NEW DELHI: In a significant bureaucratic overhaul, the Delhi government has proposed the creation of an independent engineering cadre within the Public Works Department (PWD), ending its long-standing reliance on officers deputed from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

Once the proposal secures cabinet approval, which is still in nascent stage, the PWD will beg...

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 shook parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday evening, according to initial reports.

The tremors were felt around 7:49 pm and the epicentre of the earthquake was at Jhajjar in Haryana.

This was the second earthquake that hit the National Capital Region (NCR) in two days. An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck near Jhajjar on Thursday morning.<...

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has asked the Delhi government to make Aadhaar registrations in the national capital "foolproof", stating illegal migrants obtaining the document has wider national security ramifications.

In a letter to Dharmendra, Chief Secretary of Delhi, Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary to LG, said that it has been brought to the a...

NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leaders have written to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention to stop alleged violation of human rights, harassment and extortion of Bengali-speaking migrants at the hands of Delhi Police and other authorities.

In the letter, the senior CPM leader and former Rajya Sabha Brinda Karat and the secretary of the De...

NEW DELHI: Slum dwellers of Jai Hind Camp in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, home to Bengali-speaking migrants from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, have been without electricity and water for over three days, prompting allegations of discrimination and administrative negligence.

Tucked away behind upscale residential blocks, the camp is largely inhabited by domestic and sanitation...