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In BJP manifesto, power sops, a welfare promise to women?

The party leaders did not specify when the manifesto will be released, though this is likely in “two or three days”

BJP National President JP Nadda with the party’s Delhi chief Virendra Sachdeva at the election committee meeting for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 06:52 AM IST

Bungalow battle turns ugly in run-up to polls

AAP and BJP clashed over alleged overspending on Kejriwal's former bungalow, with protests escalating ahead of Delhi assembly elections.

Police stand guard outside CM's residence 6, Flag Staff Marg. (ANI)
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 04:00 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Battle for Delhi on Feb 5

Over 15.5 million Delhi voters will cast ballots on Feb 5 in high-stakes assembly elections amid governance issues, corruption allegations, and crime.

Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner, during a press conference announced the dates for assembly elections to Delhi legislative assembly, at Vigyan Bhawan, on Tuesday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT)
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:37 AM IST
ByAlok KN Mishra, , New Delhi

The lotus will bloom in Delhi, and city will see a new spring, says BJP

The upcoming elections in Delhi hold particular significance for the BJP as the party has now stayed away from the power in Delhi assembly since 1998

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva declared that on February 5, the city’s 15.5 million voters will choose a vision aimed at building a better Delhi. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 06:08 AM IST

Capital gets RRTS, Metro phase 4 boost ahead of polls

PM Modi inaugurated ₹12,000 crore in transit projects in Delhi, criticizing AAP, and promising BJP's commitment to public welfare ahead of elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with passengers as he takes a ride on a Namo Bharat Rapid train during the inauguration of the 13 km stretch of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar in New Delhi, on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 04:00 AM IST

‘Sexist’: Bidhuri faces criticism for Delhi CM, Priyanka Gandhi remarks

The BJP said that the party does not tolerate disrespectful statements against women and such remarks should not be made

Ramesh Bidhuri. (ANI)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 06:06 AM IST

‘Abusive’ Modi failed to talk development: AAP

Kejriwal said that the two projects inaugurated by Modi on the day were joint ventures between the central and the state governments

AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others speak after the PM’s address earlier on Sunday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 05:46 AM IST

Do away with ‘AAPdakal’ rule in Delhi, says PM Modi; AAP hits back

He assured that public welfare schemes running in Delhi will not be stopped by the BJP, terming them as lies being spread by the AAP

PM Narendra Modi with Union minister Manoharlal Khattar, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and other senior party leaders. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 05:42 AM IST

PWD to revamp key NW Delhi stretch of Ring Road

Recarpeting and repairs of the stretch from Punjabi Bagh roundabout to Prembari Pul near Shalimar Bagh is expected to take around four months

Traffic problems at Punjabi Bagh were exacerbated over the past year due to roadworks. (HT Archive)
Published on Jan 01, 2025 10:45 PM IST

BJP slams ‘pujari’ promise, AAP registers beneficiaries

On Tuesday, the party brass including Kejriwal, Atishi and former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, interacted with priests and granthis at several temples and gurdwaras

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal launches the scheme during his visit to Marghat Wale Hanuman Baba temple in Delhi on Tuesday. (ArvindKejriwal-X)
Published on Dec 31, 2024 11:06 PM IST

Transport dept terms AAP’s claims of Delhi CM arrest ‘baseless’

Citing “reliable sources” on December 25, Kejriwal had said central agencies were instructed to “fabricate” a case against Atishi

On December 25, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi CM Atishi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “conspiring” to arrest Delhi chief minister Atishi “in the next few days in a false case related to transport department”. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 05:26 AM IST

9% of cremations in Delhi now green; MCD to build more facilities

According to public health department data, cremations at non-conventional sites have almost doubled in Delhi since the Covid outbreak.

The Green Park crematorium uses CNG as fuel. (HT Archive)
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 05:22 AM IST

Kejriwal alleges ‘mass deletion’ of voters in homeground New Delhi; BJP and ECI deny claims

Over the past month, the AAP has repeatedly alleged changes to the electoral rolls “by the BJP” in multiple assembly constituencies, with both the AAP and the BJP submitting petitions to the ECI

Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference on voter deletion allegations. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 05:14 AM IST

AAP-Cong Delhi face-off aheadof polls puts INDIA bloc on edge

AAP threatened to push Congress out of the INDIA bloc unless it acted against Ajay Maken, escalating tensions within the opposition coalition.

