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Delhi CM tours home constituency to tackle issues faced by Shalimar Bagh residents

She issued a series of directions and promised action on wide-ranging issues related to stray dog menace, tree pruning, and water supply

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Published on Mar 06, 2025 05:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mechanical engineer dies in 60-foot fall at Delhi Metro worksite

An FIR under BNS sections 289 (negligent conduct w.r.t. machinery), 125 (act endangering life) and 106 (1) (causing death by negligence)was filed in the case

The deceased was identified as Aditya Prakash, who worked for a private company that was awarded a contract by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2024 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sheesh Mahal, Shalimar Garden to be restored by year-end

Around 30 artisans, mostly from Rajasthan, have been working on the structure for the past three months

Sheesh Mahal is in a dilapidated condition. (HT)

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Updated on Sep 08, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Boy, 7, touches e-rickshaw at illegal charging station, killed

The victim was identified by police as Suraj Kumar, a native of Bihar, who was visiting relatives at a slum cluster near Shalimar Bagh.

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Updated on Aug 22, 2024 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mother, son found dead at Shalimar Bagh house

The deaths were discovered by a domestic help late Wednesday. The body of the woman Santosh Kumar was on the bed, while the body of the son, Kishan Kumar, was on the floor

Police are awaiting autopsy reports to ascertain the cause of death. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Conservation work on to return Sheesh Mahal to former glory

Today, Sheesh Mahal, is a site of neglect and deterioration — despite its status as an ASI-protected monument

A view of ASI workers doing restoration work at Sheesh Mahal on Friday. (Raj K Raj/HT)

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Updated on Jun 18, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByAheli Das

Delhi LG asks DDA, ASI to carry out repairs at 2 Mughal sites

The Sheesh Mahal monument and remains of the water channel leading to the fountain area are the only visible remnants of that era

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Updated on Jan 21, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Garden where Aurangzeb was crowned

Today, Shalimar Bagh is a shadow of its glorious past, and the palace within it has become a site of neglect and deterioration, despite its ASI-protected status

The Sheesh Mahal in Shalimar Garden that was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The monument comes under the Archaeological Survey of India’s care. (Raj K Raj/HT photo)

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Published on Sep 19, 2023 12:04 AM IST

BySadia Akhtar

Janmashtami 2023: Watch Krishna leelas in Delhi at these fairs

The Capital's streets are not just reverberating with G20 spirit but also gearing up to welcome Kanha. Wondering where to celebrate Janmashtami? Check this out!

Check out the Janmashtami melas happening across Delhi, this year

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Updated on Sep 07, 2023 05:37 PM IST

ByManvi Singh

Woman killed by ex-caretaker over financial dispute in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh

The police said they are trying to ascertain what the exact financial dispute was and in what circumstances the woman was sacked

Police said Akash allegedly attacked Sonia with a knife. When Praveen tried to save her, he too was attacked and severely injured. (Representative image/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:35 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Businessman abducted in car, robbed of ₹2 lakh, valuables

A businessman was abducted at gunpoint in Delhi, assaulted, robbed of cash and valuables, and dumped in a secluded area. Police have arrested five people in connection with the case, including the mastermind, who was in need of money after suffering losses in his businesses. The victim was contacted through a social networking site for a business deal, then forcibly taken by the suspects. The assailants drove around with the victim for five hours before dumping him and withdrawing money from his account. Two pistols, two motorcycles, cash, and a stolen iPhone were recovered.

After his abduction,the assailants dumped victim Puneeet Khetarpal at Bawana. (File)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:46 PM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh

Woman shot at in Delhi for objecting to loud music, suffers miscarriage

The incident occurred late on Sunday at Samaypur Badli’s Siraspur area, where the victim Ranju (single name) lives with her husband

According to police, the accused, identified as Harish (single name), lives across the street from the woman. (Representational Image)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

80-year-old woman murdered by grandson in Delhi

A police officer associated with the probe said that the suspect was identified with the help of CCTV cameras installed in the lane outside the elderly woman’s flat.

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Published on Jul 09, 2022 05:19 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh, New Delhi

Three men arrested, juvenile apprehended for series of crimes in Delhi

A 12-year-old had sustained a bullet injury in his arm when he along and his father and seven to eight labourers tried to nab the robbers who had snatched the mobile phone of the driver of a goods vehicle in Shalimar Bagh village.

Eish Singhal, the Delhi Police spokesperson, said a slew of efforts in a planned manner helped the police carry out the large number of trace and rescues of missing children.(File Photo. Representative image)

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Published on Mar 23, 2021 07:21 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

12-year-old boy shot at during robbery in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh

A case of robbery and use of firearms was registered and teams were formed to identify and nab the suspects. The police are also scanning CCTV footage of cameras installed on the route that the suspects took while fleeing.

Police said that the incident took place when the two suspects tried snatching the mobile phone of a man who worked for the 12-year-old’s father, who is into the tent and catering business.

