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58KG MARIJUANA SENT VIA COURIER SEIZED, 2 ARRESTED

Delhi Police's crime branch busted an interstate drug peddling syndicate on Tuesday, arresting two members and seizing 58kg of marijuana.

TRANSPORT DEPT SENDS DIRECTIVE FOR CONTACTLESS ISSUANCE OF RCS

The Delhi transport department will start a drive to ensure dealers comply with faceless service orders when issuing registration certificates (RCs).

A death every 2 days: City's tryst with HTVs

NEW DELHI: Heavy transport vehicles (HTVs) such as trucks, trailers and containers have been involved in almost one fatal road accident every other day till November this year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data.

SAFETY CHECK FOR NEW ASHOK NAGAR-GZB RRTS STRETCH SOUGHT

GHAZIABAD: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) -- the agency executing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor between Delhi and Meerut -- has sought a final safety check for a 12km corridor between the Sahibabad station in Ghaziabad and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday.

Act on encroachment of forest in Saidulajab: CPCB

NEW DELHI: After a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)-led joint committee, on a complaint of encroachment, found only 6.2 bigha of land available against 19 bigha of a forest in Saidulajab, south Delhi, CPCB said it has written to Delhi's principal chief conservator of forest and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against encroachment and remove waste dumped there.

HEAVY POLLUTION CONTINUES IN YAMUNA IN DELHI: DPCC REPORT

NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the \"poor\" category on Tuesday, despite cold northwesterly winds persisting that kept the temperatures below normal levels for this time of the year.

SC to examine felling of trees in southern ridge

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the reasons why Delhi Development Authority (DDA) decided to cut 1,670 trees in the Delhi ridge area for a road construction project after the petitioner who challenged the illegal action alleged that it was done to benefit some private farmhouses in Satbari near Chhattarpur.

Cocaine bust: ₹4.5cr cash recovered in hawala raids, 1 held

NCB OFFICIALS SAID THE CASH SEIZED HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE INCOME-TAX DEPARTMENT

KEJRIWAL WILL GET TYPE 7 BUNGALOW WHEN AVAILABLE, SAYS ML KHATTAR

Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that a government accommodation will soon be allotted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal—which he is entitled to as the chief of a national party—as soon as the bungalow in the applicable category is available.

Impasse over employment of CDVs as bus marshals still on

IN NOVEMBER, BOTH LG AND CM ANNOUNCED TEMPORARY POLLUTION-BASED ROLES FOR CDVS, WHICH IS VALID FOR FOUR MONTHS

INSURANCE AND MONETARY AID: AAP, BJP SEEK AUTO DRIVERS' SUPPORT FOR 2025 POLLS

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, eyeing support ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, announced new poll promises for auto rickshaw drivers on Tuesday.

AAP, BJP row over voter 'deletions' in RK Puram

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that large-scale voter deletion is being carried out in the RK Puram assembly constituency and that applications to remove over 3,800 voters' names -- 1,800 of these purportedly bonafide -- were filed there \"targeting booths where the AAP had previously won.\"

1 held as crude bombs hurled at Ggm nightclub; none hurt

A 29-year-old man on Tuesday morning hurled crude bombs outside a nightclub in Gurugram's Sector 29 market, police officers said, adding that the accused has been arrested.

KEJRIWAL WILL GET TYPE 7 BUNGALOW WHEN AVAILABLE, SAYS ML KHATTAR

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday intensified its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), targeting its national convener Arvind Kejriwal with a four-minute video and a parody song on fittings and furnishings installed at the 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow during his stay there during his tenure as the chief minister.

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil gets UN's top green honour

Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named one of the six 'Champions of the Earth' for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Bomb hoax at 44 schools in Delhi cause chaos

NEW DELHI: At least 44 schools across Delhi received an email warning that explosives had been placed at their premises, resulting in panic and confusion on Monday morning as the institutes hurriedly evacuated thousands of alarmed students midway through their classes, even as security forces launched sweeping checks across dozens of campuses.

WOMAN BOOKED FOR SHOOTING REELS IN POLICE UNIFORM TO BOOST FOLLOWERS

RUDRAPUR: Police have booked a 30-year-old YouTuber from Nainital for allegedly donning a police uniform in shooting reels in a bid to increase follower count, officials said.

50-yr-old woman held with drugs worth ₹30L

HARIDWAR: A 50-year-old woman was arrested from suburban Jwalapur for possessing 107g of heroin, police officials said on Tuesday.

PROBE INITIATED INTO ILLEGAL LAND TRANSACTIONS

RUDRAPUR: The senior superintendent of police (SSP) US Nagar has set up an inquiry into alleged violations in selling land in the Kichha area of Udham Singh Nagar district.

25% discount on hotel prices for winter Char Dham yatra: Dhami

Uttarakhand government has decided to provide 25 per cent discount on hotel prices to pilgrims staying in Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam accommodations to promote tourism to winter abodes of the Char Dham deities.

Visakhapatnam man held for duping army captain of ₹2.7 lakh

The Chamoli Police arrested a member of an interstate cyber fraud gang from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly duping an Army captain of ₹2.70 lakh, a police official said.

76-yr-old retired ONGC engineer killed at home

A 76-year-old retired official from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was stabbed to death by an unidentified person on Monday evening, a police official said on Tuesday.

3 of family die in Pauri

Three members of a family from Delhi died on Tuesday after the car they were travelling fell into a gorge in the Satpuli area of Pauri district in Uttarakhand, police said.

Anti-dowry law being used for settling scores, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised the growing misuse of Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), commonly known as the anti-dowry law, noting that it is increasingly being exploited to settle \"personal vendettas\" or exert undue pressure on husbands and their families.

Wider support for WB CM as Oppn bloc head

PATNA: Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

SC TAKES NOTE OF ANTI-MUSLIM RANT BY JUDGE OF ALLAHABAD HC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took cognisance of reports surrounding controversial remarks made by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court during a speech at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event on December 8.

MADHAV GADGIL NAMED AMONG CHAMPIONS OF EARTH BY UN

India's veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named as one of the six 'Champions of the Earth' by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for 2024.

IB OFFICER HELD FOR HOAX BOMB CALL ON INDIGO FLIGHT TO KOLKATA

RAIPUR: An Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly issuing a hoax bomb threat on an aircraft, 25 days after an IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata with 187 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Raipur.