AAP-Cong Delhi face-off aheadof polls puts INDIA bloc on edge
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 09:04 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Delhi: NDMC to undertake restoration of decades-old sewer lines next year

NDMC officials said that the work will only be taken up on coordination with traffic police to minimise snarls

NDMC maintains around 350km of sewer lines, which is spread over an area of 42.7 sq km of the New Delhi area. (HT Archive)
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 05:38 AM IST

Bizarre Delhi twist: Departments caution against AAP govt’s promised schemes

The notices issued by the women and child development department and health department against Mahila Samman and Sanjeevani schemes.

Delhi chief minister Atishi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Manish Sisodia announce the Mahila Samman scheme at a press conference in New Delhi on December 22. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 03:21 AM IST

Ammonia spike: Delhi water supply crisis worsens, more plants impacted

Delhi Jal Board said that the ammonia level at the Wazirabad Barrage was 5ppm on Monday, over five times the treatable limit of 0.9ppm in the city.

The Yamuna is polluted due to over-permissible limit of ammonia. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 05:02 AM IST

High-tension wires: A dangerous spectre hangs over Delhi colonies

At High Tension Marg, the situation is far from ideal. At certain points, the power lines are within arm’s reach of some homes

High tension wires above residential houses in Ganesh Nagar on Monday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Published on Dec 23, 2024 10:54 PM IST

MCD to fire Ghazipur landfill operator

The east Delhi dump site, along with two other legacy landfill sites, was supposed to be cleared in a year following direction by the National Green Tribunal in 2019.

According to the latest deadline, MCD plans to clear the Ghazipur landfill site by December 2028. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:10 AM IST

Delhi to get its first multimedia tech library

Due to added specifications, the construction has missed its August 2024 completion target. The project cost was ₹6.8 crore at the time of commissioning.

The library missed its August 2024 completion target. (HT Archive)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 03:15 AM IST

Ammonia spike in Yamuna hits water supply in north Delhi areas

Pollution spike in Yamuna disrupts water supply in North Delhi, causing low pressure and contamination complaints. DJB advises judicious water use.

The Wazirabad barrage. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:00 AM IST

Kejriwal slams BJP for not allowing Delhi tableau at Republic Day parade

Hitting back, the BJP said that the Kejriwal is attempting to divert attention from real issues being faced by the public ahead of the polls

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 03:30 AM IST

Delhi elections: AAP links aid scheme with voter deletion, BJP hits back

Arvind Kejriwal said party volunteers will undertake registration for the Mahila Samman Yojana, which aims to provide monthly financial aid of ₹1,000 to women.

For the launch of the initiative, senior party leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and CM Atishi, will visit different areas of Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 06:46 PM IST

NDMC nod for smart parking at 150+ sites

The council has also approved setting up of two bodies — the Urban Arts and Culture Forum (UACF) and the Urban Design Forum (UDF)

NMCD’s authorised Automatic Multi Level Car parking at Behind Sheila Cinema Paharganj in New Delhi on Friday. (HT Archive)
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 06:46 AM IST

LG: CAG reports cleared, call special sitting of Delhi assembly

Experts said that the LG’s directions are not binding, and the cabinet, led by the chief minister, can choose not to call an assembly session

Delhi LG VK Saxena. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 10:59 PM IST

NDMC budget: No property tax change, infra upgrade on cards in Delhi

The civic body, overseeing the Lutyens’ Delhi area, plans to undertake a series of infrastructure development projects

NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra and NDMC vice-chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal address a press conference on Budget 2025-2026, at NDMC Convention Center in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)
Published on Dec 12, 2024 10:58 PM IST

MCD budget proposals for 2025 unlikely to be presented before deadline

If the MCD commissioner is unable to present the budget, MCD works will be embroiled in yet another logjam, officials said

A senior MCD official said that no meeting of the house of councillors has been scheduled for Tuesday. (HT Archive)
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 05:58 AM IST

MCD begins adorning Delhi’s heritage sites with blue plaques

The oval plaques are made of acrylic resin mixture and they have a white circumference and golden lettering over a blue background

A blue plaque being installed at a heritage building. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 05:26 AM IST

Comic Con, festivals, heritage walks are on as pollution cloud lifts from Delhi

The Capital’s winter calendar is replete with heritage walks, literature festivals, a horticulture fair, even a comics convention.

People dressed up as comic characters for Comic Con 2024 at NSIC Complex, Okhla in New Delhi on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 07, 2024 07:26 PM IST

Lodhi Road crematorium to get new facilities in revamp

Upcoming upgrades include constructing a themed entry gate modelled after Nigambodh Ghat, raising the boundary wall

(Representative Image) The Lodhi Road complex currently has 24 pyre platforms, including 20 traditional units, four Mokshadah platforms, and one electric furnace. Officials said the dysfunctional electric furnace would also be replaced as part of the renovation. (AFP)
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 06:16 AM IST
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