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Updated on Mar 13, 2021 01:31 AM IST

ByKarn Pratap Singh, New Delhi

Delhi: Few vacancies despite ICU beds going up by 1,000 since Nov 1

The number of ICU beds for Covid-19 treatment– with and without ventilators – have gone up by over 1,000 since the beginning of November, while the total beds for Covid-19 in government, private, and makeshift hospitals have increased by over 2,000 during the same time.

A health workers takes samples from a passenger for Covid-19 test, at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2020 06:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnonna Dutt

Man kills wife as their three children sleep in same room in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh

During the initial interrogation, the suspect Ramakant said he was angry with his wife for being overly involved with her side of the family and “neglecting their three children”, said an official.

A daily wage labourer throttled his 28-year-old wife to death while their three children slept in the same room in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh on Saturday morning, the police said.(File photo for representation)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2020 10:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Mask up or get fined: Delhiites say ₹2,000 penalty is OK, but not sufficient

Rising cases of Covid-19 in the Capital have raised the fine from ₹500 to ₹2,000, for people who are caught without a mask in public places. We ask Delhiites if a higher penalty will be enough of a deterrent.

The fine for mask violations has increased from ₹500 to ₹2,000.(Photo: Raj K Raj/HT)

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Published on Nov 19, 2020 07:29 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMallika Bhagat, New Delhi

Special cell officer found dead in his car in N-W Delhi

Senior police officers said the man had no external injuries, and his family members have so far alleged no foul play. Police said the autopsy report is awaited.

Police said they received a call around 4.30 pm reporting that a man was lying unconscious in a car parked at Rampura Main Road in Keshavpuram.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Jun 07, 2020 02:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Fewer able to get tested as Delhi tightens rules

At least 8 testing centres were banned by the Delhi government on Thursday and the administration issued notices asking them to explain why there documents were not in order and the reason for now following guidelines on who can be tested.

As a temporary measure, these labs have been asked not to pick up individual samples but samples sent by various hospitals and other agencies will continue being processed in these labs, the statement added. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2020 12:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRhythma Kaul, New Delhi

Doordarshan News staff member dies of Covid-19

According to a senior government official, the incident took place on Wednesday but the test report of the deceased came out on Thursday.

It wasn’t immediately clear how he was infected.

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Updated on May 29, 2020 05:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAmandeep Shukla

Number of Covid +ve healthcare workers in north Delhi hospitals doubles to 13

The fresh cases included three women doctors from the gynaecology department of Kasturba Hospital. A 25-year-old postgraduate student of the department of the hospital had tested positive for the virus last Wednesday.

There were allegations that the 25-year-old student had complained of high fever and body ache, but the authorities only asked her to go on leave and did not get her tested.(ANI)

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Updated on May 04, 2020 03:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByBaishali Adak, New Delhi

SUV runs over, kills 7-year-old in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Vijyanta Arya said that a case was registered and the errant driver, Akash, was arrested. The vehicle was also impounded.

According to the police, the child was playing on the road outside a garage from which the car was being driven out by Aakash.(HT Archives)

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Published on Mar 15, 2020 06:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

AAP’s Bandana Kumari wins from Shalimar Bagh by around 800 votes

Delhi Election Result 2020: In the 2015 assembly elections, Bandana Kumari had defeated Rekha Gupta by 10,978 votes. The Congress’ candidate Sulekh Aggarwal stood a distant third.

Aam Aadmi Party’s Bandana Kumari on Tuesday won by around 800 votes against(Bandana Kumari/Twitter)

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Updated on Feb 11, 2020 12:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

3 dead, several hurt in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh blaze days after Anaj Mandi incident

The three dead in Saturday evening’s fire were all women, aged between 57 and 75, and included a domestic help.

The injured included two children, two policemen, a firefighter and two others, who are out of danger, the police said.(Sourced)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2019 11:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Success of odd-even rule will depend on availability of public transport: Experts | Opinion

The odd-even vehicle restriction scheme introduced in Delhi for the first time in January 2016 could reduce pollution levels by just around 2 – 3%, a study done by a team of scientists from IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IITM-Pune, CSIR and the TERI, had concluded. Only three pockets in the city – Najafgarh, Shalimar Bagh and Greater Kailash – registered around 8 – 10% in pollution levels.

The odd-even car rationing scheme was implemented in Delhi first between January 1 and 15, 2016 and then from April 15-30.(HT PHOTO.)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2019 06:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByJoydeep Thakur

Burglary bid foiled, four arrested in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh

The police said the four men were caught red-handed, while they were breaking a wall of the gold finance company’s office and were about to enter the premises. T

The police on Monday arrested four suspected burglars, including a Nepal citizen, and claimed to have foiled a burglary of a gold finance company in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh.(HT File (Representative Image))

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Published on Sep 10, 2019 02:02 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Minor, two men held in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh robbery case

The Shalimar Bagh robbery had happened on July 9 at the home of a 65-year-old woman. The woman was alone at her home that evening when the boy allegedly knocked on her door and asked if the house was a coaching centre.

