New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday said the government is making “serious efforts” to address the worsening pollution problem in the national capital, while also pointing out that environmental conditions in neighbouring states are significantly affecting the city’s air quality.The capital’s air quality deteriorated further on Wednesday, slipping into the ‘severe’ category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 408. Dense fog combined with h…
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New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday condemned former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s false claim that teachers in Delhi are being deployed for counting stray dogs. The Delhi BJP President said that it is unfortunate that on Monday, Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj and MLA Sanjeev Jha spread this falsehood through an X post, claiming that teachers in Delhi would be assigned duty to count dogs.On this issue, Delhi’s Education Minister Ashish Sood and…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the newly launched ‘Atal Canteens’ have received an encouraging public response, with as many as 64,446 people being served Rs 5 meals within 72 hours of the scheme’s launch.The Chief Minister shared the information in a post on social media.Gupta on Thursday inaugurated 45 of the proposed 100 Atal Canteens in the national capital on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In the following days,…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As part of the birth centenary year of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised the “Atal Smriti Sammelans” across 23 Assembly constituencies on Sunday, to share his vision with young party workers. According to Pankaj Jain, Convener of the Atal Smriti Sammelan Organising Committee, the “Atal Smriti Sammelan” series was inaugurated on December 25 by BJP’s Working President Nitin Nabin.He addressed the f…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that the party will organise “Atal Smriti Sammelans” in all 70 Assembly constituencies between December 28 and 31 to familiarise party workers with the life and ideals of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.A similar programme was held on December 25 in the Kasturba Nagar Assembly constituency.The Sammelan in Kasturba Nagar was inaugurated by BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin, who addressed t…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led the commemoration of Veer Bal Diwas on Friday at a programme at Thyagaraj Stadium organised to pay homage to the supreme sacrifice of the Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh.A laser and light show was also organised at Purana Qila, bringing the heroic saga of the Sahibzadas to life through an impressive combination of light and sound.The Chief Minister said that such presentations serve as a powerful medium to convey the golden chapters o…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated 45 out of the proposed 100 ‘Atal Canteens’ in the national capital on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The initiative aims to provide affordable and nutritious meals to people at highly subsidised rates.The inauguration ceremony was attended by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, BJP leaders Ashish Sood and Tarvinder Singh Marwah, who were seen having food at the Atal Canteen…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Delhi government will launch 100 Atal Canteens across the national capital on Thursday, offering meals at just Rs 5, to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The initiative, which was a key promise in the BJP’s Delhi election manifesto, is aimed at ensuring access to affordable and nutritious food for residents across the city.Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday announced the inauguration of the scheme, call…