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…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A massive fire which broke out in a multi-storey building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area on June 12, claiming three lives, was a deliberate act to avenge personal enmity, police said on Sunday, adding that three accused have been apprehended in connection with the incident.The blaze was reported at 2:24 a.m. on Friday in a five-storey residential building located at Tughlakabad Extension, in Delhi’s Govindpuri area. At least eight people sustained injuries in the incident …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday. The fire was reported at 2:24 a.m. in a five-storey residential building located in Tughlakabad Extension, Govindpuri, Delhi.Local police immediately rushed to the spot and were soon joined by the SHO, ACP, Additional DCPs, and the DCP of the South East district. Rescue operations for the trapped residents were initiated without delay. Four f…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday reviewed the city’s water management plan for the summer months, stressing smooth and balanced supply and long-term solutions for shortage. At a meeting held at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister took stock of the progress of key water-related projects, directing officials to ensure there is no lapse in supply or response during peak demand, an official statement said.She stressed that every complaint must be addressed promptly …
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Redevelopment Plan in New Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar on Sunday and handed over the keys of the Type-5 quarters to the female allottees. Spread across key locations such as Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Sriniwaspuri, these projects are part of the government’s programme to modernise GPRA colonies and create world-class infrastructure for Government employees and administ…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two new Delhi Metro corridors and lay the foundation stone for projects of more than Rs 18,300 crore in the national capital on Sunday.Two new corridors of the Delhi Metro: Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur (Pink Line) and Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park (Magenta Line) will be inaugurated and foundation stone for three new corridors under Delhi Metro Phase-V (A) will also be laid by Prime Minister Modi, Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the continuous expansion of the Delhi Metro network is leading the capital’s transport system into a new phase. While inspecting preparations at the venue of Sunday’s event, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate new Metro projects, Chief Minister Gupta said the event will mark a significant step towards a faster, smoother, and environmentally friendly public transport system in Delhi.The Chief…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two new Delhi Metro corridors and lay the foundation stone for projects of more than Rs 18,300 crore in the national capital on March 8, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday. Two new corridors of the Delhi Metro: Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur (Pink Line) and Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park (Magenta Line) will be inaugurated and foundation stone for three new corridors under Delhi Metro Phase-V (A) will also be laid by P…
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) A Special CBI Court has sentenced a man possessing multiple passports to four years’ imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000, said an official on Tuesday. The case, investigated by the CBI, came up before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai, on Monday, the official said in a statement.The Special Court convicted and sentenced Ubaidullah alias F. Hameed alias Ubaithullah Khan Faizal to imprisonment for forgery and securing multiple passports.The C…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a long-absconding Proclaimed Offender, Sarit Vij alias Sarat Kumar Vij, in connection with a Rs 58 lakh fraud involving the Customs Department. A reward of Rs 10,000 had been announced for information leading to his arrest, the agency said in an official statement on Thursday.The CBI had registered the case on June 1, 1999, against Joseph Kuok, then Superintendent at the Inland Container Depot (ICD), Tughlakabad, Delh…