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Shelter Home Tragedy: NHRC notice to Delhi Govt over death of 12 inmates

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 12 inmates died between July 15 and July 31 at the Delhi government-run shelter home. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TV Newsance 261: UPSC aspirants’ deaths bring Godi media anchors to ground zero

This week started off with a tragedy as three UPSC aspirants drowned in the basement library of a coaching institute due to rainwater flooding in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. It soon triggered the usual blame game between the BJP and AAP.

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‘Risk to life, exams’, but students continue protest over Delhi coaching centre tragedy

On July 27, in the wake of the death of three IAS aspirants in the basement library of Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, the students residing in the area took to the street to protest against administrative lapses that purportedly led to the tragedy.

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No official questioned, MCD files unseized: Why HC handed over coaching centre probe to CBI

The Delhi High Court has handed over the probe into the death of three IAS aspirants in an illegal basement library to the CBI from the Delhi police, and said the Central Vigilance Commission would supervise it.

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Kejriwal’s government in full swing to combat air pollution in winters

The Arvind Kejriwal government has started preparations in full swing to control air pollution in winter. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court issues notice to Delhi police on plea seeking preservation of CCTV footage

Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Friday issued a notice to Delhi Police on a plea seeking the preservation and production of CCTV footage of the place of the drowning incident and its vicinity in Old Rajender Nagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IWPC seeks action against cops who ‘stopped’ journalist from covering Cong protest

Two days after Navbharat Times assistant editor Poonam Pandey was allegedly detained while covering a Congress protest on women’s quota in Delhi, the Indian Women’s Press Corps condemned the incident and sought an inquiry.

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Before Delhi coaching hub deaths, plea in HC pointed to 18 buildings ‘intact’ despite MCD ‘demolition’

Three months before the three coaching centre deaths in Delhi’s Karol Bagh zone and an official crackdown against illegal constructions, the Delhi High Court had disposed of a petition which accused the Municipal Corporation of Delhi of inaction over 18 unauthorised constructions in the same municipal zone.

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Delhi: CISF seizes medicines worth Rs 33.5 lakh at IGI Airport, 1 held

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday detected a huge quantity of different medicines worth Rs 33.5 lakh from a Kabul-bound passenger at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Read further on dynamite News:

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CBI arrests four people including two MCD employees for bribery

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended four accused including a Beldar and a mate of North MCD and two touts, working at the Nangloi Office of Sub-Registrar, in two separate cases of bribery. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi rains: Woman and child drown in Ghazipur, 12-yr-old electrocuted in Bindapur

A woman and her three-year-old son drowned in a waterlogged drain in the Ghazipur area of East Delhi, while a 12-year-old boy died of electrocution in the Bindapur area on Wednesday as heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area

For decades, Jammu was mostly peaceful, even amid clashes in other parts of Indian-administered Kashmir. Not anymore.

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Several areas in Delhi still waterlogged, traffic disrupted after massive downpour

Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday received over 50 complaints regarding waterlogging issues from across Delhi from 6 pm till midnight. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Days after 3 deaths, Delhi coaching hub flooded again

Days after three UPSC aspirants drowned in a coaching institute’s basement due to sudden flooding, Old Rajinder Nagar was flooded again on Wednesday evening amid heavy rain.

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Rajendra Nagar incident: HC slams civic authorities, Delhi govt for inefficiency and lack of accountability among agencies

On the Rajendra Nagar incident, where three UPSC aspirants died, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed that senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) must visit the affected areas to ensure change. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Coaching Horror: 'We are open for discussions with students...' - Delhi Government

Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai said the Delhi government is open to a discussion with the protesting students. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi IAS Coaching Horror: High Court pulls up authorities over 3 students death

The High Court was hearing a plea seeking the constitution of a high-level committee to investigate the deaths of the three civil service aspirants. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Middle-class rage, TRPs: Why legacy media is sliding off the govt’s ‘godi’

India’s middle class is a bit like me. When unhappy we both simmer for a while, get more and more resentful and then explode suddenly. Once our rage is out in the open, we start looking for random reasons to fuel our fury.This is precisely what we are seeing with…

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Navbharat Times journalist detained while covering Cong protest, Press Club seeks judicial probe

A day after Navbharat Times assistant editor Poonam Pandey said she was detained while covering a Congress protest on women’s quota in Delhi, the Press Club of India has sought a judicial inquiry.

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‘No biometric lock, a rescue without rescue equipment’: Eyewitnesses recall Delhi coaching centre horror

On July 27, as water filled the basement of Rao IAS Study Circle coaching institute in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar, about 35 students in its “illegal” library were caught off guard. Some of them waded back into the dirty water to rescue their trapped peers until the NDRF arrived over…

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Delhi Court fixes Aug 12 for consideration of CBI chargesheet filed against Arvind Kejriwal, others in excise policy case

The Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday fixed August 12 for consideration of the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi IAS Coaching Horror: High Court to hear PIL tomorrow to form high-level committee to probe

The petition also seeks directions for an investigation into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi officers who allegedly failed to act on a complaint received on June 26. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘They could’ve been saved’: 3 days before coaching hub deaths, student’s complaint flagged waterlogging

Two days after the Delhi coaching centre deaths, student protests continue while a war of words rages on between the AAP government, the BJP and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

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A boycott, Rahul’s speech: How media unity forced Om Birla to budge on press curbs

When journalists arrived at the new parliament building at 10 am on Monday, they were prepared for a packed day, expecting to take bytes from MPs on a range of issues – from the new budget to the controversy surrounding the Delhi coaching centre deaths.

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‘Lame excuse’ to ‘waking up late’: Letters show L-G, AAP govt tussle’s shadow on Delhi flood control

Delhi’s coaching centre deaths have once again spotlighted not just the problem of waterlogging but also the impact on civic governance due to a power tussle between the elected government of Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

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