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  Centre asks Delhi govt to leave "confrontationist" attitude

  India | June 27, 2015 20:35 IST

  New Delhi:  Locked in a bitter turf war, the Centre today asked the Delhi government to leave its "confrontationist" attitude and not to create confusion in the administrative appointments, a mandate of which lies with

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  40 years of 'Emergency': Naqvi to participate in meeting; 5 others news events of the day

  India | June 26, 2015 9:45 IST

  1. 40 years of ‘Emergency': Naqvi to participate in meetingPanaji: Union Miknister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will today participate in a meeting on the occasion of 40 years of the ‘Emergency' in Panaji,

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  International Yoga Day: CM Kejriwal, Najeeb Jung maintain distance

  Politics | June 21, 2015 15:13 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today joined the Yoga Day event at Rajpath here performing various asanas, albeit on different sides of the road.The Chief Minister, who was

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  AAP government plans to ask Home Secy Dharam Pal to vacate office

  India | June 14, 2015 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: Hardening its position, Delhi government is planning to ask Lt Governor-appointed Home Secretary Dharam Pal to immediately relinquish his post and vacate his office and threatened to take action if he does not

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  Bugging device seized from Delhi Anti-Corruption Bureau chief' s office

  Politics | June 14, 2015 23:29 IST

  New Delhi: A bugging device was found from the newly appointed Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief MK Meena's office.The spying device was in the form of recorder in a pen and was spotted four days

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  Attempts being made to topple Delhi govt, alleges AAP leader Somnath Bharti

  Politics | June 13, 2015 16:59 IST

  Chennai:  Senior AAP leader Somnath Bharti today said that the party is being "watchful" towards the direct and indirect attempts made by a "corrupt nexus" to topple their government in Delhi.Former Delhi Law Minister Somnath

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  Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre, Delhi govt over sanitation workers issue

  Politics | June 12, 2015 17:05 IST

  New Delhi: Reaching out to striking sanitation workers in the city, Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the Centre and Delhi Government for “failing to deliver” on their “tall promises” and accused them

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  Delhi govt to release Rs. 493 Crores to pay salaries of sanitation workers

  India | June 12, 2015 20:43 IST

  New Delhi: The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung today met all the three Mayors and Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations to inform them that the Delhi government would be releasing Rs. 493 Crores today

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  Najeeb Jung appoints special Public Prosecutor in fake degree case

  India | June 12, 2015 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has appointed a special public prosecutor to represent Delhi police in the alleged fake degree case involving former law minister and AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar, a court here

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  Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Delhi government

  India | June 11, 2015 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: The AAP government today effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle involving as many as 25 senior officials, amid its bitter confrontation with Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on their appointments and transfers. The government divested Shakuntala

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  Arvind Kejriwal meets President Pranab Mukherjee, Najeeb Jung

  Politics | June 10, 2015 22:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss various issues amidst the ongoing political tussle between AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.  According to a senior government official,

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  Govt-LG fight: Two home secretaries in Delhi

  Politics | June 10, 2015 21:41 IST

  New Delhi: In something unprecedented, two Home Secretaries—one appointed by the AAP government and another who followed the Lt Governor's orders—worked separately at the Delhi Secretariat today.  Senior IAS official Dharam Pal, who was removed

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  AAP govt transfers Home Secy Dharam Pal

  Politics | June 09, 2015 20:15 IST

  New Delhi:  In escalation of tension, AAP government on Tuesday transferred Home Secretary Dharam Pal, hours after he signed a notification appointing Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police M K Meena as new Chief of Anti-Corruption

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  Turf war in Delhi: Govt refuses to allow LG-appointee to take charge as ACB chief

  Politics | June 09, 2015 16:13 IST

  Delhi: Amid its bitter confrontation with Lt Governor, AAP government today refused to allow Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police M K Meena, an LG-appointee, to take charge as chief of the elite Anti-Corruption Branch.Delhi Government

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  Emergency-like situation in Delhi, says Dy CM Manish Sisodia

  Politics | June 09, 2015 13:52 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi's AAP government on Tuesday accused Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung of unleashing an "Emergency-like situation" after its Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested amid high drama over an alleged fake degree. Deputy Chief

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  Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung appoints new chief of ACB, 7 inspectors

  India | June 08, 2015 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to stamp his authority, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today appointed a joint commissioner of Delhi Police as the head of the Anti-Corruption Branch superseding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's hand-picked chief and triggering

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  Language used by Arvind Kejriwal undemocratic: BJP

  Politics | June 07, 2015 16:45 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi BJP has criticised Arvind Kejriwal for his verbal attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Amit Shah and said the language used by the chief minister was “disrespectful”

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  Najeeb Jung hits back at Arvind Kejriwal

  Politics | June 06, 2015 17:30 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today reacted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's sharp attack on him with a terse remark, "May god forgive him for he knows not what he says".Amidst bitter confrontation

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  Kejriwal vs Jung: Yogendra Yadav says CM's actions immature, counterproductive

  Politics | June 06, 2015 12:35 IST

  Varanasi: Terming CM-LG confrontation in Delhi as an "ego tussle" and "brinkmanship", expelled AAP leader Yogendra Yadav today hit out Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for handling a "genuine" issue in a "very immature" manner.Yadav, who

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  LG house is BJP's second headquarters: Delhi CM

  Politics | June 05, 2015 18:54 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched a scathing attack on Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, saying his official residence has become the BJP's second headquarters.He said Jung was behaving like a polling