Tag: Delhi

Over 25K personnel kept watch at Red Fort, surrounding areas on I-Day

August 15, 2026 admin

Security personnel keeping vigil at a CCTV room near Red Fort. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Red Fort and its surrounding areas were placed under an extensive multi-layered security cover on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. With thousands of police and…

Nation

Slip road bridges opened over Ghazipur Drain, Hindon Canal in Delhi

August 13, 2026 admin

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated two newly constructed two-lane slip road bridges over the Ghazipur Drain and Hindon Canal in east Delhi’s Kondli. The construction of these bridges will provide thousands of residents of the Trilokpuri, Kondli and Patparganj Assembly constituencies with better road connectivity, smoother movement and a more convenient traffic system….

Nation

AIIMS Delhi terminates security guard after complaint of misbehaviour with woman patient

August 9, 2026 admin

AIIMS has levied a penalty on the security agency through which the guard was hired, it stated in its official statement on Saturday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has terminated a security guard following a complaint of inappropriate behaviour with a woman patient, the hospital said in a statement on…

Nation

AAP alleges voters wrongly marked as ‘shifted’, seeks details from Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

August 6, 2026 admin

Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj with Delhi CEO Ashok Kumar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday met Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Kumar, alleging that genuine voters were being wrongly marked as “shifted” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A party delegation sought…

Nation

Delhi government directs agencies to expedite NHAI highway projects, tackle chronic waterlogging

August 6, 2026 admin

Traffic snarls at NH-24 following incessant rainfall in parts Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi government on Thursday (August 6) directed civic and infrastructure agencies to expedite pending national highway projects and implement permanent measures to address chronic waterlogging and traffic bottlenecks across the Capital. At the fifth meeting of the Union Territory-level Coordination Committee chaired by Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh…

Nation

Congress hits out at Delhi government’s water ATM plan

August 2, 2026 admin

The Delhi government plans to install 250 water ATMs across Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi Congress on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of failing to provide piped water to every household and criticised its plan to install water ATMs in areas without pipeline connectivity. Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said the proposal did not address the…

Nation

Structural audits flag 14 government schools for demolition; seven get nod

July 14, 2026 admin

Ready for revamp: A government school in Baprola, approved for demolition, lies in a dilapidated state. Structural audits have found 14 Delhi government school buildings requiring demolition, with the government approving partial or complete razing of seven. The Directorate of Education (DoE) is assessing a total of 108 schools as part of the exercise. The exercise is part of a drive launched…

Nation

Centre clears financial for 28 Delhi projects

July 12, 2026 admin

The projects approved under the SASCI scheme include Delhi Metro projects, Barapullah Elevated Corridor, Karawal Nagar flyover, EV charging stations at DTC depots and other road infrastructure works. | Photo Credit: ANI New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Centre has approved all 28 major projects proposed by the Delhi government under the…

Nation

Two arrested for selling forged documents online

July 6, 2026 admin

Image for representational purposes only. New Delhi: The Delhi police has arrested two men for allegedly running an interstate racket that prepared and sold forged government identity documents through a website. The racket was unearthed by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi Police. According to the police, the accused, Bideshi Saw…

Nation

AIIMS declares results for 460 faculty posts

July 6, 2026 admin

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Sunday declared the results for recruitment to 460 faculty posts, saying the appointments would strengthen patient care, teaching and research. The vacancies, ranging from Assistant Professors to Professors, span more than 50 disciplines at AIIMS, New Delhi, and the AIIMS–Central Armed Police…

Nation