogged basement and ongoing repairs. Before building collapse (L) , After (R) NEW DELHI: A waterlogged basement, repair work on an ageing structure and possible structural weaknesses are emerging as key factors behind the deadly collapse of a student PG building in Delhi’s Satya…
An adjoining building in Satya Niketan faces demolition after a fatal collapse NEW DELHI: A day after a five-storey building collapsed in Satya Niketan, killing six people, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has ordered the demolition of an adjoining property after finding it to be in a “ruinous/dangerous condition”.The neighbouring building was vacated over safety…
Building collapses in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan NEW DELHI: The collapse of a five-storey boys’ PG in Satya Niketan on Sunday has brought back a question Delhi has repeatedly failed to answer: how safe are the buildings in which thousands of students live? The building, close to Delhi University’s South Campus, was being used as…
The sources said Bhardwaj showed no sign of remorse during the questioning, news agency PTI reported. NEW DELHI: Self-proclaimed ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj, arrested in connection with the alleged assault on a student activist’s father during a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was shown his viral videos and questioned by multiple police teams during his remand,…
Satya Niketan offers over 200 PG accommodations for Delhi University South Campus students. NEW DELHI: More than 200 PG accommodations are packed into Satya Niketan, the neighbourhood flanking Delhi University’s South Campus, where students pay as much as Rs 15,000 for matchbox-sized rooms.For thousands of students who come to Delhi from across the country, however,…
The original building norms allowed only ground and first floors NEW DELHI: Satya Niketan, a resettlement colony in south Delhi, has undergone a dramatic transformation from a low-rise neighbourhood meant to house displaced families and labourers to one of the capital’s most densely built hubs to accommodate students.Developed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) during the…
