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Delhi woman, son held for killing husband, chopping body into 22 parts

A woman, along with her son, was arrested for allegedly killing her husband and chopping the body into 22 pieces in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar, police said on Monday. Poonam and Deepak kept the body parts of Anjan Das in a fridge and would dispose them of at different places in east Delhi, they said. Poonam told police that Das had an illicit relationship and this was the reason behind the killing. This comes days after a 28-year-old man allegedly strangled his live-in partner and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in south Delhi's Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days, police said on Monday.

Firefighters try to douse Bhagirath Palace market fire for 4th day in Delhi

The fire fighting operation at Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk here continued for the fourth straight day on Sunday, officials said. Eight fire tenders are still at the spot and the fire has largely been brought under control, they said. Around 200 shops were damaged in the massive fire that broke out in the wholesale market for electronic appliances on Thursday night. On Saturday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena had visited the market and said a multi-disciplinary committee had been constituted to look into ways to effectively address issues like hanging wires and overloaded circuits with the active involvement of residents and other stakeholders in areas like Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar and Paharganj, among others. He sought a report within 30 days. The fire had been brought under control by Friday morning and the cooling process was underway. But it again turned massive by the evening, a police officer had said earlier. The narrow lanes in the area posed a major .

Delhi: In door-to-door campaign, Nadda seeks support for BJP in MCD polls

BJP chief J P Nadda went door to door in Delhi's Wazirpur on Sunday, seeking votes for his party's candidates in the upcoming municipal elections. As part of the BJP's mega campaign, Nadda interacted with locals and handed out copies of the party's 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto). He was accompanied by BJP MP Harsh Vardhan and other party leaders. In the evening, Nadda will take part in the door-to-door campaign in south Delhi's Badarpur area. The BJP plans to reach out to voters across the 250 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards. It has deployed around 100 of its big guns, including several Union ministers, chief ministers of party-ruled states and senior office-bearers for the task. Various party leaders including Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta also joined the 12-hour campaign, which began at 8 am. The MCD polls will be held on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7.

Polling station-wise allocation of EVMs done for Delhi MCD election: SEC

Polling station-wise allocation of electronic voting machines has been done following second level randomisation of these machines ahead of the December 4 Delhi municipal election, officials said on Saturday. The second level randomisation of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) was conducted by the respective district election officers in the presence of general observers appointed by the State Election Commission (SEC), Delhi, they said. The representatives of political parties and contesting candidates were also present during the process, the SEC said in a statement. After the second randomisation of the EVMs, polling station-wise allocation of the EVMs has been done, it said. The first level randomisation was earlier done by the Commission where ward-wise allocation of the EVMs was done. Randomisation of polling parties also is being done on two levels. The first one has already been done by the Commission where personnel of the polling parties were allotted to the returning

People will overthrow 'most corrupt party' in MCD polls: Raghav Chadha

People will overthrow the "most corrupt" party in the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha said on Saturday, targeting the BJP. In an interview with PTI, he alleged that the MCD under the BJP's 15-year rule "failed miserably" in its primary responsibility of ensuring cleanliness in the city. "Not even a single lane is cleaned by the MCD in a city where tonnes of waste are generated every day. The BJP has ruined the civic body. People see Kejriwal as a powerhouse who transformed the education and health sectors and he will do the same in the civic body as well," Chadha said. Earlier this month, the AAP released "Kejriwal's 10 guarantees" for the MCD polls which included the promise to clear three landfill sites and address the problem of "garbage mismanagement" in the city. Speaking about the multiple demolition drives carried out by the MCD earlier this year, Chadha asserted the AAP will regularise the unauthorised construction

MCD polls: BJP has maximum millionaire candidates, claims ADR report

The BJP has the highest number of millionaire candidates in the fray for the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls, followed by the AAP and the Congress, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Of the top three richest candidates, two from the BJP and one from the AAP. Three candidates from the AAP have the highest amount of liabilities while two independent candidates have declared zero assets. Another independent candidate, a Congress nominee and a BSP candidate have the lowest assets, the report said. It said 162 (65 per cent) out of the 249 candidates analysed from the BJP, 148 (60 per cent) out of 248 from the AAP and 107 (44 per cent) out of 245 candidates analysed from the Congress have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore. The report said the average assets per candidate contesting the elections this time is Rs 2.27 crore. In the 2017 polls to the civic body, the average assets per candidate for 2,315 candidates was Rs 1.61 ...

