The central government has set up a committee under the Lt Governor of Delhi to study the feasibility of ‘regularizing’ the unauthorized colonies of Delhi. There are many areas in Delhi, particularly on the eastern and southern sides, where people have constructed shanties, and in some cases concrete houses, on government property. It is estimated […]
The government of India today approved three new lines for the Delhi Metro at a cost of Rs 25,000 cr. The so-called phase 4 metro expansion will see three lines — from Aerocity to Tuqlaqabad, from RK Ashram to Janakpuri and from Mukandpur to Mauzpur. In all, the three lines will add a total of […]
Annual meteorological data has revealed that 2018 was yet another year of improvement for Delhi’s air quality. In 2018, the number of ‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’ days — based on air pollution levels — jumped to 159 from 152 in the previous year and only 108 in 2016. This was accompanied by a reduction in the […]
The National Green Tribunal, India’s top most environmental court, has issued notices to the central government, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Development authority in a case filed by an NGO against the move to cut about 15,000 trees in residential areas. The issuing of notice indicates that the tribunal is seized of […]
Delhi saw 309 cases of rape during the first two months of this year, up slightly from 307 last year, but reported cases of robbery and burglary showed a sharp decline. Overall crime rate fell as the total number of registered crimes fell to 37,953 from 41,433 in the same two months of last year, […]
Delhi Police, the arm of the central government that is responsible for keeping law and order and providing security to important persons in the national capital, has spent Rs 43,94,441 for installing the first 10 CCTV systems at its police stations. The system is being put in place on the recommendations of the Supreme Court. […]
A video has gone viral on social media claiming to show a shocking pileup that happened today on the Yamuna Expressway. The video shows the pile-up in action with more and more cars ramming into each other even as people stand on the sidelines watching. The accident was initially caused by a bus overturning, with […]
The Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal is all set to retain the Bawana constituency in Delhi, giving a much-needed morale booster to the embattled AAP leader. According to the latest bypoll results, the Aam Aadmi Party is at about 36,878 votes, followed by the Congress Party at 24,648 votes and the BJP at […]
Swaraj India, the political outfit floated by breakaway Aam Aadmi Party faction led by Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, will fight the upcoming election to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on the ‘whistle’ symbol. The move follows successful registration of the whistle symbol by 95% of the party’s candidates for the poll scheduled to be […]
Delhi government is planning to bring Closed Circuit Television cameras (CCTV) not just for the purpose of security but to keep a tab on what is going on inside classrooms, said Punya Salila Shrivastava, Secretary, Education said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today. Speaking on the Conference on Quality Education for All […]
