Snehil Sinha

New Delhi, June 7 -- Fires in Delhi have become nearly four times as deadly as they were a decade ago, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) data reviewed by HT.

New Delhi, June 7 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged administrative lapses in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), citing a

Delhi mandates a 10-day training for e-rickshaw and e-cart drivers to obtain licenses, emphasizing safety, emergency response, and public conduct.

PWD has ordered all field units to clean drains and inspect pumps by June 15 for monsoon readiness, ensuring proper drainage to prevent waterlogging.

In this 4-part series, HT looks at how decades of planning failures, illegal construction and weak enforcement combined to create it vulnerable to tragedies.

Read this exciting story from Hindustan Times Delhi June 15, 2026 issue. In Delhi's packed urban villages lies a story of planning failures, housing shortages and a city that never built affordable homes for the millions who arrived seeking a better life

The fires and collapses in recent weeks are rooted in Delhi’s decades of unplanned expansion that pushed millions into neighbourhoods never designed for safety.

In Shalimar Bagh, a cherished park has turned into a parking lot, sparking a divide among residents amid Delhi's growing public space crisis and congestion issues.

From parks turned into parking lots to footpaths occupied by ramps, Delhi’s public spaces are shrinking.

India, June 17 -- For generations of children growing up in Shalimar Bagh's BW Block, the neighbourhood park was more than just an open patch of land.