New Delhi | 15 hours ago
Delhi waterlogging: Civic agencies ignored police warning
New Delhi, Aug 24 - Way back in May, Delhi's traffic police had told the civic agencies about 279 roads that were likely to come under water in the monsoon, but three months down the line endless traffic jams in the Commonwealth Games host city reveal that the warning fell on deaf ears.With the skies opening up every day, over 250 roads have gone under water in the capital even as the Games are ju ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
No relief to Sajjan Kumar from high court
New Delhi, Aug 20 - The Delhi High Court Friday declined to stay criminal proceedings for murder and other charges to be initiated against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar over the killing of six people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Sajjan Kumar moved the high court, challenging the charges framed against him by the trial court July 1 in a case related to riots in Sultanpuri area here. The former MP ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
High court declines to stay Sajjan Kumar's trial
New Delhi, Aug 20 - The Delhi High Court Friday declined to stay the criminal proceedings to be initiated against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.Sajjan Kumar moved the high court, challenging the charges framed against him by the trial court July 1 in a case related to riots in Sultanpuri area here. The former MP had been charged with murder and rioting apart from oth ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
Apex court stays anti-Sikh riots case against Sajjan
New Delhi, Aug 13 - In a major relief to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the criminal proceedings against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.While setting aside a Delhi High court order of July 19, a bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan also issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on Sajjan Kumar's appeal challenging his prosecution. The high ... read more

New Delhi | 13 days ago
Court asks government to end water woes in capital
New Delhi, Aug 11 - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta to convene a meeting within 15 days with all civic agencies to solve the shortage of potable water in various parts of the city.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan directed Mehta to convene a meeting with officials of the Delhi Jal Board -, the New Delhi Municipal Council, th ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
1984 riots: Murder charge against Sajjan Kumar
New Delhi, July 7 - A court here Wednesday framed murder charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and four others for allegedly killing one person in Sultanpuri area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta framed the charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code - for murder, abetment of murder, arson and defiling a place of worship. Besides Sajjan Kum ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
1984 riots: Murder charge framed against Sajjan Kumar
New Delhi, July 7 - A court here Wednesday framed murder charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and four others for allegedly killing one person in the Sultanpuri area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta framed the charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code - for murder, abetment of murder, burning of house and defiling a place of worship. Bes ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Murder charges framed against Sajjan in anti-sikh riots case
New Delhi, May 28 - A city court Friday ordered that charges be framed against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and five others for murder in a case in which a mob allegedly killed five people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta ordered framing of charges against Kumar, Balwan Khokhar, Krishan Khokhar, Mahender Yadav, Captain Bhagmal and Girdhari Lal for murder and u ... read more

New Delhi | 2 months ago
Court frames charges against Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots
New Delhi, May 28 - A city court Friday ordered that charges be framed against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and five others in a case of murder and instigating a mob which allegedly killed five people during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The Central Bureau of Investigation - filed a chargesheet against Sajjan Kumar and the others in two cases for allegedly instigating mobs during the riots, in which mo ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
Anti-Sikh riots: Court reserves order on Sajjan's plea
New Delhi, May 25 - The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's petition contesting the framing of charges against him in the killing of five people in the city during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Justice Vipin Sanghi reserved the order on Sajjan Kumar's plea. A city court last week ordered that charges be framed against Sajjan Kumar and five others for allegedly ... read more