Tag: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the Modi government of helping the prime accused in the Rs 11,515 crore PNB fraud, Nirav Modi, to flee from India. “Is it possible to believe that he or Vijay Mallya left the country without active connivance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (government)?” the Aam […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the government will launch a helpline in two months to deliver services to people at their doorsteps. Kejriwal said on Sunday that the helpline number would help people take appointment with “Mobile Sahayak” to access Doorstep Delivery services. In the Doorstep Delivery services, if a person wants […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the BJP delegation that called on him to talk about the ongoing sealing drive, walked out from the discussion. “All our MLAs and councillors had gathered for the meeting with the BJP delegation (led by Delhi BJP unit chief Manoj Tiwari). They refused to have […]

New Delhi: The Delhi government will launch a mobile application on Saturday through which Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and handicapped persons can apply for employment loans, SC and ST Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said here on Friday. The mobile application will be launched by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a function here […]

New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday warned people against the forces trying to destroy the country’s diversity and exhorted them to fight them. They were speaking after inaugurating a three-day ‘Kerala Delhi Cultural Heritage Festival’, to be held at three main venues in central Delhi — Central […]

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday said that a bill to regularise 15,000 guest teachers in Delhi government schools is “beyond the legislative competence” of the assembly and asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to reconsider introduction of the proposed legislation in the house. The bill approved by the Delhi Cabinet is slated to […]

Chennai: With Tamil Nadu politics undergoing a churning, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met actor Kamal Haasan here for over an hour and invited him to join active politics to fight corruption and communalism. After the luncheon meeting at the actor’s Eldams Road residence, Kejriwal, with Kamal Haasan by his side, told the […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded withdrawal of central excise duties and other taxes on petrol and diesel and said it will hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar here on Wednesday to press for this demand. Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said the party unit in Delhi will launch a campaign at petrol pumps across […]

New Delhi: Coming down heavily on 449 private schools here for not refunding extra fees taken from students, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday threatened to take over them if they don’t comply with court orders or refunding money. The Chief Minister said many schools increased their fees in the name of implementing the […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday vowed to launch a probe into corruption allegations against the Public Works Department (PWD). Kejriwal remarks came after a report by online news portal “Janta Ka Reporter” where it was alleged that the PWD has cleared a bill related to maintenance of road and drain without […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said “someone must be held accountable and face consequences” for inefficiency or wrongdoing after he received a complaint from Delhi Hospital Supplier’s Association over the non-payment of bills. Kejriwal also wrote to Chief Secretary M.M. Kutty asking him to submit a report over the non-payment of […]

New Delhi: Sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain of misappropriating health funds and claimed three health scams, including one involving Rs 300 crore. Mishra said three big scams were perpetrated in the health sector by the Aam Aadmi Party government, including one of […]

New Delhi: Delhi’s Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday said it has raided Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s deceased brother-in-law Surender Kumar Bansal’s residence in the alleged Rs 10 crore PWD scam. The raids were carried out on Monday evening at the Bansal residence and in two other offices of promoters under the agency’s scanner, a […]

New Delhi/Patna: A Twitter war erupted between actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha and his BJP party colleague Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday when the former tweeted in favour of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying “enough of negative politics and mudslinging”. Modi, responding to Sinha’s tweet, demanded that the “enemies of the […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday wrote to Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal to demand the prosecution of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers on the basis of the Shunglu committee report. “We demand the sanction of prosecution of Kejriwal and his ministers under the Prevention of Corruption Act, based on the Shunglu […]