The tight security deployment appeared to be geared towards preventing a repeat of anything resembling the June-July agitation, a protestor said. NEW DELHI: “On the birthday of the biggest ambassador of Satyagraha, we, the people of India, aren’t even being allowed inside Jantar Mantar,” said Sonia Matthew (76), a social worker who attended the protest…
New Delhi: Delhi was turned into a fortress Friday with police tightening security in and around Jantar Mantar and putting up barricades at several points across the city.Police deployed more than 4,000 personnel in and around New Delhi. Section 163 of BNSS was enforced in the vicinity of Jantar Mantar and cops clamped restrictions on…
New Delhi: Metro services at 12 stations in central Delhi were suspended Friday, causing severe inconvenience to commuters.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) did not give any official reason for the sudden closure that came on a day protests at Jantar Mantar were planned.At 8 am, DMRC announced on social media that the entry and exit…
New Delhi: Several AAP functionaries, including former Delhi chief minister Atishi and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, were detained during the protest demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. AAP said several of its functionaries dodged “police surveillance outside their homes” and reached Jantar Mantar to raise voice against “vote chori”. The “crackdown on peaceful…
New Delhi: Union minister of state and Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra criticised the Aam Aadmi Party’s protest at Jantar Mantar on Gandhi Jayanti, alleging that the exercise was aimed at concealing the party’s potential defeat in Punjab.Malhotra alleged that the protests in Delhi and Mumbai, held in the name of protecting the right to…
New Delhi: Two 18-year-old women drowned in north Delhi’s Wazirabad Friday morning while visiting Sur Ghat with their families for a ritual bath, police said.The incident took place around 9 am, following which a call was made to Delhi Fire Services. A fire tender arrived, and divers went out searching for them.The women were found…
New Delhi: Several persons with disabilities employed at Mitti Cafe outlets at Hansraj College and Rashtrapati Bhavan have alleged that they were fired without being given a “valid reason” and were subjected to “inappropriate language and behaviour” by managerial staff.The Mitti Cafe management has denied the allegations and said the action against its employees was…
New Delhi: The Left parties condemned the police detention of youths and students who were at the protest against chief election commisioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar Friday.The CPM politburo issued a statement condemning the detention of hundreds of protesters who had gathered at the protest venue, demanding the immediate resignation of Kumar and a…
(AI image) The Integrated Traffic Management System is designed to significantly improve both traffic safety and flow across Delhi’s roadways A day after Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) got Union Cabinet nod, TOI’s looks at tentative timelines and some of the key features planned under the system and what they could mean for Delhi’s daily…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall across several parts of India on Saturday, with Kerala, Karnataka, parts of northeast India, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra and southern states likely to experience showers. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in several regions.Delhi is expected to remain without any significant weather warning…
