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In a major setback for Rapidos and Uber moto Taxis, the Supreme Court said, "You can't run on streets as of now". In a hearing the Top Court said until the Delhi Government frames a policy for two-wheeler bikes, moto-taxis can't be on the streets. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi Government said they will frame a policy for two-wheeler taxis by June 30.

Delhi Government removed Ashish More, the Secretary of the Delhi government's Services department, from his post. The decision came hours after the Supreme Court gave the AAP dispensation control over the transfer and posting of officers in the state. Notably, earlier in the day, the SC pronounced that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over administration of services except for matters relating to public order, police… read-more

Aiming for road safety in Delhi and avoiding accidents, the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi launched a month-long ‘Tactical Urbanism Trial’. The new project was launched on October 15, at the Signature Bridge, connecting Wazirabad across the Yamuna to East Delhi. Notably, the Signature bridge has witnessed 53 road crashes and 17 fatalities between 2018-2021. With this new initiative, accidents might reduce ensuring road… read-more

Senior IPS officer of 2005 Batch Madhur Verma is the new head of the anti-corruption branch (ACB), confirmed officials on August 9. Prior to ACB Head, IPS Verma was an additional commissioner in the Delhi police’s armed department and succeeded Sunil Kumar Gautam. He also worked as the DCP of the crime branch in New Delhi's north district and was public relations officer of the Delhi Police till 2019.

Delhi Government led by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced a free COVID-19 booster dose for people between the age group of 18-year-old to 59-year-old. On April 21, Arvind Kejriwal announced that all the eligible people will get free precautionary doses at government-run vaccination centers. The decision came at a time when the national capital is witnessing a spike in the COVID-19 cases over the past few days.