Delhi NCR

-August 23, 2024

Delhi auto-taxi strike over pay rise, leaves commuters stranded

Delhi auto-taxi strike over pay rise, leaves commuters stranded

Delhi roads appeared deserted on Friday as commuters faced disruptions due to a two-day strike by auto and taxi drivers, demanding better compensation from cab aggregators like Ola and Uber.

-August 23, 2024

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court denies bail to four co-owners

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court denies bail to four co-owners

On August 17, the court had reserved the order after hearing the arguments of the lawyers of the CBI and the basement's four joint owners

-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

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: AIIMS, other hospital doctors call off strike after SC assurance

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: AIIMS, other hospital doctors call off strike after SC assurance

The assault and murder of the junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital sparked nationwide protests. On August 12, resident doctors' associations started a nationwide protest, halting outpatient department (OPD) services

-August 22, 2024

Delhi auto, taxi drivers begin 2-day strike against app-based cab services

Delhi auto, taxi drivers begin 2-day strike against app-based cab services

Eighty per cent of autorickshaws and taxis are off the road in the national capital, Delhi Auto Taxi Transport Congress Union (DATTCU) president Kishan Verma claimed and announced that a protest will be held at the Jantar Mantar

-August 22, 2024

Delhi: Health services hit in city as doctors’ continue strike for eleventh day

Delhi: Health services hit in city as doctors’ continue strike for eleventh day

Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case in Kolkata and constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals

-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 21, 2024

Delhi: Patients, kin suffer as doctors’ protests paralyse city hospitals

Delhi: Patients, kin suffer as doctors’ protests paralyse city hospitals

Stir by private and government hospital doctors in the national capital over the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor brings healthcare services in the city to a halt, leaving countless patients without medical care