Tag: Deputy Chief Minister
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Assault case: Delhi Police visits Dy CM Manish Sisodia’s house to question him
On Thursday, Sisodia was sent a notice to join the probe, days after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was questioned for over three hours in connection with the matter.
May 25, 2018 -
Vehicle in J-K Dy CM’s convoy falls into canal; 1 dead, 5 injured
The accident took place near the Greater Kailash area, on the outskirts of Jammu, when Kumar's convoy was returning from a function.
May 5, 2018 -
AAP leader accepts sack order, returns salary of Rs 2.50
A day after his appointment as Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s adviser was cancelled, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said he had returned Rs 2.50 he received as “salary” for 75 days he was on the post in 2016. The Delhi government’s General Administration Department (GAD), citing a Home Ministry letter dated …
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April 18, 2018 -
Delhi Assembly Budget Session from March 16 to 28
Budget session of the Delhi Assembly will be held from March 16 to 28, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Tuesday. Speaking to the media here, Sisodia said the decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting. The Deputy Chief Minister, however, did not specify on which day the budget would be presented. Earlier …
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February 27, 2018 -
Gujarat Deputy CM controversy refuses to die down
The newly sworn-in Vijay Rupani government has hardly has it begun its tenure but already become embroiled in a controversy with Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday remaining closeted in his home sulking over portfolios allocated to him. For two days ever since he has been stripped of the Finance, Urban Development and Petrochemicals …
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December 31, 2017 -
Swearing-in of new Gujarat government on December 26
After staking claim to form the new government in Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced that swearing-in will take place on December 26. “The new government will be sworn in on December 26 at 11.00 a.m at the Gandhinagar Sachivalaya grounds,” state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani told reporters. According to Vaghani, Prime …
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December 24, 2017 -
Smog turns Delhi into ‘gas chamber’, primary schools to remain closed today
A combination of smoke from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana and moisture turned Delhi, India’s capital city, into a “gas chamber” on Tuesday, prompting authorities to announce a series of preventive measures including a four-fold hike in parking fees and slashing of metro fares. The smog brought down visibility levels, affecting flight and train …
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November 8, 2017 -
Delhi Assembly passes resolution against Metro fare hike
The Delhi Assembly on Monday passed a resolution against the proposed Metro fare hike set to come in force from Tuesday. Participating in the discussion on the resolution, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the Metro fares are being increased so that cab aggregators Ola and Uber will be cheaper and people would give …
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October 9, 2017 -
Election Commission resumes hearing in AIADMK symbol row
The Election Commission on Friday resumed hearing in the AIADMK symbol row with both factions present at the EC along with their lawyers. Earlier in the day, in a setback to the faction led by T.T.V. Dinakaran, the Supreme Court refused to stay the hearing at EC. Dinakaran had approached the Supreme Court seeking a …
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October 6, 2017 -
LG approves Delhi government’s higher education loan scheme
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has approved the Delhi government’s students higher education loan scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Thursday. Sisodia said in a tweet that the scheme has been cleared by the Lt. Governor and added that it will help thousands of students and parents. The AAP-led Delhi government had started …
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October 5, 2017 -
Mishra takes oath as Arunachal Pradesh Governor
Brigadier (Retd) B.D. Mishra was on Tuesday sworn in as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at the Raj Bhavan here. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Union Minister of State (Home) Kiren Rijiju, Assembly Speaker T.N. Thongdok, the council of ministers, members of the state assembly, Chief Secretary Shakuntala …
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October 3, 2017 -
Gujarat sets up for commission for upper castes to mollify Patidars
The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced setting up of a commission for educational and economic upliftment of the upper castes, a day after holding negotiations with the agitating Patidars seeking reservation in government jobs and academic institutions. The government also announced another commission on the lines of the OBC Commission enabling upper castes to petition …
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September 27, 2017 -
Rallies taken out in Jammu on Hari Singh’s birth anniversary
Several programmes, including armed rallies, were today organised in Jammu region to mark the 122nd birth anniversary of the state’s last Hindu ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, amid demands that the day be declared a public holiday. Participants criticised the PDP-BJP government for failing to declare September 23 as a public holiday in the state. …
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September 23, 2017 -
Man who threw ink at Sisodia arrested
The man, who threw ink at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday while he was getting into his car outside the Lieutenant Governor’s office, has been arrested, police said. Copious amount of ink was thrown at Sisodia by Brijesh Shukla (42) from North-east Delhi’s Karawal Nagar who was detained by the police and questioned …
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September 19, 2016 -
J-K Deputy CM blames Pakistan for terror attack
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Sunday slammed Pakistan over the terror attack on an army camp in Uri and said the neighbouring country was working only on disturbing the state. Asked how terrorists could infiltrate India and carry out the attack, Singh said: "The border is long." The minister also blamed …
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September 18, 2016