New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was held here on Friday after he killed his wife’s lover, a few days after she abandoned him, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Aslam Khan said the matter was reported to the police from north Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar. “We were informed[Read More…]
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Delhi police detain teenager for hacking UPSC website
Delhi police finally get hold of a 17-year-old teenager who hacked the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on September 27. The website upsc.gov.in was hacked on September 10 for few hours and as a result, the homepage started to display the image of popular cartoon character[Read More…]
Delhi will apply reservation in promotion soon: Rajendra Pal Gautam
New Delhi: Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on promotion in service to SCs and STs, the Delhi government on Wednesday said it will soon incorporate the reservation benefit in its promotion policy. Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam told IANS that the court verdict will also reduce frustration among the[Read More…]
#StopKillingUs: Germiya Ongolu,a technocrat extends his support to eradicate human’s presence in manual scavenging
#StopKillingUs: Germiya Ongolu is a technocrat working as a chief technical officer with Ajantha Technologies, Bangalore has developed the technologies for stopping the manual scavengers entry in the main hole and sewers. Ongolu explains why and how he joined Safai Karmachari Andolan. Here he explains his innovation and its successful implementation.
#StopKillingUs: Shyamvati a manual scavenger demands new job oppurtunities at ‘Safai Karmachari Andolan’ protest
#StopKillingUs: Shyamvati, a resident of Loni, Ghaziabad is a female sweeper and a manual scavenger. She came to Jantar Mantar for participating in Safai Karmachari Andolan. She said that women manual scavengers need different jobs and their children also need a change of work. No more cleaning shit business. She also[Read More…]
Visibly cleaner Yamuna now foaming up in one day of Ganesh Visarjan
While the rain had made Yamuna look comparatively cleaner in past few days, but one again the river wore a foamy look this week after thousands of Ganesha idols were immersed on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. The use of PoP idols was banned by NGT in 2015 as they[Read More…]
SpiceJet to start Shirdi-Delhi flight from October
Budget carrier SpiceJet will commence flight service on the Shirdi-Delhi-Shirdi sector from October 1, said the airline on Monday. “Our new flight will offer an immediate boost to religious tourism that the city is best known for,” Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Sales and Revenue Officer, SpiceJet, was quoted in a statement.[Read More…]
BJP attacks Congress, AAP; plans ‘Mahakumbh’ on Sept 23 for Poorvanchalis in Delhi
Eyeing the votes of the Pooravanchal people residing in the national capital, the BJP on Friday attacked the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for politically exploiting them and said that it is organising the ‘Poorvanchal Mahakumbh’ on September 23 to raise the issues faced by these people. “It[Read More…]
Sewer worker’s death: Rahul says PM’s Swachh Bharat a hollow slogan
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “tragic death” of sewer worker Anil in west Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said “PM’s Swachh Bharat is a hollow slogan, when he is blind to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers”. “Anil’s tragic death in the sewers of Delhi[Read More…]
DUSU President Ankiv Baisoya’s degree is fake: Thiruvalluvar University
Newly elected Delhi University Students Union President Ankiv Baisoya is found to have submitted fake mark sheet and certificate for admission in Delhi University. Newly elected DU President Ankiv Basoya of ABVP, furnished fake marksheet & certificate for admission in DU, from Thiruvalluvar University. When NSUI in Tamil Nadu wrote[Read More…]
Transgender beaten in national capital Delhi, police watches at distance
In the national capital Delhi, a transgender is allegedly beaten by a mob in Shahpur Jat area on Monday. A passerby on the road collided with a transgender coming from the other side in the area. He took it as an offence and started beating the transgender. The incident reportedly[Read More…]
Delhi government moves SC against judgement quashing minimum wages
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court judgement quashing a notification on the Minimum Wages Advisory Committee and another on enhancement of minimum wages in the capital. In its petition, the Delhi government says the committee formed by it[Read More…]
DUSU result: AAP takes a dig at Narendra Modi-govt over polls counting
Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi-government’s demand for simultaneous elections next year, Aam Aadmi Party leader Dilip K Pandey said the party which is backing the one nation, one poll idea, is unable to conduct student body elections smoothly. “The people of the country can understand this.” “पूरे देश[Read More…]
Delhi Metro: Magenta Line services delayed by an hour, again!
