Barricaded Dissent
The barricading of the Shambhu border in Haryana to prevent farmers from travelling to Delhi raises a question larger than the protest itself.
The barricading of the Shambhu border in Haryana to prevent farmers from travelling to Delhi raises a question larger than the protest itself.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav on Thursday demanded Rs one crore compensation for the family of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) school teacher who, unable to cope with the pressure of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work alongside her teaching responsibilities, allegedly died of cardiac arrest.
The move comes after authorities raised concerns over maintaining law and order in the national capital. The special powers allow action against individuals whose activities are considered harmful to public security.
What began as an irreverent internet joke has acquired the unmistakable weight of a political movement.
Student groups and Opposition workers formed a sizeable crowd, but the promised procession towards Parliament never emerged as one organised march.
Delhi’s Power Minister Ashish Sood said on Friday that the Supreme Court's interim order regarding the CAG audit of the power distribution companies (DISCOMs) is a procedural order intended to preserve the status quo until the legal issues are examined in detail.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Delhi’s youth possess immense potential to bring major a change to governance if provided with the right platform, proper guidance and suitable opportunities.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said her government is accelerating development works across all the assembly constituencies, emphasizing on providing improved amenities across the rural belt and those areas that had previously faced negligence, to ensure overall development of the national capital.
Commercial LPG cylinder prices have been reduced by Rs 183.50 from today. A 19 kg commercial cylinder will now cost Rs 2,930 in Delhi, while the price of a 5 kg FTL cylinder has been cut by Rs 13.
Delhi continued to reel under an intense spell of heat on Tuesday as temperatures across the city remained above the 40°C mark.
