New Delhi: Slogan-shouting, placards and members climbing onto tables disrupted MCD’s House meeting Thursday, forcing mayor Pravesh Wahi to adjourn the proceedings twice amid a faceoff between BJP and the opposition.What was expected to be a discussion on monsoon preparedness and civic issues turned into a shouting match, with the House witnessing repeated disruptions and…
New Delhi: Delhi govt’s amnesty from prosecution for those booked and arrested in connection with the recent protests is in line with Centre’s promise to CJP.But it carries an important caveat, citing Supreme Court’s recent directions.Earlier this week, the apex court restrained states, including Delhi, from taking any coercive action against protesters in the recent…
New Delhi: Police have registered an FIR against AAP’s Delhi Cantonment MLA Virender Singh Kadian after a woman who sells flowers told police that the legislator, his son and three of their associates kicked and molested her, beat up her husband and threatened them after they asked for payment for a bouquet they had sold…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the station house officer (SHO) of Parliament Street police station to preserve relevant CCTV footage, while hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Delhi police commissioner, other senior cops, CRPF/RAF officers and hundreds of unidentified security personnel over their alleged misconduct during the July 20 violence.Kautuk…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has asked police not to take action against people who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests in the city over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak. The participants with criminal antecedents will, however, not be spared, it added.The home department of Delhi govt stated Thursday that in cases where arrests or…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Thursday dismissed claims circulating on social media that Jantar Mantar has been locked or closed to protests, calling the reports “entirely false, misleading and devoid of facts”.“It is officially clarified that Jantar Mantar remains an active and authorised site for peaceful and authorised demonstrations,” Delhi Police posted on X.As per a…
New Delhi: Over 80 NGOs have placed a list of demands before the newly revived Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).Their key demands were about making homes for transgender children, making school admission easier for children facing hurdles in procuring Aadhaar, enrolling children who have been rescued from begging and child labour, and…
New Delhi: A 39-year-old man has been arrested three years after he had allegedly raped a woman at gunpoint, recorded her obscene photos and videos, and blackmailed her into repeated sexual exploitation.Mudit alias Rajvir Chawla was arrested from Nangloi Wednesday. Chawla, who was declared an absconder by a court in Jan last year, had allegedly…
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Thursday appealed to Centre to honour the commitments made to him and CJP, saying doing so would instil confidence among the country’s youth.CJP said that discussions with Centre on receiving a written agreement incorporating the assurances reached during the July 25 talks were still underway and that it remained…
We want withdrawal of FIRs, not just closure: CJP’s Saurav Das NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday welcomed the Delhi government’s decision to halt further legal action in FIRs registered during its 36-day agitation, but insisted the cases should be formally withdrawn instead of merely being treated as closed.Warning against any dilution…
