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Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) students on Saturday alleged that the university had closed the gates of its Kashmere Gate campus to students as their indefinite sit-in entered its seventh day. The protest is against two notices issued on July 31 mandating permission for gatherings and attendance requirements for PhD scholars. Students and parents said no…
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday laid the foundation stone for 53 development projects worth ₹214.12 crore in unauthorised colonies across five Assembly constituencies, according to a release from the CM’s office. The initiative, launched as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, is expected to provide permanent relief from waterlogging and dilapidated roads to 1.75…
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Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu chairing a high-level review meeting at the L-G Secretariat on Wednesday. Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday directed civic authorities to conduct safety audits of public parks across the Capital. The L-G gave the order after reviewing safety arrangements at a meeting attended by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)…
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NEW DELHI At least 37 drivers at Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) Wazirabad depot were issued show-cause notices on Wednesday for allegedly obstructing bus operations between September 16 and 22, according to a statement issued by the depot manager. The disciplinary action, which includes blacklisting of eight drivers, comes amid an ongoing strike by DTC bus…
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Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during an event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi government will redevelop the Town Hall in Chandni Chowk as a Global Heritage Centre with a museum and facilities for cultural and tourism activities, stated the chief minister’s office (CMO) on Sunday. “Town Hall in…
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, led by North West Delhi MP, Yogender Chandoliya staged a protest outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters on Sunday, demanding the dismissal of AAP councillor from Trilokpuri Vijay Kumar for allegedly harassing a sanitation worker and abetting his suicide. “Why are [AAP chief] Arvind Kejriwal, [party’s Delhi unit…
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Weeks ago, long-time residents of a jhuggi-jhopri (JJ) cluster on the Yamuna floodplains, falling under the Bela Estate polling area of the Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency, were shocked to learn that their names would not figure in the post-special intensive revision draft electoral roll after their houses were demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)…
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday cautioned that it could stay the counting of votes and declaration of results of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections if it was not satisfied with the action taken by the authorities over alleged violence and hooliganism during the campaign. The warning came after the court was informed…
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the multi-storey hostel building collapse in Satya Niketan, which resulted in the death of seven persons including students, was not an ordinary mishap. A Bench of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the four students who died came to the nation’s capital from small…
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The Satya Niketan building collapse has brought the shortage of hostels and safety concerns in paying guest (PG) accommodation into focus, with candidates making better housing a key manifesto promise for the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections. Student outfits have been releasing their manifestos since September 12, with accommodation emerging as a common…
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