New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has planned to complete key restoration and rejuvenation works of east Delhi’s 52-acre Sanjay Lake in phases by next May.DDA announced the timeline Thursday following a recent visit by lieutenant governor TS Sandhu, who inspected the ongoing works and took note of the reports highlighting the lake’s deteriorating condition…
NEET aspirant dies by suicide after recording video for mother; Representative Image (R) HINGOLI: An 18-year-old student from Maharashtra’s Hingoli, who recently appeared for the NEET-UG re-examination, allegedly died by suicide after recording a video message for his mother on his mobile phone, officials said on Thursday.Police have launched an investigation to determine whether the…
A sudden breakdown of a speeding Endeavour near Jharsa Chowk on Thursday afternoon caused a significant traffic snarl, stretching nearly four kilometers on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A speeding Endeavour broke down and rammed into another vehicle near Jharsa Chowk on Thursday, around 1. 30pm.The said incident triggered chaos and a nearly…
New Delhi: Behind the wheel of a routine commercial cab sat a habitual offender who, after a heinous crime, allegedly operated with the precision of a professional.According to police sources, after abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Chhatarpur area, driver Basu Singh carefully tried to cover his tracks. He first changed his clothes…
The suspect, Basu Kumar Singh (R), attempted to cover his tracks by cleaning his vehicle and changing clothes (L) NEW DELHI: An 10-year-old girl who was sleeping beside her family on a pavement in south Delhi was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered by a cab driver in the early hours of June 22, police said.Police…
New Delhi: The CISF unit deployed at the Aviation Security Group has successfully secured renewal of the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification for security operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport.Officials said the renewal demonstrates not only sustained compliance with international quality standards but also continuous improvement in security management practices amid growing passenger volumes…
A cab driver, allegedly high on marijuana, abducted an 11-year-old girl from a Delhi pavement, raped and murdered her in a forest patch, then cleaned his car and picked up another passenger NEW DELHI: Stoned on marijuana and operating in the dead of night, a cab driver allegedly pulled an 10-year-old girl away from her…
Authorities have initiated a murder investigation and are on the lookout for the identified suspects (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in northeast Delhi’s Seelampur, triggering a police investigation and a search for the attackers.The teenager, who suffered multiple stab wounds, was rushed to hospital but could not be saved,…
New Delhi: A fire gutted around 200 sheds used as accommodation for migrant labourers at a construction camp near Nirman Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan in central Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving hundreds displaced. No casualties were reported.Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call at 3.02am about the fire that allegedly started in…
A fire erupted in a first-floor office on Barakhamba Road this morning (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Panic gripped a commercial building on Delhi’s busy Barakhamba Road on Thursday morning after a fire broke out inside an office.The blaze, which damaged electronic equipment, documents and furniture, was brought under control within minutes, with no injuries or…
