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Delhi riots: Court grants bail to accused
A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to a man in a northeast Delhi riots case, saying he was arrested 55 days after the incident, though he was already in jail in another riots case It was alleged that the man made a disclosure statement about his involvement in the incident while he was in […]
Rs 2,500 cr scam in Delhi municipal corporations bigger than Commonwealth Games scam: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the alleged scam of Rs 2,500 crore in the BJP-ruled municipal corporations was even bigger than the Commonwealth Games scam Addressing a special session of the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal claimed that scams of Rs 5,000-10,000 crore happen every year in municipal corporations while giving required permissions for […]
HC seeks police stand on pleas of AAP MLA’s request to protest outside homes of Shah, Delhi L-G
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought responses from the Delhi government and police on AAP MLAs Raghav Chadha and Atishi Marlena’s pleas challenging the denial of their request for permission to hold protests outside the residences of Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor Anil Baijal Justice Navin Chawla issued notices to the Delhi […]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Alwar in Rajasthan; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Alwar district in Rajasthan on Thursday, tremors of which were felt in Delhi-NCR, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said The epicentre of the quake was Alwar in Rajasthan, according to the NCS. The earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred at 11.46 pm at a depth of five kilometres, […]
Delhi records 1,363 new Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 1.51%
Delhi recorded 1,363 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday with over 90,000 tests conducted, the highest till date, even as the positivity rate slipped to 1.51 per cent, authorities said. The death toll mounted to 10,182 with 35 new fatalities, they said. This is the third consecutive day when the positivity rate remained below 2 per […]
Chandni Chowk pedestrianisation project will be complete by Dec 31: AAP govt to HC
The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the stretch of road between the Red Fort intersection and the Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk will be inaugurated on December 31 following its pedestrianisation. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad was informed by various local bodies and the Delhi government […]
239 challans issued for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation in Delhi
The Delhi transport department on Tuesday issued 239 challans to vehicle owners for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation, officials said The “limited” enforcement drive began in nine districts of the national capital on Tuesday with a team deployed in each district. Violators were fined in Wazirpur, Saket, Shastri Park, Akshardham, Delhi Cantt, Dwarka and some […]
Delhi Court slams police, acquits 36 Tablighi Jamaat foreigners
A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted 36 foreigners, who were charge-sheeted for attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation and allegedly being negligent and disobeying the government’s Covid-19 guidelines Acquitting the foreigners from 14 countries of all charges, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said the prosecution has failed to prove the presence of the accused at […]