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Gambhir defamation case: Politicians should have thick skin, says HC

Updated on May 18, 2023 01:58 AM IST

The Delhi high court refused to grant interim relief to the East Delhi MP in his suit against a Hindi newspaper.

BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir. (HT Archive)

MCD finalises its food carts policy, licences out soon

Under the revised policy, the operation timings have also been extended from the previous proposal of 8am to 8pm, to 6am to 10pm.

Unlike food trucks, e-food carts can only sell packed and pre-cooked eatables. (Ht Archive)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:05 AM IST

PWD drops Minto Bridge from its list of Delhi’s waterlogging hot spots

Officials are confident that the pumps installed on the the road under the Minto Bridge will help keep it clear this Monsoon

Commuters out in the rain near Minto Road Bridge in New Delhi on July 3, 2022. (Raj K Raj/HT Archive)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:06 AM IST

Boy beaten to death in Delhi on suspicion of theft

The victim's family said he left home at 11.30pm, telling his mother that he was going to find something to eat, but he never returned.

Police arrested two men, identified as Kalim Ahmed, 35, and Samir (single name), 21. “They live in the house that was allegedly broken into, and work in the neighbourhood,” said the DCP, adding that the role of a third person in the killing is being probed. (Representational Image)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:09 AM IST

University professor impersonates Delhi LG for leave, sister’s job; held

Dependra Pathak, the special commissioner of police (law and order), said Rohit Singh, 30, an assistant professor of economics, was arrested on Monday.

Rohit Singh was arrested on Monday from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport upon his arrival from the United Kingdom, where he had been since September. (Representational Image)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:09 AM IST

Delhi: 71-yr-old hires contract killers to murder wife; bedridden son among 4 held

Police said they cracked the case hours after Pooja Wadhwa, 35, was murdered, and have arrested her husband SK Gupta, his son Amit, 45, and the two people who killed her

Police said SK Gupta married Pooja Wadhwa in the hope that she would look after his bedridden son in the coming years. However, their relationship soured, and she wanted to separate from him. She was demanding <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore as alimony for divorce, said police. (Representational Image)
Updated on May 18, 2023 12:26 AM IST

Delhi’s AQI plunges to worst levels since February 18

Scientists attributed the deterioration of the city’s AQI to a dip in wind speed, with dust particles which were hanging over Delhi gradually settling down.

Clouds over India Gate in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanchit KHanna/HT Photo)
Updated on May 18, 2023 05:00 AM IST

Why should Union govt be so concerned about Delhi civic body appointments: SC

The top court, which was hearing a petition filed by Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against LG VK Saxena’s decision to nominate 10 aldermen to MCD, reserved its order in the matter

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said: “By giving such power to LG, he can destabilise a democratically elected local body such as MCD by bringing people of his choice to the standing committee and ward committees.” (Reuters)
Updated on May 18, 2023 12:09 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Ditch cars, unclog India Gate: Delhi traffic police advisory

The 2-long Kartavya Path gets an estimated footfall of 75,000 people daily on weekdays and 150,000 on weekends.

At Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on May 18, 2023 01:45 AM IST

Delhi’s civil services board clears transfers; files sent for LG’s stamp

The Civil Services Board (CSB) has cleared the transfer of the Delhi government’s secretary of the services department, Ashish More.

Ashish More, an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer from the batch of 2005 who was appointed to the post in 2022, will be replaced by AK Singh, a 1995 batch IAS officer. The officer will be responsible for initiating the transfer and posting of officers in the Delhi government. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 18, 2023 02:03 AM IST
ByAlok KN Mishra

SC refuses to shift Sukesh Chandrashekhar, wife to jail outside Delhi

The Mandoli jail superintendent told the Supreme Court that apart from CCTV cameras inside and outside his cell, a jail staffer with a body camera and an ITBP officer always accompany him in the premises

The Supreme Court noted the steps taken by Mandoli jail to reject Sukesh Chandrashekhar (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 09:34 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Delhi police release pic of man masturbating in Delhi Metro

The video showed a young man apparently masturbating while on a Delhi Metro train.

Police said the identity of the informer will be kept confidential.
Published on May 17, 2023 04:27 PM IST

Delhi’s air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ category 1st time in 3 months

At least 20 of the 38 monitoring stations recorded severe category air quality with PM 10 (coarser dust particles) being the main pollutant

Delhi recorded an average AQI of 397 (very poor) at 8am on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on May 17, 2023 11:17 AM IST

Day after unusual dust storm, Delhi's air quality remains ‘very poor'

Delhi experienced dusty winds blowing at speeds of up to 50 kmph in the noon, leading to continual dispersion of dust over the entire city on Tuesday.

A Layer of Dust surrounds Delhi Tuesday.(HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)
Published on May 17, 2023 09:30 AM IST

Delhi HC to hear Gautam Gambhir’s defamation suit against Punjab Kesari today

Gautam Gambhir filed a defamation suit against Hindi newspaper Punjab Kesari seeking damages of ₹2 crore for allegedly publishing misleading articles against him

Gautam Gambhir. (File Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 08:30 AM IST

Delhiwale: Basant Lok's overlapping times

The present and past of an iconic market.

