In a bid to prevent the national capital from the hazardous industrial waste, the Delhi government is seeking help from the neighbouring state Haryana. The environment department of Delhi government has written a letter to its Haryana counterpart seeking help for treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDF) for the hazardous industrial waste.

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit backed the private discoms on the issue of power tariff on Wednesday.

Supporters of different parties spilled on the streets and staged protests during the Bharat Bandh called on Thursday by the NDA, Left parties and UPA supporters SP and JD(S) to oppose the decisions on allowing FDI in multi-brand retail sector, `5 hike in diesel price and a cap on LPG cylinders.

The Delhi government, in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, decided to impose a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and use of plastic bags in the national capital.

The Delhi government, in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, decided to impose a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and use of plastic bags in the national capital. The Cabinet meeting was presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

Greater Noida Authority officials and policemen were attacked by villagers near Noida Extension when they went to demolish some unauthorised dwellings and shops at the outskirts of Haibatpur village on Monday.

The officials of Greater Noida Authority and police personnel were targeted by the villagers in Noida Extension on Monday. The officials and policemen were part of an anti-encroachment squad trying to demolish unauthorised homes and shops on the outskirts of Haibatpur village in Noida Extension area. Many policemen were injured when the angry mob set a shop on fire and vandalised the office of a construction company.

Two carjackers robbed a car from a couple but were forced to abandon it after travelling a kilometre when the victim’s son left asleep on the rear seat woke up and his wails alerted policemen.

One person was killed and at least 20 persons, including police officials, were reported injured in a clash between the police and locals in Mayur Vihar Phase 3 area of east Delhi on Sunday evening.

The Delhi police is still searching for former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda’s two mobile phones to get details of his conversation with his former employee Geetika Sharma who committed suicide here on August 5. The police has already recovered two phones and claimed to have collected enough evidence from them. The police will also seek further custody of Mr Kanda.