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Delhi govt orders CBI probe into death of Ryan International School student Divyansh Kakrora

Delhi Government ordered a CBI probe on Monday in death case of Ryan International School student.

Feb 08, 2016, 18:44 PM IST

MCD Engineers Association calls off strike, gets salaries till March

As Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung made a unilateral offer of Rs. 300 crores as loan to the North and East Corporations from the DDA, the forum of Municipal Corporation of Delhi Engineers Association called off their strike on Saturday.

Feb 06, 2016, 13:18 PM IST

Delhi MCD crisis resolved - Here are top 10 developments

The Delhi government will extend a loan of Rs 551 crore to two civic bodies, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday and alleged a situation was being created through the ongoing municipal strike to prepare grounds for imposition of central rule in the national capital.

Feb 03, 2016, 21:39 PM IST

No money to pay salaries, North Delhi civic body tells HC

Accusing the Arvind Kejriwal government of not releasing the money due to it, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has no money to pay sanitation workers' January and February salaries.

Feb 02, 2016, 22:57 PM IST

AAP govt's special drive to clean the city a photo-op: BJP

Delhi BJP on Monday trashed AAP government's special drive to clean the national capital by employing PWD and DJB staff, saying the claims of lifting of garbage were unsubstantiated.

Feb 01, 2016, 16:53 PM IST

Delhi civic workers to continue strike indefinitely

 Civic workers here, protesting against the non-payment of their salaries and non-clearance of arrears, announced on Saturday that the stir would continue for an indefinite period until their demands were met.

Jan 30, 2016, 20:56 PM IST

Politicians purposely lowered public schools' standard: Manish Sisodia

 Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that many politicians have over the years opened their own private schools in the capital and have "purposely" lowered the standard of the public schools to their benefit.

Jan 29, 2016, 23:48 PM IST

Delhi govt to hold meets to seek opinion on odd-even scheme's 2nd phase

The Delhi government will hold meetings in all the 70 assembly constituencies on February 6 and 7 to gather public opinion before implementing the second phase of the odd-even scheme in the national capital.

Jan 29, 2016, 21:20 PM IST

Raid on Kejriwal's Principal Secretary: Court says CBI 'utterly failed' to comply with mandatory provision in its probe

 CBI's investigation in an alleged corruption case involving Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar has come under the scanner of a special court which said the agency has "utterly failed" to comply with the mandatory CrPC provision in its probe.

Jan 29, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

Delhi govt remits sentence of 1,431 convicts

 Seventeen convicts have been released while the punishment of another 1,414, lodged in Tihar and Rohini jails has been reduced by the Delhi government, a senior prison official said on Friday.

Jan 29, 2016, 17:58 PM IST

Nursery admissions' case: HC asks Delhi govt why action wasn't taken on malpractice by schools

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought clarification from the Delhi government on the alleged malpractice by schools during nursery admissions.

Jan 29, 2016, 17:36 PM IST

Policy by circulars not consistent: Delhi HC on nursery admissions

Delhi High Court on Thursday said there would be "no consistency" in a policy made by way of circulars or office orders, passed without statutory backing, as there could be new circular "every day".

Jan 28, 2016, 22:36 PM IST

Delhi under central government's control: Centre to HC

Delhi is under the overall control of the central government as it is not a full-fledged state but a union territory, the centre told the court on Wednesday during the hearing on a bunch of pleas over the powers of the Lt. Governor on governance in the city.

Jan 27, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal gets admitted to naturopathy institute in Bengaluru

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday got admitted to the Jindal Nature Cure Institute on the city outskirts for undergoing naturopathy treatment for the next 10 days.

Jan 27, 2016, 22:50 PM IST

City mayors meet LG; call audit decision a 'political stunt'

Calling the AAP dispensation's decision to audit the accounts of city's BJP-ruled municipal corporations a "political stunt", mayors of the three civic bodies on Friday met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, claiming Delhi government has "no legal right" to issue such an order.

Jan 22, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Improved version of odd-even scheme soon: Arvind Kejriwal

 An improved version of the 'odd- even' scheme, with necessary "precautions and changes", will be announced and "implemented soon" in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday and thanked the people for their "overwhelming" support to the initiative.

Jan 17, 2016, 22:01 PM IST

Bhavna, who threw ink at Arvind Kejriwal, had earlier blackened his posters – Watch

Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium on Sunday witnessed a shocking incident when a woman threw ink and papers at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a rally on the success of odd-even formula.

Jan 17, 2016, 18:44 PM IST

Continue odd-even voluntarily: Arvind Kejriwal appeals to people

As the curtains came down on the odd-even pilot scheme today, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the people of Delhi to continue observing the car rationing measures "voluntarily", which the government claimed has reduced air pollution by up to 25 per cent. Kejriwal said the measures, unprecedented in independent India's history, managed to increase the efficiency of the public transportation system, especially buses, as congestion came down "drastically".

Jan 15, 2016, 19:14 PM IST

Delhi government hints at reintroducing odd-even scheme

With a day left for the pilot-run of the odd-even scheme to end, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea.

Jan 14, 2016, 22:13 PM IST

Review meeting to decide second phase of odd-even scheme: Gopal Rai

Delhi Transport minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said that a review meeting will decide on the second phase of the odd-even scheme.

Jan 14, 2016, 00:34 AM IST