LG Saxena appreciated that the Chief Minister of Delhi is a woman, but also added that Atishi is a "thousand times better than her predecessor, Arvind Kejriwal who was constantly at odds with LG.
The employees of the NCT government and MCD were demanding work from home, air purifiers in the office and staggered timings citing the alarming rise in pollution levels.
AAP has been trying to get the Civil Defence Volunteers reinstated as bus marshals in Delhi. The issue had become a matter of political altercation between LG and AAP. The LG has now directed to deploy them to fight air pollution while asking govt to present a concrete plan of their regularisation.
According to the lieutenant governor's office, the decision aims to mitigate issues like favouritism, corruption, breaches of reservation norms and employee harassment associated with non-permanent posts.
The Delhi Police had on Monday issued a prohibitory order against any protests or gathering of five or more persons in the central and bordering areas of the city for the next six days citing law and order issues.
Municipal Commissioner Ashwani Kumar issued an order late night on Thursday, saying the lieutenant governor has directed to hold the election to the standing committee member at 1 pm on Friday.
Delhi LG VK Saxena proposes linking car insurance premiums to traffic violation records in a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The plan aims to reduce accidents and encourage safer driving by imposing higher premiums on repeat offenders.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
In a significant administrative overhaul, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena ordered the transfer of 16 senior officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS).
The incident was recorded in a nearby CCTV camera, the footage of which went viral on social media. Taking cognisance of the video, Delhi LG VK Saxena ordered their suspension.
Delhi rains: VK Saxena noted that the Barapulla, Kushak, and Sunehri drains alone are responsible for draining the water from 24 per cent of the entire Delhi area, but these drains are not able to work even at 10 per cent of their capacity.
In a letter to Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena last week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested that Cabinet Minister Atishi hoist the national flag during the Delhi government's Independence Day program on his behalf.
According to the letter written to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by Tihar jail authorities, undertrials are governed by legal provisions of the Delhi Prison Rules, which circumscribe their rights and privileges.
It was alleged that the engineers colluded with the Minister (PWD) and allowed the construction of the new bungalow for Kejriwal “invoking an urgency clause, where no such urgency existed” whilst the entire country was grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic.
LG Saxena reviewed the traffic situation in Delhgi and expressed concern over illegal parking on roadside, flyovers, especially by buses which cause inconvenience to commuters.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, currently in jail, has written a letter to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena regarding the flag-hoisting ceremony on August 15. In his letter, Kejriwal requested that Minister Atishi be allowed to hoist the flag on his behalf for the Independence Day celebrations.
According to the officials, the LG also issued orders to create a portal with Aadhaar-based log-in credentials for all coaching institutes and students enrolled there.
Coaching centre deaths: Three civil services aspirants died Saturday evening after water from a flooded drain gushed into the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle where a library was set up.
The Delhi Police on Sunday detained the owner and coordinator of the coaching centre where three students died due to flooding following heavy rains, officials said. Police have booked them under charges of culpable homicide among others, they said.
AAP has consistently alleged that there is an "acute" danger to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's health while in judicial custody.
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