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 Khangpa (26), who came from Himachal Pradesh, sat under a tent while it rained. There was a tattoo on his…
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: 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: 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…
Police urged the protesters to maintain peace and refrain from resorting to violence, sources added. NEW DELHI: Tension flared near Jantar Mantar on Tuesday evening after CJP protesters allegedly pelted stones at police personnel, leading to the deployment of additional security forces in the area, sources said. A section of the protesters threw stones at…
CJP ended its planned protest after authorities released detained supporters NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday called off its proposed sit-in outside Delhi Police headquarters after claiming that all protesters detained following the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march had been released.The outfit had announced the protest alleging that hundreds of supporters were in custody…
The post included footage of a man receiving treatment in a hospital, with the claim that he had suffered pellet injuries during the protest. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday dismissed allegations by the CJP’s chief spokesperson that security personnel used pellet guns against protesters during the “Chalo Sansad” march, calling the claim “completely false…
A thoughtful gesture emerged from Mumbai as Anuj Rawat ordered food packets for demonstrators at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Hundreds of protesters camping at Jantar Mantar amid heavy rain received an unexpected gesture of support on Tuesday when a Mumbai resident ordered and paid for food packets to be distributed among those gathered at the…
