Correspondent The Indian Express Reports on civic issues and the Aam Aadmi Party.

August 23, 2017 04:13 IST
A letter dated August 17 says the reason for the “indefinite hunger strike” is the “indefinite incarceration of three-thirteen months by the Indian Foreigner Regional Registration Offices without any court judgment."
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
August 21, 2017 05:40 IST
Sold to thousands as the future of urban housing, dozens of societies in Noida and Greater Noida lie unfinished, fuelling anger and anxiety among home buyers.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
August 19, 2017 09:42 IST
A statement from the office of district magistrate B N Singh read: “This is a serious issue, and on the basis of the available facts and situation, a magisterial inquiry has been ordered."
Sat, Aug 19, 2017
August 19, 2017 05:45 IST
“No FIR has been registered in the incident so far. However, a magisterial inquiry has been ordered in the case by the district magistrate,” Love Kumar, SSP, Gautam Buddha Nagar, said.
Sat, Aug 19, 2017
August 16, 2017 04:32 IST
“Such a thing never happened. We have always celebrated Independence Day hoisting the national flag and singing the national anthem,” said Khalil Ahmad, manager of the madrasa.
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
August 13, 2017 02:50 IST
Some protesters reached the gate and forcefully entered. When senior management tried to speak to them, the demonstration turned aggressive. They broke barriers leading to the marketing and sales office.
Sun, Aug 13, 2017
August 11, 2017 01:05 IST
The case pertains to World College of Medical Sciences Research and Hospital in Jhajjar, which is one of the 46 colleges that have been barred by the government from admitting medical students for one or two years.
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
August 10, 2017 01:32 IST
Since the arrests, no one from the settlement has gone to work at Mahagun Moderne, while other societies have also fired some domestic helps citing “security reasons”.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
August 10, 2017 01:10 IST
The investigation, however, is continuing in three separate FIRs filed by Zohra’s employers and residents of Mahagun Moderne society on charges of “rioting”, “damaging property” and “attempt to murder”.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
August 07, 2017 04:59 IST
In 2013, the victim was a student of Class X at a government school in Dadri. That year, a 42-year-old man, who was married to an employee of the NTPC, allegedly began harassing her.
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
August 05, 2017 06:52 IST
Railway authorities, meanwhile, pinned the blame on Panda and his year-old organisation, accusing him of “unauthorisedly” putting up posters “with icons”.
Sat, Aug 05, 2017
August 04, 2017 05:25 IST
On Thursday, rumours of “braid chopping” spread across western UP, with at least three such cases being reported from Firozabad. Police have found no evidence, so far.
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
August 02, 2017 05:11 IST
The boy’s father said he dropped off his son, Arman Sehgal, to the school at 7.30 am, and received a call as soon as he reached home. Arman, who received head injuries, was declared dead at the hospital, police said.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
August 02, 2017 03:52 IST
According to Ram Saran Nagar, legal counsel for a section of the accused, charges against them are yet to be framed. “After yesterday’s HC order, only three accused are still in prison. The next date of hearing is on August 9.”
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
July 28, 2017 04:03 IST
Usha Narayanan was buried at the cemetery in 2005. The marble tombstone, with the national emblem on top, carries both her names — Usha Narayanan and her Christian name Ma Tint Tint — “First Lady of India: 1997 to 2002”, along with her husband, described as “a gentle colossus” and “loving husband of Usha Narayanan”.
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
July 26, 2017 09:16 IST
Over 100 contractual employees of the company gathered on its premises, angered at the alleged series of mass layoffs, and got involved in a ‘minor clash’ with security personnel. Till late Tuesday night, no FIR had been registered in the case.
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
July 26, 2017 05:55 IST
By evening, the company’s premises turned into a fortress with heavy police presence and private security guards monitoring people entering or leaving the building. Meanwhile, employees who had been fired waited for negotiations between the management, their representatives and police to end.
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
July 25, 2017 10:19 IST
Explaining Pandher’s conviction, special CBI judge Pawan Kumar Tiwari said, “Since 2004, accused Moninder Singh has been consistently living” in the house where Koli also “worked and lived as his private help”.
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
July 25, 2017 06:47 IST
This is the eighth Nithari case in which a court has passed judgment. Eight cases are still pending in court.
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
July 25, 2017 01:43 IST
Police did not know at the time that they are connected to the May 24 incident in Jewar. According to senior police officers, an “improper interrogation” ensured they were released on bail after two weeks.
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
July 24, 2017 15:56 IST
In the first case, a CBI court at Ghaziabad in 2009 had similarly given both the accused the death penalty. However, after an appeal, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Pandher for lack of evidence while upholding Koli's punishment for lack of evidence.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
July 24, 2017 01:49 IST
The arrests came after an exchange of at least 20 rounds of fire between police and the accused for at least two hours, police said.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
July 23, 2017 04:21 IST
Eleven years ago, his 10-year-old daughter had gone missing. A year later, he realised she was among the many young girls and women who had been killed during the Nithari murders, when he identified her nylon clothes found in the drain.
Sun, Jul 23, 2017
July 23, 2017 04:15 IST
This is the eighth case in which judgment has been pronounced, while eight more still await judgment.
Sun, Jul 23, 2017
July 22, 2017 05:56 IST
The police had filed 19 FIRs against Pandher and Koli relating to crimes against 19 different girls, and the CBI filed chargesheets in 16 of them. In three FIRs, chargesheets weren’t filed because the “offense couldn’t be ascertained”, said sources.
Sat, Jul 22, 2017





