The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has given a notice to the University Grants Commission(UGC) after a Jamia Millia Islamia student was barred from giving an exam for wearing hijab. The notice asks the Secretary of the UGC as to why the situation arose, calling the incident, “A clear case of[Read More…]
Recently the Uttar Pradesh police garnered appreciation for their courge and presence of mind amid a situation where their weapons were not working at a crime spot but the cops dealt the situation cleverly by shouting “Thain Thain” and scaring away the burglars. However, It seems the Delhi cops learnt[Read More…]
A heroic selfless auto driver lost his own life amid his efforts to save a mother who attempted suicide holding her child in arms at the Yamuna bridge edge. The incident took place on Sunday morning when the auto driver Pawan Shah spotted a woman standing on the edge of[Read More…]
N0ew Delhi: As the national capital battles ‘severe’ air quality, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported a surge in the number of patients visiting the hospital with cardiac and respiratory diseases. “Whenever Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, we see a rise in the number of patients visiting OPDs[Read More…]
New Delhi: Amid ‘severe’ air pollution quality in Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the city government will implement the odd-even scheme “whenever required”. Speaking to the media, he said the Delhi government was doing its part, but everyone should contribute to reducing the air pollution. “People[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Monday released an official bulletin to clarify that the resolution adopted on the anti-Sikh riots by the House on December 21 did not have any mention demanding withdrawal of the Bharat Ratna conferred on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Assembly Secretariat issued a[Read More…]
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s first ever stretch was inaugurated on 24 December 2002 by the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The first installation was 8.3 km and it ran between Shahdara and Tis Hazari. Construction of the DMRC began on 1 October 1998 with funding mostly coming from[Read More…]
New Delhi: In a damage control exercise, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday maintained it was not in favour of withdrawal of the Bharat Ratna conferred on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and that such a demand was not part of the resolution adopted on the anti-Sikh riots issue[Read More…]
The controversy over the Delhi Assembly resolution on revoking late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna over the 1984 riots, has kicked off a massive row, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba quitting the party. AAP MLA Lamba said in a tweet that party had asked her to[Read More…]
New Delhi: It was the coldest morning this December in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature dropping to 4 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average, the Met said. A cold wave continued in the city for the third consecutive day as the India Meteorological Department[Read More…]
New Delhi, It was a cold morning in the national capital with minimum temperature dropping to 5.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average as the air quality remained ‘very poor’. The Met department forecast a cold wave in the city for next two days till Friday. On Tuesday[Read More…]
New Delhi: A new municipal report suggests that dengue cases have increased in the months of November and December this year compared to 2017. According to the weekly report by the MCD released on Monday, 1,062 dengue cases were recorded in November 2018 while it was 816 in 2017. Even[Read More…]
100 missing children have been reunited with their families, which includes 3 specially-abled kids, said police on Sunday. Deputy commissioner of police(northeast), Atul Thakur said that the northeast district is densely populated. Many missing kidnapping cases are reported in various police stations across the district. He added, “Anti Human Trafficking Unit[Read More…]
Sonipat: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contract workers who had been sitting on a protest at DTC headquarter Indraprastha depot over a month now, reached Sonipat where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was holding his school and hospital rally. Agitating workers of DTC raised slogans and tried to disrupt his rally[Read More…]
New Delhi: Accusing the BJP of encroaching upon a school land for commercial use, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the party is anti-education and does not want the citizens to be educated. Speaking to the media, Sisodia said there was a school running in the Sarai Khalil[Read More…]
New Delhi,People in the national capital woke up to a cold Saturday morning with shallow fog, with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, the weather office said. The average PM2.5 readings at 9 a.m. was recorded[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to file its response to a plea for transparency in the premature release of convicts. The court was hearing a petition by social activist and lawyer Amit Sahni seeking impartiality and fairness in the working and[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to a plea seeking directions to allow the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah. The court was hearing a plea seeking directions for framing of guidelines to[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old man identified as Yohesh was shot dead near Mayur Vihar Phase-I Pandav Nagar police station on Sunday night after his motorcycle allegedly brushed past a car carrying two people. according to the reports, man had gone to buy something at a store. As he[Read More…]
Deepak, a 25-year-old man was allegedly killed in a scuffle that happened between groups; Another man sustained injuries, said police. The incident happened at Sawan Park area in Delhi. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police(North-West), Aslam Khan, Dharma and Kailash had gone to Dharma’s relatives home for a function. At the[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Delhi government will construction 83 metalled roads and streets in three unauthorised colonies in North-West Delhi “despite the BJP obstructing our initiative to develop and regulate unauthorised colonies in the national capital”, announced Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. Kejriwal was addressing a huge gathering in Shalimar[Read More…]
New Delhi: With an intent to generate awareness and accessibility towards a vegan lifestyle, Select CITYWALK, the most popular shopping centre in Delhi NCR, is all set to host Delhi’s first ever and biggest vegan festival, WilderFest, from December 08th to 09th, 2018 starting from 12 noon onwards at the plaza area in its premises. WilderFest will offer the[Read More…]
Delhi government has launched “Tirth Yatra Yojana” for senior citizens. Under the scheme, annually, as many as 1000 people will be selected from every Vidhan Sabha region for the pilgrimage journey. While addressing the media, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interacted with the media and answered on various issues. While[Read More…]
New Delhi: Services on Delhi Metro’s Blue line were affected on Wednesday afternoon due to signalling faults, causing inconvenience to commuters. The technical snag occurred on the section between Karol Bagh and Dwarka, which halted the services on the stretch for some time, a commuter said. A Metro official said[Read More…]
Three people have been arrested for firing shots after a fight erupted over song requests. The persons arrested included a disc jockey. The incident reportedly took place at Palam Village(Delhi) at a family function on the late evening of Sunday. The fight broke out when Shanky Bhardwaj and Tushar Bhardwaj[Read More…]