Vishal Kant works as an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He tracks developments in Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi government. Vishal has spent about a decade covering the city politics and governance, besides writing on Delhi’s civic issues, urban transport and infrastructure.
Articles by Vishal Kant
Delhi MLAs may become the highest paid, panel seeks fat raise
An experts panel looking into legislators’ salaries on Tuesday recommended a Delhi MLA’s monthly package be more than doubled to Rs 210,000 from Rs 88,000, which could make them the highest paid legislators in the country.
Updated on Oct 07, 2015 09:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Kant, New Delhi
Coming soon to Delhi’s CP: Car-free zone, night shopping
Now, two years after its crumbling facades got a much-needed revamp, Connaught Place is set to come alive at night as authorities plan to allow shops and restaurants in its inner circle to remain open till late hours while also making the area vehicle-free.
Updated on Oct 05, 2015 08:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Kant, New Delhi
Drug menace, hooliganism to be AAP’s poll planks in Punjab
‘Bijli-Paani’ did it for them in Delhi. And now the Aam Aadmi Party has zeroed in on ‘drug abuse’ and ‘goondagardi’ (hooliganism) as the two key issues to ‘connect’ with the electorate and trump the traditional political parties in Punjab.
Updated on Sep 09, 2015 12:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vishal Kant, New Delhi