Kushan Niyogi
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DTC drivers back at work under ESMA say demands remain unaddressed
Strike began September 15; ESMA invoked by month-end has barred strikes for six months; drivers demand Rs 2,000 daily wage, medical benefits and direct absorption into government service
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 right to appeal
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 smart LEDs by Diwali
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 parks, finding gaps at many
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