New Delhi: “One of the boys started tampering with the chair next to mine. When Sai objected, the boy began staring at him and verbally abusing him,” the girl, cited by police as the prime witness, told investigators while recounting the moments leading up to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy at an eatery in…
New Delhi: As Delhi continues to bake, its largest state govt-run tertiary care health centre, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, is grappling with an acute shortage of drinking water, leaving patients, attendants and healthcare workers sweating at the peak of summer.A visit to the hospital on Wednesday revealed that most of the drinking water…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted bail to six accused persons arrested in connection with an alleged Rs 37.2-crore scam linked to the Delhi govt’s Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana, reiterating that “bail is the rule and jail is an exception”.The case, registered by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in 2025, stems from a…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday unveiled an 89-volume compilation of proceedings of the Central Legislative Assembly from 1924 to 1930 at an event at the Delhi Assembly, opening a major archive of India’s parliamentary history to scholars and the public.Describing the initiative as an important step towards preserving India’s democratic and…
New Delhi: Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal on Thursday reviewed the ongoing legacy waste remediation work at Bhalswa landfill site. He directed officials to complete the clearance of the dumpsite within the stipulated timeline while ensuring that no fresh legacy waste is created in future.During his inspection of the landfill site, the…
New Delhi: Like they hire architects or engineers, Delhiites can now hire govt-empanelled private fire safety auditors for a nominal fee to obtain fire clearance certificates for all types of buildings.Delhi govt has amended the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) Rules and introduced a third-party fire audit system to decentralise the process with the objective of…
New Delhi: In a push to decongest the thoroughfares between Delhi and other NCR cities, the Centre and Delhi govt will jointly undertake six major road projects, all of them designed in view of future traffic requirements, CM Rekha Gupta said on Thursday.Last week, Nitin Gadkari, Union minister of road transport and highways, and Gupta…
New Delhi: High drama unfolded during a police chase of alleged carjackers in southwest Delhi’s Baba Haridas Nagar after the accused abandoned the vehicle and attempted to flee. In a bid to evade arrest, the driver allegedly charged at the PCR in-charge and tried to snatch his pistol, prompting the cop to fire at his…
New Delhi: Just four days ago, on May 24, Dhanendra Kumar shared a post on LinkedIn featuring his latest published article. It turned out to be his final piece of public writing. Even at 80 years old, the retired IAS officer never truly stepped away from public life. Instead of choosing a quiet retirement, he…
New Delhi: An 80-year-old retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer lost his life while his son had to be hospitalised after a fire broke out following an AC blast on the ground floor of their three-storey residence in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas Enclave late on Wednesday night.Dhanendra Kumar, who served as India’s executive director at…
