Mallica Joshi is the Chief Reporter, Delhi with The Indian Express. She has been covering politics, education and environment in Delhi for 13 years. She tweets @mallicajoshi

February 11, 2021 03:02 IST
Four bodies and the remains of a fifth were recovered till Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, the count remained the same even as several tons of debris had been moved.
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
February 10, 2021 06:18 IST
At Raini village, the first of the 13 villages that could be accessed from the suspension bridge that was washed away on Sunday, residents stood on rooftops attempting to catch a glimpse of the rescue operations as helicopters flew past, trying to reach villages further away.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
February 10, 2021 04:30 IST
The area where a water tank and a residential block stood was completely flattened, and a suspension bridge washed away, leaving 13 villages till the China border inaccessible by road. And, fears that another flash flood could hit the area continued to keep residents on tenterhooks.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
February 10, 2021 01:12 IST
Amit Shah on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha of the flash flood situation in Uttarakhand saying as of 7 pm on Monday, 20 people were killed and 6 injured with a further 197, including 12 villagers, missing after the deluge.
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
February 09, 2021 12:39 IST
Villagers, however, say that there is a chance that more than 70 people are stuck under debris.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
February 09, 2021 04:00 IST
The 12 people who were rescued from the under-construction output tunnel at the Tapovan-Vishnugad NTPC Hydel Power Project say they had no hope that they would survive, but a mobile phone proved a godsend.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
February 09, 2021 03:31 IST
According to the State Emergency Control Room, 26 bodies have been recovered so far from the project sites of NTPC’s Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project and the privately owned Rishiganga power project.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
February 09, 2021 03:22 IST
Officials from central and state departments, meanwhile, said their efforts were geared towards clearing the slush and reaching the men inside the tunnel.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
February 05, 2021 17:47 IST
What is a toolkit? Why have they gained prominence? What did the toolkit tweeted by environment activist Greta Thunberg say? What does the police say?
Mon, Feb 22, 2021
January 28, 2021 02:37 IST
AAP describes the National Council as its highest policy making body. It has around 400 members and has the power to amend the party constitution. The National Executive, with 21 members, is described as the highest executive body of the party.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
January 23, 2021 04:43 IST
The fight between the Delhi government and MCDs, in court and outside, is not new — MCD employees have approached the court over non-payment of salaries in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Sat, Jan 23, 2021
January 07, 2021 02:39 IST
According to officials at Rosmerta Safety Systems Private Limited, which is manufacturing the number plates, out of close to 6 lakh cars, for which they have data, applications for only about 2 lakh have been received so far.
Thu, Jan 07, 2021
January 04, 2021 04:56 IST
In 2019, the city had collected Rs 23,751.93 crore under various heads such as state GST, sales tax, excise, taxes on vehicles, etc, between April and November. This fell to Rs 16,380.50 crore for the same duration in 2020.
Mon, Jan 04, 2021
January 01, 2021 04:31 IST
According to data maintained by the Delhi government, 1,080 people from the Markaz tested positive for Covid in Delhi till mid-April.
Fri, Jan 01, 2021
December 31, 2020 01:10 IST
The school was started by a few protesters three weeks ago after they saw several children, mostly ragpickers from the Delhi-Haryana borders, milling around.
Thu, Dec 31, 2020
December 24, 2020 08:46 IST
Nursery and kindergarten are meant for children to learn to interact with the outside world independently. But with classes moving online due to Covid-19, should children begin schooling so early?
Thu, Dec 24, 2020
December 23, 2020 04:44 IST
Explaining the proposal to scrap nursery admissions for the upcoming session, a senior official said: “Schools can admit students in both nursery and kindergarten for the 2022-23 academic session, as there will be vacancies in both grades.
Wed, Dec 23, 2020
December 22, 2020 06:53 IST
According to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, the government will also contact all those who arrived from the UK in the past two weeks.
Tue, Dec 22, 2020
December 16, 2020 00:30 IST
This will be the party’s biggest contest since the 2014 general elections, when it fielded candidates in 400 seats across the country.
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
December 14, 2020 03:35 IST
On Sunday, 1,984 fresh cases were reported and 2,539 people recovered. The number of patients under home isolation dipped to 9,964 from a high of over 40,000 earlier. There are over 16,700 active cases in the city at present and more than 72 lakh Covid tests have been conducted so far.
Mon, Dec 14, 2020
November 26, 2020 02:23 IST
The survey was prompted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, which turned its focus on the national capital after case and death count rose alarmingly.
Thu, Nov 26, 2020
November 25, 2020 04:32 IST
Doctors in Delhi have pointed towards late hospital admissions and fast-filling ICU beds as reasons for the increase in the number of deaths.
Wed, Nov 25, 2020
November 18, 2020 12:35 IST
Delhi lockdown? CM Arvind Kejriwal's statements on Tuesday triggered fears that the national capital could be headed for a lockdown, something that officials have said is not on the cards.
Mon, Nov 30, 2020
November 17, 2020 02:05 IST
Environment minister Gopal Rai said that nearly 70% people did not burn any firecrackers in the city. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said many burst crackers in neighbouring states.
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
November 16, 2020 01:35 IST
SAFAR had forecast that Delhi's air would be the best in four years if no crackers are burnt, but several violations of the ban were reported from all parts of the city.
Mon, Nov 16, 2020



