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Watch: CCTV video captures moment of blast near CRPF school in Delhi

Security tightens around CRPF school in Rohini after blast, probe continues

Officials from the Institute of IED Management in Pune, the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), and security personnel conducted investigations at the site

Delhi Police tightens security, alerts railway and metro after Rohini blast

Delhi Police has beefed up security arrangements in various markets, which are bustling with shoppers during the festival season, and asked the railway and Metro staff to be on high alert following the blast in front of CRPF school in Rohini's Prashant Vihar area, officials said on Monday. The strong explosion ripped through a wall of the CRPF school on Sunday morning. No one was hurt in the blast which also damaged hoardings of nearby shops and window panes of vehicles parked near the site. "We have asked our staff to keep a tight vigil on every single railway and metro station. Additional force deployment will be made to check any suspicious activities," a senior police officer said. The officer said that joint patrolling teams with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and other stakeholders have been deployed. "Teams will immediately inform senior officials if they see any suspicious activities," said the officer. Both foot and motorcycle patrolli

Material used in blast outside Delhi school resembles bomb, probe underway

A mysterious blast took place near a CRPF school in Prashant Vihar area in Delhi's Rohini on Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. Fire engines, bomb squad a police forensic team have been rushed to the spot near the CRPF school, Sector 14, Rohini to ascertain the source of the loud blast. The wall of the school, nearby shops and a car received damage, police said. DFS officials said, "We received a call regarding a blast near the boundary wall of CRPF school at 7.50 am. We immediately rushed two fire engines to the spot. There was no fire and no one was injured due to the blast, so our vehicle returned." Senior police officers, including from the crime branch and the Special Cell, reached the spot. "Our forensic team and crime unit are at the spot to collect samples from the blast location. It could be a firecracker, but we are investigating the entire matter from all angles," a senior police officer said. Police said that

After 14 deaths at Asha Kiran shelter in Delhi, HC orders a water check

The Delhi HC bench directed the social welfare secretary to conduct an on-site visit and submit a detailed report on the facility's condition

13 children die in last 20 days at Delhi's Asha Kiran shelter; order probe

Deaths at shelter home: So far, 27 deaths have been reported at the government-run facility for the specially abled since January this year

Migsun Group sells retail space in national capital to Dmart for Rs 108 cr

Realty firm Migsun Group on Friday said it has sold 47,000 square feet retail space in its commercial project in the national capital to Dmart for Rs 108 crore. Dmart has bought the space at the project in sector 22, Rohini in Delhi, according to a statement. A leading hypermarket retail chain, Dmart has acquired the project's lower ground and first floors to set up a hypermarket store. The retail space has been acquired for Rs 108 crore, the statement said. Last year, Migsun Group had acquired 9-acre land parcels for Rs 265 crore to develop a high-street retail project. "We will develop a high-street retail project on this land, comprising 1 million square feet area," Migsun Group MD Yash Miglani had said. Commenting on the deal, Miglani on Friday said the project provides an exceptional investment opportunity for businesses seeking to establish themselves at a prime location. "It is close to Rohini West metro station and has a huge catchment area of families with high spending

Major fire in pathology lab building in Delhi's Rohini; nobody injured

A major fire broke out in a pathology laboratory in north Delhi's Rohini late last night, the fire department said on Monday. No one was reported injured. Officials said that the fire broke out on the third and fourth floor of a building which housed the pathology lab. The fire was reported to the department around 12.45 am. "Total 10 fire engines were rushed to the spot immediately. It took more than two hours to douse the flames completely. The fire was near the lift shaft. No one was injured in the fire," an official of the Delhi Fire Service said. The person said that the police have been informed for further investigation into the matter.

