COVID-19: Delhi HC to resume physical functioning from Aug 16 on experimental basis

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it may on experimental basis resume from August 16 its physical functioning which was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An administrative order of the high court said this will be done in a restricted manner subject to further orders based on evaluation of the situation of the pandemic […]

Solo in a war zone

Safety of journalists covering war affected areas is also the responsibility of their employers  Photojournalist par excellence, Danish Siddiqui, died at the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Danish was there to cover the Afghan conflict that was triggered by the recent decision of the new Biden administration in the US to withdraw all US […]

Can Delhi resist the third wave?

Even though the government denies a record of any death due to lack of oxygen, the horrors of the last wave still haunts the citizens. With the probability of an upcoming Covid-19 third wave, the capital city amps up its healthcare facilities to fight it better — unlike last time The number of Covid cases, […]

Capital’s civic mess

Covid era has seen Delhi’s containment zones battling civic issues; public and community toilet facilities remains in  shambles — with 1 toilet for 55 women in slums Delhi is far from being a capital city of top-notch civic management. In fact, there are far too many sights of inadequacy, areas where people still don’t receive […]

Delhi’s unending parking woes

In 2019, the Supreme Court called parking one of the “most serious problems of Delhi.” Two years later, the picture remains the same It’s 4 o’clock in the evening, when three traffic police personnel were towing four bikes on a police truck. These vehicles were parked near Malai Mandir, of Vasant Vihar region, a ‘no […]

Sarojini Nagar market remains closed in protest against SDM order

The Sarojini Nagar markets’ associations kept shutters down of the shops, including the main section, Babu market and mini market, on Tuesday to protest against an SDM order that directed closure of the export market. The export market was closed on Sunday for “grossly” violating COVID-19 norms, according to an official order from the sub-divisional […]

World class drainage system to be developed in Delhi: CM Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said a “world class drainage system” will be developed across the national capital. He said drainage systems like the one at Minto Road here will be replicated across Delhi and drains and sewers will be desilted regularly. The chief minister made the announcement after taking part in a […]

Reports of snooping on Indians aimed at maligning Indian democracy: Vaishnaw

IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday dismissed media reports on the use of Pegasus software to snoop on Indians, saying the allegations levelled just ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament are aimed at maligning Indian democracy. In a suo motu statement in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said that with several checks and balances […]