Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

A public meeting on “Media Blackout and State Repression in Kashmir” at Gandhi Peace Foundation here on Wednesday was cancelled after the police intervened. The meeting was planned by various organisations under the banner of Campaign Against State Repression. In a letter, the station house officer (SHO) of the I.P. Estate police station requested the […]

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Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

Siblings mauled to death: residents complain of lack of toilets, street lights

Still reeling under shock over the death of two brothers, residents of Rangpuri Pahari Basti on Monday complained that the area lacked proper toilets and water supply, forcing them to defecate in the open.  Siblings Anand, 7, and Aditya, 5, were allegedly attacked by stray dogs within a span of two days in the slum cluster […]

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Centre already owns 123 Delhi Waqf Board properties: Puri in Rajya Sabha

Centre already owns 123 Delhi Waqf Board properties: Puri in Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the question of seizure of 123 Delhi Waqf Board properties does not arise as their ownership already vested with the Central government. The […]

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Delhi Congress leaders seek probe into ‘snooping’ by AAP; L-G forwards letter to Chief Secy.

Delhi Congress leaders seek probe into ‘snooping’ by AAP; L-G forwards letter to Chief Secy.

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Congress leaders have written to Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, demanding a probe into allegations of snooping by the Delhi government through a specially designed ‘feedback unit’ (FBU), Raj Niwas officials said on Monday. The L-G Secretariat has forwarded the request to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar […]

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Woman who accused husband of murdering Satish Kaushik refuses to join probe

Woman who accused husband of murdering Satish Kaushik refuses to join probe

Actor-director Satish Kaushik, who passed away on March 9. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The woman who alleged that her estranged husband Vikas Malu murdered his friend and actor-director Satish Kaushik to avoid repaying a ₹15-crore loan on Monday turned down a Delhi Police notice join the inquiry. In her response sent to Delhi Police […]

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Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

To boost network of informants, Delhi Police allocates ₹205 crore

Delhi Police has allocated a budget of ₹205 crore in the upcoming year for rewards to informants who provide leads about wanted criminals, missing persons, and dead body identification. “The motive is to make the police system work with the society in cracking important cases,” a Crime Branch officer said. “In the last three [financial] […]

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As BJP intensifies attack, AAP digs into mythology to defend leaders

As BJP intensifies attack, AAP digs into mythology to defend leaders

A BJP worker posing as AAP leader Manish Sisodia inside a life-size model of a Tihar jail cell in Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday continued to attack the Aam Aadmi Party over alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped 2021-22 Delhi excise policy, and staged a protest […]

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CM launches annual plantation drive with goal of 52 lakh saplings

CM launches annual plantation drive with goal of 52 lakh saplings

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal plants a tree during a plantation drive on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: TWITTER/@ARVINDKEJRIWAL Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched the Delhi government’s annual plantation drive on the banks of the Yamuna, with a target of 52 lakh saplings under the ‘Green Action Plan 2023’. He was joined by citizens in […]

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2020 Delhi riots | Four acquitted of rioting, arson, theft charges

2020 Delhi riots | Four acquitted of rioting, arson, theft charges

A Delhi sessions court on February 25 acquitted four men in a case of rioting, arson and vandalism during the 2020 Delhi riots. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A court in New Delhi has acquitted four men in a case of rioting, vandalism, arson and theft by a mob at Bhagirathi […]

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