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Abhinav Rajput
Abhinav Rajput is a principal correspondent with The Indian Express. He covers Delhi civic bodies, city's politics. He is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism. He tweets at @abhinavrt
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At labour chowks, a jostle for jobs; some solace in new bank accountsSubscriber Only
November 08, 2017 03:02 IST
Many of them said that once factories started shutting in industrial areas on the fringes of Delhi or neighbouring states, hundreds of workers headed to labour chowk to make ends meet.
Wed, Nov 08, 2017
Parking fee: 23 private hospitals, 11 malls get noticeSubscriber Only
November 07, 2017 03:31 IST
Leader of the standing committee in SDMC, Bhupendra Gupta, said such malls and hospitals have been asked to specify why action should not be taken against them.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
New homes better but what about our jobs, ask Kathputli residentsSubscriber Only
November 05, 2017 00:59 IST
DDA principal commissioner J P Aggarwal said, “The locality is still developing. We have planned several other sub-cities in Narela. Soon, the area will develop like Dwarka and other areas.”
Sun, Nov 05, 2017
Thought only Congress, BJP were afraid of me: Kumar Vishwas on ‘no speaking slot’ at AAP national council meetSubscriber Only
November 03, 2017 02:53 IST
When asked if he was going to quit the party, Kumar Vishwas said, “I’m not going anywhere. We are the founders. It is the outsiders who should go.”
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
For 1984 survivors, a worry for future: Their children are turning to drugsSubscriber Only
November 01, 2017 02:47 IST
Life has come a long way since then — two of her four sons, and four daughters, are now married and she has several grandchildren.
Wed, Nov 01, 2017
Ramlila Maidan cannot be used as protest site for free: North bodySubscriber Only
October 31, 2017 02:33 IST
The North body, which is entangled in a budget deficit of Rs 2,794 crore, has earned over Rs 21 lakh in this financial year from the area, and expects to earn at least Rs 10 lakh more in the year.
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Corporation schools to become English medium from March 2018Subscriber Only
October 30, 2017 03:15 IST
A senior official of East Corporation said one of the main reasons behind the high dropout rate in municipal schools is also that they do not have English medium.
Mon, Oct 30, 2017
Incomplete toilets, stolen taps, long queues: ground reality of city’s open defecation fightSubscriber Only
October 27, 2017 03:50 IST
According to parameters of the Swachh Bharat Mission, any urban local body can declare its wards ODF if there is provision for toilets within 500 metres of slum settlements and one toilet each in the commercial area within a distance of 1km.
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Inside toilets, on the train floor, a Chhath journey is no easy taskSubscriber Only
October 26, 2017 02:39 IST
Chhath is one of the major festivals of people from Bihar and Eastern UP, who have come to be known as Purvanchalis in the capital.
Thu, Oct 26, 2017
Panel seeks report: SDMC heat on malls charging parking feeSubscriber Only
October 25, 2017 01:45 IST
The committee was informed by the district commissioners that 18 of 20 malls they inspected under the jurisdiction of the south corporation are charging parking fee illegally.
Wed, Oct 25, 2017
Toilets in east and north Delhi to get unique IDsSubscriber Only
October 24, 2017 01:36 IST
Sources said if there are repeated complaints from a particular complex, the supervisors will be pulled up.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
Jam-packed last year, Diwali markets wear a deserted lookSubscriber Only
October 19, 2017 05:12 IST
In Old Delhi’s Meena Bazar, Imran khan, president of the traders’ association, said, “This market had a stampede-like situation for the entire week preceding Diwali. We could close our shops only around 12 in the night. Tomorrow is Diwali and you can see how deserted the roads are.”
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
North and East DMC workers call off strike, for 20 daysSubscriber Only
October 19, 2017 03:22 IST
The committee will comprise three officials from each of the three corporations. About 10 unions of North and East corporations were on strike for the past week. Some went on strike on October 11 and others joined later.
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
Shutters down, touts abound: How traders flouted SC firecracker orderSubscriber Only
October 19, 2017 02:23 IST
When The Indian Express visited the area and met one such youth, he asked to write the name of crackers on a piece of paper. The crackers, he said, will be delivered at the same spot in a few minutes.
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
Rani Jhansi Road flyover: Rs 80 crore approvedSubscriber Only
October 18, 2017 04:07 IST
The project, which is expected to ease congestion in several areas of north Delhi, was supposed to be complete in 2011.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Deputy Speaker, AAP MLA slam chief secretary for ‘hiding facts’ before Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
October 18, 2017 03:58 IST
‘Irregular’ appointments in Delhi Nagrik Sahkari Bank. Subsequently, Kutty had moved the High Court seeking directions to the committee to stay the notices, besides restraining it from initiating any breach of privilege/contempt proceedings.
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Hardlook: Zero balanceSubscriber Only
October 16, 2017 03:28 IST
The reason — delay in payment of salaries. Each time, the corporation has blamed the MCD trifurcation and lack of funds from the government for its empty coffers.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
400 more DDA flats up for grabs in new housing schemeSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 02:31 IST
For LIG, one has to pay between Rs 14.50 lakh and Rs 30.30 lakh and for janta flats, one has to shell out between Rs 7.07 lakh and Rs 12.76 lakh.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
At Rs 50,000 per day, dissent is not cheap at Ramlila MaidanSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 01:54 IST
Jantar Mantar has been the site of many famous protests — including Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement, Babri Masjid demolition protests and the Tamil Nadu farmers’ protest.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Garbage piles up in east Delhi as sanitation workers begin strikeSubscriber Only
October 12, 2017 01:31 IST
This is the third strike this year by sanitation workers over non-payment of salaries as well as issues with regularisation of jobs, insurance and health cards - issues that have been raised by EDMC workers since the trifurcation of MCD in 2012.
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Congress’ social media strategy: Focus on fighting ‘fake news’Subscriber Only
October 11, 2017 02:19 IST
Volunteers of the party have also been asked to get into community WhatsApp groups of their areas so that they ‘call the bluff’ and alert people whenever fake news is posted there.
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Delhi Metro’s Phase IV likely to be delayed, says Ajay MakenSubscriber Only
October 10, 2017 02:30 IST
Delhi Metro has proposed six lines in phase IV, spanning around 104 km and connecting several areas of Delhi with outer Delhi. The construction on this line was expected to start once Phase III ends, around March, 2018.
Tue, Oct 10, 2017
No multi-level parking lots, SDMC says not getting landSubscriber Only
October 06, 2017 03:41 IST
With a vehicular population of almost one crore, finding parking lots across the national capital is a daunting task even as an ever-increasing number of vehicles choke the city’s arteries, lanes, and encroach upon footpaths and open spaces.
Fri, Oct 06, 2017
Delhi Assembly session: House clears Bill on guest teachers, with Deputy CM Sisodia taking a dig at PM ModiSubscriber Only
October 05, 2017 02:13 IST
Manish Sisodia introduced the ‘Regularisation of Services of Guest Teachers and Teachers Engaged Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Bill, 2017’ on Wednesday, after it received the nod from the Cabinet last week.
Thu, Oct 05, 2017
Delhi Assembly session: BJP MLAs stage walkout over ‘unparliamentary language’Subscriber Only
October 05, 2017 02:01 IST
“CM Arvind Kejriwal is using unparliamentary language. It is an attempt to deflect the attention from the issue and humiliate the opposition,” said Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Vijender Gupta.
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