Call centre cabs in Delhi will now have to adhere to 40kms/hr speed limit or run the risk of being fined after the Delhi High Court (HC), on Thursday (15th January), dismissed their challenge of fixing of a speed limit by Traffic Police.
 
Upholding a traffic police order, which stipulates ...

The Delhi government has finally notified a blanket ban on plastic bags in 2009. According to the notification use, storage and sale of plastic bags of any kind or thickness, in all places where one gets the bags after shopping, are banned. Anyone guilty of breaking the ban faces a ...

As the city gears up to host Commonwealth Games-2010, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is likely to provide around 5,000 apartments to meet the huge accommodation shortage, a major concern ahead of the mega event.
 
Racing against time, an inter-ministerial group set up to expedite ...

The Union urban development ministry is open to a CBI probe into the alleged scam in allotment of DDA flats in the capital and has asked the DDA not to begin allotting flats till a ‘high-level ’ internal inquiry by DDA officials , ordered by it on Monday (5th January), is ...

Here is a good news for all the sports lovers. Delhi Metro has decided to connect 10 out of the 11 sites before the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games commencing on October 2010 in the national capital. The metro connectivity will enable the people to easily access the mega event. In a press ...

Not a month into the new Cabinet and the Congress Government already has a problem on its hands, as most projects for the Commonwealth Games have shot way ahead of the planned budget.
 
Finance Minister A K Walia, in a recent meeting with officials of the municipality and the Public Works ...

The government of Delhi announced to phase out 100 Blueline buses every month starting from March 2009. While interacting with the media, Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said that all the Blueline busses will be taken off the roads by the government. In place of the Blueline buses, ...

The members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly elected senior Congress leader and Mehrauli MLA Yoganand Shastri as the speaker of the assembly. Dr Shastri was unanimously elected as the speaker on the second day of the inaugural session of Delhi assembly. Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit moved ...

Sheila Dikshit, who defeated anti-incumbency factor to steer the Congress to an emphatic win in the elections, took oath as Delhi chief minister for the third consecutive term on Wednesday (17th December). Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna administered the oath of office to Sheila Dikshit in his ...

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Chief E. Sreedharan has won a six-year-old battle with the Centre relating to the monthly “illegal deduction” of Rs 4,000 from his salary as Chairman and Managing Director of the Konkan Railway Corporation. Sreedharan retired form the Konkan Railway ...

At the Delhi Congress Legislature Party meeting which met on Wednesday (10th December) to formally elect its new leader, Sheila Dikshit has been elected as its leader. Even before the meeting it was expected that Dikshit will be elected for third time. The meeting was considered a mere formality. ...

With a view to provide better convenience to the people on polling day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to start its train services early in the morning of November 29. According to a statement of DMRC, the train services will be available from 4 am instead of 6 am on Delhi ...

It is not even a fortnight left for Delhi Assembly elections and the electoral dice seems to have been rolling a bit faster. The Congress, in its latest bid to woo voters, has claimed to seek the “special-statehood identity” for Delhi, if it manages to retain the coveted throne. If the ...

The hospital administration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) attained the ISO 9001:2000 certification on November 10, 2008. According to the Head of Department of hospital administration, Shakti Gupta, by receiving the ISO certification, AIIMS administration will be able to ...

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to build Mughal Museum in Zafar Mahal at Meharauli in New Delhi. The Mahal was a favorite place for last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, a poet king. He along with his favorite queen Zeenat Mahal used to stay at the Mahal during summer season. ...

Delhi government has decided to preserve and conserve the historic monuments in the national capital. In order to fulfill its plan, the government has entered into an agreement with a non-profit organization called INTACH. Under the deal, INTACH will look after the 92 historical monuments of Delhi. ...

Delhi is all set to get the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) as the central government has approved the plan. The institute at New Delhi will indulge in research and scientific validation of ayurvedic medicines. According to Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Panabaka ...

The Supreme Court of India has stayed JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union) election for violation of Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. The stay order came on the plea filed by amicus-curiae and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Gopal Subramanium. They had contended that there is a ...

Leading technology magazine Dataquest has declared the capital of India, Delhi as the best e-governed state in the country. In an event held at New Delhi, Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has given away the award for the best e-governed state to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. While ...

New Delhi's attempt to match the standards of the recently held 2008 Beijing Olympics while hosting its own 2010 Commonwealth Games looks like an unachievable task. Sources inform that the national capital will be under a lot of strain to provide accommodation of nearly 18,000 hotel rooms to the ...

Seamless movement of traffic in NCR will be a reality after signing of agreement by Delhi with UP, Rajasthan, Haryana. The signing of the final reciprocal transport agreement will be done on October 14. The agreement has been reached after concerned states and their governments agreed to remove ...

In a survey conducted by industry chamber Assocham, Delhi is the most unsafe city for women working at night. The survey establishes that a majority of 65 per cent of women in Delhi interviewed felt insecure working in night shifts. However, working women in Mumbai felt safer with just 26 per cent ...

The Uttar Pradesh Transport has planned to launch about 100 new air conditioned buses between Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi. The introduction of new buses will not only bring a relief the passengers, but also reduce the congestion on national capital region (NCR) routes. The decision ...

For better and efficient policing one more police district has been created under Delhi Police; 15 new police stations too have been created. With the establishment of new police district, the total number of such districts has increased to 11. Reportedly, Deputy Police Commissioner Ajay Chaudhury ...

The dead body of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan from Headlines Today was found in her car near Vasant Kunj in New Delhi on September 30, 2008. According to the police, Soumya Vishwanathan was shot in head while she was heading home from work. This incident reportedly took place between ...

Delhi experienced second bomb blast in a fortnight when a explosion took place at flower market in Mehrauli in south Delhi. The exact time of the blast was 2.15 pm. Initially, it was ruled that the blast had happened because of some gas cylinder, however, now it is confirmed that the bomb was ...

For better health infrastructure and research and development, NCR may soon have another AIIMS. And, according to reports, a proposal to this effect has already been approved by the governing body of the institution headed by Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss. Noida, or Gurgaon or any other place ...

Delhi Police claims that it has cracked Delhi serial blast and people behind it would soon be nabbed. According to Delhi Police they had found evidence to suggest Bashir of Indian Mujahideen (IM) played a key role in the blasts in UP courts, Ahmedabad and Jaipur and the failed attack on Surat. The ...

Delhi, by next year, will bear a greener look as the government has decided to develop nine new forest cities in its vicinity. JK Dadoo, environment secretary, has stated that about 220 hectares of land located to the east, northwest and southwest districts of the city have been selected under this ...

In an encounter held at Jamia Nagar in south Delhi two terrorists have been killed by Delhi Police. Earlier, Delhi Police after getting a tip-off surrounded an apartment near Khalilullah mosque in Jamia Nagar, a Muslim dominated locality. According to police reports, while two terrorists have been ...