New Delhi: Delhi lieutenant governor TS Sandhu has directed DDA and tourism department of Delhi govt to prepare actionable plans for promoting Delhi’s heritage, art and design through concrete initiatives in the coming months. Chairing a meeting with senior officials, he stressed developing iconic global cultural events through public-private partnerships, strengthening city’s night economy and…
New Delhi: Panchvati Van, a special theme-based plantation developed over two acres, was inaugurated recently in Central Ridge. Drawing inspiration from sacred groves mentioned in Indian mythology, the circular patch contains 39 saplings of five species — banyan, peepal, Ashok, amla and bel.Union home minister Amit Shah, chief minister Rekha Gupta and Union environment minister…
New Delhi: The newly reconstituted Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB), which met for the first time on June 29, has approved a four-year eco-restoration plan for the ridge forests over an area of 6,303.6 hectares.t also gave a nod to the creation of theme-based forests, and constituted its standing committee, which will first scrutinise the…
New Delhi: Days after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das’s house address and rent paid became a topic of discussion on social media, some YouTubers allegedly tried to enter his house Wednesday morning.Das, who is in Maharashtra for a meeting with other CJP functionaries, tagged Delhi Police in a post on X, “Certain YouTubers…
New Delhi: Police apprehended 11 Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly violating visa conditions during a verification drive across central and south Delhi, officials said Wednesday.Police apprehended 22-year-old Nayeem Ahmed and verified his travel documents after being tipped off while patrolling in Paharganj on the intervening night of Aug 3 and 4. Officials said his passport and…
A viral video showed a food vendor wailing after his wares were thrown NEW DELHI: A viral video showing a food vendor breaking down and pleading with a Delhi Police constable in west Delhi’s Janakpuri has triggered a controversy, with the vendor alleging that the policeman threw away his food and disrupted his livelihood.Hours after…
New Delhi: After the city saw widespread rain towards the afternoon, with some areas recording light to moderate rainfall till late evening Wednesday, IMD expects Delhi to receive light to moderate rain Thursday as well, and has issued a yellow alert.Between 8.30am to 5.30pm, base station Safdarjung recorded 15.6mm rainfall, while Lodhi road had 38.7mm,…
Devendra Nath Mhato, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka: The new faces of India’s youth protests (From left to right) NEW DELHI: India’s recent youth-led protests have brought a new set of organisers and public faces into the spotlight.From a Jharkhand student leader who turned to an indefinite hunger strike to activists and communicators…
Arvind Kejriwal alleged a SIAM report on E20 fuel damage was withdrawn NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday reignited the debate over the Centre’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel programme, claiming that an internal report by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) had flagged high chloride and moisture content in…
Family of injured Air India passenger questions response NEW DELHI: The family of a passenger injured during the Air India Phuket-Delhi turbulence incident has alleged that there was little emergency preparedness after the aircraft landed in Delhi, claiming there were no ambulances on standby, no senior airline officials present and inadequate coordination despite several passengers…
