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Northeast Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 of rioting charges

The rioters had allegedly beaten four Muslim men after asking their identity in Johripur Puliya

Court rejects Jamir's bail, says NSCN (IM) runs parallel govt in Nagaland

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of Alemla Jamir, a self-styled "cabinet minister" of the NSCN-IM, in a case of alleged terror funding, saying there was evidence that the insurgent group was running a parallel government in Nagaland. Special Judge Shailender Malik, who also dismissed the bail application of Jamir's co-accused, Masasasong Ao, noted that though there were talks of ceasefire between the NSCN (IM) and the central government, it was made clear in those agreements that only the army, paramilitary forces and local police would have the power of patrolling and the NSCN would not undertake any offensive operations such as ambush, raid, sniping and attack on any of the property of the state. "Coupled with the fact that arms were recovered at the instance of Jamir, there is also evidence showing running of parallel government which was never acknowledged under any peace accord," the judge said "All these clearly established that accusation against the accused .

NDMC gearing up for G20 Summit, begins upgradation of roads: Council member

A dozen major roads in Lutyens' Delhi will be spruced up with resurfacing under preparations by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) for the upcoming G20 Summit in the city, council member Kuljeet Chahal said on Friday. He said the NDMC, in its meeting, has approved an amount of Rs 12.35 crore for resurfacing 12 roads in the New Delhi area. The roads are Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, Jantar Mantar Road, R K Ashram Marg, Raisina Road, Red Cross Road, Sansad Marg, Udyan Marg, Mahadev Road, Bangla Sahib Road, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent Marg and old RK Ashram Marg, he added. The NDMC is gearing up for the G20 Summit with upgradation of the New Delhi area with modern infrastructure, Chahal said. Delhi will host eight events of the Summit next year, beginning with a meeting of foreign ministers of the group on March 1. The heads of the G20 countries will have a summit meeting on September 9-10.

CBI searches 6 locations in Delhi, Punjab and J-K in Visa fraud case

The CBI on Friday searched six locations in Delhi, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir after registering an FIR against several people, including two former workers in the French Embassy here, for alleged visa fraud, officials said. The agency has alleged that Shubham Shokeen and Aarti Mandal, both former workers at the embassy's visa department, committed the fraud in conspiracy with others between January and May. "It was further alleged that in pursuance to the said criminal conspiracy, applicants from Punjab and Jammu submitted fake and forged letters purportedly written by a private company based at Bengaluru to the Consulate General of France, Bengaluru, for issuing entry visas for their joining private companies in Port-Le-Havre, France," a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) spokesperson said in a statement. The agency has alleged that Shokeen and Mandal issued the visas to three other accused persons by taking Rs 50,000 as bribe for each visa without the knowledge and approval o

'State of affairs appalling': Delhi HC on EWS admission to pvt schools

Delhi HC raised concerns over admission status of students belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to private schools, labelling the state of affairs as "appalling, anguishing and agonising"

Waqf board staff threaten to protest outside CM house against pending dues

With their salaries pending for the past several months, staff of Delhi Waqf Board went on strike on Friday, with Imams and Muazzins of the mosques affiliated to the board threatening to protest outside the Chief Minister's residence. The Waqf Board employees, majority of them contractual, have not been paid their salaries for the past 3-4 months, said an employee of the board. "We have already informed the Waqf Board authorities including the divisional commissioner about our problems but there is no development so far. The decision to go on strike was taken as a last resort," said the employees preferring not to be named. It was also claimed by the Imams and Muazzins of mosques maintained by the Waqf Board that they were also not paid their monthly wages for over five months. "If Delhi government does not work out a solution, we will soon stage a protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal," said an Imam. No immediate reaction was available from Waqf Board Ch

Delhi govt can't resile from ex-gratia announcement for Covid-19 death: HC

Stating that the city government ought not to resile from the clear announcement made for ex-gratia payment, the Delhi High Court has asked the authorities to take a decision on payment of Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of a city police constable who died due to COVID-19. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while dealing with a petition by the wife of the deceased, said there was a clear communication by the authorities as well as press clippings, which leave no manner of doubt that the ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 crore was announced for the deceased by the Delhi government. The petitioner's husband passed away on May 5, 2020 when she was expecting a child. The deceased, a young Delhi Police Constable, was posted at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital to ensure adherence to COVID-19 lockdown measures. The court said that the present case was hard and required an empathetic consideration and the payment of compensation cannot be delayed any further. The Delhi government submitted that as per a ...