Delhiwale
Published on May 17, 2023 03:45 AM IST

Dustopia: PM10 spirals in sepia-tinted Delhi

Delhi’s pollution levels also deteriorated to the “poor” zone on Tuesday, with the average AQI at 254

A thick layer of dust is seen engulfed around the city at Yamuna River, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 18, 2023 03:48 AM IST

Two road intersections in Delhi redesigned for safety

Delhi Gate is an accident hotspot, while Old Rajinder Nagar roundabout is a project to address speeding in the area.

Benches installed at Old Rajinder Nagar in Delhi (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 03:37 AM IST

‘Illegal construction rampant in Delhi, seal of 66% shut areas tampered’

According to the report, of the 5,450 properties sealed in Delhi over the last five years, seals of 3,592 were tampered with.

The Delhi civic centre. In its report on unauthorised constructions and encroachment-related issues, the Assembly’s nine-member standing committee of development, while flagging large scale violations, said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been “unable to implement the mechanism to check illegal constructions/encroachments and the erring officials behind them.” (HT Archive)
Updated on May 17, 2023 03:48 AM IST

Govt advice not needed to nominate 10 aldermen: Delhi LG

LG VK Saxena’s counsel submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, citing new grounds to claim prerogative on the appointments that could tilt the balance of the Capital’s important civic agency

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s affidavit claimed that it was for the first time that aldermen with expertise in municipal administration were directly nominated. (Amit Sharma)
Updated on May 17, 2023 12:25 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Dust particles can cause lung damage, sore throat: Doctors

When one breathes air laced with dust particles, it can have both short- and long-term health impacts.

New Delhi, India - May 16, 2023: A thick layer of dust is seen engulfed around the city at Kartavya Path in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:40 AM IST

DDA flags fake websites selling flats in Delhi

Officials said that the launch of a new DDA housing scheme will be announced only on DDA’s official website — www.dda.gov.in

A statement from DDA said that www.ddahousingyojana.com and www.ddaflat.org.in were the two fake websites used to “sell” or allot DDA flats. (Image for representation)
Updated on May 17, 2023 04:42 AM IST

Delhi LG lays foundation stone for 11-km track along Yamuna

A basic, 11km earthen track is expected to be ready by June 1, and the area along it will be beautified later.

The LG secretariat in a statement said that the eastern bank of the river was selected for the trail as it does not have major habitations or drains, unlike the western bank. (ANI)
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:42 AM IST

Post-SC order, Delhi LG sends services files to AAP govt

Meanwhile, a Delhi government official alleged that the chief secretary and services secretary “were creating hurdles”.

The files related to services have been sent to the elected government after around 8 years. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 04:43 AM IST

Inheritance of loss: Partition Museum to open in Delhi on Thursday

The Partition Museum, set up at the restored Dara Shikoh Library Building (DSLB) at Kashmere Gate, will be inaugurated on May 18.

The Fallen House, created by Kashmiri artist Veer Munshi at the Partition Museum. The museum, set up on the campus of Ambedkar University’s Kashmere Gate campus will be inaugurated on Thusday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:53 PM IST

Sewage dumping in Gurugram’s Sector 14 green belt fouls up locality

Residents visit the area and saw tankers dumping sewage at various spots

Such mismanagement of sewage poses serious risks for both the environment and human health, residents said, adding that the green belt between Maharana Pratap Chowk to Atul Kataria Chowk has been damaged. (Representational Image/HT Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 05:29 PM IST

Condos in Gurugram may give club space to bars and restaurants

According to the policy provision, a bar or restaurant owner will have to get a separate licence and will be fully responsible for running the outlet at the condominiums

The Iris Club at Uniworld Gardens in Sector 47 on the Gurugram-Sohna Road. RWAs can now invite popular bars and restaurants to open their outlets in their clubs. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on May 16, 2023 11:11 PM IST

43-year-old stabs wife, daughter to death, kills self in East Delhi

Rohit Meena, deputy commissioner of police, Shahdara, said prima facie, it is a case of murder and attempt to murder by the man who later died by suicide.

A man in east Delhi’s Shahdara stabbed to death his wife and six-year-old daughter before dying by suicide. His 13-year-old son survived the attack, and is getting treatment at a hospital, police said. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:37 AM IST

Delhi HC asks Bihar to put on record charge sheet filed against IPS Amit Lodha

Indian Police Service officer Amit Lodha came into the limelight after the web series “Khakee” based on his book “Bihar Diaries”

The court on Monday posted the matter for hearing next on May 25. (Shutterstock)
Updated on May 16, 2023 03:13 PM IST

Delhi school receives bomb threat, police call it ‘hoax’; 4th incident this year

The threat, which came via an email, was a hoax as nothing suspicious was found during the search operation of the school, police said

Similar incidents have been reported from the national Capital this year on April 12, 26 and May 11 respectively. (File Image)
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:50 PM IST
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