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The Supreme Court on Monday said there was a need to create fear in the minds of goons committing crimes against women, while noting that there is a feeling that women are not safe in the city, particularly some vulnerable pockets. The court made the remarks while hearing a suo motu case over recent rape incidents in Delhi-NCR. "We have to work together. We must ensure that every woman in Delhi-NCR should feel safe even at 11 pm whether travelling on the roads or the metro," a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran observed. "What is important is to prevent a crime, not what you do after a crime is committed," the bench said, adding police needs to create fear in the mind of goons and anti-social elements who are prone to committing such crimes. The bench, which was hearing a suo motu case titled 'In Re: Recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR', observed that "rape is something which is not at all acceptable to any society". The apex court had on September 28 taken suo mo
In view of the stringent measures being implemented to control air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, the Haryana transport department has directed all petrol pump operators and retail outlets in the NCR districts of the state to ensure mandatory verification of a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) before refuelling vehicles. The directions have been issued in accordance with the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), under which the "No PUC, No Fuel" rule came into effect across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) from October 1, according to an official statement. As part of the measures being undertaken by the government of Haryana to curb vehicular pollution, including the deployment and implementation of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera systems at petrol pumps across the NCR districts, strict enforcement of emission norms has been prioritised. Under the directions, petrol, diesel and CNG stations are required to den
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the gang-rape of a minor in a moving bus in Delhi-NCR, observing that such cases underline a systematic failure on the part of law enforcement authorities. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said one cannot help but draw painful parallels to the Nirbhaya incident of 2012. "The reports of rape cases in Delhi-NCR starkly underline a systematic failure on the part of the law enforcement and the public administrative authorities to guarantee basic public safety," the bench said. The top court said public spaces, including parks, buses, cannot be permitted to become zones of high risk due to lack of illumination, poor surveillance and other administrative facilities. A 16-year-old girl, who boarded a sleeper bus in Greater Noida, was allegedly gang-raped by its conductor and driver and abandoned near Kashmere Gate, more than 40 km away in Old Delhi, on August 4. The two accused have been arrested. The crime brou
Leasing of retail spaces at shopping malls and high streets in Delhi-NCR increased 78 per cent to 1.3 million sq ft during January-June, driven by expansion by fashion retailers, food & beverage firms and departmental stores, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield's data showed that leasing activities were buoyant in shopping malls during the first half of this year. "Retail leasing in H1-26 totalled 1.3 million sq ft - an increase of 78 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). Main Street leasing during H1-26 registered 4 per cent y-o-y growth, while mall leasing grew 2 times in the same period," the report said. The consultant noted that the fashion segment led H1-26 leasing with a 28 per cent share, followed by food and beverage (F&B) (16 per cent) and department store (12 per cent). The fashion and department store segments have witnessed the highest absolute increase in leasing volume during H1-26 compared to the same period last year, .