Traffic police to launch crackdown on e-rickshaws

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police and transport department will launch a crackdown on e-rickshaws plying on the roads of the national capital following the Delhi high court order on Thursday directing the city government to stop e-rickshaws from plying "as of...

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Stop e-rickshaws as of now: HC to Delhi government

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the city government to stop e-rickshaws from plying on the roads of the national capital "as of now"."Stop it as of now," a bench of justices B D Ahmed and S Mridul said, while observing that "unregulated...

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Smriti Irani defends FYUP moveÂ

NEW DELHI: One of the reasons for reverting to the three-year undergraduate programme in Delhi University was to ensure that its students are not "put to any disadvantage vis-a-vis students of other universities", human resource development minister...

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Stop erickshaws as of now: HC to Delhi government

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the city government to stop e-rickshaws from plying on the roads of the national capital "as of now"."Stop it as of now," a bench of justices B D Ahmed and S Mridul said, while observing that "unregulated...

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Stepfather rapes teenage daughter

NEW DELHI: A 13-year-old girl was raped by her stepfather and landlord here. Both have been arrested, police said on Thursday.The landlord, 40, and stepfather, 35, both of whom are unemployed, had been sexually assaulting the girl for close to a year,...

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Supply short, tomato for Rs 80/kg

NEW DELHI: Tomato prices continue to remain high at Rs 80 per kg in retail markets of national capital region due to short supply.In the wholesale market of Azadpur, tomato - a key kitchen ingriedent - is available at Rs 30-40 per kg depending on the...

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AIIMS announces retest

NEW DELHI: AIIMS will reconduct an examination for filling up three junior physiotherapist positions, weeks after the institute failed to select the candidates through a walk-in-interview and exam."The examination centre of the department of neuro sciences...

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11 Indians caught in Turkey for using forged UK visas

NEW DELHI: In one of the biggest fake visa recoveries and illegal immigration cases in recent times, police caught hold of 11 forged visas from as many Indian citizens in a single day.The Indians were caught in Turkey trying to seek entry into the United...

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Religion not above public interest: HC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has ruled that the religious interests of a community cannot be allowed to supersede the interests of public at large.The remark came in a verdict which upheld the Centre's decision to revoke its "in-principle" aproval...

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Three-year-old boy dies after falling into boiling pot

NEW DELHI, A three-year-old boy died after he fell into a pot containing boiling sugar syrup, police said here on Wednesday.Dev was in his mother's lap when he fell inside the pot after being hit by a rickshaw outside a sweet shop in east Delhi's Trilok...

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Arvind Kejriwal, AAP chief and ex-CM of Delhi, moves back to his Kaushambi house

GHAZIABAD: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday moved back to his apartment in Kaushambi here, as he had to vacate his Tilak Lane residence before July 31, a party leader said.As Delhi's chief minister, Kejriwal shifted to a Tilak Lane house from his...

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‘Strange looking’ animal sparks panic in Parliament complex

NEW DELHI: The appearance of a "strange looking" visitor from the animal world inside the Parliament complex sparked panic within the heavily-fortified compound and threw the security staff there into a tizzy.A palm civet, an endangered mammal which...

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FCI godowns to go online to check stock manipulation

NEW DELHI: The government will soon launch online management and operation of Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots to wipe out manipulation in stock and handling of grains.Siphoning off huge quantity of grains in the guise of waste is one of the major...

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Car goes missing from service centre

NEW DELHI: A doctor at Safdarjung hospital lost his Chevrolet Cruze from the unlikeliest of places - the company's authorized service centre in Okhla, southeast Delhi, from where the car was mysteriously stolen while being repaired.The story gets more...

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Minor girl gang-raped at gunpoint in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A teenaged girl was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by five people known to her in a west Delhi house, police said on Tuesday.The victim, a resident of Uttam Nagar and a student of class X, was taken to a house in west Delhi a week ago by...

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AAP activists arrested for defacing public property in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Four Aam Aadmi Party activists, who were pasting posters for an upcoming party rally here, were arrested on Monday on the charge of defacing public property, a police officer said.The activists, all aged between 20-30 years, were booked under...

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We have never seen Delhi like this!

The third Raahgiri Day this Sunday morning was full of smiling Delhiites who indulged in physical activities and then in breakfast in CP's eateries, in what is fast becoming a Sunday ritual.The third Raahgiri Day in Delhi saw an equal number of first...

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'I've only requested the government to give me the cash reward'

There was a mini storm brewing in the Hyderabad sporting circuit on Thursday Just after tennis ace Sania Mirza expressed her "hurt" and "sadness" over a Telangana BJP leader calling her an 'outsider', another Hyderabadi sportsperson, Saina Nehwal, took...

