Long traffic jams were seen in Delhi on Thursday as rains led to waterlogging on many roads. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra)Delhi News Today Updates, Dengue in Delhi Today: Many areas in Delhi witnessed long traffic jams as rains led to waterlogging across the national capital. The Delhi Traffic Police warned commuters to avoid the stretch between Phirni Road and Tooda Mandi Red Light, Najafgarh.
In other news, Principal District and Sessions Court of Rouse Avenue Court today reserved its order on the ED petition seeking transfer of money laundering case against Delhi Minister Satyender Jain, news agency ANI reported. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday directed a sessions court to take up the matter today.
Meanwhile, a Delhi court has sent AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to five more days of police custody in connection with a two year old case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board. This comes after the Anti-Corruption Branch, which arrested Khan, claimed in court that they have traced money transactions linked to him to Dubai. Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Kumar Shrivastava moved an application before Special Judge Vikas Dhull seeking 10 more days of custody.
Children play in the rain while coming back from school in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna/File)
In view of heavy rainfall prediction, the Gurgaon district administration has put out an advisory asking corporate offices and private institutions in the district to ask their employees to work from home on Friday to avoid traffic congestion and ensure repair work of roads and drains can be carried out.
A road cave-in near Satya Niketan Duong after rains led to a traffic jam in the area with the traffic police advising people to avoid taking the Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Moti Bagh Junction towards Dhaula Kuan. Waterlogging also caused jams on the MB Road on both carriagways from Hamdard towards Khanpur T-point.
Traffic congestion reported at several stretches on Gurgaon-Delhi expressway due to waterlogging. Snarls near Shankar Chowk and at Sarhaul Gurgaon-Delhi border.
Rainfall in Gurugram till 5 pm
Kadipur: 54 mm
Harsaru: 54 mm
Wazirabad 60 mm
Badshahpur: 30 mm
Sohna: 43 mm
Manesar: 50 mm
Pataudi: 20 mm
Farukh Nagar: 29 mm
Updated IMD forecast (for 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm): Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over most places across Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Indirapuram, Noida, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh, Manesar, Karnal).
The Safdarjung weather station, the city’s base weather observatory, recorded 21.4 mm of rainfall between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm. This falls under the “moderate” category, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Palam weather station has recorded the highest amount of rainfall so far this afternoon — 44 mm. Aya Nagar recorded 25.6 mm of rain.
Impact expected due to rain over parts of Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas:
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Many areas in Delhi witnessed long traffic jams as heavy rains led to waterlogging across the national capital. The Delhi Traffic Police warned commuters to avoid the stretch between Phirni Road and Tooda Mandi Red Light, Najafgarh.
The Delhi Traffic Police warned commuters to avoid the stretch between Phirni Road and Tooda Mandi Red Light, Najafgarh. Traffic is also slow on the carriageway from Mahipal Pur Red Light towards Mehrauli due to waterlogging. The Traffic police has asked commuters to avoid the stretch on Mahatma Gandhi Marg from Moti Bagh Junction towards Dhaula Kuan due to waterlogging near Shanti Niketan.
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has formed a committee of seven officers to study the existing police control room (PCR) system (post-merger) for its further improvement. It was one of the first initiatives of former commissioner Rakesh Asthana in which he had decided to integrate 8,000 personnel from the PCR unit with the district police.
In a recent internal communication, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Anand Kumar Mishra said, “In pursuance of the direction of the worthy CP, Delhi, a meeting was held on August 22, in the office chamber of Special CP Sanjay Beniwal and a committee was constituted of seven officers, JCP Bhola Shankar Jaiswal, Additional CP Parmaditya, DCPs, Sagar Singh Kalsi, Pranav Tayal, Sameer Sharma, Satyawan Gautam and Anand Mishra.” Read More
Principal District and Sessions Court of Rouse Avenue Court today reserved its order on the ED petition seeking transfer of money laundering case against Delhi Minister Satyender Jain.
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) Wednesday restrained the sale and purchase of properties in Vatika Limited’s residential project, Vatika India Next 2, in Sectors 88-A and B in Gurgaon for allegedly failing to comply with norms of registration.
HRERA said the developer’s licence had expired and several documents, including the deficit registration fee, had been pending.
In a statement, the authority said Vatika Limited obtained the licence for the project from the town and country planning department, Haryana government, in 2013 to develop a plotted township Vatika India Next 2 and applied for the RERA registration in August 2022, five years after RERA was notified in the State. Read More
Moderate rainfall and thundershowers, and heavy rainfall in one or two places are on the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for Delhi Thursday. The IMD has also issued a ‘yellow’ alert “to be aware” for Delhi for the day.
Parts of the city received light rainfall early Thursday morning as well. The Safdarjung weather station, for instance, recorded 2.5 mm of rainfall between 5.30 am and 8.30 am, while Palam recorded 4.5 mm. Read More
The BJP Delhi has asked its former councillors and district and mandal units to be prepared for the MCD polls likely to be held in December, said sources in the party.
