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Revised NCERT textbooks likely to be introduced from 2024-25
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:58 AM IST
New textbooks by the NCERT, revised in line with the national curriculum framework, are likely to be introduced in schools from the 2024-25 academic year, education ministry officials said on Monday
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
IPS officer accused of custodial torture removed from post in TN
A group of men, identifying themselves as victims of Singh’s alleged assault, held a press conference in the state and demanded justice.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Divya Ch, Chennai
Bengal couple lynched on suspicion of ‘witchcraft’
Kolkata: A married couple was beaten to death in a tribal village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district over allegations of practising witchcraft, police said on Monday, adding that seven people were arrested in connection with the incident
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Govt panel to check pulse’s hoarding
The government wanted traders to earn reasonable profits but “but if you try to game it, then we are there to control. That is what we get paid for. That’s my friendly warning,” consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh had said, HT reported on February 18.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:20 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
Bail by default if charge sheet not filed on time, stresses SC
According to section 167 of CrPC, an accused will be entitled to bail by default, if the investigating authority fails to file charge sheet within 60 days from the date of remand.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:16 AM IST
Utkarsh An
Tussle over power subsidy as Delhi govt orders audit
The remarks are the latest in an escalating war of words between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena. AAP leaders have accused him of trying to end the subsidy.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Delhi HC notice to state labour dept over illegal placement agencies
The court was hearing an application related to a 2018 contempt plea filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan, a non-governmental organisation
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:13 AM IST
MCD teachers’ unions call for security staff at Delhi schools
The development comes after MCD, in an order on March 24, issued a series of directions to improve the security of the 15,25 municipal primary schools under its jurisdiction
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:13 AM IST
2019 Jamia violence: Verdict on discharge of Sharjeel Imam, others today
The Delhi HC will give its judgment on a police plea against the discharge of 11 people, including JNU student Sharjeel Imam, in connection to the 2019 violence at Jamia Milia Islamia.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Did more in 8 years than other govts did in 65: Kejriwal
During his 30-minute speech, the Delhi chief minister listed a series of works that have been undertaken during the AAP tenure
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 12:21 AM IST
On Delhi budget eve, MCD ends term of Delhi’s civic secretary
Bhagwan Singh has been replaced by Siva Prasad KV, who retired as the municipal secretary of the North MCD in March 2022.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Paras Singh, New Delhi
Interstate sextortion racket busted, 3 held by Delhi police
The cyber police station of Shahdara district, which arrested the suspects, said the gang used to make sexually explicit video calls to people identified on dating sites, and then used to blackmail their targets by threatening them.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Karn Pratap Singh, New Delhi
On Delhi’s Narwana Road, potholes, craters but no repair work
Since 2019, the road that runs through the apartment complexes in Indraprastha Extension in east Delhi has been a work in progress
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Autopsy of Mauritius national in Delhi reveals ‘compression of neck’
Citing the autopsy report, the officers said that the doctors found a “a faintly visible ligature mark on the right side of neck”, indicating that the victim might have been strangled
Published on Mar 27, 2023 10:54 PM IST
Delhi police to scrutinise footage of protest at India mission in UK
A senior Delhi Police officer said that they are reviewing photographs and video footage of the protest
Published on Mar 27, 2023 10:52 PM IST
AAP to move 4 resolutions for relief to traders during MCD session
Durgesh Pathak, AAP’s MCD in charge, said the corporation exploited traders over the 15 years the BJP controlled it
Published on Mar 27, 2023 03:39 PM IST
Fresh AAP v Delhi LG battle after Atishi orders discoms subsidy audit
Delhi CM Kejriwal has ordered an audit of the subsidy given to discoms to check for any discrepancies. The audit will be carried out by CAG-empanelled agencies and directions will be issued in the next few days.
Updated on Mar 27, 2023 03:18 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi
World Theatre Day: DU students feel there’s still room for drama
On World Theatre Day (March 27), the final-year students of dramatics societies of Delhi University, share how they are making the most of their one last chance to celebrate the ‘drama’ of college life. Overcoming challenges such as recruiting new talent that’s reluctant to try their skills and scarcity o college funding, these young guns are trying their best to keep the artiste within them stay alive!
Published on Mar 27, 2023 03:08 PM IST
Kriti Kambiri, New Dehi
53-yr-old dies in police custody in Kerala; cop suspended, probe on
A sub-inspector has been suspended and the state government has ordered a crime branch inquiry into the incident, a police officer said, declining to be named.
Published on Mar 27, 2023 12:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
In south Delhi, RWAs against shut dhalaos being used as shops
The report, submitted by DEMS to the environment ministry of the Delhi government on February 16, said the corporation was operating 1,442 dhalaos in the city in 2021
Published on Mar 26, 2023 11:58 PM IST
One farmhouse, two commercial units in Delhi sealed over pending property tax
An MCD official from the assessment and collection department said that the corporation is taking similar action against big tax defaulters by sealing farmhouses and other large propertiesareas
Published on Mar 26, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Delhi to see cooler end to March, rain likely: IMD
The warmest day in March so far was 34.3°C on March 15. In comparison, Delhi experienced scorching temperatures at the end of March last year, with the maximum reaching 39.6°C on March 31 of that year.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 11:42 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Nigerian national learns of death of his parents, attempts suicide
The incident took place on March 18 in Vikas Vihar near Nihal Vihar, police said. Police said the man was a businessman and according to his passport, had entered India in January
Published on Mar 26, 2023 11:41 PM IST
No Delhi drain met pollution standard: Data
The report also found that the BOD level at Najafgarh drain, which carries nearly 69% of Delhi’s total sewage into the Yamuna, has continued to rise for the third consecutive month
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 11:41 PM IST
Jasjeev G
MCD issues 30 directives to improve security at Delhi schools
The directions include the bolting of the school’s main gate, a visitor’s register, keeping a record of vehicles dropping children to the school, and ensuring that children are not sent to the toilet alone.
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 11:41 PM IST
Crane overturns on auto-rickshaw in Delhi; One injured
The injured, Manoj, was taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital for treatment and his condition is stable, according to police.
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 11:01 PM IST
PTI |
Fields to apartments: The silent rise of Haryana’s Sonepat
Over the next few weeks, in a series of stories, HT will turn the spotlight on the lesser known NCR towns, their rise into cities in their own right, and the change that has brought within. The first: Sonepat
Updated on Mar 27, 2023 04:22 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj's daughter takes political plunge. Who is Bansuri Swaraj?
Bansuri Swaraj entered into active politics as she has been appointed as co-convener of the legal cell of the Delhi BJP.
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 09:42 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Nigerian man jumps from building after hearing about parents' death
In his police statement, Ndinojuo said that on March 18, he got information that his father and mother died in an accident at his native place, he said.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 03:36 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Delhi court convicts AAP legislator Akhilesh Pati Tripathi in 2020 beating case
The court, however, acquitted AAP legislator Akhilesh Pati Tripathi for other offences under the Scheduled castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Published on Mar 26, 2023 12:17 PM IST
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