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Centre takes possession of Delhi’s Jaipur Polo Ground | Delhi News

Centre takes possession of Delhi’s Jaipur Polo Ground | Delhi News

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4 min readNew DelhiJun 14, 2026 04:30 AM IST The Centre took physical possession of the 15.20-acre Jaipur Polo Ground, one of Delhi’s prominent sporting avenues in the Race Course area on Saturday, a day after the Indian Polo Association (IPA), which manages the premises, failed to get court relief on an eviction notice. Officials of the Land and Development Office (L&DO), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, arrived at the Jaipur Polo Ground around 9 am Saturday. Accompanied by CRPF personnel and Delhi Police officers, they interacted with the Army personnel stationed there and showed them documents relating to the eviction, after which they were allowed entry inside. Most of the IPA’s major activities are managed by the Indian Army. The government is eyeing a parcel of land around the Kamal Ataturk Road, occupied by the elite Delhi Gymkhana Club, the Delhi Race Club and the Jaipur Polo Ground. (Express Photo) The L&DO officials entered the Jaipur Polo Ground premises and remained inside for nearly two hours. Around 150 Delhi Police and CRPF personnel …

Screams for help, saari for rescue: Locals recall harsh firefight at residential building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad

Screams for help, saari for rescue: Locals recall harsh firefight at residential building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad

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At least three people, including a 22-year-old man and two women, lost their lives while two others remain in critical condition after a fire engulfed a multi-storey residential building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad in the early hours of Friday. Residents of the neighbourhood said several lives were saved because locals entered the smoke-filled building and carried out rescue efforts on their own. (HT Photos by Aaditya Khatwani) The fire was reported around 2.03 am from Gali No. 1 in Tughlakabad, according to officials. The blaze started in the parking area on the ground floor of a building comprising a ground floor and five upper storeys, before thick smoke spread rapidly through the structure, earlier HT reported. Also read | 3 dead as massive fire breaks out at residential building in Delhi The incident comes days after a massive fire at a bed-and-breakfast facility in Hauz Rani on June 3, in which 23 people were killed. Residents say they entered the building within minutes Residents of the neighbourhood launched rescue efforts on their own, with several …

Years of MCD inaction despite repeated warnings led to building collapse in Delhi’s Saket, SC told

Years of MCD inaction despite repeated warnings led to building collapse in Delhi’s Saket, SC told

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A court-appointed amicus curiae has delivered a scathing indictment of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the May 30 collapse of an illegally constructed building near Saket Metro station that killed six people, saying the tragedy was the result of years of official inaction despite repeated warnings, litigation before the Delhi High Court and documented violations dating back to 2012. At least six people were killed and 14 injured when the five-storey building at Western Marg in Saidulajab, Saket, collapsed on May 30. (Ishant Chauhan/Hindustan Times) In a status report filed before the Supreme Court, senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, appointed as amicus curiae by a bench led by Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, sought a detailed probe into the role of MCD officials, a city-wide structural audit of buildings falling within the municipal body’s jurisdiction and a sweeping exercise to seal and demolish illegal structures. MCD did not respond to HT’s repeated requests for a comment on the report. The report was filed in the larger proceedings in which the Supreme Court is monitoring illegal …

Unattended oil fryer, cook on break: Police reveals series of events that led to deadly fire at Delhi’s Malviya Nagar

Unattended oil fryer, cook on break: Police reveals series of events that led to deadly fire at Delhi’s Malviya Nagar

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Days after a fire at an illegal bed-and-breakfast (B&B) at Delhi’s Hauz Rani killed 22 people, details have started to emerge on lapses and events that led to the blaze. MCD officials carry out a sealing drive against illegal hotels and guest houses allegedly violating safety norms in Malviya Nagar. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times) The investigation is now circulating around the possibility of a series of events — a tea break, an unattended oil fryer and a cook who walked away without alerting anyone of the fire — that triggered one of the worst fire incidents in the national capital on June 3. The police now believe that the fire at Flourish Stays B&B in Malviya Nagar’s Hauz Rani area began after an oil fryer was inadvertently left switched on while the cook prepared tea for himself, PTI news agency reported. Also Read: Cook arrested in deadly Delhi hotel fire case, claims blaze ‘began after spark in fryer’ The police have so far arrested the B&B manager and the cook, while …

‘Cockroaches rocked’: Prakash Raj voices his support for Cockroach Janta Party protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar

‘Cockroaches rocked’: Prakash Raj voices his support for Cockroach Janta Party protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar

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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke returned to India this morning and launched a mega protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged lapses linked to examinations and recruitment tests. Actor Prakash Raj shared why he could not join the CJP protest in Delhi. (X/@Cockroachisback and PTI) What Prakash Raj said about CJP Actor Prakash Raj responded to an X user who noted that he could not attend the protests in Delhi. In response, he said, “Tried my best to be there and show my solidarity..but couldn’t come due to impending prior work .. always with the movement. I am extremely happy Cockroaches Rocked. Thank you dearest @Wangchuk66 for being there .. who else is better than you when it comes to the future of our education system.” About the protest Hundreds of protesters gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests, with founder …