Three persons, including a minor boy, were held for allegedly robbing an elderly woman in her own home in north-west Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area last week.(File Photo)

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Updated on Jul 16, 2019 04:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Soon, DDA to start in-situ redevelopment in 6 slums

DDA will simultaneously start a survey to identify the beneficiaries in these slums as per the Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015, as prepared by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board.

Of the 675 slums in Delhi, 499 are on central government land, including DDA-owned land.(Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

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Published on May 17, 2019 05:42 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | ByRisha Chitlangia

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Traders’ issues hold the key to Chandni Chowk

Of the 10 assembly segments in the constituency, seven house some of the city’s biggest wholesale markets and industrial units.

Till 2008, Chandni Chowk only housed assembly segments in Old Delhi. When a delimitation exercise was undertaken, other north Delhi neighbourhoods such as Model Town, Tri Nagar, Wazirpur, Shalimar Bagh and Shakur Basti were added(Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Published on May 04, 2019 04:29 AM IST

New Delhi | ByVatsala Shrangi

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She issued a series of directions and promised action on wide-ranging issues related to stray dog menace, tree pruning, and water supply

An FIR under BNS sections 289 (negligent conduct w.r.t. machinery), 125 (act endangering life) and 106 (1) (causing death by negligence)was filed in the case

Around 30 artisans, mostly from Rajasthan, have been working on the structure for the past three months

The victim was identified by police as Suraj Kumar, a native of Bihar, who was visiting relatives at a slum cluster near Shalimar Bagh.

The deaths were discovered by a domestic help late Wednesday. The body of the woman Santosh Kumar was on the bed, while the body of the son, Kishan Kumar, was on the floor

Today, Sheesh Mahal, is a site of neglect and deterioration — despite its status as an ASI-protected monument

The Sheesh Mahal monument and remains of the water channel leading to the fountain area are the only visible remnants of that era

Today, Shalimar Bagh is a shadow of its glorious past, and the palace within it has become a site of neglect and deterioration, despite its ASI-protected status

The Capital's streets are not just reverberating with G20 spirit but also gearing up to welcome Kanha. Wondering where to celebrate Janmashtami? Check this out!

The police said they are trying to ascertain what the exact financial dispute was and in what circumstances the woman was sacked

The incident occurred late on Sunday at Samaypur Badli’s Siraspur area, where the victim Ranju (single name) lives with her husband

A police officer associated with the probe said that the suspect was identified with the help of CCTV cameras installed in the lane outside the elderly woman’s flat.

A 12-year-old had sustained a bullet injury in his arm when he along and his father and seven to eight labourers tried to nab the robbers who had snatched the mobile phone of the driver of a goods vehicle in Shalimar Bagh village.

A case of robbery and use of firearms was registered and teams were formed to identify and nab the suspects. The police are also scanning CCTV footage of cameras installed on the route that the suspects took while fleeing.

The number of ICU beds for Covid-19 treatment– with and without ventilators – have gone up by over 1,000 since the beginning of November, while the total beds for Covid-19 in government, private, and makeshift hospitals have increased by over 2,000 during the same time.

During the initial interrogation, the suspect Ramakant said he was angry with his wife for being overly involved with her side of the family and “neglecting their three children”, said an official.

Rising cases of Covid-19 in the Capital have raised the fine from ₹500 to ₹2,000, for people who are caught without a mask in public places. We ask Delhiites if a higher penalty will be enough of a deterrent.

Senior police officers said the man had no external injuries, and his family members have so far alleged no foul play. Police said the autopsy report is awaited.

At least 8 testing centres were banned by the Delhi government on Thursday and the administration issued notices asking them to explain why there documents were not in order and the reason for now following guidelines on who can be tested.

According to a senior government official, the incident took place on Wednesday but the test report of the deceased came out on Thursday.

The fresh cases included three women doctors from the gynaecology department of Kasturba Hospital. A 25-year-old postgraduate student of the department of the hospital had tested positive for the virus last Wednesday.

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Vijyanta Arya said that a case was registered and the errant driver, Akash, was arrested. The vehicle was also impounded.

Delhi Election Result 2020: In the 2015 assembly elections, Bandana Kumari had defeated Rekha Gupta by 10,978 votes. The Congress’ candidate Sulekh Aggarwal stood a distant third.

The three dead in Saturday evening’s fire were all women, aged between 57 and 75, and included a domestic help.

The police said the four men were caught red-handed, while they were breaking a wall of the gold finance company’s office and were about to enter the premises. T

The Shalimar Bagh robbery had happened on July 9 at the home of a 65-year-old woman. The woman was alone at her home that evening when the boy allegedly knocked on her door and asked if the house was a coaching centre.

DDA will simultaneously start a survey to identify the beneficiaries in these slums as per the Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015, as prepared by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board.

Of the 10 assembly segments in the constituency, seven house some of the city’s biggest wholesale markets and industrial units.

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