Once again it was a disappointing morning to commuters as the Magenta line services of Delhi Metro were hit by a technical snag. Rush-hour passengers had to wait for more than half an hour on Line-8 section (Magenta Line) from Kalkaji Mandir to Botanical Garden from 7.25am to 8.30am on[Read More…]
Why BJP concerned about opposition alliance more than fuel prices, asks Congress
Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the rise in fuel prices and fall in the value of rupee as it asked why it was bothered about “grand alliance” of the opposition parties more than anything else. Terming the Modi government’s excuse of rising fuel prices, which was[Read More…]
AAP says opposing rise in fuel prices, not supporting Congress
New Delhi: Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday joined the nationwide shutdown protest called by the Congress saying they were against the fuel price rise but not supporting the Congress party. AAP Leaders, MPs, and MLAs joined the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left and joined a protest march of opposition parties here on Monday. “The AAP is of the clear view that[Read More…]
Delhi: Four labourers suffocated to death after inhaling toxic gas from sewer
Four labourers were suffocated to death while one was critical on Sunday after inhaling toxic gas from a sewer in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar, police said. Around 3 p.m. the staff of Tower of Capital Green-DLF informed police that five labourers were trapped in a sewerage, Deputy Commissioner of Police Monika Bhardwaj said. The five were pulled out and taken[Read More…]
Petrol price in Delhi crosses Rs 80 mark for the first time ever
Petrol price in the national capital Saturday crossed the Rs 80 mark for the first time ever as rupee depreciation made imports costlier. Petrol price was Saturday raised by 39 paise a liter and diesel by 44 paise per liter, according to price notification issued by state fuel retailers. The increase pushed the petrol price in Delhi to Rs 80.38 per liter. Diesel[Read More…]
Delhi HC questions AAP govt on vacant posts in schools across Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking filling of vacant posts of teaching and non-teaching staff in schools across the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao asked Delhi Government to file its response and listed that matter for further hearing on November 2. The court was hearing[Read More…]
Delhi: Charging stations for e-vehicles inaugurated in Dwarka
In a major step to combat pollution, a charging infrastructure having 18 charging stations was inaugurated on Thursday near Dwarka Metro station. Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Anant G. Geete on Thursday inaugurated the charging infrastructure developed by Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd. (REIL) under department of[Read More…]
HC seeks Delhi Metro’s response to Ajay Maken’s plea
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to file their response to Congress leader Ajay Maken’s plea for subsidising the metro fare. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.A. Kameswar Rao issued notice to the Delhi government and DMRC on[Read More…]
Delhi Metro is out of reach of common man: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he felt ‘sad’ that the metro rail has become unaffordable for the common man following the fare hikes. “As CM of Delhi, I feel very sad that such an important means of transport has become out of reach of common man. All[Read More…]
Twin City Agreement: Arvind Kejriwal to visit Seoul, will meet mayor Park Won Soon
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been invited to South Korea by its Seoul mayor Park Won Soon. Kejriwal will be travelling to Seoul for further discussion on the twin city agreement between Delhi and Seoul on September 11. He is expected to discuss several issues related to Pollution, Water,[Read More…]
Aam Aadmi Party will not ally with Congress: Gopal Rai
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not ally with the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Gopal Rai, a cabinet minister in the Delhi government, has said, adding that being a part of a post-poll Grand Alliance will depend on the manner in which the electorate votes. “No,” the Delhi State Convenor of[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh woman ‘killed’ for dowry found alive, Married to another man
A woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, who was allegedly killed by her in-laws for dowry, was found living with another man in Delhi. Ruchi’s father Hariprasad had lodged an FIR on July 16 that his daughter, who was married in 2016, had been killed by her in-laws for dowry.[Read More…]