The transition from the state into two Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh on Thursday was met with a complete shutdown in the the valley as shops and other business establishments were shut, and public transport were off the roads.
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, who is now administering Delhi after President's rule was imposed, on Tuesday made it clear that none of the decisions and initiatives taken by the Aam Aadmi Party government will be scrapped, including the 50 per cent subsidy on power tariff.
The top court rejected the contention of Sharma that he is mentally ill and said his medical report suggests he is stable.
Refusing to back down, the AAP government said it will challenge the order in the Supreme Court, asserting it has been targeted for trying to contain corruption. It also questioned why the Constitution was amended to have a legislative assembly if the city was to be run by the LG.
Amidst an outpour of grief, Tarishi Jain, the 19-year-old Indian girl who was killed along with 19 others in the Dhaka terror attack, was cremated in Gurgaon on Monday.
He also warned that if the Modi government failed to do so, the party would conduct a 'BJP, quit Delhi' campaign.
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In a communication to all states and union territories, the NDMA said due to several weeks of lockdown and the closure of industrial units, it is possible that some of the operators might not have followed the established standard operating procedures.
Delhi assembly on Wednesday witnessed unruly scenes as an Aam Aadmi Party legislator tore a copy of the Centre's notification giving absolute powers to the Lt Governor in appointments of bureaucrats as well as matters relating to police and public order.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and submitted a CD of a sting operation which purportedly showed a senior Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party leader trying to poach an AAP member of legislative assembly.
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The enormous dump -- estimated to be as high as a 15-storey building -- looms like a dark mountain on the side of NH24, a busy highway that connects Delhi to Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shrugged off responsibility saying that he and his ministers had no powers and one should ask the PM.
The Delhi CM in a video message on Friday on the fifth day of the sit-in, he and his ministers are holding at the Lieutenant Governor's office, also attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging the bureaucrats' strike was to "throw roadblocks" in the working of the Aam Aadmi Party government.
Delhi power minister Satyendra Jain in an interview to Rediff.com contributor Upasna Pandey, says thatdiscoms will be able to cater to the peak power demand of up to 6,500 MW, provided residents cooperate by reducing peak time usage.
"It cannot be more unfortunate than the fact that you need somebody to make you realise the promises you have made to the public and you end up expelling that person from the party," the Laxmi Nagar MLA told reporters soon after he was expelled from the party.
The violence-affected areas witnessed several rounds of stone-pelting from pro and anti-CAA protesters. At least 11 police personnel, including DCP Shahdara and ACP (Gokalpuri) were injured. 2 CRPF personnel were also injured. All private and government schools in Northeast Delhi district will remain closed on Tuesday.
Home ministry officials told the parliamentary panel that those detained under the PSA can challenge their detention in a designated tribunal.
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After the apex court on Tuesday rapped the Centre and the Lt Governor over the delay in government formation in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress have charged that Bharatiya Janata Party was "running away" from fresh polls in the national capital, claims which were promptly countered by the saffron outfit
The Union home ministry termed the suspension as null and void.
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government on Sunday completed 100 days in office, a period marked by its ongoing bitter tussle with the Lt Governor, a split in the party and implementation of a slew of its electoral promises, including slashing power tariff by 50 per cent and providing free water of up to 20,000 litres per month.
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Kejriwal, who had joined International Yoga Day participants last year along with Lt Governor Anil Baijal and the then Union minister and now Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, was found having high blood sugar following his nine-day, arduous sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.
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The Delhi government had earlier threatened to impose the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to ensure smooth functioning of the Metro and appealed to the employees not to resort to strike.
Around 52.46 per cent of the patients have recovered, the health ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 1,53,178 while 1,80,012 patients have recovered, it said in the daily COVID-19 update.
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Commuters had a harrowing time as traffic came to a standstill in various parts of the city as sanitation workers blocked major thoroughfares such as NH 24 and Vikas Marg.
In his fresh letter to Modi, Kejriwal urged him to end IAS officers' strike so that he can attend a meeting of NITI Aayog on Sunday.
Protests were held in many cities across the country. So far, no one has been arrested for the attack on students and teachers at JNU even as clamour for resignation of the V-C grew.
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