New Delhi: Tuesday afternoon’s intense rain led to widespread waterlogging and damage across the city.At Tis Hazari Courts, water entered the premises and lawyers’ chambers. A video circulating on social media showed people questioning how the area remained flooded despite claims that drain-cleaning and desilting work were completed in June.Sadar Bazaar’s Teliwara or Mahavir Bazaar…
Delhi government plans to launch its flagship financial aid scheme for women on August 28. NEW DELHI: Delhi govt plans to launch its flagship financial assistance scheme of ₹2,500 a month to underprivileged women on Aug 28, Raksha Bandhan, officials familiar with the plan said.The govt is looking at direct benefit transfer as well as…
The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house, NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal‘s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more showers, thunderstorms and gusty winds across the region over the next five days.IMD has issued a Yellow alert for Wednesday and Thursday. During this period, Delhi is expected to witness a generally cloudy sky, intermittent light…
New Delhi: Rain lashed parts of the city around 2pm Tuesday, triggering traffic congestion across several key corridors that continued till the evening rush hour. By 4pm, queues of vehicles started building up, affecting traffic for hours on key stretches, including Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, Noida Link Road, parts of Ring Road, and key stretches in south…
New Delhi: A key gateway into the capital has turned into a civic nightmare, with overflowing sewage, cratered roads and chronic traffic snarls crippling movement near the Dera Mandi toll plaza on the Delhi-Haryana border. For months, wastewater from a drain has flooded a busy stretch in the area, forcing thousands of commuters to navigate…
New Delhi: A Delhi court recently sentenced a 67-year-old security guard to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl and directed that the survivor be paid Rs 10.5 lakh as compensation.While pronouncing the sentence, the court said the crime had caused deep physical and psychological trauma to the child, warranting stringent punishment…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has pulled up police for allegedly mishandling an investigation into the death of a man in Shahbad Dairy who, before dying, consistently alleged that a person had assaulted him, chased him in a vehicle and deliberately run over him.Despite the victim’s statements, medical evidence and a forensic opinion indicating that…
New Delhi: Police have arrested five people in an extortion case, including the alleged shooter, after he broke into a private builder’s office in central Delhi’s Paharganj area.On June 29, an armed man allegedly entered the office in Arya Nagar, demanded Rs 30 lakh, including an immediate payment of Rs 5 lakh, and threatened that…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to grant bail to Athar Khan in the UAPA case pertaining to the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the Feb 2020 northeast Delhi riots, holding that his role in the violence was prima facie established and that he posed a flight risk.Dismissing Khan’s appeal against a trial court’s Jan…
