Proposal to cut 17,000 trees for 3rd ring road in Delhi
To make way for Delhi’s third ring road and two connecting spur roads to Haryana, around 17,000 trees, including those in protected forest areas, will need to be cut.
Scoops
Delhi’s smog tower project delayed as IIT-B backs out
The timeline for setting up two smog towers in Delhi will have to be revised as IIT-Bombay, which was heading the pilot project, has backed out.
In Central Vista revamp, firm to focus on trees that restore Lutyens era look
Old Jamun trees, predominantly planted in the Central Vista Avenue in the 1920s as part of British architect Edwin Lutyens’ design, are approaching the end of their lifecycle and will be replaced as part of the area revamp.
This is the elephant police and wildlife officials are looking for
A missing elephant that had police and wildlife officials on its tail for over two months in a nation-wide hunt has been kept in hiding in Delhi all along.
Big tech firms had e-waste centres but only on paper, many addresses fake: Delhi probe
How multinational tech firms were found evading electronic waste norms.
Expired meds, indifferent staff: Delhi zoo panel red flags
Findings of a high-powered committee probing allegations of mismanagement at the National Zoological Park.
Covid-19
Stories on the impact of coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi
AIIMS nurse skips grandmother’s funeral for Covid duty: ‘Who else will take care of patients?’
Rakhi John decided that her presence was needed more for patients she was looking after at AIIMS than her grandmother’s funeral in Kerala.
Beds scarce in Delhi, ambulances field calls to take people outstation
Hospital bed and oxygen shortage during the second Covid-19 wave in Delhi resulted in patients hiring ambulances to go to hospitals outside the city.
Family buries the wrong body after mix-up at Lok Nayak mortuary
Kalamuddin buried his father twice. The first time, it was a body that he thought belonged to his father and the second time, it was in fact his father.
Line of migrants outside New Delhi Railway station grows: ‘No help, nowhere to go’
Story on stranded migrant workers who could not buy train tickets when railways resumed operation in May 2020.
Migrant worker helps Delhi resident send medicines to mother
Delhi resident Subhash Singh sought help from migrant workers to send life-saving medicines to his mother in Bihar.
‘If we stop work out of fear, how will people get water?’
A deep-dive into the lives of Delhi water department workers during the Covid-19 lockdown over March and April 2020.
With no water in this slum in South Delhi, residents ask: How do we wash our hands?
A slum in Delhi that ran out of water during Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020.
Relief, joy as second batch of Wuhan evacuees leave quarantine
One of the first few Covid-19 stories. Over 110 people who were quarantined for 14 days at the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Chawla, Delhi after being evacuated from China’s Wuhan on February 27, leave quarantine after testing negative.
Features
No funds to maintain it, Nicholson Cemetery slowly falls into disrepair
A plant has come out of the cracks on James Cummins’ grave in Nicholson Cemetery at Kashmere Gate. The 26-year-old telegraph master was killed by lightning on July 28, 1874, in Delhi, leaving behind “a widow and infant daughter to bewail their loss”.
Delhi: Farmers recall a locust attack which left ‘nothing but straw on ground’
Sitting on a cot in his orchard of guavas in a North Delhi village and peeling mangoes on Friday afternoon, 83-year-old Palleram recalled a memory from his youth. “The sky had turned yellow suddenly that day many years ago..."
Delhi 1985 transistor blasts: 30 acquitted, but long case took heavy toll
In 1985, a young Dalvinder Singh was expecting the result of his Class XII examinations to come out soon, hopeful that a promising future lay ahead of him. The result was brought to him while he was in police custody.
Source to tap: How water reaches homes in Delhi
A challenge has been thrown to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government by the Centre just before the national capital goes to polls early next year, this time over the city’s water quality.
Ground Zero Sangrur: Farmers battle gaps in govt’s subsidy cover
A dispatch from Sangrur district in Punjab, which recorded the highest number of agricultural residue burning cases in a single day in 2019.
AQIS chief killed in Afghanistan: Feels like we never knew him, says family
A dispatch from Sambhal town in Uttar Pradesh, where family of Al-Qaeda leader Maulana Asim Umar lives. His brother spoke about him after security agencies confirmed his death in Afghanistan.
Hardlook: Space programme
“Today, the social fabric of neighbourhoods is being torn asunder because of fights over this most petty issue of parking,” the Supreme Court observed on September 2.
Neetu Solanki murder: Wanted in 2011 killing, he got new identity, job at Gurgaon firm
A quiet man with a professional attitude is how colleagues and employers described Rohan Dahiya. “He was a good performer at work, almost never took leave and never argued with seniors,” said one employer at the Gurgaon e-commerce firm where he worked. A colleague who worked under him said he was “efficient and well respected”.
