You come to know about politics when people are denied their rights and are treated cynically as subjects and not as citizens. The most recent example being the attempt by an elected Chief Minister to initiate a program wherein the people residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi would[Read More…]
Tag: Delhi
Big victory for Kejriwal in AAP versus LG Anil Baijal case
By limiting the Lt Governor Anil Baijal to three subjects – Public order, police and land, the Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on Wednesday, July 4 at about 10:30 AM, stating that Lt Governor cannot act independently and has to act as per aid and advice of Council of[Read More…]
BJP slams Kejriwal for failing to provide water in Delhi
The Delhi BJP harshly criticised Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the issue of water supply in the capital, stating that neighbouring state Haryana has been providing more water to Delhi. Delhi BJP’s chief Manoj Tiwari said in a statement that “Kejriwal ji is a liar. He speaks a lie[Read More…]
Statehood not a raging issue but more powers needed for Delhi government: Experts
New Delhi: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to give another push to its demand for full statehood to Delhi with a public campaign, but experts said it was not a burning issue among residents and a way should be found to give more powers to the elected[Read More…]
11 members of family found hanging blindfolded in Delhi
New Delhi: In a gruesome sight, 11 members of a family were found dead — some blindfolded and hanging from an iron grill ceiling — at their home in north Delhi on Sunday, sending shockwaves in the neighbourhood, police said. A neighbour was the first to discover the bodies. When[Read More…]
Delhi may face blackout due to coal shortage
New Delhi: The National Capital Region may face a blackout as the coal reserves with the Delhi government were only for a-day-and-a-half, said Power Minister Satyendar Jain who has written to Union Power Minister R. K. Singh regarding the same. In the letter, Jain informed the minister about the coal[Read More…]
Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Union minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday recalled how the Indira Gandhi government had imposed a phoney Emergency and turned democracy into a constitutional dictatorship about more than 40 years back. It was a ‘phoney emergency’ on account of proclaimed policy that Indira Gandhi was indispensable to India and[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…]
Kejriwal should approach PM for full statehood: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: Holding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal responsible for the stalemate in the national capital, his Congress predecessor Sheila Dikshit on Friday advised him to approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand full statehood instead of protesting. The demand for full statehood can only be made in Parliament as[Read More…]
Petrol prices rise for 14th straight day; cross Rs 78 mark in Delhi
New Delhi: Domestic petrol prices increased for the 14th consecutive day on Sunday, with the key transportation fuel being sold at Rs 78.12 per litre in the national capital. According to the data from oil marketing major IndianOil, petrol price rose to Rs 78.12 in Delhi from Rs 77.97 a[Read More…]
43 degrees was Delhi’s respite, heat wave to return from Friday
New Delhi: After two days of a persistent heat wave, the National Capital and surrounding regions on Thursday saw very slight respite, as average maximum temperature stood at 43 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The heat wave will return from Friday onwards and will continue till at[Read More…]
Petrol, diesel in Delhi hit record highs
State-run Indian Oil Corp on Sunday raised transport fuel to record highs in Delhi on the seventh day of resuming the daily price change system, following a temporary suspension that lasted 20 days. The price of petrol in Delhi touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre under the dynamic pricing regime beating the previous[Read More…]
Cloudy sky in Delhi, rain, thunderstorm likely
New Delhi: The national capital woke up to a cloudy morning on Tuesday with predictions of rain and thunderstorm, a Met official said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.8 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature was likely to hover around 41 degrees Celsius. “The day ahead will be cloudy.[Read More…]
Doctor shot at in Delhi, suspects brothers behind attack
New Delhi: A doctor received four gunshot injuries early on Sunday when four unidentified assailants fired at him near his farmhouse in south Delhi, police said. Police said the victim Hans Nagar suspected his two brothers were behind the murderous attack. Hans Nagar had reached near the entrance to his farmhouse[Read More…]
Apart from heat Delhi suffers from bad air quality
New Delhi: The national capital, though at 39.2 degree Celsius, a notch above the season’s average on Friday, still saw relief with three degrees drop in maximum temperature, a Met official said, but the air quality still remained “very poor”. Parts of Delhi continued suffering heat with Palam area recording 41[Read More…]
Delhi saw warmest day at 42 degrees
New Delhi: The National Capital on Thursday experienced the warmest day of the year so far with the average maximum temperature recorded at 42 degree Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. Delhi also breathed the worst air-quality of season with Air Quality Index (AQI) marked 312 on a scale of[Read More…]
Delhi: SC stops construction in illegal colonies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted all construction in 1,797 unauthorised colonies in the national capital. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta asked the Centre to set up a Special Task Force for removing encroachments on public land and roads in Delhi. The bench[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…]
Rahul vows to ensure political participation of unorganised workers
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday vowed to raise the issues of unorganised workers by including them in the party manifesto for the coming state assembly elections, apart from ensuring their political participation. Speaking at the second review meeting of All India Unorganised Workers Congress which began March[Read More…]
Delhi earmarks Rs 100 cr for free WiFi
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday said it has earmarked Rs 100 crore for free WiFi access across the city, a project that was pilot launched in 2016 but failed to take off. Finance Minister Manish Sisodia made the announcement in his 2018-19 budget speech in the Assembly. The government[Read More…]
An Army is as good as its soldiers – PM as good his team
Prime Minister of the world’s sixth largest nation by the economy, second largest by population, and second largest by the strength of the army is no mean feat. 275 seats in the Lok Sabha, at the helm of 14 states, and in coalition in 5 States, there is little to[Read More…]
AAP minister detained for protest against Chief Secretary
New Delhi: AAP minister Rajendra Pal Gautam was detained here on Thursday as he was moving towards Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s residence along with some party workers to protest against the “casteist remarks” made by Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. This came two days after the Aam Aadmi Party’s Ambedkar Nagar[Read More…]
Mercury on rise in Delhi, Wednesday becomes warmest in February
New Delhi: With mercury reaching 31.7 degree Celsius, seven notches above the season’s average, making Wednesday the warmest February day for Delhi, the IMD said temperatures would further rise over next two days. The minimum temperature also increased by two degrees on Wednesday recorded at 12.5 degree Celsius, a notch above[Read More…]
AAP planned Chief Secretary attack to divert attention: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday called the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs a “planned strategy” of the ruling party and demanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologise to the bureaucrat. “The case of assault on Chief Secretary is a very shameful act and the[Read More…]
Bureaucrat assault case: Dalit, Muslim MLAs targeted, says AAP
New Delhi: Calling the alleged assault on a Delhi bureaucrat a “conspiracy”, the AAP on Wednesday said that its two MLAs — Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan — were arrested in the case without any inquiry because they belonged to the minority communities of Dalits and Muslims. Based on the allegation[Read More…]