Gupta laid out an expansive vision for transforming the face of Delhi during a seminar on sustainable development in the NCT titled "Growth Bhi, Green Bhi"
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The probe agency finds Rs 100 crore in foreign remittances
Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, is the new Delhi Police Commissioner, succeeding Sanjay Arora. Singh, currently DG of Home Guards, has extensive experience and will serve in an additional capacity. Arora retired after three years, ending a 37-year career.
Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh faces a challenging tenure as Delhi Police Commissioner. Key concerns include rising street crime (snatching, theft), increasing extortion by gangs, escalating drug abuse, and severe traffic congestion. He must also address political sensitivities and work toward the goal of eliminating drug abuse by 2027.
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Introduces QR code-based support system across hostels, enhances counselling infra
The NSUI condemned a police lathicharge on SSC aspirants protesting exam irregularities. They demand accountability for paper leaks, cancellations, and mismanagement. NSUI is calling for a high-level inquiry, exam reforms, and action against those responsible for mistreating students.
Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh, a veteran IPS officer with experience in covert missions and tech implementation, becomes Delhi's new Police Commissioner on August 1. He's held diverse roles, including intelligence, crime investigation, and security, bringing innovation and experience to the role.
#InsideTheCapital: As campus suicides hit national headlines, the Supreme Court has made yet another intervention to fill the "legislative and regulatory vacuum”
A dispute at JNU's Mahi-Mandavi hostel involves vegetarian and non-vegetarian students. Left-wing students oppose the voluntary separate eating arrangement, causing dissatisfaction, especially during Shravan. ABVP supports vegetarian students, citing religious concerns and plans protests, criticizing the administration's inaction.
A young boy fell into an open MCD sewer in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Rescue teams, including police, fire department, DDMA divers, and MCD workers, are on site. The boy's identity and that of his parents are unknown, and no missing person report has been filed.
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The Delhi High Court criticized the city's waterlogging due to poor coordination among multiple agencies. The court called for a unified administrative framework, directing the Delhi government to streamline flood management and present a plan by August 19. Obstructions by residents were also noted as contributing factors.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau charged 20 individuals, including municipal officers and a contractor, in a Rs 200 crore Faridabad Municipal Corporation scam. The accused are charged with processing 46 fake bills for non-existent work in 2017. Supplementary charges against two IAS officers are pending.
Asks govt, MC to prioritise public safety over unchecked animal welfare rules
The Delhi High Court ordered the PWD to give the Army Rs 25 lakh for a temporary Bailey bridge to help Rajputana Rifles soldiers. Soldiers faced waterlogged drain crossings. The court found the situation unacceptable and directed the PWD to start the tender process for a permanent foot over bridge while the Army builds the Bailey bridge.
BJP MP and Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari is on a spiritual journey. He's participating in the Kanwar Yatra after 30 years. Tiwari is carrying holy water from Bihar's Sultanganj to offer at Jharkhand's Baba Baidyanath Dham.
Delhi's Chief Minister announced reforms to speed up infrastructure projects. A Rs 1,400-crore Chief Minister's Development Fund will fund projects proposed by MLAs. Payment processes are streamlined, and the Delhi Schedule of Rates 2023 will be adopted. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi can now undertake development in unauthorized colonies.
A 24-year-old delivery boy, Kharak Singh, drowned in the Dhankot Canal while bathing after consuming alcohol with his nephew. A rescue operation recovered his body the next morning. Police are investigating and handed over the body to his family after a postmortem.
A PCR call received at Vasant Kunj South police station around 1.24 pm, alerting authorities that a child has fallen into a sewer
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The incident occurs at the Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly before the aircraft was set to depart
He was handed over the charge by outgoing Commissioner of Police Sanjay Arora, who held the position for three years
Case has been registered at Ghazipur police station
Says Malegaon verdict has demolished Congress’s saffron terror conspiracy
Arora, a 1988-batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, took over as Delhi Commissioner on August 1, 2022, succeeding Rakesh Asthana
Faridabad police arrested four individuals for attempting to extort Rs 5 lakh from a Ballabgarh resident. The suspects, including Devendra (alias Kalu), fired a shot at the victim's car and then demanded the money via WhatsApp. All four are in police remand, and a car was recovered.
Over 1.75 lakh students couldn't get into Delhi University's undergraduate programs in 2024, with only 70,422 admissions out of 2,46,194 applicants. The Ministry of Education highlighted DU's expansion, citing new campuses, while acknowledging pressure on infrastructure.
Tihar Director General Golcha among frontrunners
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