A Delhi court on Monday deferred till further order the hanging of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Hanging of the four convicts was scheduled for Tuesday at 6 AM.
In the wake of northeast Delhi violence, the Delhi government on Monday constituted a nine-member Peace and Harmony Committee.
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.
One of the four convicts on death row in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case on Thursday moved the Election Commission of India to challenge the rejection of his mercy petition.
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre, the AAP government and the city police on a plea by a Jamia Millia Islamia student seeking compensation for injuries suffered allegedly in police action against anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protesters on December 15 last year.
Delhi Portfolio Allocation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has kept no department with himself. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 62 seats out of 70 in Delhi assembly elections while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged eight seats. The Congress drew a blank for a second consecutive time.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Delhi government's stand on a plea by an acid attack survivor, who has alleged that the chemical was still easily available in the capital despite the Supreme Court directions to regulate its sale.
The Centre and the Delhi government moved the Supreme Court Wednesday challenging the rejection of their plea by the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order staying the execution of four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
The government had earlier said it will pay the board exam fees of all government school students, following a hike in the fees by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he is ready for any kind of scrutiny and have nothing to hide, adding people who are in public life should always be ready for any such scan. His comments came in response to a tweet from a journalist who claimed that as the Delhi Assembly elections were approaching, pressure have been mounted on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to initiate a fresh probe against the Aam Aadmi Party government.
Departmental stores would not be allowed to sell wine and beer from December 20, the Delhi government announced on Thursday. A new policy will be declared on April 1, 2020.
The compounding amount so collected by Delhi Police was deposited in the account of the Transport Department and the Delhi government, Minister of State in the Home Ministry G Kishan Reddy said in a written response.
The court noted that the central government-run Safdarjung Hospital received a monthly supply of 9,000 vials of ARVs and the other authorities are also able to procure the medicine in sufficient quantities and therefore, there was no need to further monitor the issue.
The Home Ministry on Wednesday received the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case with a recommendation of the Delhi government to reject it. The file rejecting the mercy pela was sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to the home ministry.
This comes days after a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) report stated that drinking water in the city failed quality test.
Delhi government announces free travel for women in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, comes into effect from today.
The government has selected nine roads in the first phase, the chief minister said at a press conference. He said all roads managed by the PWD will be redesigned in accordance with international standards. This will include landscaping and space for non-motorised vehicles and differently-abled persons
The AAP government has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to hire 2,000 CNG-operated buses which would ply during the odd-even road rationing scheme starting from November 4, an official statement said on Thursday.
Good news for workers as Supreme Court upheld the AAP-led Delhi government's March 2017 notification and has allowed it to notify higher minimum wages for all workers. This notification announced a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages casual as well as daily wage workers. The case has been pending in courts for nearly two years now.
As per the government decision, permit charges for all taxis will be Rs 500, which presently ranged from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000, said the minister.
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