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HC junks BSES pleas against Delhi government’s proposed CAG audit

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HC junks BSES pleas against Delhi government’s proposed CAG audit

Image for representational purposes only. The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Delhi government’s proposal to have the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. A vacation Bench led by Justice Tejas Karia dismissed petitions filed by the discoms, holding…

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Delhi High Court raises concern over Centre plan to take over ‘green spaces’ in Gymkhana, Jaipur Polo Ground

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Delhi High Court raises concern over Centre plan to take over ‘green spaces’ in Gymkhana, Jaipur Polo Ground

Delhi Gymkhana Club | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed concern over the Centre’s move to take over properties in Lutyens’ Delhi, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the Indian Polo Club and the Delhi Race Club, observing that the shrinking green spaces in the national capital could worsen the…

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Shah calls for joint action by 3 States to rejuvenate Yamuna

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Shah calls for joint action by 3 States to rejuvenate Yamuna

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing a meeting on the rejuvenation of Yamuna river in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting regarding the rejuvenation of the Yamuna and called on Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to work through a coordinated action…

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NCW takes cognisance of DU assistant professor’s murder

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NCW takes cognisance of DU assistant professor’s murder

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of reports of the alleged murder of a Delhi University assistant professor, who was found dead at her residence in Vasundhara Enclave on Thursday.  The commission wrote to the Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha, seeking immediate, stringent and time-bound action in the case. It also sought a detailed action taken…

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Proposal to raise district courts’ pecuniary jurisdiction sparks debate in legal fraternity

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Proposal to raise district courts’ pecuniary jurisdiction sparks debate in legal fraternity

The proposal to enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi’s district courts from ₹2 crore to ₹20 crore has triggered a legal and institutional debate within the national capital’s legal fraternity. While district court lawyers are backing the move, the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) is questioning both its rationale and implementation. Currently, civil disputes…

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Unnatural death of newly married woman demands prompt police investigation: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has said that the unnatural death of a young married woman demands prompt and diligent police investigation, expressing displeasure over an eight-month delay in the registration of an FIR by Delhi Police in a dowry death case. In a judgment delivered on June 1 on an anticipatory bail plea filed by…

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Delhi cabinet approves ₹75,000 per hectare relief for farmers hit by heavy rain

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Image for representational purposes only. The Delhi Cabinet has approved compensation of ₹75,000 per hectare for nearly 10,000 farmers whose crops were damaged by heavy rain and waterlogging in August and September last year, the Chief Minister’s Office said on Monday. CM Rekha Gupta said a provision introduced in 2015 provided compensation of ₹20,000 per…

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Free DTC bus travel for NEET candidates on June 21

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Free DTC bus travel for NEET candidates on June 21

Students staging a protest over the cancellation of the NEET exam in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi government on Friday announced free travel for candidates of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG) on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses on June 21, the day of the re-examination. Candidates will…

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2.6 lakh aided by heat relief units in 20 days

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2.6 lakh aided by heat relief units in 20 days

Seeking shade: Delhi recorded the season’s highest minimum temperature of 32.4° Celsius on Monday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Delhi government’s Mobile Heat Relief Units, launched on May 6, have provided assistance to nearly 2.65 lakh people, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated on Monday, adding that ‘Cooling Zones’ have been set up…

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Delhi CM approves ₹1,000-crore water, sewer upgrade plan

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Delhi CM approves ₹1,000-crore water, sewer upgrade plan

CM Rekha Gupta handing a power connection notice to a resident in the presence of North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari. | Photo Credit: ANI The Hindu Bureau New Delhi  The Delhi government has approved projects worth over ₹1,000 crore to strengthen water management, sewage treatment and water supply systems under its Mission Yamuna initiative, the…

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