Delhi

Delhi Cabinet approves engagement of 300 low-floor AC e-buses by DTC

10:19 pm March 26, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi cabinet on Friday approved the proposal for engagement of 300 low floor fully electric air conditioned buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). The induction of 300 electric buses by DTC at a time is one of the largest engagements of electric buses by any State Government or State Transport Undertaking (STU). […]

Woman raped in UP’s Shahjahanpur

4:41 pm March 25, 2021

Shahjahanpur (UP): A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The woman, whose husband works in Delhi, was alone at her house on Tuesday night when the 50-year-old accused barged in and allegedly raped her, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai said. The woman […]

UP Irrigation Dept carries out anti-encroachment drive

11:41 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department carried out an anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area, where it owns land along the banks of Yamuna. The department plans to carry out more such drives on a bigger scale. It owns land in various places, including Okhla, Jasola, Madanpur Khadar and Khureji Khas, […]

Over 1,254 cases in Delhi; 6 deaths

11:13 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi reported 1,254 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, highest in over three months, while six more people succumbed to the disease, the health department said. This is the highest number of cases since December 18 when 1,418 people tested positive for the virus, according to official data. The city had recorded 1,101 cases on […]

Actor Samir Soni to pen book on anxiety, self-discovery

6:53 pm March 24, 2021

New Delhi: Actor Samir Soni will come out with his debut book later this year in which he will document in prose and poetry some of his “darkest, most intense and introspective thoughts” on anxiety and self-discovery. “My Experiments with Silence” is slated to be published by OM Books International. The publishers said this will […]