Kushan Niyogi
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Delhi markets feel the pinch: footfall down 90%, traders to move court over protests
Each day of closure costs shops in Khan Market and Connaught Place between Rs 60,000 and Rs 3.5 lakh; CTI estimates Rs 2,000 crore worth of business affected on October 10 alone
Between barricades: how non-protesters were caught up in Delhi crackdown
Devotees visiting Hanuman Mandir and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, shoppers, a gig worker and a couple were among those who were swept up in the crackdown on anti-CEC protesters
No room to protest: Jantar Mantar denotified, alternatives costly and distant
Ramlila Maidan costs Rs 1.21 lakh a day and is booked almost all year; CBD Ground is 14 km away and blocked by festive events; Burari Ground is 20 km from the seat of power
Capital protests: barricades, checkpoints choke Central Delhi
Commuters stranded for hours; Traffic Police issue advisory; worshippers face barricades at Hanuman Mandir and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Three days, 6,000 detentions: inside Delhi’s protest crackdown
Protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR of electoral rolls started on October 10. At least 6,000 were detained, mobile internet suspended and Metro stations shut over 72 hours; journalists, minors and opposition leaders were among those held
Sanjay Lake, Bonta, Hauz Khas: the DDA parks where safety lags
Audit, ordered by the DDA after the Kalkaji gang rape, categorises 190 parks as ‘high risk’; 323 need CCTV, 520 need lighting; meanwhile, several measures, such as night-time patrolling have been undertaken
Regulate first, disperse last: Delhi Police’s crowd-control rulebooks
NDMA guidelines call for planning and communication before force; a Delhi Police standing order specifies permissions and designated protest spots; read together, the two place necessity, restraint and the nature of the threat at the centre of decisions
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