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Citizens of nowhere: G.B. Road’s sex workers at risk of exclusion in ongoing SIR

August 8, 2026 admin

The ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Delhi has cast an ominous shadow over women sex workers in Garstin Bastion (G.B.) Road brothels. Many of them don’t possess the documents listed by the Election Commission (EC) to verify their details or an extract of the previous SIR with their names or those…

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Man fakes kidnapping after concealing year-long unemployment, mounting debt in Delhi

August 6, 2026 admin

A 35-year-old man allegedly faked his own kidnapping after concealing his year-long unemployment from his family and falling into debt, the police said on Thursday. According to the police, the man, a resident of Rohini Sector 23, had been without a job for nearly a year but continued to leave home daily, pretending to go…

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AIIMS doctors perform bariatric surgery on man weighing 209 kg

August 6, 2026 admin

Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, have performed bariatric surgery on a 32-year-old man weighing 209 kg after a month-long multidisciplinary intervention that reduced his weight, stabilised his breathing, and enabled a procedure initially considered high risk. The patient, with a body mass index (BMI) of 74 kg/m², suffered from…

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Delhi govt. doubles salaries of DDMA personnel after 16 years

August 2, 2026 admin

The Delhi government has hiked the remuneration of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) personnel by 100% with immediate effect, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Sunday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that the move was long overdue and aimed at delivering justice to officials who have served as the backbone of the city’s disaster…

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Delhi govt issues notice to Vikaspuri private school over safety violations

July 30, 2026 admin

The Delhi government has issued a show-cause notice to a private school in Vikaspuri over “life-threatening safety hazards and financial irregularities”. The school was found to be running 43 classrooms without fire safety clearance and had constructed an unauthorised tin-shed structure, according to an official statement from the Education Minister’s office. The government has given…

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Outstation students lament fewer holiday spells in DU this year

July 26, 2026 admin

For Delhi University students from outside the city, academic breaks are often the only window to travel home. But with a tighter academic calendar and fewer extended holidays in the new session, many said they are finding it difficult to plan trips around classes, assignments, and attendance requirements. The newly issued academic calendar has drawn…

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DU extends deadline for candidates to accept seats

July 26, 2026 admin

Delhi University on Sunday extended by a day the deadline for candidates allotted seats in the second round of admissions to accept their offers. Colleges will now verify and approve applications by July 28, and candidates will have time till July 29 to accept their seats. Under the earlier schedule, colleges were to complete approvals…

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‘Here for our children’: parents flock to CJP protest site on last day

July 25, 2026 admin

Amid the sea of students and placards at Jantar Mantar, some of the youngest faces were children barely two years old, perched on their parents’ shoulders or walking while clutching their fingers. For many parents, joining the protest was both an act of defiance and a demand for a better future for their children. On…

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Some of those detained were not even at protest site, families allege

July 21, 2026 admin

Several people detained by the police on Monday were picked up from locations away from the protest site at Sansad Marg, families and lawyers have alleged. Among them was a 55-year-old man who was detained from Connaught Place. His family said he was not part of the protest and had reached the area unaware of…

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‘Limited cars, no animals’: DU lists norms for students’ union election

July 17, 2026 admin

With the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election expected in September, the university has tightened campaign norms, capping the number of vehicles per candidate at five and banning the use of animals, tractors and JCBs. DU Proctor Manoj Kumar Singh issued the directions following a meeting with current DUSU office-bearers and representatives of student organisations…

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