Sukesh reiterates giving Rs 60 cr to Jain before LG-appointed panel: Report

Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in statement to a committee constituted by LG VK Saxena has reiterated his charge of paying money to AAP minister Satyendar Jain for protection in jail and getting a Rajya Sabha berth, official sources said on Friday. No immediate reaction was available from the Delhi government or the Aam Aadmi Party over the issue. Earlier, the party leaders had dismissed Chandrashekhar's charges saying he was speaking like a BJP spokesperson and that he would join the party after coming out of jail. The three-member committee headed by the principal secretary (Home) of Delhi government was constituted to inquire into the allegations made by Chandrashekhar against AAP leaders, including Jain, who is in Tihar jail in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. The committee members met Chandrashekhar in Mandoli jail and recorded his statement on November 14-15, sources said. As per a report submitted by the committee, Chandrashekhar ...

Kejriwal raises 'revadi' pitch after Washington DC makes public buses free

AAP has continuously advocated for giving relaxation to people in form of freebies

MCD suspends teacher who threw Class 5 girl off first floor of school

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi suspended a teacher of its school on Friday hours after she allegedly hit a class 5 student with scissors and threw her off the first floor of the building. A senior MCD official said further investigation is being conducted by the department. A huge crowd gathered at the school following the incident that took place at the Prathmik Vidyalaya in central Delhi's Model Basti area, police said. The police reached the spot and brought the situation under control, they said. The student was hit with scissors and flung from the first floor of the school building by her teacher who has subsequently been detained, the police said. The injured girl is undergoing treatment at the Hindu Rao hospital, the biggest hospital under the MCD in north Delhi area. "The student has been admitted to the Hindu Rao Hospital. All necessary tests including CT scan has been done. The child is safe and stable, and is responding well. "The teacher has been detained by poli

Kejriwal govt hasn't issued orders to control air pollution yet: Delhi L-G

What makes this whole story sordid and extremely unacceptable is that Kejriwal and his Ministers remained busy with politicking, electioneering and pushing the unscientific and hazardous

Delhi Excise policy: Court takes notice of CBI chargesheet, summons accused

The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi took cognisance on a chargesheet filed by the CBI against Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally, two public servants and others named in the chargesheet

Shraddha case: Delhi LG okays proposal to appoint 2 special prosecutors

Lt Governor V K Saxena has approved a proposal of the Delhi Police to appoint two special public prosecutors in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, Raj Niwas officials said on Thursday. The gory details about Walkar's murder shook the entire nation last month after the Delhi Police arrested her live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawala on November 12. During interrogation, Poonawala confessed to killing Walkar and chopping her body into 35 pieces and disposing them in various parts of the capital, police had said. "LG V K Saxena has approved the proposal of the Delhi Police for appointment of Special Public Prosecutors to represent the State in the Trial Court in case FIR No. 659 dt. November 10, 2022 u/s 365/302/201 IPC, registered at PS Mehrauli. "The matter relates to the gruesome Shraddha murder case. Madhukar Pandey and Amit Prasad, advocates, will be accordingly representing the Delhi Police as special public prosecutors in the matter," an official told PTI.

First meeting of newly elected Delhi municipal body to be held on Jan 6

Delhi LG has approved the proposal to convene the first meeting of the newly elected MCD on January 6, says an official

Delhi acid attack: DCW sends notices to e-commerce firms on sale of acid

In the wake of an acid attack on a teenager, the Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issued notices to two e-commerce firms for allegedly allowing sale of acid on their platform. Police have arrested three accused in the case and found that the main accused had procured the acid through an e-commerce portal. Calling the easy availability of acid online a matter of grave concern, the DCW sought a detailed action taken report from the two firms by December 20. A 17-year-old girl on her way to school was attacked with acid on Wednesday by two bike-borne youths in West Delhi's Mohan Garden area. The girl is currently in Burns ICU of Safdarjung Hospital.

