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Landmark reform: MCD merges trade licensing with property tax

New delhi, Dec. 2 -- In a major step towards strengthening the Ease of Doing Business framework in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday approved a sweeping reform ... Read More


Gold jewellery stolen from dead woman at hospital

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 -- A woman's gold jewellery was allegedly stolen by a hospital cleaning staffer moments after she died at a private nursing home in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar, police said on Tuesday... Read More


MCD adopts wide-ranging steps to tackle pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 -- In a House meeting that stretched nearly four hours on Tuesday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) approved a series of measures aimed at tackling the escalating crisis of a... Read More


Capital groundwater found contaminated with uranium, lead, nitrates, fluoride: CGWB report

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- A new assessment by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has raised serious concerns about the safety of Delhi's groundwater, revealing traces of uranium and several other toxic ... Read More


Man dies after motorcycle stunt goes wrong, rams into rickshaw

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 -- A 25-year-old man died in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area after allegedly losing control of his motorcycle while performing stunts and colliding with a divider and an e-rickshaw, po... Read More


Tourist bus catches fire near Kashmiri Gate, narrow escape for 15

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 -- A group of about 15 passengers had a narrow escape after the sleeper bus they were travelling in caught fire near Kashmiri Gate here on Tuesday morning, officials said. According... Read More


Noida Autority plans underpass below Parthala Signature Bridge

Noida, Dec. 2 -- In a bid to ease congestion at one of the city's busiest intersections, the Noida Authority is planning to construct a new underpass beneath the Parthala Signature Bridge. Officials s... Read More


5 members of interstate train-theft gang nabbed

NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 -- Five members of a notorious interstate gang involved in high-value thefts on trains were arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch at IGI Airport. An anonymous source had alerte... Read More


Bengal begins preparing master plan for Gazaldoba tourism hub

Kolkata, Dec. 2 -- The Bengal government has begun preparing a detailed land-use plan for Gazaldoba to guide the future of one of North Bengal's most promising tourism landscapes. State government so... Read More


Bidhannagar cops move HC against BDO's anticipatory bail in gold trader's murder case

Kolkata, Dec. 2 -- The Bidhannagar Police have approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashant Barman, who has been acc... Read More