CAA-NRC protests
JNU violence: Delhi Police watch as ambulances smashed, leaders heckled
A little before 8 pm on Sunday, police gathered outside JNU’s north gate, having been called in following the violence unleashed by masked men on campus that lasted close to three hours.
After daylong peaceful protests at Jama Masjid, violence erupts in Old Delhi
At least 45 people, including 13 police officers, were injured as Walled City protests that had largely remained peaceful till 5 pm turned violent on Friday evening.
80 Students From Jamia, AMU take shelter amid protests: Kerala House opens doors
“They were beating people with lathis on the head, like they’re going to kill them.” — Hisham (20), a student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), recalled.
Over 100 injured in Jamia protests: ‘We were just praying, they hit me, I fainted’
Two hospitals in South East Delhi’s Sarai Jullena and Okhla saw a steady stream of injured protesters all day after violence erupted in and around Jamia Millia Islamia Sunday.
Video: India’s Police Response to Protests Was Swift and Violent, Videos Show
My video featured in The New York Times that I filmed during police crackdown on protests at Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi against a new citizenship law in December 2019.
In Delhi, Jamia protest over Citizenship law turns violent, police use teargas
At least 42 students were detained and over 25 injured Friday after Delhi Police fired tear gas shells and resorted to lathi charge during a protest against the new citizenship law at Jamia Millia Islamia.
Delhi riots
He wanted to be a doctor, say kin of 21-yr-old found in drain
While 41 out of 47 victims have so far been identified, four decomposed, unidentified bodies as well as a limb and a head remain in the hospitals, with officials looking at next steps to help establish their identities.
Two more bodies identified at GTB hospital in Delhi: ‘He asked about us in last call’
Naseem Alam (47) broke down as he came out of the mortuary at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Sunday afternoon, inconsolable despite efforts by his three sons.
Youngest casualty of riots, 15, was out to buy chowmein
When they brought him to the hospital, he was breathing. They don’t know what hit him, maybe it was a stone, maybe it was a tear gas shell. But they know it killed him.
Delhi violence: Seven days on, closure lacking for many families
The mortuary at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Sunday saw a steady flow of families looking for their relatives who went missing during the riots in Northeast Delhi.
Internship work
Articles published in the UK during master's studies, and in Mumbai
How Pride grew and blossomed after one of Liverpool's most shocking murders
The organisers of Liverpool Pride told how the city is a much safer place for gay people since the horrific murder of Michael Causer in 2008.
Traditional Leeds cafe shuts doors after 40 years
An interview with the owner of The Olympic cafe in Leeds, which closed its doors in July 2018 after 40 years in business.
Vigil for jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe marks daughter’s birthday
A story I reported while interning at the Press Association in London. Campaigners pushing for jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release held a vigil outside the Foreign Office on June 11 to mark her daughter’s fourth birthday.
Will the tree-felling issue cause Labour to lose seats in Sheffield council elections?
The felling of hundreds of trees in Sheffield is among the issues people voting in the upcoming local council elections are concerned about. The Labour-run council has been criticised for its handling of the ‘Streets Ahead’ contract.
Breaking: Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield
Uber’s licence has been suspended by the Sheffield City Council after its current license holder failed to respond to council requests about its management.
Sheffield flood prevention plan a waste of money says expert
EXCLUSIVE: An environmental expert has branded Sheffield Council’s flood prevention plan a waste of money likely to damage local heritage and ecology.
Professor Ian D Rotherham, an environmental expert at Sheffield Hallam University, said the proposed engineering would have a detrimental impact on local heritage, ecology and tourism.
A council committee will hear the progress report of the £100m plus project, updated from £83m, today in a meeting where locals and campaigners are planning to voice their c
Professor Ian D Rotherham, an environmental expert at Sheffield Hallam University, said the proposed engineering would have a detrimental impact on local heritage, ecology and tourism.
A council committee will hear the progress report of the £100m plus project, updated from £83m, today in a meeting where locals and campaigners are planning to voice their c
It’s the people of Mumbai who make this marathon different
The Mumbai Marathon is more than a road race and an opportunity for charities to raise funds and awareness. It is also an exuberant celebration of the spirit of city.
A life more ordinary
People with learning and intellectual disabilities can find it hard to fit into society. One trust hopes to make a difference for at least a few women
Haji Ali Dargah entry ruling a victory for women, say petitioners
Petitioners who crusaded for women’s entry to the inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, welcomed the Bombay High Court verdict that ruled in their favour, while opponents readied for the next round of battle in the Supreme Court.
Sardar Gruha, Tilak’s Mumbai home, gets Governor’s aid promise
On the way to the chaotic Crawford Market, a quaint building on your left could be easily overlooked, but for a gleaming bust of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak.