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…
Centre agreed to no action on protesters: CJP after talks Sugandha.Jha1New Delhi: Representatives of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held a second round of talks with the Centre Friday, following which the govt sought time till Saturday afternoon to respond to their demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation. CJP reasserted its agitation would continue…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Friday launched a dedicated website inviting protesters to upload photographs and videos of police personnel who allegedly assaulted demonstrators during and after the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, saying it would identify the officers and pursue legal action against them.Launching the portal at Jantar Mantar, CJP representatives appealed to…
New Delhi: Anjali Kumari, a 24-year-old from Mau in Uttar Pradesh, stood at the entrance of Jantar Mantar, fanning exhausted protesters as they walked in. She has never appeared for NEET, but says the agitation extends far beyond one examination.Having cleared UGC-NET in Dec, Kumari appeared again in June for Junior Research Fellowship. But the…
New Delhi: Just days ago, protesters at Jantar Mantar were making light-hearted reels about “excess food” flooding the site as supporters from across the country kept on ordering meals online for them.However, by Friday, as the stir entered its 34th day, the abundance had given way to uncertainty.With mobile internet services suspended across large parts…
