Past governments to blame for water logging in the city says Kejriwal

A day after the city faced extensive waterlogging following record rain, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal blamed the city’s “idiosyncratic drainage system” for the flooded streets, which, he said, the AAP dispensation has inherited as a “gift” from the previous governments He assured the public that they will not have to face waterlogging in the coming […]

13 arrested for running fake call centre, duping people by offering to find jobs

The Delhi police has arrested 13 people from a fake South Delhi call centre for allegedly duping at least 300 unemployed men and women on the pretext of finding them a job The call centre in Neb Sarai’s Devli area had been operating for the past three months now, they said, adding that among those […]

New Delhi: NC leader Trilochan Wazir found dead, murder case lodged

Former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council and National Conference leader Trilochan Singh Wazir was found dead in a flat in West Delhi’s Moti Nagar on Thursday A case of murder has been registered in this matter, officials said. The body of the 67-year-old Wazir was found in a partially decomposed state in a […]

After reopening schools Delhi govt issues SOPs for Industrial Training Institutes

Mandatory vaccination, regular Covid-19 screening tests, no biometric attendance, hybrid courses and avoiding festivals and celebrations are among the SOPs issued by the Delhi government for reopening of Industrial Training Institutes in the national capital Following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the city, the AAP government had last week announced that schools […]

Delhi: 1.8 lakh people booked, Rs 32.41 cr fine imposed in August for Covid norm violations

Nearly 1.8 lakh people have been booked and Rs 32.41 crore fine was imposed in August by the revenue department and the Delhi Police for not following Covid-appropriate behaviour and violating related guidelines The Delhi Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) has authorised district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police, deputy commissioners of civic bodies and other officers […]

Murder of Civil defence volunteer raise concerns of women security; no redressal yet

The District Magistrate says no complaints of harassment have reached him. Volunteers safe in premises, outside, out of his control The brutal murder of a Delhi civil defence volunteer has several questions, including the question of security of volunteers and the safety mechanism in place for them. The 21-year-old victim was working under Delhi’s South-East […]

Long queues, and fear of Covid; metro travel gets tedious for Delhiites  

With only a selected number of gates being opened at metro stations, commuters are facing a difficult time, and the situation is unlikely to change anytime soon says the DMRC Long queues can be seen outside the Rajiv Chowk metro station with commuters having to wait upto 50 min to reach the platforms, they are […]

Exhibition, event organisers meet Satyendar Jain, demand relief in next DDMA guidelines

Delhi Industries Minister Satyendar Jain has assured that in the COVID-19 guidelines to be released next week, the event and exhibition industry will be provided relief, according to a Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) statement. Representatives from the industry and the CTI met Jain on Tuesday and urged him to allow the sector to […]