Kerala yet to see Monsoon onset; IMD says Delhi’s weather to remain ‘pleasant’ till Friday | India News

Kerala yet to see Monsoon onset; IMD says Delhi’s weather to remain ‘pleasant’ till Friday | India News

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3 min readNew DelhiJun 2, 2026 09:01 AM IST Delhi and the National Capital Region are set for a spell of relatively pleasant weather over the next four days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting cloudy skies, light rainfall, and thunderstorm activity across the region. At the same time, Kerala is set to see the monsoon’s onset in 2-3 days, says the IMD. According to the weather department, partly cloudy conditions are expected to gradually give way to generally cloudy skies in Delhi-NCR, while very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is likely during the afternoon and evening hours for the next four days till Friday. Thunderstorm, winds expected Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, are expected across NCR between June 2 and June 5. Dust storms may also occur on some days. Despite the forecast, all districts of Delhi and neighbouring cities, including Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad remain under the green category on the IMD’s warning map, signalling …

Court deadlines, repeated warnings: 6 years on, Delhi’s building safety audits remain far from complete

Court deadlines, repeated warnings: 6 years on, Delhi’s building safety audits remain far from complete

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The collapse of a building in Saidulajab that killed six people on Saturday has once again exposed Delhi’s long-running struggle to ensure structural safety in a city where millions live in buildings that have never undergone proper audits, despite years of court monitoring and repeated warnings about the widespread lack of building compliance. The illegally constructed building collapsed in south Delhi’s Saidulajab, killing at least six people. (Ishant Chauhan/Hindustan Times) The issue has been a recurring subject before the Delhi High Court, which has repeatedly examined the city’s preparedness for earthquakes and the condition of ageing and unsafe buildings. Also read | Building that collapsed in Delhi’s Saidulajab was ‘booked’ by MCD, but no action taken Delhi falls in Seismic Zone IV, making it vulnerable to strong earthquakes, and the court has on multiple occasions expressed concern over delays in carrying out structural safety audits and retrofitting risky structures. 6 year later, compliance remains limited In June 2020, acting on court directions, the three erstwhile municipal corporations fixed a six-month deadline for obtaining structural safety …

PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President Aung Hlaing at Delhi’s Hyderabad House

PM Modi holds talks with Myanmar President Aung Hlaing at Delhi’s Hyderabad House

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held wide-ranging talks with Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing focusing on boosting bilateral cooperation in trade, connectivity, border security and defence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with President of Myanmar, U Min Aung Hlaing, as they hold bilateral talks at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI) Aung Hlaing is currently on a five-day trip to India. The visit comes less than two months after he became the president following Myanmar’s parliament elections. The elections were held in December and January after years of protests against the ruling military-junta that seized power in a coup on February 1, 2021 overthrowing the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. “Deepening the bonds of friendship and cooperation. PM @narendramodi greets President U Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar upon his arrival at the Hyderabad House for bilateral talks,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media. Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and it shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states …

Delhi’s fragile foundation: Repeated house collapse, unchecked expansion of the city

Delhi’s fragile foundation: Repeated house collapse, unchecked expansion of the city

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The collapse of a building in Saidulajab on Saturday, which killed at least six people, is not an isolated accident. Experts, officials and past records suggest it is a manifestation of a much larger crisis unfolding across Delhi, where hundreds of unauthorised colonies and urban villages are dotted with buildings that flout norms, leaving millions of people vulnerable to disaster in the very houses they live in. NDRF team conduct a rescue operation as the building collapsed in Saidulajab, Saket, on Sunday. (Ishant Chauhan/ HT Photo) The six-storey structure, where two additional floors were allegedly being constructed atop an existing building, came crashing down beside a dining mess frequented by postgraduate students, including doctors and engineers. Locals said the building housed offices and co-working spaces on its lower floors, while construction activity was underway above. Civic officials said the structure stood in an unauthorised colony where no new construction should have been permitted in the first place. “There are no approved layout plans or building plans in this area. It is an unauthorised colony that has …

Several feared trapped as five-storey building reduced to rubble in Delhi’s Saket

Several feared trapped as five-storey building reduced to rubble in Delhi’s Saket

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3 min readNew DelhiMay 30, 2026 10:30 PM IST Several people are feared to be trapped under debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket metro station in south Delhi on Saturday evening, officials said. The entire five-storey structure collapsed, flattening into a massive mound of rubble, according to officials at the site. According to police officials, the building had a coaching institute on the ground floor and construction work was underway on upper floors. It is suspected that those trapped maybe students. “Three to four people who were found trapped under the collapsed structure were rescued. They sustained only minor injuries, and have been taken for treatment,” a local resident said. “It was a glass-facade commercial building and no one can say with certainty how many occupants were present inside at the time of the incident. Usually, around 300 to 400 people are in the building, though we hope fewer people were inside when the collapse occurred,” he added. Locals said the impact was limited to a few smaller structures nearby, while the surrounding …