Coronavirus impact: Delhi government to give Rs 5,000 to construction workers
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will give Rs 5,000 to construction workers as their livelihood has been affected due to coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in the evening, he said no new case of coronavirus has been reported in Delhi in the past 40 hours, and the […]
Delhi government will start providing free WiFi in the next 3-4 months: Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that his government will start providing free WiFi to the people in next three to four months. He said people will also get 15GB data every month. The Delhi chief minister said that the Cabinet on Thursday approved the free WiFi proposal under which 11,000 hotspots […]
Delhi government releases Rs 500 crore for development works in unauthorised colonies
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has released Rs 500 crore for development works in unauthorised colonies, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The move came a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that residents of unauthorised colonies in Delhi will soon have ownership rights of their houses and claimed that the Centre […]
Delhi government built 23 flyovers in 4.5 years
NEW DELHI:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday inaugurated the 2.85 km signal-free new RTR Flyover, and said a few more such projects will come up in the national capital before the end of his government’s tenure. The elevated corridor of Rao Tula Ram Flyover, built at a cost of Rs 205 crore on the Outer […]
Delhi government presents Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Tuesday presented a Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 in the Assembly and said it is “two times more” than the one presented in 2014-15. Presenting the budget, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the budget has been dedicated to soldiers martyred in the Pulwama attack. The […]
Petrol, CNG pumps in Delhi to remain shut on Monday
NEW DELHI: All 400-odd petrol pumps along with linked CNG dispensing units in the national capital will remain shut Monday in protest against Delhi government’s refusal to reduce VAT on fuels, the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) said in a statement. There are about 400 petrol pumps in Delhi which also have linked compressed natural […]
NGT asks Delhi govt, DU to submit list of buildings lacking rain water harvesting system
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Delhi University (DU) to submit within two weeks a list of buildings which have not installed rain water harvesting system. A bench of Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and expert member S S Garbyal passed the order noting that […]