Delhi News
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20 Sep 2017
Delhi18 of 43 closed McDonald's outlets reopen in Delhi
Connaught Plaza Restaurants Limited (CPRL), which manages McDonald's operations in North and East India, reopened 18 of the 43 fast-food chain outlets in Delhi shut since June over expired eating house licenses.
19 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhiites to pay more for parking in peak-hours from October
People in Delhi would need to pay more for parking in peak hours from next month at commercial centers and even near their houses.
19 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Underage drinkers easily buy alcohol without age-proof, finds survey
A survey by Delhi-based non-profit organization, Community Against Drunken Driving (CADD), showed underage drinkers in the city could easily buy liquor from pubs, bars, and shops without even furnishing any age-proof.
19 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Two die while cleaning sewer at Rampal's ashram
Jailed spiritual guru Rampal's devotees, 27-year-old Makhan Lal and 30-year-old Amarjeet, died while cleaning a sewer at the self-styled godman's ashram in outer Delhi's Mundka.
19 Sep 2017
IndiaNew AIIMS: Retired doctors to be hired for top positions
Unable to find suitable people to fill top positions at the six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Union Health Ministry is looking to hire retired doctors of some of India's premier medical institutes.
19 Sep 2017
DelhiFeel free to dump waste in Aravalis: Gurugram civic body
A new waste-dumping site near the Gurugram-Faridabad border, covering two acres of the seasonal Ghata Lake, is polluting the Aravallis.
18 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Man goes on violent rampage; attacks people with blade
In a shocking incident in outer Delhi's Mongolpuri, a 24-year-old drunk man named Shubham went on a violent rampage, slashing five persons with a shaving blade.
18 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Machines replace token selling counters at 70 metro stations
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has removed token selling counters at 70 of its 164 Metro stations to minimize human interference.
18 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi-NCR restaurants and NGOs tie-up to feed the underprivileged
Several popular restaurants in Delhi-NCR have gone a step ahead and joined hands with NGOs to organize special drives for feeding the underprivileged.
18 Sep 2017
DelhiFake I-T officers arrested for trying to steal Rs. 20L
Seven con-men posing as income tax officers raided South Delhi businessman Ramesh Chand's house in Malviya Nagar and seized Rs. 20L from him.
11 Sep 2017
DelhiSchool's negligence shatters dreams of young swimmer
23-year-old Riya Gupta was once a swimming champion who is now confined to a wheelchair due to a quadriplegic medical condition.
11 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Police arrest two drug peddlers; recover 790kg marijuana
Delhi Police crime branch cops have arrested two drug peddlers, Jagdish Kumar Arya and Saroj Subuddhi, and recovered Rs.54L-worth marijuana weighing almost 790kgs.
11 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi schoolgirl rape: Rape accused fears for daughter's safety
Vikas, the 38-year-old man accused of raping a five-year-old Class-I girl in a classroom inside Tagore Public School in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar, is now fearing his own daughter's safety.
08 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Maggot-infested body of scientist found
Dr. Yashvir Sood, a 64-year-old retired scientist with Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Delhi's Pusa Road, was found dead at a quarter.
08 Sep 2017
IndiaDelhi: Summons issued to 125 brothel owners in GB Road
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) served summons to 125 brothel owners in GB Road, the infamous red light area, regarding their closure.
08 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Govt. to increase number of buses to 11,000
For the convenience of lakhs of Delhiites commuting by buses, Delhi Government is planning to increase the number of buses to 11,000, the city's total requirement.
08 Sep 2017
IndiaMan threatens five eminent women calling them "anti-national"; case filed
After noted Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead, a Facebook user openly threatened to eliminate five prominent women, terming them "anti-national".
07 Sep 2017
IndiaDelhi: Centre asks PSUs, corporate sector to adopt monuments
World Heritage Sites in India, including Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, could soon get a major revamp with world-class facilities.
07 Sep 2017
IndiaDelhi: Roads of the national capital are India's bloodiest
Delhi recorded the highest number of road accident deaths in 2016, according to "Road Accidents in India 2016" report by Road Transport and Highways Ministry.
07 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Cop's frustrated wife writes to Delhi's Police Commissioner
A Delhi policeman's wife, annoyed with her husband's "long" duty hours, has sent an email to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik asking him to ensure duty in shifts.
