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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
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
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
Exclusive: Over 200 Delhi schools targeted as hoax bomb threats escalate
Police struggle to trace origins of threats, cite tech limitations
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
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
Ageing fleet chaos: Over 370 DTC buses breakdown daily in Delhi, commuters and drivers bear the brunt
Delhi Trasport Corporation’s ageing fleet faces frequent steering, brakes, and engine failures, endangering lives and throwing the public transport in disarray
Air quality drops in Delhi’s hotspots: Industrial areas hit hardest
The Capital’s highest AQI of the season — 494 — was recorded on November 18, and in some of the 13 pollution hotspots, the reading was as high as 1700
