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With 145 scooters across 15 districts, women patrol teams hit Delhi streetsSubscriber Only
August 04, 2019 04:17 IST
In 2018, four scooters were sent to North district for patrolling in Delhi University and are stationed at bus stops near Miranda House and Patel Chest, Vishwavidyalaya Metro station and Daulat Ram College.
Sun, Aug 04, 2019
In Kashmir Valley, tourism dept sends out buses to bring tourists backSubscriber Only
August 03, 2019 04:20 IST
At Pahalgam, assistant director of tourism, Pahalgam, Zahida Parveen said, “There were around 1,000 tourists here. Most of have them have left now. We are asking them to leave for Jammu instead of going to Srinagar.”
Sat, Aug 03, 2019
Street Wise: How intersection of faiths gave Majnu Ka Tilla its nameSubscriber Only
August 03, 2019 02:21 IST
The urban legend about Majnu ka Tilla being named after star-crossed lovers Laila-Majnu, historians say, is not true.
Sat, Aug 03, 2019
Coffee Break
August 01, 2019 12:13 IST
At the time, stricken by young love and rejection, little did we realise the impact that VG Siddhartha — CCD’s founder and owner — would have on the young.
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Delhi: WHO building from 1962 razed to make way for new design, M F Husain mural inside savedSubscriber Only
July 31, 2019 02:10 IST
The WHO headquarters was built by Padma Bhushan recipient architect Habib Rahman, who was a senior architect with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) at the time.
Wed, Jul 31, 2019
Delhi: Wife’s family claims she was abused, had written to policeSubscriber Only
July 28, 2019 01:08 IST
On Friday night, Das, his mother and Sunita allegedly committed suicide at their third-floor house inside the IIT-Delhi campus. A day later, Sunita’s mother Krishna Devi (68) — who made the PCR call after her daughter didn’t take her calls — recorded a statement with the SDM.
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
Delhi: IIT staffer, wife and mother found hanging at campus residenceSubscriber Only
July 28, 2019 01:07 IST
On Saturday afternoon, Sunita’s mother sat outside the Safdarjung Hospital mortuary, while Das’s relatives were outside the couple’s IIT Campus house which was being inspected by police.
Sun, Jul 28, 2019
From Maurya ruler to the British, Delhi name’s long historySubscriber Only
July 25, 2019 02:12 IST
The name was picked from a list of alternatives such as Imperial Delhi, Raisina and Delhi South, writes historian Swapna Liddle in her 2018 book Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi.
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Kanwar Yatra: Haridwar to Delhi — The 4-crore marchSubscriber Only
July 25, 2019 01:59 IST
Faced with the tall task, Delhi and UP are leaving no stone unturned — drones for aerial surveillance, petal showers from choppers, extra police deployment, water tankers, mobile toilets and registration of kanwars.
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
From guns to drones : Made in India defence tech steals show at 2-day police expoSubscriber Only
July 24, 2019 01:53 IST
The product, made in UP's Kanpur, was among several innovations showcased at the 5th International Police Expo last week.
Wed, Jul 24, 2019
Journey in politics: Sheila, in her own words: CWG to December 16Subscriber Only
July 22, 2019 04:44 IST
The end of her CM-ship was marred by another controversy, CWG 2010 — from alleged irregularities to pitiable condition of the Games Village. Before the Games began, Dikshit “spent over six hours daily at the Village”.
Mon, Jul 22, 2019
Sheila Dikshit — Miranda House girl, politician by chanceSubscriber Only
July 21, 2019 02:35 IST
Congress leader Kiran Walia told The Indian Express, “She once told me that if she hadn’t been a politician, she would have been an interior decorator.”
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
Sheila Dikshit: Chief Minister, capital change agentSubscriber Only
July 21, 2019 02:09 IST
From drawing on personal experiences to reaching out across political divides — how Sheila Dikshit transformed Delhi in the 15 years she spent as Chief Minister.
