Kushan Niyogi

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-December 31, 2024

Human trafficking in national capital sees a significant decline

Human trafficking in national capital sees a significant decline

Police attribute the drop in such cases to extreme efforts undertaken throughout the year by multiple teams using technical, human resources; traffickers have found ways to exploit loopholes: NGOs

-December 26, 2024

Delhi Fire Services recorded 11% more distress calls this year

Delhi Fire Services recorded 11% more distress calls this year

The year saw several major fire cases, many of which resulted in loss of lives

-December 24, 2024

Delhi Polls: Could BJP’s bastion in city sway this time?

Delhi Polls: Could BJP’s bastion in city sway this time?

Vishwas Nagar, the constituency the BJP managed to retain during AAP ‘waves’ in 2015 and 2020, may hold the key to finding out which way the wind is blowing this time

-December 23, 2024

Delhi election: Over 20,000 people displaced by demolition drives to vote for shelter

Delhi election: Over 20,000 people displaced by demolition drives to vote for shelter

In 2023, thousands of anti-encroachment drives were held across Delhi, accounting for 52% of the total number of demolitions across the national capital since 2019

-December 20, 2024

Exclusive: Over 200 Delhi schools targeted as hoax bomb threats escalate

Exclusive: Over 200 Delhi schools targeted as hoax bomb threats escalate

Police struggle to trace origins of threats, cite tech limitations

-December 19, 2024

False promises, freezing nights: Delhi shelter board’s claims exposed

False promises, freezing nights: Delhi shelter board’s claims exposed

The number of tents set up by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board is far less than the claim of 230 by the government body

-December 16, 2024

Over a decade of Nirbhaya: Centres to provide police, medical, legal aid to women remain paper tigers

Over a decade of Nirbhaya: Centres to provide police, medical, legal aid to women remain paper tigers

Delhi has a total of 6 legal and 11 Sakhi One Stop Centres meant to help women facing any kind of violence; unfortunately, none of them function effectively

-December 16, 2024

12 years after Nirbhaya, why women in Delhi still fear the dark

12 years after Nirbhaya, why women in Delhi still fear the dark

From shadowy streets to insufficient street lighting, the national capital remains a battleground for women’s safety as promises of reforms fade into bureaucratic limbo