AAP has most candidates with criminal backgrounds in MCD polls: ADR

The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded the maximum 45 candidates with criminal records in municipal elections this year while the BJP has 27 such candidates, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The AAP has pitched 250 candidates, out of which 248 self sworn-affidavits were analysed by the ADR and 18 per cent of them i.e., 45 have criminal records, the report said. Moreover, at least eight per cent of the AAP candidates have serious criminal cases against them, it stated. Meanwhile, the BJP, which has also pitched 250 candidates, has 27 candidates (11 per cent) with criminal records and the Congress has fielded 25 such candidates. "45 (18 per cent) out of 248 candidates analysed from AAP, 27 (11 per cent) out of 249 candidates analysed from BJP and 25 (10 per cent) out of 245 candidates analysed from INC have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits," the report mentioned. "Among the major parties, 19 (8 per cent) out of 248 candidates

MCD polls: Delhi BJP woos slum dwellers with trip to EWS flats in Kalkaji

With hardly a week to go for MCD polls, Delhi BJP has planned a mega visit of around 10,000 slum dwellers to EWS flats in Kalkaji, on Sunday, party leaders said. Recently, a total 3,024 economically weaker section flats were alloted to the slum dwellers of Bhoomiheen camp under in situ slum rehabilitation scheme of Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had handed over keys of the flats to some of the beneficiaries in a function held at Vigyan Bhawan. "Around 10,000 slum dwellers from 50 Assembly constituencies of the city will taken to a visit of the flats in Kalkaji that have been provided with all the amenities," said Delhi BJP secretary and incharge of jhugfi jhopri (JJ) cell of the party. The 3,024 flats provided to slum dwellers in Kalkaji are a step towards realisation of Prime Minister Modi's dream that no one in Delhi lives in a slum and everyone is provided proper housing facilities, he said. Presenting Delhi BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' for MCD polls, Delhi BJP

Delhi L-G takes stock of Chandni Chowk's Bhagirath Palace fire site

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday visited the Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk where work is still underway on the fire that broke out on the night of 24 November.More than 150 shops and godowns have come under the grip of this fire and more than 100 fire tenders are engaged in extinguishing the fire, informed the Fire Department.According to the fire department, the call regarding the fire was received at 9:19 pm on Thursday following which the fire tenders were rushed to the spot."Visited the fire site at Bhagirath Palace, Chandni Chowk, where the cooling process is yet on. With hanging wires, overloaded circuits, old buildings, water shortage & narrow lanes, such areas are dangerously prone to blazes," tweeted LG VK Saxena.The fire department also said that smoke is still clearly visible from inside and the shops inside are mostly electrical and there are warehouses stocked with electrical goods.The LG has further constituted a multi-disciplinary ...

Delhi to decide between BJP's ten videos or ten works of AAP: Kejriwal

"We have got a certificate of honesty from the PM. The Prime Minister is looking into this matter personally. But despite all the investigation, he could not find evidence against Manish ji"

Delhi liquor scam: Manish Sisodia not named in chargesheet by CBI

Sisodia also demanded action against the Chief Secretary and the resignation of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena

MCD polls: BJP releases 'Sankalp Patra', promises 100% garbage processing

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Friday released the BJP's party manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for Delhi MCD polls which includes bringing all services online and 100 per cent garbage processing. Reading out the 12-point manifesto, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said all services of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be brought online through a mobile application within 100 days. "Hundred per cent garbage will be processed through waste-to-energy conversion for a green and clean Delhi. Every slum dweller will be provided flats and 17,000 flats are ready for allotment. The BJP will also do away with trade and health licenses, and also abolish factory licenses," he said. Gupta also announced that 50 'jan rasois' run by women will be opened in the city at Rs 5 per meal. "Free cycles will be provided to meritorious girls in MCD schools and all such schools will be upgraded as smart schools by 2027," he added. The saffron party also promised to construct 1,000 permanent Chhath ghats

Over 100 shops gutted in fire at wholesale market in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

