Kushan Niyogi

Delhi: Rulebook behind MCD’s demolition drive

Delhi: Rulebook behind MCD’s demolition drive

Owners get 3 to 7 days to produce approved plans and five to 15 days to comply voluntarily, with the…

October 6, 2026

Over 1,000 street light complaints in September, 438 pending: PWD data

The department received 907 complaints in August, of which 67 remain unaddressed; PWD to replace 20,000 old, dysfunctional lights with…

October 5, 2026

After Astha Kunj, SC orders audits of parks, metro stations across Delhi-NCR

Bench directs district-wise teams within four weeks, vulnerability maps, audits of lighting and CCTV; police have already inspected around 1,500…

October 1, 2026

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

September 29, 2026

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…

September 25, 2026

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

September 24, 2026

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…

September 23, 2026

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

September 19, 2026

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

September 19, 2026