As per the currently implemented Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to check pollution in Delhi which is well known for its very poor air quality, polluting commercial vehicles in Delhi’s neighbouring states will end up losing their permits. Evidently polluting commercial vehicles in Delhi or NCR, despite carrying a valid[Read More…]
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One inspector monitoring 77sqkm area of forest in Delhi
There are only two Wildlife officers at play taking care of the flora and fauna of the National Capital. And one of them is perpetually on duty at district courts, Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal. Despite ragging pollution, Delhi is home to huge forest reserves that few[Read More…]
Hexa Vs XUV5OO Vs Innova Crysta: Variant wise feature comparison
Tata has finally launched the much anticipated Hexa, which was introduced in its production-spec guise a couple of months ago in the Indian market, today. It is a completely reworked Aria, and has now become the flagship product in Tata’s product lineup. The Hexa goes up against two of the well[Read More…]
JNU student allegedly gang raped by two Afghan nationals
A 21-year-old JNU BA second year student was allegedly raped by two Afghan nationals in south Delhi’s Green Park area, on Friday as per Police reports. The victim had gone to a pub in Hauz Khas village last week where she met one Twaab Ahmad alias Saleem, 27, an Afghan[Read More…]
Mystery of missing name plates in Delhi
Delhi has seen many kind of thieves but this sort of thievery is unique. Muggers in Delhi are now targeting the brass nameplates of high-ranking government officials. Since January 1, two senior military officers and an Additional Solicitor General of India have reported stolen nameplates from their residences in Lodhi[Read More…]
Demonetisation majorly cuts down Delhi governments’ revenue targets
The note-ban rule announced by the Central government on November 8 last year may leave the Delhi government dry during the upcoming of the budget season. India Today reports reveal that Delhi’s already poor revenue collection went a stack down during December The overall reduction in revenue collection during December[Read More…]
Ford EcoSport Platinum Edition launched at Rs 10.39 lakh
Ford has launched yet another special version for the EcoSport – the Platinum Edition. It is available with either the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine or the 1.5-litre TDCi motor. The petrol version is priced at Rs 10.39 lakh and the one with the diesel engine gets a price tag of Rs[Read More…]
Man stands outside BJP headquarters in cold to ensure women safety
A 46-year-old Ravi Kant stood in front of the BJP headquarters in chilling cold, on Ashoka Road. Kant, who lives near Jama Masjid, wants to meet BJP chief Amit Shah to carry the demand to him in person. He wants tougher law to be passed against rapists who target or[Read More…]
Government to impose the odd-even car policy
BJP team for Delhi municipal polls announced
Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari announced his team in the upcoming municipal elections. This new team which was announced on Sunday is heavily influenced by the union minister Vijay Goel, who headed the Delhi BJP during the 2013 assembly polls. More than 10 major faces of Goel’s team have found prominence[Read More…]
IIMC turmoil: Students allege surveillance
There has been quite a turmoil at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in New Delhi, a top institute for education in journalism and mass communication, due to the suspension of a student, earlier this week, over writing for a news portal drawing attention to the sacking last month[Read More…]
Air pollution: None of the Indian cities comply with WHO standards
Not a single Indian city among 168 monitored, meet with the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, said Greenpeace on Wednesday in a study called Airpocalypse. The study is based on the data sought through diverse sources and the Right to Information (RTI) Act for 24 states and union territories. “The[Read More…]
Act of honesty! Cop returns wallet with Rs 50,000 safely to the owner
What happens when you lose your wallet? This question primarily has one answer. You tend to forget about it and move on dejected. However, when businessman Jagpreet Singh lost his wallet, he never imagined he would get it back. But, to his amazement, a traffic policeman’s act of honesty helped[Read More…]
Alarmingly escalating rate of ‘selficide’ in India
Riya, an 18-year-old Delhi University student, isn’t the first case that has been referred to AIIMS department of psychiatry, suspected of suffering from ‘selficide’. In the last few months, there have been at least two other cases in AIIMS and three in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, who were suffering from[Read More…]
Traders oppose move to make Connaught Place car-free in Delhi
The traders of Connaught Place (CP) are criticizing the move of making Connaught Place car-free for few months for a pilot smart city project that will launch next month, saying while demonetisation took a toll on their business, this will ruin them certainly. Starting from February, cars and buses will[Read More…]
Foreigners with cocaine pellets arrested at Delhi airport
Two foreigners have been taken under arrest by the NCB as they were found carrying a humungous amount of drugs abroad. They were caught at the IGI airport, Delhi. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has intercepted and arrested two foreigners at different times. According to reports from India today, a[Read More…]
Delhi HC bars 3 copyright bodies from giving music licences
Three copyright societies have been restrained by the Delhi high court from issuing any licences for playing music and tracks of various artists in public. In an interim order Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has restrained the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications Pvt Ltd[Read More…]
Delhi: ED arrests Kotak bank manager in Money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detained a manager of a Kotak Bank branch in its money laundering probe in a criminal case of finding of nine alleged fake accounts with deposits worth Rs 34 crore after demonetization move. According to the officials, the agency detained the manager of the bank’s[Read More…]
Delhi: 17-year-old girl dies after being shot, male friend flees
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by her a friend inside a Mercedes car in Najafgarh area of southwest Delhi on Tuesday night. While the weapon was recovered by the police from the spot, the suspect friend called Shubham is still absconding. According to the Police officials, the incident[Read More…]
Think before you throw now! Rs 10,000 fine for littering in public place
The next time you throw your toffee wrapper on the road, think twice. The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said a fine of Rs 10,000 would be imposed on any person or agency, government or private, found throwing garbage at a public place. It said all authorities were under “statutory”[Read More…]
Delhi: Man beaten for criticizing PM Modi’s demonetisation move outside an ATM
A 45-year-old man named Lalan Singh Kushwaha was allegedly beaten with cricket stumps after he blamed the Prime Minister for long queues outside ATMs in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur area, said police on Sunday. The victim received head injuries for making remarks against demonetisation while standing near a queue outside an[Read More…]
Woman offered lift, raped inside parked car in Moti Bagh
In yet another crime against women, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a parked car in south Delhi’s Moti Bagh by its driver who had offered to drop her home in Noida on Wednesday night. The man was arrested hours after the incident and has been sent to Tihar[Read More…]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS, with the organ being harvested from a living unrelated donor. According to sources at AIIMS, the nearly five-hour-long surgery was conducted at the cardio-thoracic centre by a team of doctors including AIIMS Director M C Mishra, surgeons V[Read More…]
LG is acting like Hitler, Modi won’t make a Muslim India’s Vice-President: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal compared the Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to Adolf Hitler in yet another attack on him on Wednesday. In a controversial remark, the CM also said that the LG will never become India’s Vice-President since the government will never give a Muslim the post. “LG[Read More…]
Russia protesting cash shortage for diplomats post demonetisation
Russia is set to lodge a diplomatic protest against the note ban by the Indian government, which the country says has left its diplomats struggling for cash in Delhi, reported NDTV. Russian Government sources have told NDTV that Ambassador Alexander Kadakin is waiting for a reply to his letter to[Read More…]