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NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday welcomed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, calling it a victory for democracy.Addressing supporters from the protest stage, Dipke said, “Kaha jaata tha iss sarkar mein istife nahi hote. Jhukti hai duniya, jhukaane vaala chahiye.” Moments later, he announced, “We have done it. Dharmendra…

More than 60 lawyers gathered at Tis Hazari court to protest police actions. They alleged excessive force was used against peaceful demonstrators on July 20. NEW DELHI: More than 60 lawyers from various district courts in Delhi gathered at the Tis Hazari court complex on Saturday to protest against the police action on demonstrators during…

The CJP claimed that citizens attempting to reach the protest site were being detained NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday demanded that the Delhi Police immediately stop detaining, intimidating or preventing citizens from reaching Jantar Mantar, alleging that an atmosphere of “fear and siege” has been created around the protest site.In a…

Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi Police on July 18 from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday night released a video on YouTube describing events from the past few days and sharing footage from the time he was leaving Safdarjung Hospital after…

The circumstances that led to the crash are being probed, say police NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old student home from US was killed when the car he was driving overturned and plunged into an open drain in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj early Friday.A young woman travelling with him escaped from the vehicle and survived.The victim was…

Delhi liquor shops will now close by 8 pm until the weekend. NEW DELHI: With student protests continuing in central Delhi, the city government has directed all liquor shops to close by 8 pm until the weekend, based on police inputs, sources said on Friday.The revised closing time comes after several liquor vends shut earlier…

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he has been diagnosed with typhoid but asserted that the party’s agitation will continue until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.In a video message, Dipke thanked CJP supporters, whom he referred to as “cockroaches”, for carrying out peaceful protests…

The engineer and climate activist broke his fast with juice a little after 12.30 am Friday GURGAON/NEW DELHI: Hours after he ended his 26-day hunger strike in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, Sonam Wangchuk said he made the decision only after he got assurances from the govt and MPs across…

40-year-old cab driver was discovered stabbed inside his vehicle in Krishna Nagar. NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old cab driver was found stabbed to death inside his car in east Delhi’s Krishna Nagar Thursday night, with police suspecting that the attackers were passengers who had hired the vehicle shortly before the incident.Vijay Kumar, a resident of West…

CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka NEW DELHI: CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Saturday questioned the purpose of ongoing talks with the government if Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not going to resign, reiterating that his resignation remains the group’s key demand.“In yesterday’s meeting, we received a positive response regarding compensation and legal cases. We got…