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Economic Times
April 4, 2018
NEW DELHI: State-owned construction firm NBCC today said it has received sanction for the construction of 14,460 bunkers in villages along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir amounting to Rs 415.73 crore. "NBCC has received sanction from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India,Ãâà...
Daily News & Analysis
April 4, 2018
The plan has been approved at a recent meeting held by the Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council," a senior Delhi government official said. The Delhi government's biggest hospital --Lok Nayak did not have a medical officer during 2014-2017, the report claimed. The report also highlighted the shortage ofÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 4, 2018
"Due to delay of four years in sanctioning staff for Delhi State Cancer Institute (West) by the Delhi government, the in-patient department (IPD), planned for commissioning by November 2014, was not made operational as of October 2017, thereby depriving treatment facility to cancer patients," the CAG saidÃâà...
India Today
April 3, 2018
Petrol prices have soared and reached Rs 73.86 while diesel rates have surged to Rs 64.69 in Delhi. State-owned oil firms raised petrol and diesel rates ... Pradhan went on to say that international markets were to blame for the recent petrol and diesel prices and suggested that the government had done itsÃâà...
Rising Kashmir
April 3, 2018
Hurriyat Conference (G) on Monday said police authorities didn't allow funeral prayers in absentia for the slain youth in Hyderpora. Hurriyat Conference (G) statement said the conglomerate had called people to offer absentia funeral prayers of slain youth, but police authorities scuttled the move. StatementÃâà...
Business Line
April 3, 2018
Currently, the Centre charges excise duty of ₹15.33/litre on diesel and ₹19.48/litre on petrol. The Delhi state government charges a Value Added Tax of ₹15.70/litre on petrol and ₹9.53/litre VAT on diesel. Pradhan said that in addition to revenue from VAT, the States also get half of the revenue from exciseÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 1, 2018
NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has approached the Communications Ministry for recovery of its outstanding dues from the ... be recovered after reconciliation of some other BGs held by us or by BGs held by Government of India or through legal process," Shrivastava told PTI.
Sify News
April 1, 2018
New Delhi: State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Saturday announced plans to invest about Rs 1.43 lakh crore towards increasing its refining capacity to 150 million ... Land acquisition is in progress in association with Maharashtra government and the refinery should come up in about 5 years' time," he said.
Millennium Post
March 31, 2018
The national capital alone has some 260 night shelters provided by the Delhi state government catering for about 9,200 people. ... The much-needed shelters are run by NGOs (non-governmental organisations) with official grants, some by private charities without charging any fees to the shelter board.
The Statesman
March 25, 2018
For example, the recent unusual smog occurrence in New Delhi and Haryana between November 2017 and February 2018 came to be incorrectly explained by the Delhi state government as environmental contamination caused due to vehicular pollution whereas the practice of burning residual cropÃâà...
The Wire
March 25, 2018
The BJP has neither forgotten nor 'forgiven' Kejriwal for stopping Modi's tsunami of 2104 and single-handedly wiping both national parties from Delhi state just eight months later. That is the unpredictable Indian voter. But it is not for IAS and IPS officers to join the Central government's do-or-die battle evenÃâà...
India Today
March 23, 2018
"The Delhi government through its policy initiatives has shown it means business and is committed to improve lives of its inhabitants,? added the ASSOCHAM secretary general. CII Delhi state welcomed the "green budget" and said it was a comprehensive effort in addressing issues of citizens and industryÃâà...
The Asian Age
March 23, 2018
NEW DELHI: Welcoming the AAP government's Green Budget, CII Delhi State on Thursday said that the Budget was comprehensive in addressing issues of the citizens and industry and meeting their expectations. The members also appreciated the government for incorporating many of recommendationsÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 17, 2018
As many as 3,000 such schools are currently operational in the city with over 10 lakh student enrolment this year, according to Delhi State Public School's Management Association. Parents and teachers are worried with the government's apathy towards the future of these students in the absence of otherÃâà...
Economic Times
March 15, 2018
NEW DELHI: State-run oil firms will pay 16% less dividend to the government in 2017-18 than they did last year, following easing of pressure after the ... In 2016-17, state-run oil firms paid Rs 17,500 crore in dividend to the central government, as per the petroleum and natural gas ministry's published data.
The Indian Express
March 9, 2018
After being issued a contempt notice over the issue, the Centre Wednesday had filed an affidavit on the same petition, stating they have no role to play in the non-payment of salaries. Meanwhile, teachers have planned a protest outside the residence of BJP Delhi state president Manoj Tiwari on Friday.
Livemint
March 9, 2018
New Delhi: State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) had witnessed losses of Rs2,808 crore on account of frauds in 2016-17, almost a year before it unearthed the ... Jaitley said the government has issued an advisory to PSBs to take immediate action as per extant legal/regulatory framework to ensure thatÃâà...
Livemint
March 9, 2018
New Delhi: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) may sell stake in its mega petrochemical project in Gujarat to fund acquisition of Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL), a senior official said. ONGC had borrowed money from banks to buy government's 51.11% stake in HPCL for Rs36,915Ãâà...
