New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said that party MLA Alka Lamba wanted to quit the party and was finding reasons to do so. The party’s reaction came after Lamba on Sunday claimed that AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had unfollowed her on Twitter.[Read More…]
New Delhi: As many as 1,011 cases of swine flu (H1N1) were reported from various hospitals in the national capital till Sunday, according to a data released by the government on Monday. Although the government data does not report any deaths due to H1N1, some city hospitals claim that 11[Read More…]
Valentine’s day has always been cherished by the couples and the preparation for the day starts a week prior which is also known as a valentine week. Those who have girlfriends or boyfriends start their planning for the day as soon as Feb starts but on one side the couples[Read More…]
It is that time of the year when the President of India opens up the beautiful gardens of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the public. Set against the majestic backdrop of the presidential residence, designed by British architect Edward Lutyens for Lady Harding, the 15-acre gardens will open as part of the[Read More…]
The 50th Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally will take place in Kolkata on Sunday, 3 February. The rally will start from the Eastern Command Sports Stadium at Fort William at 7 am. The Sunday after, i.e. 10 February, will see the Delhi edition of the rally, which is in[Read More…]
14-hour-long train journey using paper tower because of unavailability of sanitary napkins has spurred a petition urging the railway ministry to install sanitary pad vending machines on board trains. A 27-year-old girl Tanvi Mishra on board the Gorakhpur-bound Humsafar Express from New Delhi was forced to use paper towel on her long[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Congress is expected to announce its candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Delhi by February 20 with names doing the rounds in party circles on all the seven seats though it has not formally closed the door for seat adjustment with the Aam Aadmi Party. The names[Read More…]
New Delhi: Ruling out an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Tuesday that it will decide the final list of candidates for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats in the first week of February after reviewing the performance of those named in charge of the seats.[Read More…]
The purpose of the murder is reported to be robbery.
A 32-year-old man accused of killing 28-year-old live-in-partner in northeast Delhi’s Usmanpur was caught while he was trying to bury victim’s body in Bijnor area of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. According to the police that the 32-year-old accused, who works as a carpenter, has been identified as Mohammad Intezaar, a native of[Read More…]
The Delhi government has constructed over 8,000 classrooms in its schools since 2015, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday, saying 12,000 more classrooms will be built by the year-end. “More than 8,000 new classrooms have been built in Delhi government schools. Construction of 11,000 has been started while tender[Read More…]
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Saturday lay the foundation stone for a new highway project to decongest Delhi by connecting the city with the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. To be built at a cost of Rs 2,820 crore, the six-lane, access-controlled corridor will connect Akshardham in[Read More…]
The sanction to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University students in a sedition case has embroiled further into controversy after Delhi Law Minister & Najafgarh MLA Kailash Gahlot sent a notice to state Principal Secretary(Law) AK Mendiratta for clearing the sanction. In the notice the Law Minister told Mendiratta that, no[Read More…]
New Delhi, Two persons were found suffocated to death on Thursday morning after they left a clay oven (tandoor) burning overnight in their room here, police said. The deceased, identified as Ranjit (45) and Chandan (25), went to sleep on Wednesday night without putting out the tandoor in a house[Read More…]
Due to security reasons of the republic day celebration, metro services will be partially curtailed.
Aqua Line Metro which will connect Noida-Greater Noida built by Noida Metro Rail Corporation is all set to be inaugurated by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. Hardeep Singh Puri Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) at Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will also be present[Read More…]
Sonu Punjaban, infamous for ruling Delhi’s flesh trade, was allegedly shot by unidentified assailants on Wednesday January 24 in Geeta Colony of East Delhi. A case of attempt to commit culpable homicide, criminal intimidation and under the arms act has been registered against the unidentified miscreants at Shakarpur police station. The[Read More…]
In a shocking incident reported, three persons were burned to death while two were left injured after their cars collided with each other on Wednesday late evening at Anand Vihar flyway in Shahdara. According to the reports, a Maruti Omni and a Ford EcoSport caught fire following a collision. Both the vehicles[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Expressing sorrow at the death of a labourer who died while desilting a drain in Delhi’s Wazirabad area, Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday sought an inquiry into the incident to stop recurrence of such deaths. Kishan Lal suffocated to death on Sunday while[Read More…]
In wake of Republic Day celebrations and Bharat Parv 2019, Red Fort in national capital will remain close for the public and general visitors from the morning of January 22 till January 31, 2019. As per directions of Archaeological Survey of India under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, the 17th century monument[Read More…]
On Tuesday morning, Delhi NCR region saw rains in most of its parts. At places hailstorm was also reported. Roads were left stuck with traffic. Due to a sudden swing in the climate, the next few days could see more rain. According to Accuweather, a leading website on weather forecast,[Read More…]
New Delhi: Light rains accompanied by winds on Monday turned Delhi pleasantly cool with the maximum temperature dropping to 22 degrees Celsius, against Sunday’s 28.7 degrees – warmest January day since 2012. “At Safdarjung, Delhi recorded 1.2 mm of rainfall on Monday. This kind of weather will continue to bring[Read More…]
In yet another soul stirring manual scavenging reports, a 37-year-old sanitation worker died after he entered a drain to clean it. The incident took place in North Delhi’s Timarpur area on Sunday afternoon. According to the reports, victim identified as Kishan entered the drain along with one other person to[Read More…]
Accused Lopsang Lama was a wanted criminal in an international human trafficking case with a reward of Rs 1 lakh on him.
New Delhi: A two-day Mega Job Fair, providing employment opportunities to over 12,500 job seekers with 76 companies from the private sector, will start here from Monday, the Delhi government said on Sunday. The job fair, to be organised in Thyagaraj Stadium here, will start at 11 a.m. and will[Read More…]