Delhi faces yet another migrant labour crisis, repeating last year’s horror

With Covid-19 cases reaching its all time high in India, labourers and blue collar workers in Delhi are going back home, again It’s April 2021, but nothing much has changed. With Covid cases surging, migrant labourers are vulnerable, facing the horrors of last year yet again — apprehensions about another lockdown is forcing them to […]

Distracted killer driver in a careless city

Elderly couple’s death in Dwarka shows how unsafe roads are for pedestrians A death of an elderly couple, Shanti Swaroop Arora (79) and his wife Anjula Arora (62), in a road accident puts the spotlight back on how unsafe walking on Delhi’s roads are. The CCTV footage of how and what led to the deaths […]

Weekend curfew in Delhi, malls, gyms and spas to be closed: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced sweeping restrictions, including a weekend curfew and the closure of malls, gyms, spas and auditoriums, in a bid to break the chain of COVID infections in the city. There will be no in-house dining in restaurants and cinema halls will be allowed to operate with only 30 […]

No shelter in this village  

People of the Lakkarpur- khori village face a difficult time after the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished around 300 illegal  houses rendering the residents homeless  Amid the surging cases of Covid- 19 pandemic and rising temperatures, hundreds of families have been rendered homeless as the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished as many as 300 illegal construction in […]

Salary row: MCD staff yet to get their dues, employees’ woes continues

North MCD pensioners and employees think it will take time, before they get paid on time    For months now, the employees and pensioners of North Municipal Corporation of Delhi have spoken out against its employer’s inability to pay their dues. At one point the salaries were deferred by up to five months. Manmohan Bharadwaj, […]

HC refuses to entertain plea to direct govt to take steps for controlling COVID-19 second wave

The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking to direct the AAP government to take immediate measures for controlling and minimising the impact of another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said the government has been doing everything to control the impact of the […]

“Wearing of mask while driving alone compulsory:” Delhi HC

Wearing a mask while driving alone in a private vehicle is compulsory in the context of COVID-19, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday and described the face covering as a suraksha kavach’, or protective shield, against the spread of the infection. Justice Prathiba M Singh also refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s decision […]

As Delhi’s nightlife turned Covid hotspot, new restrictions made its way

With the recent social distancing violations at the city’s bars and pubs coming into limelight – it seems a night curfew was inevitable Just as night life was getting back into action, a steady and worrying rise in Covid cases has made the Delhi government decide to end them. Night curfew has been announced and […]