New Delhi: Property owners in Delhi’s Lal Dora and Abadi villages will soon receive smart property cards carrying QR codes and digitally verified ownership records under central govt’s Svamitva scheme.The objective of govt’s move is to provide property owners authenticated property cards, reduce disputes and improve land record management for properties that have long lacked…
New Delhi: Only electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers with a regenerative braking system (RBS) will be eligible for purchase incentives under Delhi govt’s new electric vehicle policy.This technology-based eligibility criterion, aimed at improving vehicle efficiency, has been included in the subsidy guidelines. A model approval committee will verify whether an EV model complies with the prescribed…
New Delhi: A court Tuesday allowed Ukrainian Ivan Sukmanovskyi’s plea seeking his transfer from Tihar to Rohini Jail, where his five Ukrainian co-accused are lodged.Special NIA court’s additional sessions judge Prashant Sharma allowed the application, moved through counsel Garima Singh, and directed the jail superintendent to move the accused’s file within the next 15 days…
New Delhi: Sub-inspector Shrinivas Sharma, 58, suffered a fractured leg after being struck by a police barricade, and was later allegedly dragged and assaulted by members of the crowd while on duty during the Jantar Mantar protest. He was deployed near the SBI headquarters in Connaught Place.As per police, more than 200 personnel from Delhi…
New Delhi: Several students returned to Jantar Mantar Tuesday with bruises from the beatings by police during Monday’s lathicharge.Among them was Abuzar (22), a Delhi-based student activist pursuing a master’s degree. He alleged that he was assaulted when he stopped to fill his water bottle as the protesters were moving out of Jantar Mantar. “Police…
New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday visited RML Hospital, Mandir Marg and Parliament Street police stations, and later addressed protesting students at Jantar Mantar. He said AAP had secured the release of 70-80 people detained after Monday’s protests.Accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi leader of opposition Atishi and others, Kejriwal…
New Delhi: Allegations of using brute force, including pellet guns, as well as male police officers assaulting women were levelled against the Delhi police by those who were part of Monday’s protest march. The police have denied claims made by protesters and the Cockroach Janta Party.Videos shot by protesters showed security personnel in plain clothes,…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Tuesday detained 256 people, who were on their way to participate in a kisan mahapanchayat in the city, after intercepting them at various entry points, including Singhu border. They were later released, cops said. Several vehicles carrying other protesters were also stopped at several border points before being forced to turn…
New Delhi: The protest site at Jantar Mantar was full by 11 Tuesday morning. This time, after the police action, there was determination among the protesters to stay put. No one spoke about leaving.Jigmay Chingze Khangpa (26), who came from Himachal Pradesh, sat under a tent while it rained. There was a tattoo on his…
New Delhi: Monday’s mayhem during the ‘Sandad Chalo’ march witnessed “strange inaction” from the police during the “golden hour”, according to several officers.Although the agitation had been announced well in advance, and both Intelligence Bureau and Delhi Police’s intelligence wing had provided precise, actionable inputs regarding a massive build-up of demonstrators, the command centre remained…
