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NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike entered its second day on Monday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged that Delhi Police refused…

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the states on Tuesday, as weather conditions turn increasingly active ahead of a further advance of the southwest monsoon. The spell is expected to range from light showers in Delhi to moderate and heavy rainfall in hill…

New Delhi: A four-year-old girl died after allegedly falling from the 10th floor of a residential building at Asha Kiran Apartments in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri Saturday evening.The girl, Vanshika Das, was a school student. Her father, Mithun Das, works in a local fish market, while her mother is a homemaker.Police said Mithun was at work…

New Delhi: A video of a security guard allegedly being assaulted by a resident of the Vijayee Veer Awas flats in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka went viral Sunday. The guard was injured in the altercation and a case has been registered.According to police, a written complaint was received last Thursday that a resident, Tarun Kumar, had…

New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Sunday joined volunteers in Yamuna cleaning campaign at Chilla village Ghat and said the rejuvenation of the river is a shared responsibility of Delhiites.Young people, volunteers, social organisations and residents participated in the ‘Clean Delhi with CM’ campaign, according to a statement issued by chief minister’s office.“Yamuna is not…

NEW DELHI: Delhiites lay exposed to lethal levels of heat stress both during the day and night Sunday as the ‘feels like’ temperature stayed above 50 degrees C while night temperature surged to the highest recorded in June in two years.A heatwave added to the woes. Day temperatures at Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station, topped at…

New Delhi: In a major joint enforcement drive against illegal construction debris dumping, Delhi Traffic Police’s eastern range and east district police intercepted and impounded 20 tractors during a late-night crackdown.The operation was launched following persistent complaints about tractors illegally transporting and dumping construction debris on the busy stretch at night. Police said the activity…

New Delhi: A 31-year-old man was critically injured after his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a speeding Audi before it hit another SUV in southwest Delhi’s Vikaspuri Saturday evening. The driver of the car allegedly abandoned his car and absconded after the incident.The injured biker has been identified as Rahul, a resident of Vikas Nagar…

New Delhi: A 30-year-old taxi driver died after his car crashed into a concrete electric box in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh on Friday, with CCTV footage showing the vehicle being driven rashly moments before the impact.The family of Mohammad Ujaib, the deceased, has alleged that he was being chased by some men allegedly sent by a…

New Delhi: Nearly nine years after Sanjeev Dixit (53) allegedly forged property documents to cheat multiple banks of over Rs 18 crore, Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested him from Tihar Jail.Police said Dixit had been absconding since 2017 after escaping Uttar Pradesh Police custody. Investigators alleged he faked the sale deed of…