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 09, 2019 00:35 IST
For a majority of people, the main concerns in using the two facilities are faulty planning in terms of location, lack of cleanliness and maintenance, absence of lift/escalator and lack of security.
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
February 08, 2019 01:58 IST
CBSE offers 14 vocational subjects, including automotive, security, front office operations, media, agriculture and food production for students in classes IX and X.
Fri, Feb 08, 2019
February 07, 2019 03:04 IST
Over the past month, almost every public meeting that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has attended in Delhi has been an inauguration of development work in unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters.
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
February 05, 2019 00:33 IST
According to the RTI, the government disbursed Rs 3 crore to several private hospitals till December last year. Several bills, however, remain pending and are being scrutinised, the RTI reply stated.
Tue, Feb 05, 2019
February 01, 2019 01:35 IST
According to officials, low cloud cover, strong winds and less than normal fog have contributed to chilly mornings this year.
Fri, Feb 01, 2019
January 31, 2019 02:42 IST
It also asks schools for crucial information which is missing, such as details of the number of children given admission between 2016 and 2018, as well as the number of EWS applicants who were admitted.
Thu, Jan 31, 2019
January 19, 2019 02:52 IST
According to Education Department data, 45,000 seats are reserved for EWS category applicants at the entry level (nursery, KG and class I) in close to 1,700 private schools.
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
January 15, 2019 04:01 IST
The All India Parents’ Association (AIPA) has written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking that the limit be increased from the existing Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh per annum.
Tue, Jan 15, 2019
January 12, 2019 00:55 IST
Once a child has passed Class III, he cannot be failed in Class IV. Similarly, after passing Class V, no one will be held back in Classes VI and VII.
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
December 23, 2018 00:33 IST
According to sources in AAP, as party leaders started asking how the part on withdrawing Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna had crept into the resolution, MLA Alka Lamba asked, on the party’s internal WhatsApp group, what the AAP’s stand officially was.
Sun, Dec 23, 2018
December 18, 2018 06:20 IST
Demanding a stronger legal system, the court said, “Neither ‘crimes against humanity’ nor ‘genocide’ is part of our domestic law of crime. This loophole Gujarat 2002 to Muzaffarnagar 2013: ‘Political patronage to mass killings’ needs to be addressed urgently.”
Tue, Dec 18, 2018
December 18, 2018 03:51 IST
Nirpreet Kaur’s testimony in court implicated the police directly. While the defence tried to paint her as an unreliable witness, the High Court on Monday said she “comes across as a fearless and truthful witness… Nothing in her deposition points to either untruthfulness or unreliability”.
Tue, Dec 18, 2018
December 08, 2018 02:12 IST
With no clarity on what should be done with these vehicles, which have also been de-registered, the Delhi Transport Department is now planning to come up with directions to scrap them.
Sat, Dec 08, 2018
November 30, 2018 03:18 IST
The peak pollution was also low, with the highest AQI of 486 last year as compared to 426 this year.
Fri, Nov 30, 2018
November 25, 2018 04:33 IST
The central hub of the RRTS, of which the first phase is a Metro-like service between Delhi and Meerut, followed by an extension to Alwar and Panipat, is Sarai Kale Khan.
Sun, Nov 25, 2018
November 25, 2018 00:35 IST
The killing of a 27-yr-old tourist on the Andamans has brought the reclusive Sentinel tribe into the spotlight. An 83-yr-old anthropologist recalls his years of waiting, numerous visits, and many gifts, including a pig and buckets, leading up to one solitary meeting with them one fine day
Sun, Nov 25, 2018
November 23, 2018 04:39 IST
Between 1966 and 1991, Pandit, 83, made several trips as part of the Anthropological Survey of India’s expeditions to remote islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and was the first anthropologist to land on the island and interact with members of the tribe.
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
November 22, 2018 03:23 IST
In August, the Delhi government had announced that it would help secure loans for people to buy sewer-cleaning machines.
Thu, Nov 22, 2018
November 15, 2018 05:33 IST
The Congress did not win a single seat in 2015, after ruling the state for 15 years.
Thu, Nov 15, 2018
November 14, 2018 01:49 IST
Underscores significance of Purvanchali population ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha elections
Wed, Nov 14, 2018
November 05, 2018 03:01 IST
Like every year, the onset of winter has moved the topic of pollution to headlines and dinner table conversations.
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
October 31, 2018 00:52 IST
Delhi alone has around 38 lakh vehicles that fall in this category. These, however, are just the number of vehicles registered with the Delhi Transport Department.
Wed, Oct 31, 2018
October 24, 2018 00:29 IST
Fire incidents during the 2018 stubble burning season in Punjab and Haryana have reduced by almost 55% between September 1 and October 23 compared to last year.
Wed, Oct 24, 2018
October 22, 2018 02:44 IST
In a city where tempers routinely flare over parking space, a parking policy was seen as a ray of hope. Nine months after it was put up for public consultation, it remains stuck in red tape between the Delhi govt and L-G. With lakhs of vehicles vying for space and multi-level lots failing to take off, The Indian Express looks at the scope of the crisis.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
October 20, 2018 03:14 IST
Delhi’s air quality between 2 pm and 6 pm improved consistently. By 7 pm, around the time the effigies started going up in smoke, air quality started deteriorating — and fast.
Sat, Oct 20, 2018