TMS Ep551: Scrutiny of Chinese cos, BS BFSI Summit, RIL Q2 results & more

Why are Chinese cos under scrutiny in India? What to expect from Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit? What are markets expecting from RIL's Q2 results? What is the Rohini Commission? Answers here

Rohini Commission decoded: Understanding sub-categorisation of OBCs

The commission, tasked to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes and propose steps for their improvement in 2017

Delhi L-G allows Police to probe role of 8 officials in helping Sukesh

Investigators stated that Chandrashekhar used to pay approximately Rs 1.5 crore every month to get facilities to use mobile phones and a separate barrack without any hindrance at the jail

Police arrests Deepak Boxer: All you need to know about Delhi's most-wanted

Boxer has been heading the infamous Gogi gang after its leader, Jitender Gogi, was shot dead by rivals inside Rohini Court in 2021

Mobile phones, data cables recovered from Delhi's Rohini Jail: Officials

Ten mobile phones, data cables and some tobacco were recovered from the Rohini Jail here, officials said on Tuesday. The recovery was made from central jail number 10, they said. On Monday, central jail number-10 staff noticed that some object had been thrown inside the jail. The suspicious objects were tightly packed in two juice packets. When the packet were opened, 10 mobile phones, four data cables and 75 grams tobacco were recovered, a senior official said. Further probe revealed that the packets were thrown from outside the jail, they said. The matter has been reported to the police for further investigation, they added. On March 9, prison officials had recovered 23 surgical blades, drugs, two smartphones and a SIM card among other things from the possession of one inmate in Tihar's Central Jail number 3. Delhi has three prison complexes -- Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli. All of these comprise central jails.

Migsun Group to invest Rs 706 cr in high-street commercial project in Delhi

Will develop a total built-up area of 6.3 acres on the site and expects to deliver the project within three years

Migsun Group buys land in Rohini to develop high-street retail project

Realty firm Migsun Group on Wednesday said it has acquired 9 acre land parcels at Rohini in the national capital for Rs 265 crore to develop a high-street retail project. "We have purchased land located at Sector 22 in Rohini from Yogi Raj Promoters Pvt Ltd," Migsun Group MD Yash Miglani told reporters here. Migsun Group has entered into a share purchase agreement with Yogi Raj Promoters, which owns this 9-acre land parcel, he added. The company will fund the land acquisition cost through internal accruals. "We will develop a high-street retail project on this land, comprising 1 million square feet area. There is no commercial projects in and around Sector 22, Rohini," Miglani said. The company might purchase an additional Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to increase the size of the project. Miglani said the company intends to develop small retail shops in this project to bring down the overall ticket size. He said the company would retain the leasing right of this project to ensure that

ISRO successfully launches 200th 'RH-200' Rohini sounding rocket

ISRO's journey into the indigenous rockets began with a sounding rocket in 1963

Delhi L-G inaugurates DNA testing facility at Rohini for POCSO cases

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday inaugurated advanced DNA examination facility for sexual assault and POCSO cases at Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Rohini. The facility is equipped with machines that can process 24 samples simultaneously and give an analysis report in 24 hours instead of the earlier 72 hours, an official said. It will also be manned by additional 93 staff members, whose recruitment was sanctioned by the Lt Governor recently. The FSL receives 2,500-3,000 cases related to murder, attempt to murder, sexual assault, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), disaster tragedies and unidentified bodies. The new technology will help it carry out biological and serological examinations and DNA typing in a much faster manner to ensure that trials in courts do not get delayed, the official said. Interacting with officials on the occasion, the LG reiterated his instructions for timely and accurate disposal of cases referred to the FSL. He was

Fire breaks out at hospital in Delhi's Rohini, patient on ventilator dies

A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in Delhi's Rohini area in the early hours of Saturday after his oxygen support was disrupted due to a fire at the facility

100 meat shops sealed for violating norms in a week under civic drive: NDMC

North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Thursday also took action to remove illegal temporary structures in areas falling in Rohini and Karol Bagh zones

Anti-encroachment drive: Bulldozers to roll in Delhi's Rohini at Katju Marg

A day ago, more than a dozen Left-wing organisations took out a citizens' march to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's residence