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  India's general election most historic and ‘inclusive’ poll: UN

  World | June 12, 2019 12:20 IST

  "India remains firmly committed to providing a universal enabling environment for persons with disabilities to fulfil their rights equally with others and realise their full potential and in creating a fully inclusive country where all enjoy equal rights," Secretary in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shakuntala Doley Gamlin said

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  Shakuntala Gamlin writes to LG against AAP minister Satyendra Jain

  Politics | May 31, 2015 17:58 IST

  New Delhi: Senior bureaucrat Shakuntala Gamlin has written a letter to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung against Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.Gamlin, Principle Secretary (Power), has accused the Minister of pressurising her to prepare a Cabinet

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  Delhi Lt.Governor meets union home secretary

  Politics | May 28, 2015 15:08 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi's Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung met union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal at his office at the Central Secretariat here on Thursday morning, sources said.Sources said that the Lt. Governor apprised the home secretary

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  Shakuntala Gamlin responds to AAP charges in letter to Najeeb Jung

  Politics | May 27, 2015 7:01 IST

  New Delhi: Refuting allegations of her favouring power companies and tricking the government, Principal Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin has written to Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung clarifying her stand over the charges levelled against her by

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  Omar backs Kejriwal in fight with Lt Governor

  Politics | May 24, 2015 12:33 IST

  New Delhi: Omar Abdullah today came out in strong support of Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of his ongoing tussle with the Delhi Lt Governor, saying Jammu and Kashmir had to pay a “heavy price”

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  Central IAS officers association to discuss Gamlin issue tomorrow

  India | May 24, 2015 9:47 IST

  New Delhi: The central IAS officers' association has called a meeting tomorrow to discuss the ongoing controversy over the appointment of Delhi's acting chief secretary.The association, which represents over 4,800 IAS officers, has decided to

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  Central IAS officers association to discuss Gamlin issue

  Politics | May 21, 2015 23:01 IST

  New Delhi: As the controversy over the appointment of Delhi's acting chief secretary continues, the central IAS officers' association has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the matter. "The association has decided to hold its

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  Controversy and Kejriwal are made for each other, says BJP

  Politics | May 21, 2015 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing AAP of “intentionally” creating a Constitutional crisis in Delhi over appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Chief Secretary for the state, BJP today took a potshot, saying Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and

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  Crores made in transfers and postings of officers before AAP assumed power: Dy CM Sisodia

  Politics | May 21, 2015 14:19 IST

  New Delhi: Amid ongoing tussle over appointment of interim Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today claimed that crores used to be  made in the process of transferring and posting of

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  Kejriwal Vs Jung: No end to standoff, LG cancels postings, CM writes to PM Modi

  Politics | May 21, 2015 11:14 IST

  New Delhi: The turf war between the AAP government and the Lt. Governor escalated on Wednesday, as Najeeb Jung cancelled all transfers and postings of bureaucrats done over the past five days by the Delhi

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  Kejriwal vs Jung: Former SG Gopal Subramaniam supports AAP government

  Politics | May 20, 2015 10:36 IST

  New Delhi: In its turf war against Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, Aam Aadmi Party has got another supporter in form of senior lawyer and former solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam who has said that LG has

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  Amid Delhi Chief Secretary row, at least dozen govt officers ready to leave city

  Politics | May 20, 2015 8:30 IST

  New Delhi: At least a dozen senior officers working with Delhi government are understood to have approached the Home Ministry to get postings outside, amidst the ongoing row over appointment of an acting Chief Secretary.Sources

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  L-G trying to run Delhi govt on his own terms; bypassing CM, Ministers: Kejriwal tells President

  Politics | May 19, 2015 22:20 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met President Pranab Mukherjee and apprised him of the ongoing tussle with L-G Najeeb Jung over the appointment of senior bureaucrats in his government.“We had a good

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  Shakuntala Gamlin being used as 'punching bag': Northeast community

  Politics | May 19, 2015 17:35 IST

  New Delhi: People from Northeast community on Tuesday came out in support of Shakuntala Gamlin, whose appointment as the acting chief secretary escalated into a row, and said that she is being used as a

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  Kejriwal Vs Jung: AAP appoints Arvind Ray as Principal Secretary

  Politics | May 19, 2015 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tussle between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, the Delhi government today appointed Arvind Ray as Principal Secretary in the General Administration Department replacing Rajendra Kumar.

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  Nitish supports Kejriwal on chief secretary issue

  Politics | May 19, 2015 16:21 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today came out in support of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying how could a state government discharge its responsibilities when it was not allowed to have a say

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  Delhi government seeks legal opinion on tussle with LG

  Politics | May 19, 2015 13:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday sought legal opinion from two senior lawyers - Indira Jaising and Rajeev Dhawan - on the transfer and posting of bureaucrats.The issue has snow-balled into a full-blown war

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  May 18: Top Five News Headlines you can't miss!

  India | May 18, 2015 21:30 IST

  India, South Korea ink seven agreements; vow to expand defence, security cooperationSouth Korea today pledged USD 10 billion for financing infrastructure projects, including smart cities and railways, in India.This came during a summit meeting Prime

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  Kejriwal Vs Jung: All you need to know about the 'Shakuntala Gamlin' controversy!

  Politics | May 18, 2015 20:43 IST

  New Delhi: The controversy surrounding appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as an acting Delhi Chief Secretary by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has further escalated today with the removal of Principal Secretary (Services) Anindo Majumdar and lock

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  Shakuntala Gamlin row: Secretary says locking up official's room to hit officers' morale

  India | May 18, 2015 20:01 IST

  New Delhi: As the controversy over appointment of the Delhi chief secretary escalates, senior IAS officer Amitabh Kant today said locking up of an official's room would lead to "collapse of morale" of the officers."Thank