The Delhi government has taken a slew of steps to ensure women's safety. From the installation of CCTV cameras to the deployment of marshals in buses, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government has made comprehensive arrangements for women in the national capital.
On 6-year completion of AAP government, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed the people of the national capital and said, "A year ago people gave me chance to serve again.
The directions were issued by a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad while hearing a PIL by advocate Rakesh Malhotra seeking increase in the COVID-19 testing numbers in the national capital and getting speedy results.
The plea had sought grant of paid leaves for four days a month to all classes of women employees.
Days after the violence in North-East Delhi, the state government on Saturday issued an advisory stating that strict actions will be taken against those involved in hate-mongering on Social media.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a number of compensation schemes for those affected and injured in the northeast Delhi violence. He said the Delhi government will bear the costs of medical treatment of all those injured and being treated in private hospitals.
Asserting that there will be no "honeymoon period" for the new AAP government, the party on Monday said a significant reduction in pollution, cleaning of the Yamuna and ensuring deployment of 'mohalla marshalls' to boost women's security would be among the top priorities of the new Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation.
Though the national capital is set to get 150 mohalla clinics on Sunday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is away from the goal of 1,000 clinics. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain will inaugurate one of the 150 clinics, to be opened in different parts of the city, according to an official statement.
Ahead of Delhi Assembly elections, BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi on Tuesday addressed a public rally supporting the amended citizenship law and NRC.
The Delhi government on Wednesday filed its reply in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) sedition case. The Arvind Kejriwal government, which has been dragging its feet on giving sanctions to prosecute the students involved in the 2016 incident said that the file has been pending with Deputy Secretary Home and the matter was under his consideration.
Atishi Marlena was responding to Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari who has termed as "poll stunt" Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that people consuming up to 200 units of electricity won't have to pay power bills.
The bench also pointed out that over Rs 3,000 crore is lying unused in the Nirbhaya Fund, which was announced in 2013 after the gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi on December 16, 2012, and was not being used.
The Delhi government has released Rs 109 crore to all three municipal corporations here for dealing with vector borne diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya, in the ongoing monsoon season.
The AAP government has assured the Delhi High Court that digitization of the office of Director of Prosecution will be completed in within three months.
The Centre has asked the Delhi government to review its decision to not start work on Metro Phase-4 project till the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs revises its approval for the same.
The AAP government on Wednesday approved the much-awaited Phase-IV of the Delhi Metro, which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said will boost public transport in the national capital.
The petition was filed by Manish Kumar after his laptop was stolen while travelling on a cluster bus. When he confronted the thieves, they tried to slash him by knives, but he escaped unhurt.
On August 2, the Supreme Court had given permission to the Delhi government and the DTC to proceed with the procurement of 500 SFBs.
The court stressed that the structure in question could cave in any time and so should not be used for other purposes in its present condition.
As per the notification, the minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labour were fixed at Rs 13,500, Rs 14,698 and Rs 16,182, respectively.
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