Several councillors The Indian Express spoke to confirmed they have started the preparations for December’s second week. “We have not been given a guarantee that polls would be held 100 per cent but have been told to keep December preparations,” said a councillor from West Delhi, adding outreach programmes have already been started.
The BJP has been in power for the past three terms in the corporation. (Read More)
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Four persons sleeping on a road divider were killed and two were injured when a speeding truck ran over them in Delhi’s Shahdara in the early hours of Wednesday. The men worked as ragpickers and lived in one-room sets, but would often sleep on the divider nearby because of the lack of space and the heat indoors.
The truck driver fled afterwards and is yet to be arrested. A PCR call about the accident was made at 1.51 am from the DTC depot in New Seemapuri area. CCTV footage of the incident shows the truck driving towards the divider and mowing down the men before knocking down a streetlight.
On Wednesday afternoon, locals recalled the “horrifying” incident. They said they heard a loud noise when the poll fell on the road, and found the six men lying bloodied. Read More
The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing on Wednesday summoned Bollywood celebrity stylist Leepakshi Ellawadi in connection with its probe into conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s Rs 200 crores money laundering case. Police have already questioned Bollywood actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Nora Fatehi and former TV anchor Pinky Irani.
Irani is one of the accused in the Enforcement Directorate chargesheet and was named as Sukesh’s aide who allegedly helped him connect with Jacqueline, who has also been made an accused by the ED in its supplementary chargesheet. Police said Nora and Leepakshi are being questioned as witnesses in the case.
Leepakshi is a costume designer, stylist and luxury consultant who has worked with top Bollywood celebrities, including Jacqueline, for over a decade. Read More
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notices to the Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi Police and the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis after taking suo motu note of a September 11 news report which stated that a sweeper and a security guard had died while cleaning a sewer in Mundka.
During the last hearing, the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad had ordered registration of a public interest litigation on the case, issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). It had also appointed senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao as amicus curiae in the matter. Read More
Delhi Police has arrested one Kaushar Alam alias Laddan from Telangana, who is an associate of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) had conducted a raid last week at his home and found one unlicensed pistol from his possession, the police said.
The ACB had arrested Amanatullah Khan last Friday in connection with a two-year-old case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board. As chairman of the Board, Khan is alleged to have made “arbitrary and illegal recruitments”, “misappropriated” funds and rented out properties belonging to the Board.
The Delhi Nurses Federation (DNF) has threatened to go on a strike to protest against the city government over its long-standing demands of regularisation of contractual nurses and regular promotions not being fulfilled.
In a letter to the Delhi government's health and family welfare department, the DNF has said the situation is so "pathetic" that an employee, who is supposed to get three promotions in his career, is retiring without a single promotion due to the "negligence of the department".
The letter, written on September 19, also claimed that the DNF has given various representations to the government over these issues but no action has been taken. The federation said it will carry out a "two-hour non-cooperation movement" everyday from November 2 to November 4 to protest against the government over its long-standing demands not being fulfilled. (PTI)
Commuters travelling from Manesar to Gurugram on Wednesday witnessed heavy traffic congestion after a vehicle broke down on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The traffic police issued an advisory about the situation on Twitter and put up sign boards for route diversion.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) R S Sangwan said, “There was traffic congestion owing to the breakdown of a vehicle only. Our teams are at spot to manage the traffic and now the situation is under control.”
The main carriageway of the highway was closed on Wednesday for the next six days due to span load test work being undertaken by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on the Jaipur to Delhi lane of the highway. The commuters, most of them office-goers, were stuck in the traffic jam. Many said it took them almost five hours to get to IMT Chowk, Manesar from Hero Honda Chowk. (PTI)
A Delhi court has acquitted a man named Noor Mohammad alias Noora in connection with a case related to the 2020 riots, observing that his identification was “probably the outcome of an after thought development” of the probe agency.
Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala noted the investigating officer of the case said that no one except the complainant could identify the accused in this case before April 2, 2022, adding he, however, at the same time deposed that he could identify the person responsible for the vandalism based on inquiries he made from a police officer. Read More
Following complaints from contractual workers and outsourced labourers, the Delhi government has written to all its departments to ensure that the contractors engaged by them pay ‘Deepawali bonus’ to the workers on time. It also said that strict action will be taken against contractors who fail to pay the bonus and the payment will be recovered as arrears of land revenue as per law.
Officials said that contractors who have employed 20 or more employees will have to pay Diwali bonus or face prosecution charges. “Non-payment of bonus is a serious issue and all the principal employers are urged upon to ensure disbursement of bonus to outsourced workers/employees by their contractors in the forthcoming Deepawali festival season,” a circular issued by the office of labour commissioner on September 15 said. Read More
Locals gather at the site after a speeding truck mowed down people sleeping on a road divider, at the Seemapuri area in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Four people were killed.
