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Infamous flooded underpasses make a comeback in Delhi; man drowns in Azadpur

Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass flooded after heavy rain, along with several other key underpasses, causing traffic disruptions and a tragic drowning incident.

A bus stuck in the Azad Market underpass near Rani Jhansi Flyover in north Delhi on Friday. (ANI)

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Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh, Snehil Sinha

Parents of newborns injured in Delhi hospital blaze eagerly await their return home

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Published on Jun 01, 2024 08:00 PM IST

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Delhi hospital fire: Over 1/4th of Delhi’s 1,183 nursing homes unregistered

Delhi's Baby Care New Born hospital, where a fire killed six newborns, had an expired licence. 28.74% of nursing homes in Delhi operate with expired licences.

EDMC officials at the Baby Care New Born Centre in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 29, 2024 02:24 AM IST

ByParas Singh, New Delhi

Delhi hospital without licence, eligible doctors

A preliminary probe pointed to several mistakes, such as an illegal expansion of beds inside hospital, improper use of oxygen cylinders, and lack of adequate fire exits

People gather in front of the hospital in Vivek Vihar where six infants died after a fire broke out on Saturday night. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 27, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByJignasa Sinha, Hemani Bhandari

Fire at east Delhi building, 3 killed

The victims’ families alleged that the building was constructed illegally with five floors having eight flats instead of four flats

The charred two-wheelers at the parking lot of the building where fire broke out in Krishna Nagar on Sunday. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

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Updated on May 27, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

With NICUs too costly for many, are smaller clinics necessary evil?

The Baby Care New Born Hospital on its website said it is an institute dedicated for neonates specially premature and extremely low birth weight babies.

Men gather near the remains of a burnt vehicle at the accident site after fire blazed through a children's hospital in New Delhi on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

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Updated on May 27, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByRhythma Kaul

Delhi Hospital fire: Expired license, no emergency exits in the baby centre

The Delhi Police apprehended Dr Naveen Khichi, the owner of the medical facility, on Sunday.

Fire at children hospital in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar killed seven newborns (File)

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Updated on May 26, 2024 08:41 PM IST

ByShobhit Gupta

Delhi children hospital fire: Locals allege owners traded oxygen cylinders

At least seven newborn babies were killed after a massive fire broke out at New Born Baby Care Hospital in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Saturday night

The fire broke out around 11.30pm on Saturday (Twitter Photo/ANI)

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Updated on May 26, 2024 12:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mann to hold roadshows in Delhi to support AAP Lok Sabha aspirants

An AAP official said the Punjab CM, one of the star campaigners for the AAP, will seek votes for AAP South Delhi Lok Sabha seat aspirant Sahi Ram “Pahalwan” and East Delhi Lok Sabha seat candidate Kuldeep Kumar.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is a star campaigner for the AAP’s Lok Sabha campaign in Delhi. (File Photo)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

All 3 remaining AAP candidates file nomination in Delhi

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Published on May 04, 2024 05:39 PM IST

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‘There is no sympathy for AAP over Kejriwal’s arrest’

Harsh Malhotra, the BJP candidate from East Delhi, says he will go ahead with a positive agenda of development for the constituency

Harsh Malhotra, BJP candidate from East Delhi (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh, Snehil Sinha

Ghazipur landfill in Delhi catches fire after a 10-month lull

Officials said that the flames and the first layer of soot were spotted around 5pm drifting towards the middle of the landfill facing the Ghazipur paper market and drain

A fire burns at the Ghazipur landfill on Sunday night. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Major fire erupts at Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site, smoke engulfs area

"We received a call regarding the fire at 5:22 pm. Efforts are being made to douse the fire," a Delhi Fire Services official said.

