Delhi govt

Corruption case: Delhi govt suspends Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar was arrested on July 04 in connection with corruption case.

Jul 06, 2016, 18:18 PM IST

BJP MP Girri sits on protest outside Kejriwal's residence

BJP MP Mahesh Girri on Sunday sat on protest outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the AAP leader did not take up his challenge of "open debate" over his allegations concerning murder of NDMC official M.M. Khan.

Jun 20, 2016, 00:37 AM IST

Election Commission finds appointment of Arvind Kejriwal's 21 MLAs as parliamentary secretaries invalid?

AAP has 67 MLAs in the 70 member Delhi Assembly. The remaining three are BJP legislators

Jun 16, 2016, 21:58 PM IST

Office of profit row: Beat me if you want but please don't let people of Delhi suffer, Kejriwal tells PM Modi

President has refused to give his assent to a bill passed by the Delhi Assembly last year seeking amendment in the existing law to insulate the 21 legislators from the purview of the office of profit law with retrospective effect.

Jun 15, 2016, 17:48 PM IST

Big blow to AAP: President withholds Delhi govt's 'dual office bill'; Kejriwal slams PM Modi

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday withheld Delhi government's bill to exempt 21 parliamentary secretaries from their disqualification as MLAs because of the illegality of holding two offices of profit at once.

Jun 13, 2016, 21:26 PM IST

Delhi Govt recommends either CBI or ACBI probe against Sheila in alleged water tanker scam

The Delhi Government today recommended either CBI or Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) probe against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in connection with an alleged water tanker scam running into Rs 400 crore.

Jun 13, 2016, 21:01 PM IST

Delhi restaurant denies street kids service; Manish Sisodia orders probe

The Delhi government on Sunday said it will inquire into a woman's complaint that some underprivileged children were denied service at a restaurant.

Jun 12, 2016, 17:39 PM IST

Delhi govt sets up panel to probe 'restoration' of FPS licence

Delhi Assembly today formed a nine-member special inquiry committee to probe alleged irregularities in "restoring" the license of a fair price shop here, including "serious" charges against Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in connection with it.

Jun 10, 2016, 02:09 AM IST

Delhi govt dismisses two officials over child abuse allegations from children's home

Following child abuse allegations from Delhi government`s Cottage Home for Children at Lajpat Nagar here, its Superintendent and a woman Welfare Officer were dismissed and an FIR ordered against the former.

Jun 03, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

Kejriwal gives one week deadline to discoms to solve outages problem

In a stern warning to the private power distribution companies, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today gave deadline of one week to them to address the problem of outages saying government will not hesitate to cancel their licenses if they fail to comply with the directive.

May 24, 2016, 23:06 PM IST

No power shortage in Delhi, outages due to poor maintenance of plants by discoms; AAP govt assures compensation

Claiming that poor maintenance of electricity plants by discoms was responsible for power cuts, Delhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain on Saturday announced that consumers would be compensated for outages of more than two hours.

May 21, 2016, 22:12 PM IST

Draft bill for Delhi's full statehood likely this week

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to make public later this week the draft Bill for Delhi's full statehood seeking control over police, DDA and transfer and postings of bureaucrats, a move that may set stage for another confrontation with the Centre.

May 16, 2016, 21:09 PM IST

AAP govt admits pollution levels remained high in Delhi during Odd-Even phase II

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Monday told National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the pollution level remained high in the national capital during the second phase of odd-even car rationing scheme. 

May 16, 2016, 14:27 PM IST

DCW issues notice to app-based taxi services in Delhi

The DCW Friday issued notice to five app-based taxi services including Ola and Uber seeking to know the number of taxis which operate under their banner in the national capital and number of drivers whose details have not been duly verified.

May 14, 2016, 18:33 PM IST

HC seeks reply of Delhi govt over delay in confirming appointment of 17,000 teachers

Justice V P Vaish issued notice to the government on the plea seeking quashing of April 18 termination letter served on petitioner Praveen Kumar who claimed he was removed without being heard.

May 12, 2016, 18:41 PM IST

Rohith Vemula's brother turns down job offered by CM Arvind Kejriwal govt

Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's brother Raja Chaitanya Kumar Vemula has turned down the Grade-IV job offered to him by the Delhi government on compassionate ground, report claimed on Wednesday.

May 11, 2016, 20:26 PM IST

Ban on diesel car registration in Delhi-NCR to continue, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2000cc will continue in Delhi until further orders.

 

May 09, 2016, 16:31 PM IST

Delhi govt approves proposal to set up memorial on APJ Abdul Kalam at Dilli Haat

The proposal to set up a memorial on former President APJ Abdul Kalam's life and belongings at Dilli Haat was approved by the Delhi government on Wednesday.

May 05, 2016, 00:28 AM IST

Manish Sisodia suspends govt school's vice principal over indiscipline

In order to put a check on the lackadaisical approach of government schools' staff, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday terminated the services of a government school vice principal on charges of indiscipline.

May 04, 2016, 13:40 PM IST