Time for Delhi Police to sharpen tech skills, says court on outdated case records

A Delhi court has pulled up the police for not updating records of the cases pending against under-trial prisoners (UTPs), saying the time has come for them to sharpen their technological skills Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to update the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data of the Judicial District […]

Almost 6,000 lose one parent due to Covid in Delhi, govt to offer monetary help

The global pandemic has orphaned 273 children in the capital city   According to an RTI response, there are 5,640 children who have lost one parent to Covid-19 in Delhi, while 273 children have been orphaned. The RTI response to questions by Advocate Mohit Kumar Gupta, shared with us, puts the statistics according to data […]

Heavy rains cause extensive waterlogging in Delhi, traffic movement affected

Heavy rains on Tuesday morning led to extensive waterlogging at several road stretches across Delhi, including near Pragati Maidan in the central part of the city and Dhaula Kuan in the southern part, affecting traffic movement. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said 100 mm of rainfall was recorded at the Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative […]

‘Racial slurs are normal’: It’s lack of jobs driving North easterns away

Restrictions in Delhi may have eased, but for migrants from the Northeast states lack of jobs and security are driving factors for not returning to the city  Like many high hopes for the future, 25-year-old Premjit Lhaho from Sikkim to Delhi. In 2013, He rented a flat in Kamala Nagar with four other friends, later […]

DCW identifies 791 women who lost husbands to Covid, submits list to Delhi govt for rehabilitation

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has identified 791 women who lost their husbands to COVID-19, and it has submitted a report to the city government to ensure their rehabilitation The Commission has also conducted a social survey of all these women to help the government in the rehabilitation process. The social survey was conducted on […]

Women farmers hold ‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar

Nearly 200 women farmers from Delhi’s neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital for a ‘Kisan Sansad’ on Monday to continue the agitation against the Centre’s contentious agricultural laws They raised slogans demanding scrapping of the three farm laws — the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce […]

Delhi Metro trains to ply with 100 pc seating capacity; standing travel for commuters not allowed

In view of the improved Coronavirus situation, the Delhi Metro services began running with full seating capacity from Monday, however, standing travel still not allowed for commuters The DMRC, till Sunday, was running trains with 50 per cent seating capacity since June 7 when the services had resumed after a long hiatus. Also, to handle increase […]

HC asks police to shift LGBTQ couple to safe house, provide security

The Delhi High Court Friday directed the police to shift a LGBTQ community couple, wanting to get married and facing threat from families, to a safe house set up by the Delhi government and provide them adequate security. Justice Mukta Gupta directed the SHO of Mayur Vihar Phase-I police station to ensure that the couple […]