NEW DELHI: AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Atishi celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy corruption case. The two leaders were intently focused on a laptop screen, closely following the proceedings of the Supreme Court hearing. As soon as the bail ruling was announced,…
NEW DELHI: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi minister Atishi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to overthrow the Kejriwal government by imposing President’s rule in the capital.Atishi’s accusation came after the President’s office sent the BJP’s claims of a ‘constitutional crisis’ in Delhi to the Ministry of Home Affairs for…
Arvind Kejriwal had written a letter to VK Saxena from Tihar jail urging him to allow Atishi to hoist the flag at the function at Chhatrasal stadium. NEW DELHI: Contrary to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s wish, uncertainty looms over who will hoist the national flag during the Delhi government‘s function on the occasion of Independence…
NEW DELHI: Delhi education minister and Atishi hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to party leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case.While addressing a gathering at Nasirpur Road near Durga Park in New Delhi, Atishi broke down while remembering the senior party leader. “The leader who revolutionised the education system in Delhi was…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that jailed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to lieutenant governor V K Saxena, stating that cabinet minister Atishi will hoist the national flag on his behalf at the Delhi government’s Independence Day function, PTI reported. However, the LG office denied receiving any such communication.The Bharatiya…
Delhi revenue minister Atishi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of a TOI report on a spurt in the number of deaths at Asha Kiran, a state-run facility for the intellectually impaired, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday asked the Delhi chief secretary for a comprehensive inquiry into the working of all shelter homes, and fixing…
Following the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) recent crackdown on coaching centers operating from basements, privately-owned licensed libraries in Old Rajinder Nagar and its neighboring areas such as Patel Nagar—where many coaching institutes are located—have reportedly increased their membership fees. This hike is making it even more difficult for UPSC aspirants, who are already spending…
NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Atishi announced on Wednesday that the state government will introduce a legislation to regulate coaching centres in response to recent tragedy in Old Rajender Nagar area in the capital that killed 3 UPSC aspirants. Atishi explained that the severe waterlogging in the area was due to encroachments by coaching centres, which…
NEW DELHI: Amid severe water crisis in national capital, AAP minister Atishi on Saturday said that Delhi govt has asked Haryana to release water on humanitarian grounds.“Delhi government officers have also talked to Haryana government officers, and on all probability, a delegation of senior officers of Delhi will travel to Chandigarh and meet Haryana officers,”…
NEW DELHI: Many parts of Delhi are facing power outage since 2.11pm after a fire broke out at sub-station of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) in Mandola, UP.Delhi receives 1200 MW of power from the Mandola sub-station, and therefore many parts of Delhi have been affected.“The power restoration process has begun and electricity…
