LG temporarily dissolves DDCD amid favouritism allegations

LG temporarily dissolves DDCD amid favouritism allegations

Friday, 28 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved temporary dissolution of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission (DDCD) and removal of its non-official members, till a mechanism is developed for screening and selection of domain experts as its vice chairman and members, as per the rules. In a file sent to...

Trial court didn’t let ASJ oppose Kejriwal bail, ED tells SC

Thursday, 27 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the trial court judge was in a "hurry" and did not afford reasonable opportunity to the prosecutor to oppose Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. The ED said the...

Court convicts man for power theft: TP-DDL

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A special court has convicted a Mangolpuri resident for indulging in power theft for domestic use, a Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) spokesperson said on Tuesday.  The court of Additional Sessions Judge, Rohini, Jitendra Singh, convicted Dinesh Singh, a resident of Mangolpuri, for indulging in power theft for domestic...

Man attempts extortion after watching YouTube videos; held

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A 25 year old man, influenced by videos related to a criminal gang on YouTube, was arrested by the police after he threatened to kill a person and demanded five lakhs as ransom. According to the police on Tuesday, a case was registered at police station Ghazipur under section 387 (Putting...

Maliwal takes jibe at Minister

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

AAP Rajya Sabha MP and former Chairperson of Delhi Commission of Women on Tuesday took a jibe at Delhi Water Minister Atishi after she was hospitalised due to her deteriorating health condition and said 'satyagraha is done with a pure heart'. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Maliwal, who accused...

Protests in Mangolpuri over demolition of mosque’s unauthorised parts

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Protests erupted in northwest Delhi's Mangolpuri area, where portions of a mosque were demolished due to alleged encroachment, amid heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces.           The demolition drive, however, had to be halted after the situation escalated as a large mob gathered, forming a human chain to obstruct the entry...

SC hopes Delhi HC decides on Satyendar’s bail plea by next hearing

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Observing that bail matters should not be adjourned unnecessarily, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it hoped the Delhi High Court will decide the bail plea of jailed former AAP minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case at the next hearing. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti...

Former Congress MLA alleges Delhi Govt corrupt, calls for CBI investigation

Wednesday, 26 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Dalit leader and former Congress MLA Jai Kishan on Tuesday met the Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government are indulged in corruption, loot, scams and exploitation of employees of the Delhi government. At the meeting, Saxena assured that he will investigate these complaints and take...

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