Major fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill site in East Delhi.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2024 08:57 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Angry lawyer opens fire as man parks car outside his house to play badminton match

The victim, Vedant Khodankar, also a Mayur Vihar resident, parked his vehicle in front of advocate Shyam Singh Chauhan’s house to play badminton in a park in the vicinity. When he returned, he found another car parked closely, blocking his exit, following which he approached its owner, Chauhan, to remove it. Chauhan allegedly refused and Khodankar lightly banged his car

The victim escaped unhurt. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Two children found dead in east Delhi house

When investigators broke open the door, they found the children dead in a room, their bodies in a decomposed state

Deputy commissioner of police (east) Apoorva Gupta said that the control room received a call about a missing person at 2pm on Saturday. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Man stabs his wife, her brother, to death with screwdriver in E Delhi

The suspect, Shriyansh Kumar, killed his wife, Kamlesh Holkar (30) and then turned to her brother, Ram Pratap Singh (17) because he walked in on the murder

An investigator who asked not to be named said the suspect had lost his job, leaving him “upset and irritated”, even as his family claimed he was mentally ill. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Man sexually assaults 4-year-old in East Delhi, locals hold protest

The girl used to visit the house of the accused where she took tuitions from his sister, police officers said. The accused is a businessman

A mob vandalised a number of cars in the locality, following which police personnel were deployed to control the situation. (ANI)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Four dead in fire at East Delhi building

13 others were injured, of which four — including a three-month-old baby girl — are critically injured

Delhi Police officers at the building in Sarojini Park, Shastri Nagar on Thursday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT photos)

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Updated on Mar 15, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh

All BJP candidates for Delhi Lok Sabha seats named

The names of Harsh Malhotra and Yogendra Chandolia were part of the BJP’s second list of candidates announced on Wednesday

Only Manoj Tiwari from the North East Delhi seat has been retained by the BJP this time for a Lok Sabha seat from Delhi. All six others have been changed. (ANI)

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Updated on Mar 14, 2024 03:49 AM IST

ByAlok K N Mishra

Delhi Police sub-inspector shoots self in Madhur Vihar apartment

In Madhur Vihar, police found the apartment locked. They then climbed to the balcony and discovered SI Ganesh dead inside with a pistol on his lap.

No suicide note has yet been recovered from the spot, the officer said, adding that further probe is underway in the matter. (File)

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Published on Mar 03, 2024 03:58 PM IST

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‘Want to focus on cricket’: Gambhir asks BJP to relieve him of political duties

BJP's Gautam Gambhir requests to be relieved of political duties to focus on cricket commitments, amid speculations of Delhi MPs' replacements for upcoming elections.

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 11:49 AM IST

ByAlok K N Mishra

Delhi: Fire breaks out in Shahdara, elderly man succumbs

The police received information regarding a fire at a house at Moti Ram Road in Shahdara around 7am but the victim was declared dead by the time he was taken to the hospital

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Published on Feb 16, 2024 10:30 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh

DCW notice to PWD over dark spots near east Delhi bus stops

The commission has asked PWD to cite reasons for lack of lights at bus stops and roads and demanded an action taken report

The commission said that it has asked PWD about the details of officials responsible for maintaining these lights and action taken against them. They have also sought details of complaints received since January 1, 2022 regarding dark spots at these bus stops and streets, and action taken on each complaint. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Dec 17, 2023 05:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Man stabbed to death in Trilokpuri, 2 held

A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in Trilokpuri, Delhi. Two brothers, Babu Kumar and Aman Kumar, have been apprehended for the crime.

Police said the reason behind the murder was an old quarrel. (File)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2023 04:21 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

One killed, 25 rescued as East Delhi building engulfed in flames

Of the 31 trapped, 25 were rescued by firefighters, while six had jumped off their balconies. One fireman was admitted to a hospital

Residents and police outside the Shakarpur building that caught fire on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

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Updated on Nov 15, 2023 05:28 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh

South, east Delhi to pay more for getting building plans approved

The MCD’s approval means that the fee will now be levied across the city with immediate effect, as it was earlier charged only in areas of north Delhi

Earlier, the charges were in place only in six zones of former North MCD — Keshavpuram, Civil Lines, Rohini, Karol Bagh City Sadar Paharganj, Narela — since November 2020, when the civic body was trifurcated. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Nov 02, 2023 02:34 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Foot overbridge collapses in Laxmi Nagar

The overbridge collapsed late on Sunday night after a crane hit the structure and dragged it for a few metres

Portion of a foot overbridge in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar collapsed late on Sunday night after it was hit by a crane. (Sanjeev Verma/HT photo)

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Updated on Oct 24, 2023 06:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Part of footover bridge collapses in Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area; no injuries

Around 12:30am, when the trailer was crossing the footover bridge, it hit the bridge and got stuck to it briefly due to which a portion of the bridge collapsed

