Kushan Niyogi
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Accidents up, fatalities down on Delhi roads this year
Nearly 7,000 crashes and 810 deaths until August 1, against 1,463 deaths in the same period of 2025
Hundreds missing from Delhi draft voter rolls across floodplain settlements
At Bela Estate, 728 of 729 voters in one polling part were excluded from the draft roll, while residents of other settlements say they have been marked absent or shifted despite having voted from the same areas for years
Swaroop Nagar to Astha Kunj: Delhi’s dark spots under scrutiny
Both locations share similar features — sparse lighting, broken or unmanned boundaries, patchy CCTV coverage and little visible police presence
Kalkaji gang rape puts spotlight back on safety of women, children in Delhi
Latest in a string of sexual assault cases this month, the Kalkaji gang rape has revived safety concerns; NCW complaints of crimes in Capital rose from 2,245 in 2024 to 2,501 in 2025, show data
What 25 judgments reveal about civic accountability in Delhi
Civic agencies’ apathy, from Rajinder Nagar drowning deaths to the Satya Niketan building collapse, has drawn courts’ criticism
Delhi urban villages face structural risks amid unchecked vertical growth
As MCD cracks down after the Satya Niketan collapse, older surveys reveal structural and infrastructure vulnerabilities across Delhi’s urban villages
Delhi Police’s Northeast unit gets around 5 calls on average daily
From landlord disputes to online fraud, the specialised unit handles around 1,300 calls annually by people from northeast India living in the capital
Delhi: PG collapse puts civic graft in focus
Official data show 4,834 complaints against Delhi civic bodies; 429 pending, CBI probing over 50 corruption cases