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

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

After Astha Kunj, SC orders audits of parks, metro stations across Delhi-NCR

Bench directs district-wise teams within four weeks, vulnerability maps, audits of lighting and CCTV; police have already inspected around 1,500 parks, finding gaps at many

Swaroop Nagar to Astha Kunj: Delhi’s dark spots under scrutiny

Both locations share similar features — sparse lighting, broken or unmanned boundaries, patchy CCTV coverage and little visible police presence

Kalkaji gang rape puts spotlight back on safety of women, children in Delhi

Latest in a string of sexual assault cases this month, the Kalkaji gang rape has revived safety concerns; NCW complaints of crimes in Capital rose from 2,245 in 2024 to 2,501 in 2025, show data