“Due to security reasons, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat metro stations have been closed till further instructions. Interchange facility is available at Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat,” DMRC said. NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday announced the closure of four metro stations till further notice due to security…
Rejecting claims that the protesters were not “peaceful”, Ranka maintained that the July 20 march was peaceful and alleged that the situation escalated only after police used force against students. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Wednesday warned the Union government that the country’s youth would “take them down very…
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters gather during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The protest site at Jantar Mantar was full by 11 Tuesday morning. This time, after the police action, there was determination among the protesters to stay put. No one spoke about leaving.Jigmay Chingze…
Police take out the bodies of the woman and her two daughters from their BK Dutt Colony house after the fire tragedy on Tuesday NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old woman and her two young daughters died after a fire broke out inside a locked room on the third floor of their house in south Delhi’s B…
New Delhi: Monday’s mayhem during the ‘Sandad Chalo’ march witnessed “strange inaction” from the police during the “golden hour”, according to several officers.Although the agitation had been announced well in advance, and both Intelligence Bureau and Delhi Police’s intelligence wing had provided precise, actionable inputs regarding a massive build-up of demonstrators, the command centre remained…
New Delhi: Resident doctors from AIIMS and VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital have written to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention in Sonam Wangchuk’s case, raising concerns over patient autonomy, medical ethics, constitutional rights and alleged use of force against protesters Monday.A day after AIIMS Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) wrote to the President, VMMC & Safdarjung…
New Delhi: Delhi Police is probing the use of Bluetooth-aided messaging apps by many who were part of Monday’s ‘Sansad Chalo’ march and allegedly engaged in violence. Cops will write to these service providers to seek details of the users, according to sources.Reports of the use of such a messaging app have rung alarm bells…
New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk, the activist at the centre of the youth protest called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was discharged from VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital Tuesday evening. He moved to Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, following a Delhi High Court order.At the time of discharge, his vital parameters were stable, but doctors said pancytopenia, a condition…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered six FIRs so far in connection with the violence that erupted during the march to Parliament on Monday. The sections pertain to rioting, assault on police personnel, damage to public property and other offences.According to sources, four-five more cases are in the process of being filed. The probe will…
New Delhi: The promise of a big break in modelling and becoming the face of a reputed brand turned into a nightmare for several aspiring models after a man, who allegedly posed as a fashion and event management businessman, offered them fake modelling contracts and even promises of marriage.Police arrested Kaushik Raj (30) for duping…