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Raahgiri gets more support

The third Raahgiri Day this Sunday morning was full of smiling Delhiites who indulged in physical activities and then in breakfast in CP's eateries, in what is fast becoming a Sunday ritual.The third Raahgiri Day in Delhi saw an equal number of first...

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AAP activists arrested for defacing public property

NEW DELHI: Four Aam Aadmi Party activists, who were pasting posters for an upcoming party rally here, were arrested on Monday on the charge of defacing public property, a police officer said.The activists, all aged between 20-30 years, were booked under...

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Govt creates data hub for planning

It's a data hub of gigantic proportions that can be used to generate solutions for the city in every sphere. Few would imagine the scale of operations of this 50-strong tech company of Delhi government, Geo Spatial Database Limited (GSDL). Over the past...

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Govt: No bias on basis of language

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday assured Parliament that there will be no discrimination against any student appearing in UPSC examinations on the basis of language. The assurance came after the Rajya Sabha witnessed noisy scenes with opposition MPs...

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UPSC: Panel may find it hard to scrap English test

NEW DELHI: Even as the Arvind Verma committee finalises its report on the revised Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination pattern, senior government officials have warned the panel may have no scientific way of assessing whether the controversial CSAT...

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Coming from villages, they were jolted from IAS dream

NEW DELHI: Sometimes hope is a collective desire. Last year when Raj boarded a train to Delhi from Bihar's Madhubani district, almost everybody in his village turned up to see him off. They all knew about his dreams of becoming an IAS officer.Now working...

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IIT-Delhi students bag best innovation award

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A group of students from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi) bagged the best project at the ninth National Innovation Contest — TechTop 2014 which concluded here on Saturday.An affordable refreshable Braille display...

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One-way stretch to help disabled

NEW DELHI: The traffic police have planned to turn the stretch between Andh Kanya Mahavidhyalaya to the tea point of Double Storey in New Rajender Nagar opposite to Pamposh road into a one way stretch to facilitate movement of visually disabled children...

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14 days judicial custody for 5 arrested in Manipuri youth’s murder

NEW DELHI: Five men, arrested in connection with the killing of a 29-year-old Manipuri BPO employee, were on Thursday remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a trial court after police submitted that they were no longer required for investigation at...

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Eco zone at Okhla: UP told to file fresh plan

NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has asked Uttar Pradesh government to submit a revised proposal for declaring the periphery of Okhla Bird Sanctuary an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)."The proposal of ESZ around Okhla Bird Sanctuary was discussed in a meeting...

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Everyone is terrified: Why Delhi University's Academic Council may have allowed the FYUP debacle

NEW DELHI: Some of the toughest cookies in the departments still won't speak on record. "These guys are not above suspending me," says one referring to the Delhi University administration. The academic council's clearing of FYUP with only six dissents...

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UPSC protest: Delhi commuters hassled by shut Metro stations

NEW DELHI: Thousands of commuters on Friday faced a harrowing time as the Delhi Metro shut two of its busy stations for more than two hours following a protest by UPSC aspirants.The Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhavan Metro stations, both on the yellow...

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Asaram's ashram on ridge violates green laws: Govt

NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday informed Lok Sabha that the 'ashram' of controversial godman Asaram Bapu on the ecologically sensitive central ridge of Delhi has made "certain violations".Responding to a Parliament question, environment minister Prakash...

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E-sub-registrar: As easy as click of mouse, register at will

The government has announced its plans to develop a hundred smart cities at a cost of over Rs 7,000cr.What is a smart city? There are many definitions, but broadly it's one where the quality of governance is enhanced with the integration and use of sensors,...

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Asaram's ashram in ridge has committed violations: Govt

NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday informed Lok Sabha that the 'ashram' of controversial godman Asaram Bapu on the ecologically sensitive central ridge of Delhi has made "certain violations".Responding to a Parliament question, environment minister Prakash...

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Road mishap victim's family gets Rs 46.4 lakh compensation

NEW DELHI: The family members of a 40-year- old man, who died in a road accident involving a negligently driven motorcycle, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 46 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here.The tribunal directed New...

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Manipuri youth's murder: 5 accused sent to judicial custody till Aug 7

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday remanded five accused, arrested for allegedly murdering a 29-year-old youth from Manipur, in 14 days judicial custody."I have gone through the application seeking grant of 14 days judicial custody of all the accused...

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Man held with leapord skin

NEW DELHI: The outer district police, along with a team of wildlife officials, arrested a man dealing in animal parts and recovered a leopard skin. The man used to buy skins from local villagers in Himachal Pradesh and sell them in Delhi. The cops got...

