JNU allows access to fourth-year PhD, MSc, MCA students in campus

The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday allowed fourth semester M.Phil and M.Tech students from its science school and special centre, as well as final semester MBA students, both day-scholars and hostel residents, to return to campus in its seventh phase of reopening. A notification by the university said those students who require access to the […]

Blockades and heavy traffic choke Delhi roads

Commuters faced heavy traffic jams as Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh remained closed at several points on Monday due to the farmers’ agitation The farmers have continued to camp at the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders amid heavy security deployment for over two months now. The Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters about the […]

SDMC Mayor ‘felt people were uneasy’ about halal/jhatka

An SDMC official says order has no logic There are approximately 1,800 restaurants in South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and all those serving meat here will now have to say if it is halal or jhatka. We spoke with the mayor of SDMC, Anamika Mithilesh who says the purpose of this decision was all in “public […]

Schools for Class 9, 11 students, colleges, diploma institutions in Delhi to reopen from Feb 5

All schools for classes 9 and 11 students as well as degree diploma institutions in the national capital will reopen from February 5, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday The conditions would be similar to the ones announced when schools reopened for students of classes 10 and 12 on January 18, he said, […]

Singhu border witnesses violence, ‘locals’ clash with protesters

Violence broke out at the Singhu border protest site after large groups of people claiming to be locals reached there to vacate the area, leading to a clash between them and agitating farmers and prompting police to resort to baton charge and use tear gas shells Delhi Police SHO (Alipur) Pradeep Paliwal was injured in […]

The politics of food

After marriage, food is now being dragged into the gambit of communal politics A good part of the weekend was spent doing a mini-survey, calls were made to various food chains–MNCs like McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, even the Indian chains, on the pretext of ordering food. The common inquiry was whether you serve Halal or […]

R-Day violence: Delhi Police issues notices to 20 farmer leaders

The Delhi Police has issued notices to around 20 farmer leaders, including Yogendra Yadav and Balbir Singh Rajewal, over the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally, asking why legal action should not be taken against them, officials said on Thursday. Police asked them to submit their responses within three days, an official said, adding that […]

Cold wave in Delhi, minimum drops to 3.8 degrees Celsius

A cold wave gripped the national capital on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.8 degrees Celsius due to cold, dry westerly winds barreling through the plains, the India Meteorological Department said. In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius. A severe cold wave […]