President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave his consent to a bill giving primacy to the Deputy Governor (LG) of Delhi over the elected government. The central government announced the presidential approval of the Delhi National Capital Territory Government (Amendment) Bill 2021 through a notice in the bulletin. Under the …
Read More »The Delhi Assembly rejects the 3 agricultural laws; Kejriwal breaks copies, says all farmers have become Bhagat Singh
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at the central government amid farmer agitation during the one-day session of the Delhi Assembly. The protests against the three agrarian reforms of the Center began on the 22nd. Kejriwal broke the copies of the three agricultural laws during the session …
Read More »Kejriwal returns the captain’s fire by fasting for farmers
Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday criticized his Punjab counterpart Captain Amarinder Singh, saying he had always supported farmers. Singh had said on Sunday that Kejriwal was “exploiting” the ongoing agitation of farmers after the Delhi CM announced that it would fast in support of the ongoing protest. “Captain, …
Read More »As protests continue, peasant leaders will meet with Amit Shah today at 7 pm
Union Minister Amit Shah has summoned farmers to talk at 7pm tonight, the day before the sixth round of government negotiations with agricultural leaders on the new agricultural laws. “We have a meeting with the Minister of the Interior at 7 pm today. We are going to the Singhu border …
Read More »AAP investigates Gautam Gambhir for mocking Kejriwal’s house arrest
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir mocked Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday after the Delhi CM was allegedly placed under ‘house arrest’ for visiting protesting farmers on the Singhu border and promising support. Gambhir took to the microblogging site Twitter and wrote: “किसान तो सिर्फ बहाना है, पंजाब की सियासत में आना है! खुद …
Read More »Kejriwal accuses Amarinder Singh of ‘low-level’ politics, says he’s under pressure from DE
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal lashed out Wednesday at Punjab CM captain Amarinder Singh for criticizing him for notifying one of the three agricultural laws passed by the Center. On November 23, the Delhi government notified the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020. Punjab Prime Minister Captain …
Read More »The Delhi government limits RT-PCR testing fees by private laboratories to ₹ 800, down from ₹ 2,400
After orders to reduce Covid-19 RT-PCR testing rates in the national capital amid the surge in coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Monday capped testing rates to ₹800 of the existing rate of ₹2,400 in private hospitals. The Delhi government also added that Covid samples collected from laboratories, hospitals and …
Read More »Covid-19 Cases, Positivity Rate Steadily Decreasing, Kejriwal Tells Prime Minister Modi at Review Meeting
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the chief ministers of all states to review the coronavirus disease situation across the country on Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi informed him that Covid-19 cases and the rate of positivity have steadily declined in the national capital since November 10. “Delhi CM …
Read More »‘Best deshbhakti’: Kejriwal urges AAP workers to distribute free masks to people
Delhi’s chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday urged his party workers and MPs, councilors and volunteers to go to public places and distribute free masks to those who do not wear a mask as the national capital prepares for a tougher fighter against the coronavirus disease …
Read More »$ 2,000 fine for not wearing mask, says Kejriwal amid Rise of Covid
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that the fine for not wearing a face mask has been increased to ₹2,000 of ₹500 before. Kejriwal’s announcement came at a time when the national capital is witnessing a large increase in new coronavirus cases in the past week. In the …
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