Kushan Niyogi

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-August 22, 2024

JNU students to march to Education Ministry against public-private redevelopment plan

JNU students to march to Education Ministry against public-private redevelopment plan

Following their 12-day hunger strike over various university policies, students of the central university will now stage demonstration against the administration's plan to revamp 2 JNU properties through public-private partnership

-August 22, 2024

Delhi: MCD under-reporting data on unsafe buildings, suggests report

Delhi: MCD under-reporting data on unsafe buildings, suggests report

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi data states that only 10 buildings collapsed in Delhi over the past two years; however, Delhi Fire Services says it received 350 phone calls related to collapse of buildings in 2023 and 2024

-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

 and  -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

-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

-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

-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

 and  -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