DTC conductors to get new role
You may soon find a DTC employee at each bus stop issuing tickets to commuters, guiding them about bus routes and jotting down their complaints.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2010 12:36 AM IST
You may soon find a DTC employee at each bus stop issuing tickets to commuters, guiding them about bus routes and jotting down their complaints.
With the implementation of the automatic fare collection (AFC) system on each bus in the next couple of years, conductors will become redundant.
“We will deploy these conductors at each bus stops. They will not only keep a check if buses were maintaining the time table but will also issue paper tickets and smart cards to commuters and guide people on bus routes,” Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said on the sidelines of a two-day symposium on public transport and BRT jointly organised by the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System and International Association of Public Transport.
Department of Telecom brings down 140 illegal mobile signal boosters in Delhi
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 06:59 PM IST
Raids were conducted between February 18 and 24 in several parts of Delhi, including Connaught Place, Hauz Khas and Nehru Place, DoT Wireless Monitoring Organisation Engineer Incharge Devendra Kumar Rai, said.
People voted once again for development: Kejriwal on Delhi municipal bypolls win
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 03:07 PM IST
The AAP on Wednesday won four out of five civic wards in Delhi bypoll, the Congress won one while the BJP drew blank.
People unhappy with them: Kejriwal on BJP’s performance in Delhi civic bypolls
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 02:56 PM IST
Of the five wards that went to poll, AAP won four. They are: Rohini-C and Shalimar Bagh North under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation; and Trilokpuri East and Kalyanpuri under the East Corporation
Delhi MCD election results 2021: AAP wins 4 seats, Congress bags Chauhan Banger
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 12:53 PM IST
The BJP, which is the ruling part in the three civic bodies for the past 14 years, didn’t win any seat. The bypolls are seen as the precursor to municipal elections scheduled next year. Political parties admit that the result will set the tone for the upcoming elections
Delhi MCD bypolls: Early trends show AAP leading in 4 seats, Cong in 1
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:42 AM IST
While just eight rounds of votes have been counted so far, the BJP, which is the ruling party in all three corporations, is trailing on four seats where AAP is leading
MCD bypolls: AAP wins in 4 wards, Congress secures Chauhan Banger
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:40 AM IST
The counting began at around 8.30 in the morning. The final numbers are expected to be out later in the day.
Delhi’s ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive to cover 2.14 million: Key points
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:32 AM IST
The number is roughly half the 4.2 million previously estimated when authorities believed the age criteria would be lower at 50 and above, and more pre-existing illnesses would be included in the list of conditions to qualify a person to get shots in this phase
Farmers’ protest: Delhi’s multiple border points remain closed
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:38 AM IST
On Tuesday morning, the Delhi Police briefly opened the Ghazipur border for traffic only to be closed in the afternoon. The entry and exit points between Delhi and Haryana, passing through Singhu, Tikri, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari and Saboli and Mangesh continue to remain closed
Delhi: Air quality improves, temperature could rise again from tomorrow
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:21 AM IST
Central Pollution Control Board data showed that on Tuesday the overall AQI level in Delhi was 175, also in the “moderate” category
Snatching Delhi’s main gateway crime: Data
By Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:20 AM IST
- An HT analysis of the profile of snatchers arrested in Delhi between 2018 and 2020 shows that more than 90% of those arrested were caught for the first time, and did not have any criminal record until then. Police registered them as “first-time offenders”.
Delhiwale: Razia Sultan’s local chai stall
By Mayank Austen Soofi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 06:08 AM IST
- A pavement establishment rich in character.
Delhi riots case: A hundred suspicions not proof, says court
By Richa Banka, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:59 AM IST
- Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat questioned the police’s case as to how the offence of attempt to murder can be made out against accused Imran and Babu, when the victim himself is absent from the police investigation and has never been seen by the police.
Delhi riots: Court takes cognisance of sedition charges against 18
By Richa Banka, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:54 AM IST
- Under section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the investigating agency has to take prior sanction from the state government to prosecute any individual for sedition.
Delhi govt okays ₹185 crore for child welfare, scholarship programme
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:49 AM IST
- In a statement issued later, the Delhi government said the funds have been allocated for scholarships to SC/ST/OBC communities, Ladli Scheme, aid and equipment for children with special needs and for augmentation of library infrastructure in Delhi government schools.
Private hospitals account for 74% of vaccines given on Day 2 of drive
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:36 AM IST
Of the 11,655 such persons who received the jab on Tuesday, 74% went to centres in private hospitals, according to government data. The government hospitals immunised 3,063 such persons on Tuesday.