Nurses urge payment of ex-gratia

Twenty months after Delhi Government promised to compensate families of deceased government health employees, the nursing staff is compelled to protest the non-payment of this financial aid.   Earlier this week, the nursing staff across Delhi Government hospitals protested against the pending compensation from the Delhi Government. The staff at GTB hospital, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash […]

Fixing a date not easy

What do young women think about the proposed increase in the legal age of marriage of women to 21 as per the Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021? While it may allow them more time to find their feet in the world, it will cause certain anomalies. 

929 vehicles fined for dumping on Yamuna floodplains

The Delhi Development Authority (DDMA) imposed a fine of Rs 2.41 crore on 929 vehicles over the last four years for illegal dumping of construction or demolition debris and garbage, and unauthorised parking on the Yamuna floodplains. According to latest data, the authority issued 610 challans in 2021, the maximum in the last four years. […]

Is forcible sex ever okay?

At a time when society is not yet ready to acknowledge the immorality of marital rape, the debate surrounding a law to criminalise marital rape is off to a slow start. The importance of a woman’s consent is yet to be universally accepted

Unkind cut for barbers

Heavy loans, fewer customers and rising Covid cases in the third wave leave self-employed barbers and spa owners uncertain about their future    The weekend curfew announced by the Delhi government on 5 January has adversely affected several businesses, and the salons and wellness centres are not indifferent to this milieu. Ankit Kumar (25), is […]

Delhi government proposes to put an ease on COVID restrictions for markets and offices

The Delhi government has proposed lifting the weekend curfew, end odd-even system for opening of shops, and allow private offices to run with 50% staff in the city, an official source said on Friday.   A proposal approved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to Lt Governor Anil Baijal for approval. The decision to […]

Clubhouse session targets Muslim women

Delhi Commission for Women has taken note of anti-Muslim comments on the social media platform.   Even as the accused in the Bulli Bai case has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing, Muslim women have found themselves in the centre of yet another online harassment. A screen recording of a chatroom discussing why ‘Muslim […]

First man convicted in the 2020 Northeast-Delhi riots case

A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 riots, to five years in jail. Last month, Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had convicted him for being part of a riotous mob that set a house on fire. This is the first sentencing the riots cases. Yadav […]