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DDA draw for Rohini plots in August

NEW DELHI: Following the Supreme Court's order of giving land to the allottees of DDA's 33-year-old Rohini housing scheme, a draw has been announced for the remaining allottees next month.According to DDA, only 744 allottees of the initial 82,384 successful...

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IGI airport makes it easier to fly with pets

NEW DELHI: Flyers will no longer have to worry about carrying pets on their journey - the airport operator on Tuesday announced a travel information and facilitation desk, 'Pet Fly', at IGI's terminal 3."Pet owners can visit the 'Pet Fly' desk, which...

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Congress questions Modi's silence on killing of Manipuri youth

NEW DELHI: Congress slammed Narendra Modi for his silence over the killing of a Manipuri youth in the national capital, saying the Prime Minister should fulfil the promise made during the election campaign regarding the security of people from the Northeast.The...

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Manipuri youth murder: 4th accused sent to 1-day police custody

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today remanded the fourth accused arrested in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old youth from Manipur in one-day police custody.While orally observing that "it appears to be an incident of road rage," Metropolitan Magistrate...

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Fire breaks out at Delhi Police headquarters

NEW DELHI: A minor fire broke out in the fourth floor of the Delhi Police headquarters on Tuesday morning, fire officials said.No was injured in the blaze. "We got a call about the fire at 7.10am. Being a high rise building, eight fire tenders were rushed...

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Three businessmen found dead in luxury car in Delhi's RK Puram

NEW DELHI: Three businessmen, aged between 25 and 30 years, were found dead in a luxury car parked in R K Puram area of south Delhi, police said.The deceased have been identified as Nishant, Balwinder and Laxman, who were friends and were involved in...

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Fire breaks out in Delhi Police headquarters

NEW DELHI: A minor fire broke out in the fourth floor of the Delhi Police headquarters on Tuesday morning, fire officials said.No was injured in the blaze. "We got a call about the fire at 7.10am. Being a high rise building, eight fire tenders were rushed...

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Fire breaks out in Delhi Police Headquarters

NEW DELHI: A minor fire broke out in the fourth floor of the Delhi Police headquarters on Tuesday morning, fire officials said.No was injured in the blaze. "We got a call about the fire at 7.10am. Being a high rise building, eight fire tenders were rushed...

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Three businessmen found dead in car in Delhi's RK Puram

NEW DELHI: Three businessmen, aged between 25 and 30 years, were found dead in a car parked in RK Puram area of south Delhi, police said.The deceased have been identified as Nishant, Balwinder and Laxman, who were friends and were involved in event management...

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Manipuri man allegedly beaten to death in south Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man from Manipur was allegedly thrashed to death during a brawl with a group of locals in Kotla area of south Delhi on early Monday. According to latest report, two persons have been arrested in connection with the crime.As per...

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Manipuri man allegedly beaten to death in south Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Manipuri man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in Kotla Mubarakpur area of south Delhi, police said today.The deceased Shaloni was returning from a friend's place in Kotla Mubarakpur last night when a group of 5-6...

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High court dismisses AAP MLA’s plea on installation of mobile towers

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has refused to entertain a PIL filed by an AAP MLA which seeks directions to the Centre and Delhi Cantonment Board to allow installation of mobile towers in a village, saying the plea was "motivated"."You (Surender Singh)...

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Electric car owners may get subsidy

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is mulling offering a subsidy to car owners choosing to go electric. The move comes after the Centre offered a subsidy in this year's budget under the National Mission on Electric Mobility. These, however, are not aimed...

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Manipuri man beaten to death

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Manipuri man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in Kotla Mubarakpur area of south Delhi, police said today.The deceased Shaloni was returning from a friend's place in Kotla Mubarakpur last night when a group of 5-6...

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‘50% of Delhiites won’t get power subsidy in summer’

NEW DELHI: The Centre announced a Rs 260-crore subsidy for Delhiites consuming 0-400 units of power, on Friday. While the BJP-led government claims this would benefit about 80% of the city's population, sources suggest otherwise. Experts say the number...

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Poster controversy: AAP cries foul over arrest of 3 members

NEW DELHI: A day after its Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey was arrested, Aam Aadmi Party accused BJP of clamping down on the opposition in the city. "B is trying to replicate its Gujarat style of functioning in Delhi. Police in Gujarat also use similar...

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Acid attack and 43 surgeries later, she fashions a fresh start

NEW DELHI: Monica Singh's face lights up when she talks her dream to study fashion marketing at Parson's New School of Design in New York. The 28-year-old's flair for style is evident in how she is dressed — a smart skirt paired with a fitted black blouse,...

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