New Delhi: The Delhi government will build a new hospital in Burari, it was announced on Friday, two days after the Supreme Court said that the Lt Governor’s approval wasn’t required for every decision taken by the council of ministers. Good news for Delhites, a new hospital will be built[Read More…]
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CM Kejriwal approves ‘Doorstep Delivery Ration’ scheme
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday approved the much debated doorstep delivery of the ration scheme. From his official Twitter handle, he informed that all the objections to the proposal has been over-ruled and said that the Food Department has been directed to implement[Read More…]
AAP sit-in protest: Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain discharged from hospital
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who were shifted to hospitalised during their hunger strike over the AAP government’s standoff with Lt. Governor Anil Baijal, were discharged on Tuesday. Sisodia announced his recovery on Twitter before getting discharged. With doctor’s care and your[Read More…]
Delhi food commissioner transferred on demands by AAP government
New Delhi: The Delhi Food and Supplies Department Commissioner has been transferred to the Land and Buildings Department following a letter from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government seeking his sacking after they allegedly found “corruption” in the delivery of rations in the city. Food and Supplies Department Commissioner K.R.[Read More…]
AAP government mulls live streaming of official meetings
New Delhi: A week after Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly attacked by two ruling AAP MLAs, the Delhi government is planning to live stream all official meetings, an official said on Monday. The official told IANS that the government was planning to make the live feed of meetings available on[Read More…]
Delhi government failed to ensure women security in three years: Swaraj India
New Delhi: In the wake of sexual harassment of a Delhi University student in a bus, Swaraj India on Tuesday accused the AAP government of “failure” to ensure security for women in three years of its rule in Delhi. “The sexual harassment of a female student in a cluster bus shows[Read More…]
Government seeks report from IndiGo over passenger manhandling
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that a detailed report has been sought from budget carrier IndiGo regarding the incident at Delhi airport last month, when a passenger was manhandled by the airline’s staff. The incident which took place on October 15 surfaced on[Read More…]
AAP govt may implement odd-even scheme again in Delhi
With the air quality in Delhi and NCR getting worse ahead of winter, the city government has said it may bring back the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme in the capital. Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to gear up for implementation of the odd-even scheme[Read More…]
Jethmalani-AAP fee controversy: Why should Kejriwal pay the bills, asks Sisodia
AAP government in Delhi has defended its decision to pay from the state exchequer the fees of senior advocate Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday. Jethmalani is handling the defamation case filed by none other than union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against CM Arvind Kejriwal in the court. After much controversy over[Read More…]