The NGOs have pointed out that parking has already become a very serious issue. Haphazard parking on the roads and encroachment on footpaths, cycle tracks and near bus stops has become rampant affecting not just the smooth flow of traffic, but also the... read more

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday rescued eight Nepali girls, who were going to be trafficked to Gulf countries, from a hotel in Paharganj area. read more

After years of unceremonious dumping of unidentified people declared dead at Sassoon hospital, the academy took up the mantle to perform their last rites. read more

On September 28, Navi Mumbai residents and environmentalists filed a complaint with the state, alleging City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) was shutting the high tide water ingress by blocking 76 gates at Panje read more

The jackwell was inaugurated two years ago and the civic body has not been able to release 550 million litres per day (MLD) from the jackwell which could have saved the city from water scarcity. read more

HT had first reported in April last year that the government was planning to protect Mumbai’s mangroves by building fences along 60km and installing CCTV cameras for vigilance. read more

There was a government directive in July 2015 which strictly restricted schools from allowing students carrying weight more than 10 per cent of their body weight. read more

Members of an NGO collected 29 bags of liquor bottles, plastic and thermocol plates, plastic spoons, water bottles, and wafer packets, among other items which were disposed at the picnic spot by visitors. read more

So far, 6,000 persons including labourers, rickshaw pullers have bought from the shop. read more

A group of enterprising youngsters from the northeast are working hard to make the voice of the region heard read more

The 13-year-old rape survivor, who was allowed to undergo MTP of pregnancy by the Bombay HC last week, is a Class 10 student. read more

Special POCSO judge RP Tiwari passed the order after the four accused — Rosy Rani, Guddu, Vijay and Santosh — were produced at his residence by the CBI which had arrested all of them a day ago. read more

The students collected the money through community fund-raising events. read more

The Delhi Cabinet approved the revision of financial assistance to resident welfare associations (RWAs) and NGOs from Rs 1 lakh per acre to Rs 2 lakh per acre for maintenance and development of parks registered with the Delhi Parks and Gardens Society... read more

The move comes after the Delhi Cabinet, headed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Tuesday approved a proposal moved by the women and child development department. read more