Around 100 shops were gutted in a massive fire in the wholesale market of Bhagirath Palace area in Chandni Chowk here even as the cooling operations are currently underway, police said on Friday. No injuries have been reported so far, they said. Five major buildings got affected during the fire-fighting operations out of which three collapsed, they said. According to the fire department, a call about the blaze was received at 9.19 pm on Thursday and 40 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. At present, 22 fire tenders are engaged in the cooling process as the fire has been brought under control after more than 12 hours, a fire department official said. The fire broke out in a shop in Mahalaxmi Market and soon spread to adjacent ones, all dealing in electrical appliances, officials said. White smoke billowed high in the sky as the toxic stench of burning plastic and rubber polluted the air. Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg told PTI, "Fire is under control. Now, 22 fire ten

CBI files charge sheet in Delhi Excise policy scam case, say officials

The CBI on Friday filed its first charge sheet against seven accused in the Delhi Excise policy scam case, officials said. Those named in the charge sheet include two arrested businessmen, the head of a news channel, a Hyderabad-based liquor businessman, a Delhi-based liquor distributor and two officials of the excise department, they said. The agency has kept the probe open, officials added.

AAP files complaint against Manoj Tiwari for death threats to Kejriwal

AAP filed a complaint with the state election commission against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and others in connection with alleged death threats to Delhi CM

Sisodia says AAP leader's death cannot be linked with denial of ticket

Manish Sisodia says it's wrong to allege Sandeep Bhardwaj took his life because he was denied ticket by AAP to contest in MCD polls

Govt fixes indicative value for The Ashok hotel under NMP at Rs 7,409 crore

The government has fixed an indicative value for Delhi's iconic 'The Ashok' hotel at Rs 7,409 crore under the national monetisation programme, according to sources. The Ashok and the adjacent hotel Samrat are among the eight India Tourism Development Corp assets listed under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last year. The sources said investor consultation has already been undertaken and a cabinet note for the sale of the sprawling 25-acre property in the heart of the national capital is under consideration. "The Ashok hotel's monetisation will take place through public-private partnership(PPP) mode and an indicative value of the hotel has been fixed at Rs 7,409 crore," the sources told PTI. In August 2021, Sitharaman announced the Rs 6 lakh crore NMP over four years to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors. Niti Aayog in consultation with infrastructure line ministries had prepared the report on the NMP. The

2020 Delhi riots: Court rejects bail plea of AAP leader Tahir Hussain

A court here has rejected the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tahir Hussain in a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case registered against him. The court observed that witnesses who had deposed regarding Hussain's role in the case would be "under tremendous pressure and threat" if he was granted bail. Hussain had applied for bail in the case which was registered on a statement by complainant Ajay Goswami who had suffered a bullet injury during an incident of rioting on the Main Karawal Nagar Road on February 25, 2020. The court had framed charges against Hussain and seven others in the case for offences, including attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, on November 5. "Therefore, not only is there a case with serious allegations against the applicant, but there are also serious apprehensions of influence and threat to the witnesses," Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said in an order passed on Wednesday. "Keeping in view all these facts and circumstances, I do no

MCD grants license to 200 Delhi eateries for open air dining facility

Less than a week after the MCD allowed applications by restaurants and eateries to offer open air dining in terraces and open spaces attached to them, 200 establishments have been granted licenses

MCD elections 2022: Congress promises RO water purifiers to poor in Delhi

The Congress on Thursday promised to provide RO water purifiers to the poor if voted to power in the municipal elections here as it launched its 'Saaf Paani Wali Dilli, Sheila Dikshit Wali Dilli' campaign for the polls. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on December 4 and votes will be counted on December 7. Launching the campaign, Congress Delhi president Anil Chaudhary said the party's MCD election campaign will centre around issues affecting people and that only the Congress will provide solutions to the "water crisis situation" in the national capital. Lashing out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has cheated the poor people of Delhi by promising free 20 kilolitres of water. The water people get is unfit for consumption, Chaudhary said. "Our slogan for the MCD election will be 'Gandhe Pani Ka Hal, RO Jal' to make Delhi 'Beemari Mukt' (free of diseases) as clean water is everyone's right," he said. Earlier,