Traffic was impacted for a brief while and the road was cleared subsequently. (HT Photo Sourced)

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Published on Oct 23, 2023 12:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Man thrown off third floor after financial dispute in Delhi

The police identified the victim as Rohit Jain, a businessman who lived in the Balbir Nagar neighbourhood of Shahdara

Rohit Jain’s relatives rushed him to GTB hospital, where he was declared brought dead, police said. (Representational image)

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Updated on Oct 20, 2023 06:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

26-yr-old welder didn’t return co-worker’s charger, pushed off 3rd floor building

Police said the victim and the suspect scuffled moments before the 26-year-old was pushed off the third floor

Netra Pal, 50, was arrested by the Geeta Colony police on Monday afternoon from an area near the NSUT campus (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Oct 10, 2023 02:02 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass flooded after heavy rain, along with several other key underpasses, causing traffic disruptions and a tragic drowning incident.

Parents of newborns injured in Delhi hospital blaze eagerly await their return home

Delhi's Baby Care New Born hospital, where a fire killed six newborns, had an expired licence. 28.74% of nursing homes in Delhi operate with expired licences.

A preliminary probe pointed to several mistakes, such as an illegal expansion of beds inside hospital, improper use of oxygen cylinders, and lack of adequate fire exits

The victims’ families alleged that the building was constructed illegally with five floors having eight flats instead of four flats

The Baby Care New Born Hospital on its website said it is an institute dedicated for neonates specially premature and extremely low birth weight babies.

The Delhi Police apprehended Dr Naveen Khichi, the owner of the medical facility, on Sunday.

At least seven newborn babies were killed after a massive fire broke out at New Born Baby Care Hospital in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Saturday night

An AAP official said the Punjab CM, one of the star campaigners for the AAP, will seek votes for AAP South Delhi Lok Sabha seat aspirant Sahi Ram “Pahalwan” and East Delhi Lok Sabha seat candidate Kuldeep Kumar.

All 3 remaining AAP candidates file nomination in Delhi

Harsh Malhotra, the BJP candidate from East Delhi, says he will go ahead with a positive agenda of development for the constituency

Officials said that the flames and the first layer of soot were spotted around 5pm drifting towards the middle of the landfill facing the Ghazipur paper market and drain

"We received a call regarding the fire at 5:22 pm. Efforts are being made to douse the fire," a Delhi Fire Services official said.

When investigators broke open the door, they found the children dead in a room, their bodies in a decomposed state

The suspect, Shriyansh Kumar, killed his wife, Kamlesh Holkar (30) and then turned to her brother, Ram Pratap Singh (17) because he walked in on the murder

The girl used to visit the house of the accused where she took tuitions from his sister, police officers said. The accused is a businessman

13 others were injured, of which four — including a three-month-old baby girl — are critically injured

The names of Harsh Malhotra and Yogendra Chandolia were part of the BJP’s second list of candidates announced on Wednesday

In Madhur Vihar, police found the apartment locked. They then climbed to the balcony and discovered SI Ganesh dead inside with a pistol on his lap.

BJP's Gautam Gambhir requests to be relieved of political duties to focus on cricket commitments, amid speculations of Delhi MPs' replacements for upcoming elections.

The police received information regarding a fire at a house at Moti Ram Road in Shahdara around 7am but the victim was declared dead by the time he was taken to the hospital

The commission has asked PWD to cite reasons for lack of lights at bus stops and roads and demanded an action taken report

A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in Trilokpuri, Delhi. Two brothers, Babu Kumar and Aman Kumar, have been apprehended for the crime.

Of the 31 trapped, 25 were rescued by firefighters, while six had jumped off their balconies. One fireman was admitted to a hospital

The MCD’s approval means that the fee will now be levied across the city with immediate effect, as it was earlier charged only in areas of north Delhi

The overbridge collapsed late on Sunday night after a crane hit the structure and dragged it for a few metres

Around 12:30am, when the trailer was crossing the footover bridge, it hit the bridge and got stuck to it briefly due to which a portion of the bridge collapsed

The police identified the victim as Rohit Jain, a businessman who lived in the Balbir Nagar neighbourhood of Shahdara

Police said the victim and the suspect scuffled moments before the 26-year-old was pushed off the third floor

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