MCD workers' strike over
The municipal sanitation workers withdrew their agitation on Tuesday following a promise by the authorities that the issue of regularisation of sanitation workers from 1994 onwards would be settled expeditiously and payment of arrears would be taken care of.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2010 12:08 AM IST
The municipal sanitation workers withdrew their agitation on Tuesday following a promise by the authorities that the issue of regularisation of sanitation workers from 1994 onwards would be settled expeditiously and payment of arrears would be taken care of.
The authorities also promised to fill the vacancies.
The sanitation workers had started the agitation in the central zone on June 21.
Delhi MCD election results 2021: AAP wins 4 seats, Congress bags Chauhan Banger
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 12:53 PM IST
The BJP, which is the ruling part in the three civic bodies for the past 14 years, didn’t win any seat. The bypolls are seen as the precursor to municipal elections scheduled next year. Political parties admit that the result will set the tone for the upcoming elections
Delhi MCD bypolls: Early trends show AAP leading in 4 seats, Cong in 1
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:42 AM IST
While just eight rounds of votes have been counted so far, the BJP, which is the ruling party in all three corporations, is trailing on four seats where AAP is leading
MCD bypolls: AAP wins in 4 wards, Congress secures Chauhan Banger
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:40 AM IST
The counting began at around 8.30 in the morning. The final numbers are expected to be out later in the day.
Delhi’s ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive to cover 2.14 million: Key points
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:32 AM IST
The number is roughly half the 4.2 million previously estimated when authorities believed the age criteria would be lower at 50 and above, and more pre-existing illnesses would be included in the list of conditions to qualify a person to get shots in this phase
Farmers’ protest: Delhi’s multiple border points remain closed
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:38 AM IST
On Tuesday morning, the Delhi Police briefly opened the Ghazipur border for traffic only to be closed in the afternoon. The entry and exit points between Delhi and Haryana, passing through Singhu, Tikri, Auchandi, Piau Maniyari and Saboli and Mangesh continue to remain closed
Delhi: Air quality improves, temperature could rise again from tomorrow
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:21 AM IST
Central Pollution Control Board data showed that on Tuesday the overall AQI level in Delhi was 175, also in the “moderate” category
Snatching Delhi’s main gateway crime: Data
By Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:20 AM IST
- An HT analysis of the profile of snatchers arrested in Delhi between 2018 and 2020 shows that more than 90% of those arrested were caught for the first time, and did not have any criminal record until then. Police registered them as “first-time offenders”.
Delhiwale: Razia Sultan’s local chai stall
By Mayank Austen Soofi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 06:08 AM IST
- A pavement establishment rich in character.
Delhi riots case: A hundred suspicions not proof, says court
By Richa Banka, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:59 AM IST
- Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat questioned the police’s case as to how the offence of attempt to murder can be made out against accused Imran and Babu, when the victim himself is absent from the police investigation and has never been seen by the police.
Delhi riots: Court takes cognisance of sedition charges against 18
By Richa Banka, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:54 AM IST
- Under section 196 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the investigating agency has to take prior sanction from the state government to prosecute any individual for sedition.
Delhi govt okays ₹185 crore for child welfare, scholarship programme
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 05:49 AM IST
- In a statement issued later, the Delhi government said the funds have been allocated for scholarships to SC/ST/OBC communities, Ladli Scheme, aid and equipment for children with special needs and for augmentation of library infrastructure in Delhi government schools.
IndiGo flight to Lucknow makes emergency landing at Karachi airport as flyer takes ill
By Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 08:51 PM IST
An IndiGo flight from UAE’s Sharjah to Lucknow had to make an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, early Tuesday due to a medical emergency on-board the aircraft
Results of keenly contested Delhi MCD by-poll tomorrow
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 07:15 PM IST
- The elections are being seen as a test for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, as they are a precursor to the 2022 Delhi civic body polls.
As CNG prices rise in Delhi-NCR, auto drivers bear brunt
ANI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 07:12 PM IST
The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Tuesday increased prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) by 70 paise and 91 paise per kg respectively.
Delhi records zero Covid-19 deaths, positivity rate drops to 0.33 per cent
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 06:42 PM IST
On Monday, nearly 6,200 persons over the age of 60 years or with co-morbidities took Covid-19 vaccine jab on the first day of the drive held across 308 vaccination sites.