New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena and his wife Sangita Saxena, on Saturday, hosted the traditional ‘At Home’ at Lok Niwas, ahead of the 77th Republic Day. “Apart from Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the event was attended by guests from diverse and varied spectrum,” an official statement said.The function is a traditional meet and greet event held to foster unity, celebrate national/statehood days and acknowledge contributions from various sectors of society to the…
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on Saturday hit out at the previous Aam Aadmi Party government for not paying the due money and delaying the handing over of land in Narela to two government universities for their new campuses.Saxena said it is unfortunate that despite the allotment of land in January 2024, the then Delhi Government ignored the requests of their own universities for land and refused to pay any money for the same, he said.Earlier, the LG presided ove…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) BJP leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the stone-pelting incident that took place during a demolition drive near a mosque in Old Delhi, asserting that the action was carried out strictly against encroachments in accordance with a High Court order. They said those responsible for creating chaos and attacking security personnel must be dealt with firmly under the law.The incident occurred near the Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque in the Turkman Gate area, close to the Ramlila Groun…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday referred to a House panel a complaint related to allegedly misleading statements by AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, that government schoolteachers in Delhi have been instructed to conduct a count of stray dogs.On receiving a complaint from BJP legislator from Ghonda, Ajay Kumar Mahawar, the Speaker said, “Taking cognisance of the matter, I am referring the entire issue to the Department Related Standing Committee …
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a gathering at the ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’ on the university campus, Delhi ministers on Tuesday said that strict action would be taken against those involved. Speaking to IANS, Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said that the government would not tolerate activities that promote violence or anti-national sentime…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to deny bail to student activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots triggered sharp political reactions, with the BJP welcoming the verdict, while the Congress expressed disappointment, arguing that bail should have been granted as the accused have spent nearly five years in custody.Reacting to the verdict, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said the apex court had carefully examined the evidence on rec…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Virendra Sachdeva, on Sunday, demanded an apology from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders for making personal remarks against Education Minister Ashish Sood on issues like the “fake dog count” and the latter’s alleged comments on people living in “small colonies”.Sachdeva said that the people of Delhi are shocked to see the repeatedly changing colours of leaders of the AAP who plunged into the political arena with the promise of…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that it is extremely unfortunate that the Aam Aadmi Party, which during its 11 years in power stalled Delhi’s development and indulged only in the politics of corruption, has resorted to the politics of cheap rhetoric. The Delhi BJP President said that from February to November, AAP leaders indulged in false and negative political rhetoric, and as a result, the people of Delhi rejected their eight months of false po…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The inaugural function of “Delhi Shabdotsav 2026”, a three-day Indian literary and cultural festival, will be held at National Stadium on Friday with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in attendance, an official said.The event will feature over 100 prominent speakers, including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Sunil Ambekar, Manmohan Vaidya and Sachchidanand Joshi, along with more than 40 book releases, six cultural performances, and two poets’ meets.Earlier, aft…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The inaugural function of “Delhi Shabdotsav 2026”, a three-day Indian literary and cultural festival, will be held at National Stadium on Friday with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in attendance, an official said. Earlier, after the poster launch of the event on December 29, CM Gupta was apprised by Art and Culture Minister Kapil Mishra on the event’s schedule and other related campaign activities.CM Gupta wrote on X, “Following the launch of the poster for the …