07 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Nearly 4,000 DTC buses untrackable due to defective GPS
Lakhs of Delhiites commuting by buses operated by Delhi Transport Corporation could be at risk as the GPS (global positioning system) devices installed in these buses are out-of-order.
07 Sep 2017
DelhiSourav Ganguly bats for waste segregation, management in Gurugram
Former Indian cricket captain and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ambassador, Sourav Ganguly, has launched the "Alag Karo, Har Din Teen Bin" solid waste management initiative in Gurugram.
07 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Ranchi Rajdhani Express derails; no casualties so far
The engine and a power car of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express have derailed near Delhi's Shivaji Bridge.
06 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceLeopard scare grips outer Delhi residents; Forest Dept scans area
Residents of outer Delhi's Alipur were panic-stricken after some farm laborers there had claimed they spotted a leopard in the fields.
06 Sep 2017
South KoreaDelhi: Police bust human-trafficking racket operating across various Indian airports
Delhi Police busted a major international human trafficking racket following the deportation of a married couple attempting to enter Canada with forged passports.
06 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceBlue Whale Challenge being played in Delhi; police issue advisory
After a few instances indicated Delhiites are also playing the Blue Whale "suicide" game, Delhi Police issued an advisory to schools, colleges, parents, and also the public.
06 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Liquor stores on highways in municipal areas to re-open
After five dry months, several liquor shops and bars in Delhi are set to resume businesses, thanks to Delhi Government's directions to deseal liquor vends within 500m of highways under municipal areas.
06 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi cabs to have child-lock stickers for women safety
Cabs operating in Delhi will now have to paste at least four stickers informing passengers about the car's child-lock system and explaining how to disable it.
05 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: Deadly dengue cases in the city up to 1,185
As Delhi is experiencing a season-change with the onset of monsoon, deadly vector-borne diseases in the city are on the rise.
05 Sep 2017
DelhiEast Delhi sinking under garbage piles; lack of waste-dumping space
East Delhi is facing a severe sanitation crisis after Rani Khera residents refused to allow dumping of waste in their neighborhood.
05 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Father seeks police protection from his own alcoholic son
66-year-old Rajvir Sharma filed a plea in Delhi HC seeking police protection from his 22-year-old alcoholic son so that he and his wife can live in peace with self-respect.
05 Sep 2017
Nitin GadkariE-rickshaw service launched at Gurugram metro stations
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari, launched the battery-operated e-rickshaw service from Gurugram's HUDA City Centre Metro Station to ensure women safety and improve last-mile connectivity.
05 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi HC: Why are women-prisoners denied benefits?
Asking why the benefits of semi-open and open prisons aren't extended to women prisoners and the reason behind this discrimination, Delhi HC sought responses from Delhi's Government, Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal, and Director General of Prisons.
05 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: L-G Anil Baijal gives go-ahead for new mohalla clinics
Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal, has given the approval to the Kejriwal-led AAP Government for setting up new mohalla clinics in the city.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiWoman pulled off train for resisting robber; gets run over
Sudhir Bansal, a 43-year-old woman, fell off a moving train and died as she tried to resist a robber from snatching her handbag at the door.
04 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: CM Kejriwal to take charge of Water Ministry
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is reportedly going to take over the Water Resources Ministry from Rajendra Pal Gautam, who took over the department about three months earlier.
04 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: JNU's reaction to Sitharaman's appointment as Defense Minister
Ahead of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University polls on 8 September, the appointment of JNU alumna Nirmala Sitharaman as the Defense Minister has become a heated subject of discussion among the university's political parties.
03 Sep 2017
DelhiBandhwari waste treatment plant worries Gurugram, Faridabad residents
Only a day after a huge pile of trash collapsed at a landfill site in Delhi's Ghazipur killing two, Gurugram and Faridabad residents raised alarm over the hazards posed by defunct waste treatment plant in Gurugram's Bandhwari.
03 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Jailed gangsters make presence felt on social media
Several dreaded gangsters with their names in Delhi Police's records are reportedly very active on Facebook.
03 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi: 40-member teams to observe, report on pollution
The Central Pollution Control Board constituted 40 two-member teams to observe and submit daily and weekly reports on the pollution in Delhi over the next four months.