First meeting of newly elected MCD to take place on January 6: Report

The first meeting of the newly elected MCD will take place on January 6 next year, sources said on Thursday. On December 7, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won the MCD polls with 134 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the prestigious municipal corporation and reducing the Congress to just nine seats in a house of 250. "Delhi LG, V.K. Saxena, in the exercise of powers vested in him vide Section 73 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, has approved the proposal to convene the first meeting of the newly elected Corporation on Friday, January 6, 2023," a source said. The proposal to convene the first meeting of the MCD was moved by the Commissioner (MCD) on December 12, to the Urban Development Department, requesting for LG's approval. "Thereafter, the file approved by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is also Minister (Urban Development) and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, was received in Raj Niwas on December 14 and the LG accorded his approval on the same day ...

Delhi, Mumbai among 50 towns to have 5G services: Devusinh Chauhan

Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru are among 50 towns across 14 states where 5G services have started, minister of state for telecommunications Devusinh Chauhan informed Parliament on Wednesday. According to the information shared by Chauhan in Lok Sabha, Gujarat has 5G services available across all districts. "Telecom service providers have started providing 5G services in the country from October 1, 2022 onwards and as of November 26, 2022, 5G services have started in 50 towns distributed over 14 states and Union Territories," Chauhan said. In reply to a separate question on internet connectivity in villages, Chauhan said that as per data provided from the telecom operators, out of 6,44,131 villages, around 6,05,230 villages are having mobile internet connectivity in the country and 38,901 villages are not having mobile internet connectivity as of March 2022. In reply to a question on mobile coverage in tribal area, the minister said out of 1,20,613 villages with more than 25 p

Bharat Jodo Yatra uniting people across country, says Delhi Cong chief

The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has been uniting people across the country and has proved that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity, Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary said Wednesday. Addressing the executive committee members, and office-bearers from block and district Congress committees at Rajiv Bhawan here, he said workers of the party are fully geared up to host the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is slated to enter the national capital on December 24. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7, is passing through Rajasthan and it will complete 100 days on Friday "The Delhi Congress will spare no efforts to ensure that not only the Congress workers but also the common people join the rally in Delhi. The Yatra has proven that people want to live in peace and coexist in communal amity. Bharat Jodo Yatra is historic in many ways," Chaudhary said. The Congress' Delhi in-charge Shakti Sinh Gohil said the country was "

Facebook posts not determinative of person's location, says Delhi HC

A court cannot treat Facebook posts as determinative of the location of a person at a particular point of time, the Delhi High Court has said, while allowing the plea of a lawyer against an order of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB). The court's observation came while dealing with the lawyer's petition challenging an adverse order passed against him by the IPAB for a deliberate, wrong, irresponsible representation to seek an adjournment in a case. The IPAB had said that while an adjournment was being sought on the ground that the petitioner lawyer, who was the main counsel in the case, was in quarantine and his office was closed due to COVID-19, the Board was shown that as per his Facebook posts he was on a holiday. Justice C Hari Shankar, in his order passed earlier this week, said the IPAB was needlessly strict in imposing costs and referring the matter to the Bar Council of India in such circumstances. The court observed it could be seen from the earlier orders i

Can sexual offence victim be made party in accused's bail appeal, asks HC

The Delhi High Court has asked its registry to inform it about any existing court ruling or practice directions requiring the impleadment of a victim or informant in bail pleas or appeals in cases of sexual offences. The high court asked the registry to file its response and answer the query in light of the fact that the identity of the victim or prosecutrix is supposed to be protected and kept confidential in all such proceedings. ... section 439(1-A) of the CrPC and practice directions dated September 24, 2019 issued by the Delhi High Court only require that the victim/ informant or any person authorised be heard at the time of hearing of a bail application for certain offences. Let a report be filed in response to the query, before the next date, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said while listing the matter for further hearing on January 6, 2023. The high court was hearing a bail application by a man, accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl this year. The case was lodged aga