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
Delhi factory fire: Saw bodies covered in soot, say grieving kin of victimsSubscriber Only
July 14, 2019 05:25 IST
On Saturday afternoon, as firefighters struggled to douse the fire at the factory, three heartbroken families sat outside the GTB Hospital mortuary.
Sun, Jul 14, 2019
Delhi: Teen, two women dead in Shahdara factory fireSubscriber Only
July 14, 2019 05:20 IST
Over 100 firefighters spent eight hours dousing the blaze, which broke out around 9 am inside the bath fittings factory located in a cramped lane of Friends Colony in Jhilmil Industrial Area.
Sun, Jul 14, 2019
29 dead as UP bus falls into canal on Yamuna ExpresswaySubscriber Only
July 09, 2019 05:35 IST
Yamuna Expressway accident: The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, but officials suspect the driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel.
Tue, Jul 09, 2019
Yamuna Expressway bus accident: Among victims, one-year-old girl, a father visiting son, 22-year-old starting first jobSubscriber Only
July 09, 2019 01:59 IST
Outside the mortuary at Agra’s SN Medical College sat inconsolable family members. By 9 pm, post-mortems of 10 victims had been conducted, and permission to continue at night had been given.
Tue, Jul 09, 2019
Yamuna Expressway bus accident: ‘Screams didn’t stop till we reached hospital’Subscriber Only
July 09, 2019 01:14 IST
Six-year-old looks for sister and father, his mother unaware of deaths. Of the 54 people on board, 29 died in the accident — including Riya and Bhanu Pratap. Yuvraj survived with a single scratch on his right toe.
Tue, Jul 09, 2019
Cross-examination ends: Reserve my right for further legal action in future, MJ Akbar tells courtSubscriber Only
July 07, 2019 05:10 IST
Akbar told the court: “It is wrong to suggest that the article and tweets of Priya Ramani were meant to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of the issue of sexual harassment at workplace. It is wrong to suggest that Priya Ramani’s disclosures pertaining to me were true and made in good faith.”
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
10 CCTVs & 22,000 black SUVs: How cops tracked driver in hit-and-run case in DelhiSubscriber Only
July 07, 2019 03:30 IST
From the accident spot, police recovered only a portion of the SUV’s bumper, and when it was sent to Hyundai’s main manufacturing unit, the barcode on the bumper gave the first clue.
Sat, Jul 20, 2019
Old Delhi locals and traders speak in one voice, say disharmony bad for the areaSubscriber Only
July 03, 2019 03:52 IST
Barricades at two points, ropes and a slew of officers were deployed to keep both communities under check as various groups gathered outside a temple that was allegedly vandalised the night of the argument.
Wed, Jul 03, 2019
Auli weddings: Guptas fined Rs 2.5 lakh for littering, open defecationSubscriber Only
June 30, 2019 03:37 IST
From June 17-23, Suryakant and Shashank, who are members of the controversial Gupta family of South Africa - known for their dubious links to that country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, and who are facing corruption charges - got married in Auli.
Sun, Jun 30, 2019
A day later, no trace of two labourers on Delhi Jal Board projectSubscriber Only
June 30, 2019 01:25 IST
The fire services were joined by a 16-member team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to locate the two missing labourers — Ankit (19) and Devender Sharma (25) — who were working on the Delhi Jal Board project Friday morning.
Sun, Jun 30, 2019
Neetu, in her parents’ words: Almost invincible, bright, fluent in EnglishSubscriber Only
June 28, 2019 01:34 IST
Standing in the playground, Solanki was convinced Neetu was a fighter. “I was never worried about her, she was too strong, almost invincible,” said her mother Susheela (54), seated at their Matiala home.
Fri, Jun 28, 2019
How a kachori shop in Aligarh has become a GST test caseSubscriber Only
June 27, 2019 05:00 IST
This was outside Aligarh’s famous Mukesh Kachori Bhandar, and he was a member of the special investigations branch (SIB) of the state GST department in Aligarh deputed to prepare a “profile”.
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