Kushan Niyogi

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Kushan Niyogi -August 16, 2024

Dwarka, North East Delhi most prone to electrocution deaths: Data

Dwarka, North East Delhi most prone to electrocution deaths: Data

Civic authorities’ failure in controlling unauthorised cable installations and extensions from power networks, substandard internal wiring, and loose wires are among the reasons behind deaths from electrocution during monsoon

Saurav Gupta and Kushan Niyogi -August 16, 2024

Delhi: Clogged city drains leave the Capital flooded

Delhi: Clogged city drains leave the Capital flooded

Most of the drains in Delhi are clogged with silt and garbage, leaving streets inundated and causing inconvenience to the residents

Kushan Niyogi -August 13, 2024

Delhi: Proposed education hub in Narela moves at snail’s pace

Delhi: Proposed education hub in Narela moves at snail’s pace

Following loss of students’ lives in Old Rajinder Nagar, the Delhi Government is looking to shift coaching centres to Narela and Rohini; lack of connectivity remains a major concern

Kushan Niyogi -August 10, 2024

North East Delhi a new haven for Chinese manjha sellers

North East Delhi a new haven for Chinese manjha sellers

Many sellers of the glass coated thread here are operating from mobile stores

Kushan Niyogi -August 10, 2024

I-Day: Zero incidents due to Chinese manjha in Delhi this year

I-Day: Zero incidents due to Chinese manjha in Delhi this year

Last year, a seven-year-old girl died and 11 others suffered injuries due to the fatal kite thread

Saurav Gupta and Kushan Niyogi -August 7, 2024

Delhi: How a facility for the intellectually disabled came apart

Delhi: How a facility for the intellectually disabled came apart

Fourteen inmates of Asha Kiran shelter home died in just one month - July – amid complaints of lack of nutrition and poor water quality

Kushan Niyogi and Saurav Gupta -August 2, 2024

Delhi coaching centre deaths: UPSC aspirants sent two complaints before the incident, to no avail

Delhi coaching centre deaths: UPSC aspirants sent two complaints before the incident, to no avail

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Public Works Department were apprised of the risks that the students at coaching centres were facing

Kushan Niyogi -August 2, 2024

Delhi: Experts say lack of contour-mapping, population boom to be blamed for waterlogging

Delhi: Experts say lack of contour-mapping, population boom to be blamed for waterlogging

Despite last year’s floods exposing the poor drainage in the Capital, the authorities have applied only quick-fix measures instead of complete overhaul required to solve the problem permanently