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In a major festive season crackdown, the Delhi Police busted an adulterated desi ghee racket, arrested six men, and seized 1,625 kg of spurious stock from three illegal units, officials said on Thursday.

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A 20-year-old man died and more than a dozen people were injured, after a truck overturned near a school in Delhi's Rohini on Friday morning while returning from idol immersion, police said, adding that one of the injured is in a critical condition.

The driver was allegedly driving the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner. Preliminary inquiry has further indicated that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time, they said. — PTI

It started with a disagreement over which road a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus should take.

On the evening of September 28, as the bus, which goes from Dhaula Kuan to Noida Sector 62, made its way toward the Dhaula Kuan terminal, conductor Jitender Puniya (34) and bus marshal Mansingh clashed over the choice of route.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said government officials must constantly upgrade themselves with the latest techniques and technology to work efficiently and address people's problems sensitively.

Addressing a two-day training programme for tehsildars and sub-registrars of the revenue department, Gupta said training is an important part of life for officials as well as political leaders. — PTI

A man allegedly strangled his three children and then committed suicide by hanging himself over a domestic dispute in a village here, police said on Friday.

The family was rushed to a hospital, where the doctors declared the man and his two daughters dead. His son is said to be in a critical condition, police said.

Before taking the extreme step, he also made a video holding his wife, her sisters and her brother responsible. — PTI

More than a dozen people were injured after a truck overturned near a school in Delhi's Rohini on Friday morning while returning from idol immersion, police said.

The driver was allegedly driving the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner. Preliminary enquiry has further indicated that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time, they said. — PTI

The Delhi-Kathmandu international bus service operated by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), which was suspended amid the chaos in the neighbouring nation, has resumed, officials said on Friday.

According to an official, the services resumed last month after the situation stabilised in Nepal.

"The bus service was suspended on September 10 due to the unrest in Nepal. A bus was also stuck there. After the bus returned safely and the situation improved there, the bus service was restarted," he added. — PTI

The Delhi government's plan to conduct artificial rain trials in the city could be pushed back as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to give a clear go-ahead, officials said.

With a western disturbance likely to bring rain later this week, officials said the experiment will only be held when dry weather is assured. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the trial can yield meaningful results only if carried out in clear weather conditions. — PTI

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday called on Vice President C P Radhakrishnan here.

Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the vice president last month.

The Vice President's Secretariat shared photograph of the meeting on its social media handle. — PTI

The Delhi High Court has restrained various entities from unauthorised use of agrochemical maker Dhanuka Agritech Ltd's trademark 'DHANUKA'.

Justice Tejas Karia granted an interim stay till January 29 on a plea filed by Dhanuka Agritech against Agrim Wholesale Private Limited and others, seeking a permanent injunction, restraining them from "trademark infringement, passing off, dilution, and unfair competition".  — PTI

With less than a month to go for the Chhath festival, the Delhi government's Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department has identified at least 100 points along the Yamuna river and other areas where temporary arrangements are being made, officials said.

According to officials, while the I&FC will be handling preparation of ghats, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will be responsible for suppressing the white foam at Kalindi Kunj, which is an annual occurrence. — PTI

Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi Police has busted a racket engaged in supplying firecrackers in the city, where their sale is banned to curb air pollution and protect public health. Three men, including a father-son duo, have been arrested, an official said on Friday.

A total of 914 boxes of different types of firecrackers, procured from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, were seized from multiple locations in the city, they said.

The accused have been identified as Bhagwati Prasad, his son Tarun Singhal, and Rajiv Goel, a senior police officer said. — PTI

Nearly three months after Madrasi Camp, a settlement of Tamil-speaking migrants in Delhi’s Jangpura, was demolished, the Delhi High Court noted last month that the authorities were acting in “wilful disobedience” of its orders and warned that a failure to comply would compel the court to take appropriate action.

In an order on May 29, the Delhi High Court had directed the authorities to issue provisional demand-cum-allotment letters to the petitioners for their rehabilitation. In an order on September 26, Justice Sachin Datta observed that “prima facie, the respondents (authorities) are collectively in wilful disobedience of the orders passed by this Court.”

Police arrested two alleged criminals, wanted for extorting businessmen in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, after an encounter in the Kapashera area of southwest Delhi, an officer said.

The accused have been identified as Akash Rajput, a resident of Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, and Mahipal, a resident of Bharatpur, Rajasthan, said P S Kushwaha, Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell).

A total of 815 kg of firecrackers were seized by the Delhi Police’s crime branch unit in two different operations within a span of 24 hours, the Delhi police official said. 

The larger consignment, a total of 693 kg of firecrackers, was busted after a factory- like unit in Uttam Nagar’s Matiala village was raided on Wednesday. The owner of the unit, Dilabagh Singh, was also arrested.  

“During the operation, 693 kg of banned firecrackers of 42 different brands were recovered from the ground floor of the premises, which was being used under the cover of an ice cream manufacturing unit. The illegal stock, kept under highly unsafe conditions in a residential area, posed a serious risk to public safety,” DCP (crime) Aditya Gautam said. 

Police busted an adulterated desi ghee racket, arrested six men, and seized 1,625 kg of spurious stock from three illegal units, officials said on Thursday.

The Central Range of the Crime Branch arrested the men following coordinated raids in Shiv Vihar, Karawal Nagar, and Mustafabad. The police said the units in North-East Delhi were being operated on a large scale to exploit the surge in demand during Dussehra and Diwali.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that the Delhi government has decided to abolish the income cap of Rs 26,800 per month set for registered Kashmiri Hindu migrants to avail a monthly allowance of Rs 3,250. With this, each of these 1,800 such migrants in the Capital will receive the monthly financial allowance – amounting to nearly Rs 39,000 yearly – regardless of their income.

People suffering 60% or above disability can now avail financial assistance of Rs 6,000 every month in the Capital to meet their expenses such as those related to caregiving or counselling. The Delhi government notified the ‘Financial Assistance Scheme for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities having High Support Needs’, a first-of-its-kind initiative, said officials.

“The allowance is intended to help beneficiaries meet expenses related to caregiver support or other essential services, including psychological counselling, medical treatment, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, assistive aids and appliances, or any other form of support necessary for their well-being and rehabilitation,” reads the notification.

Light to moderate rain likely over some places today, forecast India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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