Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | December 21, 2020 5:00:24 am Farmers use mattresses and crop stubble to keep the space warm. Amit Mehra As the protest at the Singhu border crosses three weeks amid freezing temperatures, farmers have converted their tractor-carts into mini houses, complete with beds, …
Read More »On the same page: Farmers get their own newspaper | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: The farmers to Singhu border have started publishing their own fortnight Newspaper called Truck hours, whose first edition came out on Saturday. The issue had three lengthy articles in Gurmukhi, reports, photos, illustrations and a section in Hindi for agitators from other states besides Punjab. The headline on …
Read More »Going home, the Tablighis talk about waiting children, fight for justice
Written by Sourav Roy Barman | New Delhi | Updated: December 20, 2020 7:54:34 am Members of Tablighi were booked for allegedly disobeying Covid regulations. Archive On the surface, the Tablighi Jamaat members appear content, eager to go home and meet their loved ones. But a mild pinprick generates the …
Read More »Delhi: Khyala factory collapse kills 4 workers
Written by Ashna Butani | New Delhi | December 20, 2020 5:05:05 am The street where the factory is located, sealed by the police. At around 10 a.m., the roof of a factory in Vishnu Garden’s Khyala collapsed, trapping six workers working inside. Four of them were dead when they …
Read More »Arvind Kejriwal: ‘Scam’ cost Delhi 7,500 hospital beds, 12,500 clinics | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Calling for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 2500 crore by municipal corporations led by the largest BJP that Commonwealth Games scam, chief minister Arvind kejriwal in a special session of Delhi Assembly on Friday he claimed that 7,500 hospital beds and 12,500 mohalla clinics could have been created …
Read More »Delhi: Four dead and 2 injured by collapse of factory roof | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Four workers were killed and two others injured after a factory roof collapsed in west delhiis Khayala on Saturday, authorities said. The structure, which was being used as motor winding factory, is located in the Vishnu Garden area in Khayala. the Fire brigade I received a call about …
Read More »Delhi Traffic: Chilla Border Commotion Has Made Chowk Ashram Nightmare Worse | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Chowk Ashram, which was already congested due to the construction of an underpass there, has been experiencing more congestion, especially during rush hours, due to the diversion of traffic from the borders to the arteries. The Chilla border, which is just 5 miles away, has contributed a lot …
Read More »Delhi temperature: mercury drops to 2.7 ° C in Delhi | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: Cold snap conditions continued in most of Delhi on Friday and the minimum temperature dropped to 4.4 degrees Celsius, three levels below normal, at the Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s base station. Cold snap conditions are likely to continue on Saturday as well. Mercury plummeted to 2.7 degrees Celsius, …
Read More »Delhi Temperature: Trouble comes in waves, Delhi shakes | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: A “severe cold day” was recorded on Thursday and the capital experienced the lowest maximum temperature this winter at 15.2 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal. Cold snap conditions also prevailed in some parts of Delhi. Both cold days and cold waves will continue in some parts of …
Read More »Now on stands: a newsletter for farmers
Written by Somya Lakhani | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 8:55:25 am The protest site on the Singhu border in New Delhi on Thursday. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha) IT WAS a few nights ago that the idea for a newsletter in Hindi and Punjabi was born inside …
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