Fashion designer Leepakshi was summoned by the ED on Wednesday in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case filed against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Sukesh had allegedly extorted Rs 200 crore from the wife of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh. Police found that Sukesh had paid a huge amount of money to Leepakshi, for designing exclusive costumes for Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a sessions court here to take up on September 22 an Enforcement Directorate application seeking transfer of bail hearing of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case to another judge.
Observing that any accused is entitled to an expeditious hearing of his bail plea, a three-judge bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the principal district and sessions judge of the Rouse Avenue court to take up the petition for hearing.
"We clarify that any party aggrieved by the decision on transfer petition can seek appropriate remedies available in law. The forum for hearing of bail will depend upon the decision of the District Judge," said the bench also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and P S Narasimha.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Gupta had on September 19 stayed the proceedings of the bail hearing and issued notice to Jain and other co-accused in the case on an ED application seeking transfer of the case to another judge. (PTI)
Traffic congestion was reported on the Jaipur-Delhi carriageway of the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway following the closure of the main carriageway at the Hero Honda Chowk flyover. Traffic police had issued an advisory yesterday stating that the 1.4-kilometer-long carriageway of the flyover will remain closed for six days starting Wednesday due to span load test work by NHAI.
Two women got into a scuffle at a salon in South Delhi’s INA Market Tuesday afternoon over a “botched-up” eyebrow treatment and both were booked, said the police.
The police said the customer, 48, alleged that she was bitten on her arm while the beautician, 26, said her clothes were torn.
The police said they received a PCR call after the fight and rushed to the spot where they found the two women. The customer, a resident of NBCC, Kidwai Nagar, said she had come for eyebrow threading and the beautician was assigned to do the job. Read More
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed condolences on the demise of Raju Srivastava.
In one of the biggest seizures of heroin, a container having more than 20 tonnes of liquorice coated with heroin has been seized from Nava Sheva Port in Mumbai, Delhi Police said.
According to the police, the total quantity of heroin coated on liquorice weighing 22 tonnes is approximately 345 kg. The value of the heroin seized is Rs 1,725 crore in the international market.
Popular comedian Raju Srivastava passed away in a Delhi hospital today at the age of 58, his brother said.
Delhi is likely to get a few more spells of light to moderate rain on Wednesday and the subsequent two-three days before the monsoon withdraws from the National Capital Region, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The precipitation over the next few days may help cover the large rain deficit (49 per cent in September alone) to some extent and keep the air clean and the temperature in check.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 25.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will visit the Sabarmati Ashram here Wednesday before embarking on the Aam Aadmi Party's campaign in BJP-ruled Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
After offering prayers at the Sabarmati Ashram, Sisodia will lead a 'Parivartan Yatra' in north Gujarat, AAP state chief Gopal Italia said.
He will take part in a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha and will also address gatherings in Taloj and Prantij towns of the district during the day, Italia said.
On Tuesday, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a town hall meeting with parents and teachers in Vadodara. (PTI)
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, who was admitted to AIIMS for treatment, has been discharged at around 12.30 am and was taken to ACB's office in North Delhi. Police will produce him at Rouse Avenue court at 4 pm, ACB Chief Madhur Verma said. He was arrested in connection with the Delhi Waqf board case last week.
A 20-year-old BA Honours student from Delhi University's Zakir Hussain college allegedly died by suicide on Monday night. Police said the woman was a second-year student at the college and was studying Political Science.
A PCR call about the incident was made around 8 pm. Shweta Chauhan, DCP (Central) said, “Our staff rushed to the spot after the call. The body had already been shifted to Lok Nayak Hospital by college staffers and students. A crime team was called to inspect the spot. The investigating officer went to the hospital where he found that the woman was brought dead to the hospital.”
The deceased student hails from Gannaur in Haryana. A suicide note was recovered from her pocket. Police said the girl hasn’t mentioned anyone’s name or blamed anyone for the alleged suicide.
An autopsy was conducted and legal action has been initiated under relevant sections of The Code Of Criminal Procedure.
A speeding truck ran over six persons sleeping on a road divider in Delhi's Shahdara in the early hours of Wednesday, killing four and injuring two. The driver fled after the accident and is yet to be arrested. Police teams have been deployed to identify the driver and nab him. A PCR call about the accident was made at 1.51 am from the DTC depot in the Seemapuri area.
"The truck driver was driving rashly and negligently speeding when he hit six persons. Four were immediately taken to GTB Hospital by the police but two of them died. Two other persons were admitted, but one died during treatment and the other was declared brought dead," said R Sathiyasundaram, DCP (Shahdara).
The deceased persons were identified as Kareen (52), Chotte Khan (25), Shah Alam (38), and Rahul (45). The injured, Manish and Pradeep, are undergoing treatment.
The police is trying to contact the families of the deceased. Teams have been formed to trace the vehicle and catch the accused. A road traffic accident case has been registered against unknown persons.
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