New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A day after the Delhi Assembly passed the Budget 2026-27, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Saturday, called on Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu and discussed development and infrastructure issues. In a message on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said, “Had a courtesy meeting with the Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu Ji. On this occasion, there was a meaningful discussion on Delhi’s development, public welfare, and future direction.””This year’s Green B…
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Jammu, March 27 (IANS) The budget session of the J&K Assembly was adjourned on Friday after MLAs from both the ruling benches & opposition raised slogans against the Israeli attack on Iran.Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the house for half an hour amid the pandemonium created by the MLAs as the assembly had resumed its session after a five-week recess.Members from both the treasury benches and the opposition benches stood up, raising slogans and disrupting the Question Hour despite …
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi, on Thursday, asked Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena to apologise for the alleged “political conspiracies” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to implicate Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. She said the L-G should take moral responsibility for the failed bid to implicate Kejriwal in the case which has been dismissed by a Special CBI court.Ci…
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) A skill enhancement programme organised by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) for local Pujaris concluded on Thursday at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.The nine-day free skill enhancement training programme on Vedic rituals was organised for local Pujaris at the SMVD Gurukul and concluded amid the chanting of Vedic mantras.The programme commenced on February 25, 2026, under the directions of the Chairma…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The CBI has booked three accused and launched an investigation into illegal drug manufacturing by at least two companies in Puducherry, after getting a go-ahead from the Union Home Ministry, an official said.The federal agency filed an FIR against Vivek Venkatesan, Amman Pharma, Puducherry; Raja, Puducherry; and A.K. Rana, Meenakshi Pharma, Puducherry, on the recommendation of the Puducherry government to take over the case, said the official.CBI’s Superintendent of P…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Rouse Avenue Court in the national capital on Friday discharged AAP national Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his closest aide Manish Sisodia, along with 23 others in the excise policy case, also called liquor policy scam, clearing them of charges of alleged corruption and wrongdoing, stating that there was “no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent”. Kejriwal and Sisodia’s acquittal in the case comes despite their incarceration for months in the case and, as ex…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the city government’s stand on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has remained non-functional and inaccessible for a prolonged period, resulting in a continuing violation of the constitutional and statutory rights of women in the national capital. Observing that, in view of the statutory duties assigned to the DCW, the positions “cannot be kept vacant,” a Bench headed by Chi…
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed a pandemonium on Tuesday as several legislators from both Treasury and Opposition benches protested over key issues.Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the Assembly over what they called an ‘unsatisfactory response from the Omar Abdullah government’ while the ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs sat on a ‘dharna’ in the Assembly premises to protest against attacks on Kashmiris outside the UT and for the restorat…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging that the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has remained non-functional and inaccessible for a prolonged period, resulting in continuing violation of the constitutional and statutory rights of women in the national Capital.The plea seeks urgent judicial intervention to restore the physical and administrative functioning of the DCW, which have allegedly become “operationally defunct” …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Advancing the vision of strengthening learning infrastructure, Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena on Thursday inaugurated the fifth Aarambh library in Vikaspuri and unveiled column fountains at key road junctions in Dwarka Sub-City. The facility at Vikaspuri is the fifth in the series under the Aarambh initiative, which offers a 24×7 library accommodating over 180 students daily in three eight-hour shifts, said a DDA official.Developed by the Delhi Development Authority, the library…