According to a notification issued recently by the state government, local tax on imported liquor costing above Rs 2,000 per bottle will be at the rate of 30 per cent while those sold below Rs 2,000 will attract a tax of 20 per cent. Earlier, the local tax on imported whisky, wines and beer was a flat Rs 300, Rs 150 and Rs 30 per bottle respectively.
An opinion poll predicts Aam Aadmi Party would get 48 seats with 47 per cent vote share if Delhi goes to polls now.
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
Slum-dwellers Shabhanam and Azharuddin are clueless about the status of the complaint regarding their missing daughter which they had lodged with Arvind Kejriwal's public grievance redressal system as its helpdesk has remained "unmanned" ever since the Aam Aadmi Party government quit office in Delhi.
On an average, Delhiites pocketed highest incomes of Rs 49,172 followed by Goans who earned Rs 47,507 during the year, even though their per head earnings grew at 6.9 per cent and 6 per cent respectively.
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Wednesday attended a ceremony to rename South Delhi's 'Muhammadpur' village to 'Madhavpuram', saying the locals did not want to associate themselves with any "symbol of slavery".
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government will implement Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's order overturning the decision on reservation of Delhi government-run and private hospitals for Delhiites.
An elated Aam Aadmi Party after winning the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls on Thursday vowed to improve civic amenities in the national capital while the Bharatiya Janata Party thanked voters for "recognising" its work as it took solace in securing over a hundred seats despite exit poll predicting its rout.
Flight operations in New Delhi were disrupted for second consecutive day on Tuesday due to heavy fog with about 18 flights, including six international, being delayed and nine being cancelled. The general visibility at the Indira Gandhi International airport fell below 50 metres and runway visibility range (RVR) dipped to less than 100 metres, bringing a halt to flight operations, sources said.
The return of terror after a gap of three years and a gunfight with suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists in which an encounter specialist lost his life sent shivers in the capital. If one goes by figures provided by Delhi Police, the year also witnessed a decline of 12.78 per cent in crime rate in the city, which saw the murder of a TV journalist, elimination of the leader of the dreaded Bikers' Gang Bunty and the murder of another encounter specialist Rajbir Singh.
Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat.
Social media-savvy party to metamorphose its mouthpiece for volunteers into a newspaper to reach out to all voters. Somesh Jha reports
Aam Aadmi Party's Shelly Oberoi defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rekha Gupta by a margin of 34 votes to become the mayor of Delhi, MCD officials announced on Wednesday.
Only 900 of the 4,500 private buses were plying on the city's roads along with the Delhi Transport Corporation buses.
Nearly 20-25 per cent cases need hospitalisation and 5 per cent need ventilators or admission to ICU.
Officials from the Centre say there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted on Tuesday, and estimated that there might be 5.5 lakh coronavirus cases in the city by July 31. Delhi will need 80,000 beds by July end, he told reporters after a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The meeting was chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal who is also chairperson of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.
'Barber shops and salons will be allowed to open, but spas will remain closed'
Heavy rains and thunderstorm on Monday brought Delhiites a much-needed respite from the lengthy spell of sweltering heat, but it also affected road and air traffic during the morning rush hours, and brought down houses and trees, leaving at least eight people injured.
COVID-19 cases have increased in Delhi due to the ongoing festival season and pollution, the chief minister said after the review meeting with the chief secretary, health department officials and district magistrates.
The amendments, which were cleared by Delhi cabinet recently, will be taken up for passage in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly.
"Our water bill, which was Rs 74 nine years ago has swollen to Rs 1,375, which is an 18-fold growth. This is due to corruption in water distribution system under which a French firm run water treatment plant in Sonia Vihar is being paid for inflated quantity of treated water by the government," he said while launching the 51-day long agitation at Najafgarh.
With this move, the option to get Delhi government's power subsidy will no longer be available by default and every year, power consumers will be given an option to continue with power subsidy or not.
Kejriwal alleged that for the last few months, the interference of the lieutenant governor in the elected government's working has increased day by day.
The move may trigger a confrontation between the AAP dispensation and the LG office.
After the alteration of the boundaries, the BJP assessed the wards afresh to see what changes in strategy were needed
Lamba alleged AAP supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal made promises which he knew he would not be able to fulfil.
Travellers coming from the United Kingdom to the national capital will have to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine and a seven-day home quarantine even if they test negative for COVID-19 on arrival, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday.
At 9 am on Monday, the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 207 against an AQI of 254 at the same time on Sunday.
The AAP swept the municipal bypolls in Delhi winning four of the five seats while the Congress bagged one and the BJP drew a blank, prompting AAP chief and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to assert that the victory is an indication of the expected outcome of the MCD elections next year.
He also warned that if the Modi government failed to do so, the party would conduct a 'BJP, quit Delhi' campaign.
According to the MeT department, the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 23.2 mm rainfall while Palam recorded 35.8 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.
The AAP chief lauded the voters in Delhi and tweeted his thanks.
The system uses global positioning system technology to determine real time information of the bus and on the basis of the current position, speed and scheduled stops on the routes, predicts the expected time of arrival at any particular destination.
As Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast against "inflated" power bills entered the tenth day on Monday, his Aam Aadmi Party said it will on Monday deliver over 6.38 lakh letters it collected from Delhiites to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit urging her to cut power tariff.
The Aam Aadmi Party will deliver over 6.38 lakh letters it collected from Delhiites to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday, urging her to cut power tariff. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has been on a fast for nine days to oppose the "inflated" power and water bills of the Delhi government.
Delhi chief minister Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday offered prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, and said his government will include the temple town of Ayodhya in the Delhi government's free pilgrimage scheme.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using agencies like the CBI and Enforcement Directorate to threaten liquor licensees and excise officials but the BJP alleged that the AAP government's 'rushed' move was an 'admission of violations and corruption' and it was 'scared' of the CBI probe.
In the first phase, the AAP government will provide 40 services such as caste certificate, driving licence, ration card, birth certificate, marriage certificate, water connection at the doorstep of Delhiites.
The move will boost the government's revenue at a time when Delhi's economy is struggling in view of the Covid-induced lockdown that has been in place since April 19.
