Farmers' protest: Barbed wires, concrete, and nails have been put on Delhi borders to stop the agitation from entering Delhi. The move has invited widespread criticism from the Opposition
Farmers' protest: About 200 farm union bodies, under the banner of Samyukut Kisan Morcha, are headed to Delhi on Tuesday, to put forth their demands to the Centre on a range of issues
Delhi traffic updates over farmers' protest: The police said that diversions may be needed at Singhu border, Gazipur border and Tikri border but added that the public will be informed in well-advanced
Farmers' protest: In view of the 'Delhi Chalo' march, the national capital will face restriction under Section 144 for a period of 30 days starting February 12, the Delhi police said
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been enforced in Delhi, banning large gatherings, ahead of the farmers' march
Farmers' protest: About 200 farmer bodies from UP and Haryana will launch a 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 13. The Centre has invited the farm bodies for a discussion on the demands on Monday
The city police also announced the imposition of Section 144 in Shahadara and Gandhi Nagar areas of the Capital, effectively banning large gatherings until March 11
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Ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', the Delhi Police has intensified security arrangements at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders and installed nails along with barricades to prevent vehicles carrying protesters from entering the city, officials said on Sunday. Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora visited different borders of Haryana-Delhi and Uttar Pradesh-Delhi with police officials to check security arrangements. Police have deployed more than 5,000 security personnel while cranes and earthmovers carrying large containers to block the road were also at work. Multiple security barricades have already been installed at the borders to stop the farmers from entering the national capital. Nails have been erected on roads so that if the protesting farmers try to enter the city on vehicles, their tyres can be punctured, the officials said. Several teams have been formed to keep strict vigil on bus stands, metro stations, railway stations and roads to ensure that farmers do not ente
Farmers demanding developed plots from the government in the city and in Greater Noida scaled up their protest and marched towards the Parliament on Thursday
Initial reports suggest bikes trapped under debris; rescue operation underway at the station on the DMRC's Pink Line
The advisory stated that some elements might try to dissipate the atmosphere. The advisory also warned all the police stations to watch the activities of those involved in major protests
Delhi Minister Atishi on Sunday said the notice served to her by the city police in connection with the MLA poaching allegation made by her does not have any mention of an FIR or include penal provisions. She said at a press conference that they have sympathy for the Crime Branch officers who are being forced by their "political bosses" to indulge in such "theatrics". "Yesterday (Saturday), the Delhi Police's Crime Branch served a notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Today, they served a notice to me. However, the notice does not have any mention of an FIR. It does not even include any section of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) or CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) or PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) or Prevention of Corruption Act," she said. A team of the Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Sunday visited Atishi's home and served her a notice in connection with an allegation that the BJP was attempting to "poach" AAP MLAs. Police sources said the Delhi minister's staff
Crime Branch officials reached the residence of Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday to serve a notice in connection with allegations that the BJP was attempting to "poach" Aam Aadmi Party MLAs. Sources said Atishi was not present at her residence. The minister, however, has given directions to her office staff to receive the notice, sources in the AAP said. "The team will go again to serve notice to Atishi. This morning she was not present at her residence," a senior officer of Delhi Police Crime Branch said. This comes a day after Crime Branch officials served a notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to reply within three days in a probe into his claims that the BJP attempted to poach seven AAP MLAs. Kejriwal and Atishi are scheduled to lay the foundation stones of two schools in Rohini later in the day. On January 27, Kejriwal and Atishi had claimed that the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs by offering Rs 25 crore each and a ticket to contest next year's assembly
A team of Delhi Police Crime Branch officials arrived at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here in the national capital on Saturday
The Delhi Police Friday visited the official residences of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and cabinet minister Atishi to serve them notices to join the probe into their allegations that the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs, but they did not accept the notices, sources said. The sources in the Delhi Police said Crime Branch teams will visit their residences again on Saturday to give them the notices. This comes days after the Delhi BJP submitted a complaint to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora in the matter. The police sources said the notice was given to Kejriwal "but he did not accept it", a claim rejected by the AAP which said the crime branch team left without serving the notice. "The officials from the chief minister's office were ready to accept the notice but the Delhi Police left without handing over anything," an AAP source said. Referring to the notice meant for Kejriwal, sources in the police said he is supposed to join the probe. Another Crime Branch team went to
Delhi police detained AAP leader Sushil Gupta from his residence
Security has been stepped-up in Central Delhi with the deployment of additional personnel in view of demonstrations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP on Friday, police said. While the AAP will stage a protest outside the BJP headquarters over alleged cheating in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the BJP has said its members will protest near the AAP head office against the "corruption" of the Arvind Kejriwal government. The headquarters of both the parties is on the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg and the distance between them is less than 800 metres. A senior police officer said that appropriate arrangements have been made. "Adequate security arrangements have been made in view of the protests. Additional personnel have been deployed. No one will be allowed to break the law," the officer said. Traffic movement will be hit on the Deen Dayal Upadhayay Marg, and accordingly, diversions will be effected, according to police. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Kejriwal
The Delhi Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have won the best marching contingents in the Republic Day parade of 2024, an official document from the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. While the Delhi Police wins the best women contingent trophy in 'judges choice category', the CRPF in 'popular choice category', the document said. Expressing delight, Delhi Police PRO and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Suman Nalwa in a post on her 'X' account said, "A moment of immense pride...Delhi Police marching contingent in Republic Day parade has been declared the 'Best Marching Contingent' among the CAPF and other auxiliary forces in Judges Choice category." "Thanks to everyone who voted for Delhi Police's Nari Shakti at Kartavya Path," Nalwa said. A trophy representation ceremony will be organised at RR Camp in Delhi Cantonment at 12.30 pm on January 30 The Raksha Rajya Mantri will confer the trophies to the best marching contingents and tableaux participated in the
The accused has been identified as Jay Krishan Kumar Mehta, a resident of village Shiv Nagar in Bihar