Schools with safety issues are now under strict surveillance for necessary improvements (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Safety deficiencies have been found in 774 of the 1,677 schools inspected across Delhi as part of a city-wide inspection drive under the Child Protection Month initiative, with private schools accounting for the highest number of cases, officials said…
20-year-old Yashvendra Singh died after his car skidded and plunged into an open drain NEW DELHI: A day after a 20-year-old student died when his car skidded, hit a tree, overturned and plunged into the open Nangal Dewat drain in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, TOI found that the drain, stretching over a kilometre, remained largely…
Frustrated residents, facing a month-long water shortage, took to the streets in protest NEW DELHI: A month-long water shortage in south Delhi’s Tigri took a tragic turn after a 39-year-old carpenter died of an electric shock while trying to connect the wiring of a water pump near his home, triggering protests by angry residents who…
NDMC workers repaint walls and clean roads around Jantar Mantar following the conclusion of the protest NEW DELHI: Jantar Mantar and key roads in central Delhi turned into a massive clean-up zone on Sunday, with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) deploying more than 100 sanitation workers, heavy vehicles and mechanised equipment to clear the…
A 20-year-old student died after his car skidded and plunged into an open drain NEW DELHI: A day after a 20-year-old student died when his car skidded, hit a tree, overturned and plunged into the open Nangal Dewat drain in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, TOI found that the drain, stretching over a kilometre, remained largely…
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is undergoing treatment for typhoid NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is undergoing treatment for typhoid and is receiving intravenous (IV) drips, according to a social media post shared by the party on Sunday.The post, accompanied by a photograph showing Dipke resting while a healthcare…
The ongoing demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in Delhi kicked off on June 6, and saw severe flare-ups alongside a massive march on July 20 Having covered campuses for quite some time, we’ve noticed that students demand action through protests. The rollout of questionable dress codes, holding the administration accountable for girls’ safety at fests, protesting…
Abhijeet Dipke reacts to the news of Pradhan’s resignation What if all cockroaches come together?” Abhijeet Dipke posted on X on May 16, while studying in Boston. Dipke, who had participated in an Anna Hazare stir while still in school, was responding to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s courtroom remarks likening some unemployed youngsters…
School students wait outside Mandi House Metro station (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: All 18 Delhi Metro stations in Delhi that had remained shut due to security restrictions reopened on Saturday after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) withdrew its protest, bringing four days of disruptions to an end.In a post on X, the Delhi Metro Rail…
Protesters vaulted over barricades from every direction, converging in celebration. There were hugs, cheers, and dancing NEW DELHI: Walking down Raisina Road towards Janpath, the first sounds of celebration began to drift across the otherwise quiet, leafy avenues of Lutyens’ Delhi.News had just broken that education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had resigned – the principal demand…
