NEW DELHI: CBI have arrested Arvind Kale, general manager of National Highways Authority of India, in a bribery case. CBI arrested Kale, from Nagpur for demanding a bribe of Rs 20 lakh out of the total amount for clearing pending bills. They have recovered Rs 45 lakh cash, including the bribe of Rs 20 lakh,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police claimed to have busted a child trafficking racket with the arrest of eight people from Rohini district’s Begampur and Punjab. The gang allegedly sold newborn babies for Rs 12-15 lakh in Delhi after buying them from poor families in Punjab for about Rs 50,000.Initially, three of the suspects were arrested in…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has seized the computers of two officials of deputy secretary rank posted at the National Medical Commission and questioned 6-7 senior officials of the panel and some medical colleges as part of their probe into the alleged illegality in increasing the number of medical seats, police sources said on Saturday. A…
NEW DELHI: Raids by Pune Police at several locations in south Delhi on Tuesday led the sleuths to a massive haul of party drug ‘Meow Meow‘. About 970kg of the contraband – worth over Rs 1,800 crore – was seized, making it the biggest recovery of the drug from the national capital. Officials said that…
NEW DELHI: Had it not been for the courage shown by policemen and some local residents, the massive blaze in Alipur could have resulted in significantly higher casualties. Constable Karambir was one of the bravehearts who rushed in and saved the lives of 17-18 people, including inmates of a rehabilitation centre. He received injuries to…
NEW DELHI: Gusty winds with speeds up to 40 kmph blew in the city for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Wind speed is likely to decrease starting from Friday. The day temperature is expected to show a marginal rising trend, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist and head, Regional Weather Forecasting…
NEW DELHI: Four days after a woman’s body riddled with stab wounds was found in northwest Delhi’s Shakur Basti, police have arrested a 21-year-old man for the murder. The man has claimed that he was friends with the woman earlier, but she had started avoiding him of late. He called her to an isolated area…
NEW DELHI: A layer of fog has descended upon several parts of north India, impacting visibility on Monday morning. The latest satellite imagery reveals the widespread presence of fog over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and the extreme northwest of Madhya Pradesh.The affected regions are grappling with varying degrees of fog density,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi airport issued an advisory amid foggy conditions, advising passengers to contact the airlines before traveling, as a blanket of dense fog covered the city.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue over north India during next 4-5 days. Due to bad weather, flight…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 100 flights were delayed on Friday morning after visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport dropped to 0 metres due to the formation of very dense fog. However, no flight was diverted or cancelled, said Delhi airport officials.Met officials said that the procedures under CAT III were enforced at the airport. “Runway visual…
