239 challans issued for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation in Delhi

The Delhi transport department on Tuesday issued 239 challans to vehicle owners for HSRP and colour-coded sticker violation, officials said The “limited” enforcement drive began in nine districts of the national capital on Tuesday with a team deployed in each district. Violators were fined in Wazirpur, Saket, Shastri Park, Akshardham, Delhi Cantt, Dwarka and some […]

Delhi Court slams police, acquits 36 Tablighi Jamaat foreigners

A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted 36 foreigners, who were charge-sheeted for attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation and allegedly being negligent and disobeying the government’s Covid-19 guidelines Acquitting the foreigners from 14 countries of all charges, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said the prosecution has failed to prove the presence of the accused at […]

Dense fog in parts of Delhi, ‘cold wave’ predicted for 2 days: IMD

Dense fog blanketed parts of the national capital that recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning. The India Meteorological Department has predicted both “cold day” and “cold wave” in parts of Delhi on Thursday and Friday. The visibility dropped to 100 metres in the Palam area in the morning, it said. […]

‘Inappropriate’ strike called off

With a view to expedite resolution of issues, Delhi AIIMS’s nurses went on a strike, but soon enough it was called off Amidst a raging pandemic, 5,000 nurses of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Education (AIIMS) went on an indefinite strike on 14 December, which to many seemed like inappropriate timing. The national,vice president, […]

Nurses Union call off strike after restraining order from High Court

The Nurses Union of Delhi AIIMS called off their strike on Tuesday night after a meeting with the hospital administration, hours after the Delhi High Court restrained it from continuing its agitation On Monday, around 5,000 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here went on a strike over their long-pending demands, […]

No fig-leafs in the altogether

Some in NCR find joy in baring their body to the elements. They are not exhibitionists but look for private spaces to experience public nudity Nudity has become a radical way of self-expression as clothes have become a second skin thanks to thousands of years of conditioning to be dressed in public. However, there are […]

Rediscovering Shakespeare

The lockdown has awakened a creative urge in many. Seventeen-year-old Shivam Sahni too had made the most of this time   A 12th-grade student at Modern School, Vasant Vihar, Sahni’s book ‘The Boy and The Bard’ has been published recently. His encounter with William Shakespeare’s work led to a writing frenzy “During the lockdown stuck at home, […]

Drive to check HSRP, colour-coded sticker compliance soon

The Delhi Transport department will launch a “limited” drive in the city to check compliance of the order related to ensuring HSRP and colour-coded sticker for vehicles The drive that will begin in nine districts on Tuesday will be undertaken by teams that will be deployed to catch owners of vehicles flouting the high-security registration […]