Cockroach Janata Party founder (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke meets supporters (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Tuesday said SC’s interim order permitting govts to continue investigation of FIRs already registered “stands in direct contradiction” of the Centre’s assurances of July 25 that cases would be withdrawn and no protester would be targeted.CJP said it…
New Delhi: Asking Election Commission of India to be “a bit sensitive” to the schoolteachers’ situation, Delhi High Court Tuesday said they should not be left to face “an unbearable burden” due to being requisitioned for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.“What we want from you is to be a bit sensitive…
New Delhi: Waist-deep water swallowed the lanes of Old Delhi’s Sadar Bazar Tuesday, completely cutting off access to a school and bringing one of Asia’s largest wholesale markets to a standstill.People navigated the bazar’s submerged streets with caution and labourers struggled to haul their goods through stagnant water even as residents warned that hidden drains…
New Delhi: CBI has arrested three people, including a Public Works Department assistant engineer, in an alleged bribery case involving a govt contractor.The accused have been identified as PWD assistant engineer Roop Singh Meena, construction company representative Sanjay Kaura and company employee Vikram Kumar.CBI registered the case Monday following allegations that Meena had favoured the…
New Delhi: Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, under which every eligible woman in the city will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,500 a month.The scheme, which was one of BJP’s key promises ahead of last year’s assembly polls, is expected to benefit more than 17 lakh women. Govt aims to release the first…
New Delhi: Ahead of the kanwar yatra, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has directed all its zones to ensure that no illegal or unlicensed meat shop operates along the routes or near kanwariyas’ camps. Action will also be taken against licensed meat shops found violating licence conditions.The directions came as kanwar camps are going to…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has proposed an increase in financial assistance for large Kanwar camps from Rs 11 lakh to Rs 15 lakh and to continue free electricity up to 1,200 units. Chief minister Gupta chaired a cabinet meeting where a proposal to increase the financial assistance provided to Kanwar committees for Kanwar Yatra 2026…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Tuesday laid the foundation stone for MCD’s first dog shelter in Dwarka’s Sector-29.Spread across approximately 6,050 square metres, the facility will provide shelter, care and rehabilitation to 1,500 strays.The project is estimated to cost over Rs 3.7 crore. “The project is financed by GMR and MCD won’t have to…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: The monsoon session of Delhi Assembly will be held from Aug 7 to Aug 11. This decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by CM Rekha Gupta at Delhi Secretariat Tuesday. Gupta said that serious and meaningful discussions regarding important issues related to Delhi’s development and public welfare schemes would…
New Delhi: Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College has prohibited students from wearing shorts in several parts of the campus, including classrooms, assembly hall, library, dining hall and chapel. The move sparked protests on Tuesday and several students turned up in shorts on the first day of the new academic session.In a notice circulated internally and…
