New Delhi: On Sunday, Jantar Mantar and the lanes leading to it felt both different and familiar.It was a day after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister following 36 days of protest over the NEET paper leak. Signs of the protest were everywhere, but so also was evidence that an overnight effort was made…
NEW DELHI: While withdrawing the cases related to last Monday’s Parliament protest violence, Delhi Police may adopt a procedure used for the Republic Day 2022 Red Fort violence cases, sources said.Clarity on the matter is expected to emerge by Tuesday.In 2022, govt dropped FIRs related to the farm law protest through a process involving police,…
The protester, Junaid, claimed he was kept blindfolded throughout the night. NEW DELHI: A man who was distributing food to protesters at the Jantar Mantar protest has alleged that he was picked up by police Friday night, questioned, blindfolded and taken to Mussoorie.The protester, Junaid, claimed he was kept blindfolded throughout the night. The next…
New Delhi: Multiple social posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the CJP-led protests have been taken down from several online platforms, police sources said on Sunday.The action followed Delhi Police’s social media monitoring team first identifying posts, videos and comments containing allegedly offensive and abusive remarks aimed at the PM before police issued notices…
New Delhi: A video has surfaced on social media showing Satyam Pandit, the national president of an outfit called Hindu Veer Sena, confronting two students returning from the Jantar Mantar protest.The video shows Pandit asking the two youths their names, religion and the reason for attending the protest. The video, now widely circulated online, shows…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the deputy conservator of forests (central) to ensure that at least 10 saplings are planted during the current monsoon for every tree illegally felled at a property in Yamuna Vihar, with the cost to be borne by the violator. In another matter, the tribunal observed that 23…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro is set to add 15 new interchange stations, of which five would be triple-interchange hubs. This will happen as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is laying eight new corridors under its phase IV and phase V(A) expansion plans.Currently, DMRC has 31 interchange stations, including two on the Aqua Line (Noida-Greater Noida)…
New Delhi: A six-year-old girl who was routinely neglected, abused and forced into domestic labour by her mentally ill mother in GTB Enclave was rescued following police intervention earlier this month.For two years, residents at Janta Flats reported hearing frequent disturbances from the house, where the mother, a former schoolteacher with untreated psychiatric issues, denied…
39-year-old carpenter Arman New Delhi: A 39-year-old carpenter died of electrocution while operating a pump connected to a water tanker near his home in south Delhi’s Tigri Saturday evening.The family of Arman, the deceased, and his neighbours blamed civic negligence for his death, saying an insufficient supply of water in the locality forces them to…
New Delhi: Investigation into the alleged UPI fraud targeting an east Delhi resident led police to uncover a money trail spanning multiple bank accounts and state borders.Following the digital and financial trail, investigators identified the layer-1 beneficiary, Kailash Saini, who had allegedly received the defrauded money before routing it through multiple bank accounts to conceal…
