New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Investigators on Friday continued to review the CCTV footage of colony cameras and record statements of relatives and neighbours of a Delhi doctor who allegedly murdered his maid in south Delhi’s Mount Kailash while a city court sent the suspect to two-day police custody. Dermatologist Manish Gupta, who was arrested from close to the body of his 45-year-old domestic help Meena on the terrace on Thursday, is likely to face police grilling over the motive behind the bruta…
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Patna, June 19 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday inaugurated the new weekly train service between Chhapra Junction railway station and Anand Vihar Terminal. During the event, the Railway Minister also virtually flagged off two additional train services connecting Maul to Delhi and Zahirghat to Varanasi.The inauguration ceremony was attended by Saran MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Maharajganj MP Janardan Singh Sigriwal, among other leader…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said the city government has already notified the “Proactive Winter Air Quality Management Framework” to tackle seasonal pollution well before the onset of winter, giving citizens and stakeholders sufficient time to prepare. Sharing details of the initiative on X, Gupta said the framework was introduced months in advance to ensure that residents, industries, institutions, businesses and construction agencies are aware of the me…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Two separate fire incidents occurred in the national capital, one at a namkeen manufacturing factory in the Dwarka area and another at a furniture shop in Mangolpuri during the early hours of Friday. No casualties were reported in either incident, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to both locations and managed to bring the blazes under control.In the first incident, a fire broke out at a namkeen manufacturing factory located in a tin-shed structure near Dwarka Met…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Residents of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are likely to experience relief from the recent spell of intense heat as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds over the coming days. According to the weather office, intermittent rain and thunderstorm activity is expected across Delhi-NCR between June 18 and June 21. During this period, skies are likely to remain partly cloudy, with scatte…
Gurugram, June 18 (IANS) In cases related to the SRS Group, the PMLA Special Judge at Gurugram has ordered restitution of immovable properties valued at Rs 281.85 crore to 12 genuine home buyers, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday. The move to restore the Proceeds of Crime (PoC) to the rightful claimants follows the Special Judge’s separate orders dated May 19, June 4 and June 11, the ED said in a statement.The Special Judge also directed the distribution of a share of the PoC to …
New Delhi, Jun 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its crackdown on financial irregularities by conducting search operations at 17 locations in Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, ED officials said on Thursday. The raids targeted entities linked to a major loan diversion case involving Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) and associated companies.The premises searched included the offices of Suraksha Asset Reconstruc…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against organised child trafficking, Delhi’s Central District Police have dismantled an inter-state child trafficking syndicate and arrested 13 accused persons, including traffickers, mediators, buyers, and a hospital owner, while rescuing five infants from different locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh.The investigation exposed a well-organised child trafficking network operating across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, a…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) After Trinamool Congress rebel MLAs urged Mamata Banerjee to join them as advisor, senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who recently extended his support to breakaway MPs, reiterated the same message for his leader on Sunday. This is the first time that the septuagenarian Parliamentarian spoke to the media publicly after news broke on Saturday of his joining rebel ranks. However, he is yet to officially sign the draft prepared by the re…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Starting June 20, Delhi Lt Governor T.S. Sandhu has directed all police stations to conduct public hearings every Saturday to resolve complaints and assist on issues related to police functioning and public safety, an official said on Sunday.The “Thana Divas-Jan Sunwai” will be organised at every police station, every Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to augment public outreach and enhance accessibility of police services, said an official statement.A circular issued…