New Delhi: A fire broke out at a chemical godown in northwest Delhi’s Pooth Khurd Saturday evening. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received about the fire around 6.03 pm, after which nine fire tenders with around 45 firemen reached the spot. The fire…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Friday launched a pilot project for microchipping stray dogs at the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre in Bijwasan.Officials said the NGO Friendicoes-SESCA, which operates the centre, has agreed to implant microchips free of cost in stray dogs brought to the facility for sterilisation under CSR model.“While the NGO…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has launched an investigation into an alleged online racket that was allegedly generating forged govt documents, including Aadhaar cards, through a website. The gang allegedly prepared fake Aadhaar cards for Rs 20 each and voter ID-like documents for Rs 15.Sources said the operation came to light during routine cyber patrolling and…
New Delhi: A 20-year-old man was killed and his body was later discovered at a DDA park early Saturday in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area.The deceased was identified as Toheed, a resident of K-Block, New Seelampur. Toheed, who worked as a labourer with a local scrap dealer, had reportedly left home the previous night for…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR after a steel businessman in Burari alleged that nearly Rs1.5 crore was fraudulently withdrawn from his firm’s accounts over time, suspecting his account manager of orchestrating the scam by exploiting his financial access.The complainant told police that the account manager had been handling the firm’s banking operations,…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu has outlined a four-pillar vision — environmental sustainability, quality of life, economic and cultural vibrancy, and inclusive urban growth — for building a Viksit Dilli.A meeting of Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) advisory council, chaired by LG Friday, reviewed the city’s long-term urban development strategy. It discussed major challenges confronting…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a storage battery in outer Delhi’s Tilangpur Kotla village over suspicions that she was having an affair. The man later consumed aluminium phosphide tablets and, before dying, confessed to his sister, police said.Nisha (24) and Vinay (28) were married for the past five…
NEW DELHI: Rain lashed parts of Delhi on Saturday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over the next few hours.The IMD recorded a minimum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory on Saturday, which was 1.1 degrees…
NEW DELHI: Delhi-based singer Mohd Asif, popularly known by his stage name Bismil, has allegedly received extortion threats from unidentified individuals who contacted him through international phone numbers. Following the complaint, the Delhi Police Special Cell registered an FIR and launched an investigation.According to the FIR, the threats began on April 20 when the singer’s…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai rejected their bail applications after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence.Khalid and Imam sought bail, arguing that their…
