Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the steep hike in fares will kill the Metro. “This steep hike in metro fare will kill Delhi Metro. If people stop using it, then what purpose does it serve,” Kejriwal tweeted. The Chief Minister was referring to media reports on Friday[Read More…]
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Review ‘An Insignificant Man’: Significantly eulogizing
Film: “An Insignificant Man” Directors: Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla Cast: Arvind Kejriwal, Yogendra Yadav, Santosh Koli, Sheila Dikshit Rating: **1/2 “An Insignificant Man” is an intermittently inspiring documentary that chronicles the meteoric rise of Arvind Kejriwal – the anti-corruption activist-turned-politician to the Chief Minister of Delhi. This 100-minute documentary starts[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister to meet Haryana CM over pollution
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal left for Haryana on Wednesday to meet Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and discuss the issue of stubble burning and air pollution. Kejriwal in a tweet said he along with Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain, Environment Department Secretary Keshav Chandra was on their way to[Read More…]
Kejriwal-LG fight intensifies: CM accuses Governor of ‘disrupting govt’
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal of “disrupting an elected government”. “Isn’t LG disrupting an elected government by encouraging officers not to show files to Ministers? “Why are files related to teachers being hidden from Education Minister? How does an Education Minister run schools[Read More…]
Swaraj India slams Delhi government moves on pollution
New Delhi: The Swaraj India party on Saturday hit out at Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government’s knee-jerk reactions to tackle the pollution menace instead of taking long-term institutional measures. “I am not, in principle, opposed to the odd-even scheme as and when it is required but Delhi’s public transport is in[Read More…]
Kejriwal wants to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs over pollution
A day after Delhi witnessed its worst ‘air quality’ and ‘smog situation’ of the year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he wished to meet his Haryana and Punjab counterparts to find a solution to pollution in the National Capital Region. On Tuesday, a yellow blanket of smog hung[Read More…]
Traders troubled over GST, need to extend relief: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that GST has caused a lot of trouble to traders and there is a need for extending relief to them. “Demonetisation and GST have adversely affected the interests of traders resulting that most of them have shut down their business, which has[Read More…]
Delhi: Sisodia says air quality ‘not severe’, experts say otherwise
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday said that air pollution in Delhi is “technically very close to severe, but not severe” even as he issued advisories, including the closing of all primary schools in the city for Wednesday. However, experts say the situation is already severe, as the[Read More…]
Don’t have legal power, but know how to get things done: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday said that though his government doesn’t have legal power in many areas, they know how to get things done. Kejriwal, who is also the National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was speaking at the annual National Council Meeting of[Read More…]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s missing WagonR found in Ghaziabad
The blue WagonR of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, which was stolen on October 12, from outside the government’s headquarters in the capital, has been recovered from Ghaziabad. Kejriwal, who does not share good ties with the police that reports to the centre, asked them about where it’s “dhyan” or attention[Read More…]
2019 general elections would be between PM Modi and rest of the country: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has said that the next general elections would be held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the rest of the country at the launch event of senior Congress leader Manish Tewari’s book ‘Tidings of Troubled Times’. “The people are going to fight the 2019 elections.[Read More…]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to meet actor Kamal Haasan today
Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is to meet popular actor Kamal Haasan for the political purpose on Thursday in Chennai. Haasan is preparing to enter politics. A source close to Kejriwal told The Indian Express, “Arvind Kejriwal will be travelling to Chennai Thursday to meet Kamal Haasan,[Read More…]
AAP vs LG again: Over 40 lawmakers protest at LG office for seven-hours
Aam Aadmi Party legislators on Wednesday camped at Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal’s house, asking him to sign off on files including one that allows the construction of Mohalla Clinics. The lawmakers left in the evening after spending more than seven hours there. “There should be no politics with Mohalla[Read More…]
Ram Jethmalani writes fresh letter to Kejriwal, sends copy to Jaitley
Renowned lawyer Ram Jethmalani fired a fresh letter at his erstwhile client Arvind Kejriwal in continuation on his 20 July letter conveying his decision to quit as the CM’s counsel. Jaitley is upset with the Delhi chief minister, Kejriwal for telling the court that the lawyer acted on his own in using a demeaning expression[Read More…]
Kovind’s swearing-in ceremony: No seat for Delhi CM Kejriwal
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar was the only non-NDA member who shared the front row seats along Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP leader L K Advani at President Kovind’s swearing-in ceremony. The Janata Dal (United) withdrew from the National Democratic Alliance[Read More…]
Government schools in Delhi soon to be cleaner and safer
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the education department to review the sanitation system in the schools run by the Delhi government. Additionally, keeping the safety of the children in mind, Kejriwal directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to construct a foot-over bridge next to the school gate. The[Read More…]
PWD scam: Delhi court asks ACB to file status report of Kejriwal’s brother-in-law
A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to file a status report in connection with the PWD scam. Delhi government has been alleged of committing illegitimate favouritism in the case. It was alleged that the PWD awarded a tender to Surendra Kumar Bansal, brother in law[Read More…]
Delhi HC issues notice to Arun Jaitley in DDCA case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, in connection to the application filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the DDCA case. Kejriwal, in his application, has asked for copies of the meeting of executive committee of DDCA from 1999 to[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra issued a notice to evacuate government bungalow
Former Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra has been issued a notice by the Public Works Department of the Delhi government, asking him to vacate the Civil Lines bungalow he resides in ‘at the earliest’. A senior government official said that as Mishra was no longer a Cabinet minister, he was not[Read More…]
AAP govt must compensate for losses after GST: Vijender Gupta
Opposition leader in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta on Tuesday demanded the AAP government to declare coverage for Delhi’s municipal corporations which would lose revenue after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said the BJP would raise the issue in the special session of the Delhi Assembly,[Read More…]
Shatrughan Sinha backs Lalu-Kejriwal; Sushil Modi wants such ‘traitors’ removed
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha supported RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “Enough of negative politics and mudslinging by opponents on our political leaders, be it Kejriwal, Lalu (Prasad) Yadav or Sushil Modi,” Sinha tweeted. Favoring Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Kejriwal, Sinha said, “Individually[Read More…]
DDA demolishes shelter for homeless, 50 children out in the open
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) destroyed a shelter home in southeast Delhi’s Nizamuddin, leaving around 100 displaced. The news came to light after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took to social media on Friday to comment on the demolition. At least 50 are kids among the affected. “V sad. Del[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra’s big expose: Slams Kejriwal over Rs 2 cr donation
Sacked Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra who has been in news for slamming corruption charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claims to expose ‘big truth’ on Friday. As he took to twitter to articulate, he said he will produce the ‘evidence’ relating to this issue at the press conference.[Read More…]
Increasing rate of vector-borne diseases in Delhi
According to a municipal report released on Monday, at least 89 cases of chikungunya have been reported in Delhi this year despite CM Arvind Kejriwal’s direction to make a general plan for Delhi to fight the vector-borne diseases. The season for vector-borne diseases has however ended but reports of such[Read More…]
Sunita Kejriwal and Kapil Mishra engage in a Twitter war
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife has waged a war on Twitter against suspended AAP minister Kapil Mishra. She said that he will face the consequences of the false allegations that he has made. Law of Nature never errs. Seeds of विश्वासघात, झूठे आरोप sown, so shall he @KapilMishraAAP reap.Inevitable.[Read More…]