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NEW DELHI: A day after the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) “Sansad Chalo” march ended in clashes with police, the party on Tuesday accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters and alleged that volunteers were beaten, dragged on roads and seriously injured during the crackdown.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke apologised to supporters, particularly women…

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory as diversions likely near Kisan Ghat NEW DELHI: Traffic movement is likely to be affected in parts of central Delhi on Tuesday as the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory ahead of a demonstration scheduled at Kisan Ghat from 8.30am. Commuters have been warned of possible diversions and congestion…

Singer Diljit Dosanjh supported student protesters after a police crackdown in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Tuesday extended support to the student protesters associated with the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation, saying they should not have been treated the way they were during Monday’s crackdown in Delhi.In an Instagram Story, Dosanjh urged the…

The Cockroach Janta Party alleged police brutality after their protest march ended in clashes NEW DELHI: A day after the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) “Sansad Chalo” march ended in clashes with police, the party on Tuesday accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters.The party also alleged that volunteers were beaten, dragged on…

Protesters allegedly pelted stones and damaged police vehicles NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unidentified persons in connection with the violence, stone-pelting and vandalism of police vehicles during a protest near Regal Cinema in Connaught Place a day earlier.According to sources, protesters allegedly pelted stones at police personnel and damaged several police…

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) march towards Parliament on Monday, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET exam paper leak, descended into chaos as thousands of protesters clashed with police.More than 170 people, including police personnel and protesters, were injured in the clashes. Seventy people were detained,…

A large fire erupted in a Delhi residential building’s parking area. Two cylinders exploded, and four vehicles sustained damage in the blaze NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out in the parking area of a residential building in Delhi’s Hari Nagar locality on Tuesday morning.The incident triggered two cylinder explosions and damaged four vehicles, officials…

A CJP supporter holds up a poster at Kartavya Path Monday (Photo credit: Tarun Rawat) NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk still had blood sugar levels on the lower side, but his other blood parameters showed improvement following oral rehydration therapy (ORS) and syrup potassium supplementation, Safdarjung Hospital said in its Monday evening health bulletin.Earlier in…

New Delhi: A court Monday left it to the discretion of the superintendent of prison to decide whether 2020 northeast Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam can access inside jail his PhD research material stored on a pen drive.Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai observed that while it would have “definitely” had “no problem” allowing access to…

New Delhi: Delhi govt, along with power discoms, is planning to launch Solarise Delhi, a programme aimed at accelerating rooftop solar adoption across the city by bringing govt agencies, RWAs, financial institutions and vendors onto a common platform.A Delhi govt official said the initiative will build on a model launched in east Delhi, where BYPL…