ThePrint
March 9, 2018
The RTI application, filed by Sukanya Kadyan Berwal, requested for information pertaining to the “rules and regulations” under which the national animal, national bird, national heritage animal, national aquatic animal, national cattle, state animal of Delhi, state bird of Delhi and national game of India areÃâà...
Firstpost
March 8, 2018
The Delhi government's multi-layered plan, sources revealed, will involve the cooperation of various stakeholders like the police, Delhi State AIDS Control Society, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (the nodal agency for homeless), Ministry of Women and Child Development, National SkillÃâà...
VICE
March 6, 2018
On the day before the revelry began this year, at the end of last week, VICE visited "Theka Bhang", one of the few government-licensed bhang shops in the country. Located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, just outside the Delhi state line, Theka Bhang has been open seven days a week for about 30 years.
The Telegraph
March 6, 2018
New Delhi: State-owned ONGC Videsh and Oil India Limited (OIL) along with their partners have received permission from the Mozambique government to develop a giant gas field in the prolific Rovuma Area-1, off the coast of the African nation. The field has recoverable gas of about 75 trillion cubic feet,Ãâà...
Moneycontrol.com
February 26, 2018
The Delhi state government under Kejriwal government is considering live streaming of all official meetings in a bid to increase transparency and possibly steer clear of future controversies. The Delhi government has been accused of assaulting the Chief Secretary. So, is this just strategic symbolism or aÃâà...
India Today
February 25, 2018
As the Congress party's Delhi unit reorganises itself and bridges its past differences, state chief Ajay Maken has charted out a line-up of former cabinet ministers from the Sheila Dikshit government to take on issues from departments they had once handled. In the run-up to massive citywide protests againstÃâà...
The Hindu
February 25, 2018
A simple solution is to organise a fair where the people will come and avail the benefits displayed by the government. The Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) did the same with its Mega Legal Services Camp through which it was able to reach out to around 7,000 people including 200 transgenderÃâà...
Inc42 Media
February 23, 2018
Delhi government will soon set up an incubation cum innovation centre to promote entrepreneurship in the state. The centre will be capable of facilitating 50 startups, anytime. Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has approved the setting up of the centre at the Delhi Emporium on Baba KharagÃâà...
News18
February 22, 2018
Dhir Jhingran, a retired senior IAS officer who is a member of the Delhi State Advisory Council for Education and a batchmate of Anshu Prakash, wrote his letter ... New Delhi: An ex-bureaucrat, who works with the Delhi government, resigned on Friday as he expressed “solidarity” with chief secretary AnshuÃâà...
Times of India (blog)
February 21, 2018
While coming to blows is unacceptable under any circumstances, relations between Delhi's state government and bureaucracy have been tense for long. At the heart of the matter are structural problems concerning Delhi's administration, where the state government has limited powers. That AAP and theÃâà...
Firstpost
February 20, 2018
The BJP-led Central government thus never respected the people's mandate in Delhi. The manner in which the Centre dealt with the Delhi state government under the pretext that the National Capital does not enjoy the constitutional status other states in India enjoy, reflects the anti-federal mindset of theÃâà...
Deccan Chronicle
February 9, 2018
New Delhi: As an important step towards expediting the process of providing treatment to rare disease patients, the Delhi state government, in the High Court, has proposed the setting up of a Technical cum Administrative Committee for rare diseases. It will also set up a state corpus for the treatment of rareÃâà...
The Hans India
February 9, 2018
Commenting on the development, Social Jurist Advocate Ashok Agarwal said, "This is a very encouraging step by the state government for ensuring that the patients receive timely treatment. What would now be done is that patients' applications would now be processed by the state level technicalÃâà...
Business Standard
February 8, 2018
The applications which the state board will review would be submitted at a website which is being created by the central government as a part of the national policy. Commenting on the development, Social Jurist Advocate Ashok Agarwal said, "This is a very encouraging step by the state government forÃâà...
The Hindu
December 31, 1999
The proposal entails installation of CCTV cameras aboard each bus making real-time surveillance of 6,350 such vehicles possible from a central location, a senior government official said, adding that it will be from the Transport Department's centralised control room at its north Delhi headquarters at theÃâà...
Firstpost
December 31, 1999
It's also 13 percent higher than the spending on education under the previous Delhi state government, led by the Congress. Speaking to the media after the Budget presentation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "This Budget reflects the emphasis laid on education and health sectors by the Aam AadmiÃâà...
The Asian Age
December 31, 1999
What was questionable was the manner in which the EC disqualified the MLAs for holding office as parliamentary secretaries to ministers of the Delhi state government while holding office as elected legislators of the people. The brusque way in which the disqualification was handled led to suspicions overÃâà...
India Today
December 31, 1999
The Delhi government's health department has floated a proposal in which experts have fixed the price ceiling for medicines, consumables and diagnostic facilities. The Arvind Kejriwal government may now restrict institutes from selling medicines at anything more than 40 per cent of their purchase price.
