New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In an apparent case of suicide, a 21-year-old woman was found hanging at her residence in North Delhi’s Azadpur area, police said on Friday. Police said that the victim had appeared for the NEET-UG examination on May 3, which was later cancelled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the paper was allegedly leaked.However, officials maintained that the reason for the extreme step taken by the woman will be known only after the investigation is complete.A PCR call was…
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The brutal murder of an 18-year-old man in Shardanand Colony, located within the Bhalswa Dairy area of North Delhi, has sent shockwaves through the local community. A pall of gloom has descended upon the victim’s family, while a palpable atmosphere of terror prevails in the locality. The gruesome nature of the crime was evidenced by blood splatters found scattered down the street. The victim’s family alleged they had previously received death threats from the individuals …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday expressed grief over the death of a minor in a road accident in the Shalimar Bagh area, an official said.She said that had there been no illegal encroachments along the roadside in the area, traffic would have moved smoothly and the chances of such accidents, as well as loss of life and property, could have been reduced.She noted that about two months ago, a five-year-old girl had also lost her life after being hit by a spee…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi Secretariat received an email on Thursday reporting a bomb threat, officials stated. A search operation was promptly launched, and as of now, no suspicious items have been found. The email contained a threat concerning the presence of a bomb on the premises, which prompted the Secretariat officials to immediately notify the police.Upon receiving the information, police and fire brigade teams, along with a bomb squad and a dog squad, arrived at the scene to con…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the illegal storage, transportation, and suspected black marketing of LPG cylinders, police in north Delhi recovered a large quantity of illegally stored gas cylinders and arrested one man, police said on Friday. The operation, by the staff of police station Bawana in the Outer North District, was carried out under the overall leadership of Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range, Vijay Singh, and the supervision of DCP, Outer North District…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A mild earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck New Delhi on Monday morning, causing brief tremors across parts of the national capital. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at around 8:44 a.m., with its epicentre located in North Delhi at a shallow depth of 5 kilometres.There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage, and the tremors were described as mild in nature. However, the incident once again …
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Friday invoked actions under Stage III (‘Severe’ air quality in Delhi), as the air quality dipped with the AQI touching 354, an official said.The Sub Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) “decided to invoke all actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality of Delhi, ranging 401-450) of extant schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect in right earnest by all the agencies concerned in Del…