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Centre rejects Delhi minister’s proposal to convert house into AAP office

The submission was made in the pleas filed by AAP seeking directions to the Centre to allot a housing unit from the general pool for the party’s office use

Considering the contentions, the court consequently decided to hear AAP’s pleas on May 20. (HT Archive)

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Updated on May 16, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi assembly discusses CAG report, AAP demands probe

AAP MLAs in Delhi assembly session slam BJP-led government over CAG reports on health scheme database discrepancies and cost overrun of Dwarka Expressway. They demand federal investigation into irregularities. BJP MLAs walk out and raise slogans against AAP government. BJP MLA Vijender Gupta defends central government on CAG report, calls expressway an engineering marvel. AAP has been accusing central government of scams since CAG report was tabled. CAG report also finds faults in Ayushman Bharat database.

The legislators called the expressway project the “biggest scam in 75 years” and demanded a thorough investigation into the irregularities by federal agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 18, 2023 11:31 PM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Muharram 2022: Date of Ashura in Saudi Arabia, India, Oman and other countries

Muharram 2022: Here’s when Shia and Sunni Muslims in India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Oman, Bangladesh, Iran, Canada, UK, USA, Australia and other countries will mark the day of Ashura or the tenth day of Muharram this year

Shiite Muslims re-enact historical events of Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, in Iraq's holy city of Karbala (Photo by Mohammed SAWAF / AFP)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2022 07:59 AM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

Muharram 2022: Date, history, significance, rituals of Shia and Sunni Muslims

Muharram 2022: Here's all you need to know about the Al Hijri date, history, significance and rituals performed by Shia and Sunni Muslims at the onset of the Islamic New Year

Muharram 2022: Al Hijri date, history, significance, rituals performed by Muslims on Islamic New Year (Twitter/syedadehlizahra)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2022 07:57 AM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

Names of all Delhi ration card holders struck off between March and October to be restored

Delhi has more 1.7 million ration card holders which covers around 7.2 million beneficiaries.

Names of beneficiaries are usually struck off if they do not avail ration for three consecutive months.(Diwakar Prasad/HT File Photo)

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Updated on Oct 31, 2020 02:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

AAP MLAs camp outside L-G’s house, leave after adequate police force assured

The legislators had camped outside the L-G House seeking an appointment with Baijal for the deployment of sufficient police force in the areas hit by violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Rai said they are leaving for now and if any incident takes place, AAP MLAs will go to the LG House again.(Photo: Twitter/ AapKaGopalRai)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2020 06:09 AM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

AAP leaders camp outside LG’s residence to discuss law and order in NE Delhi

Later, several AAP MLAs, including Dilip Pandey, Sanjeev Jha, Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, camped outside the Lieutenant Governor House and have been waiting to meet Baijal.

Rai said situation has become tense in his constituency Babarpur and alleged that there is no police deployment.(Photo: Twitter/ AapKaGopalRai)

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Published on Feb 25, 2020 05:09 AM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Delhi portfolios allocated, Arvind Kejriwal to stay without a ministry: Report

Arvind Kejriwal has retained all the six ministers who were part of his government in the previous term – deputy Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Gopal Rai, Rajendra Gautam and Kailash Gehlot.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal takes charge as Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time, at Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2020 04:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

6 AAP leaders who took oath alongside Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal retained all the six ministers who served his government in the previous term – Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Gopal Rai, Rajendra Gautam and Kailash Gehlot.

Arvind Kejriwal with AAP leaders after taking oath at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan.(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2020 02:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Arvind Kejriwal, 6 others to take oath today. A look at likely AAP ministers

All cabinet ministers who will take oath today were asked to fulfil the promises listed in AAP’s “guarantee card”.

Delhi Chief Minister and leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2020 08:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Ballimaran Election Result 2020: AAP candidate Imran Hussain wins

The Ballimaran Assembly seat had Congress candidate Haroon Yusuf is contesting against AAP candidate Imran Hussain and Lata Sodhi of the BJP. AAP swept the seat.

New Delhi, India- Feb 08, 2020: A poll official marks a voter's finger with indelible ink during Delhi Assembly Election polling at Yamuna Vihar in North East Delhi, India on Saturday, February 08, 2020. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2020 03:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Onion price soars, Delhi govt orders doorstep sale

The retail price of onions had risen by about 45% in the past week to Rs 80/kg in the national capital. According to government data, the retail price, over a month ago on October 1, stood at Rs 55 per kg.

Delhi’s Food and Civil Supplies minister directed agencies to work in coordination with each other to ensure the timely, regular and adequate supply of onion through mobile vans.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 07, 2019 09:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi govt asks Centre to supply five truckloads of onions daily as prices double up

The average retail price of onions, a common base ingredient of most Indian dishes, has risen sharply over the past week, as the seasonal shortage worsened following floods in several onion-growing states.

People stand in queue to buy onions sold at a subsidised rate of ₹22 per kg by the Central government outside Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi, on Tuesday.(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 25, 2019 05:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi court summons 2 BJP MLAs, Kapil Mishra for hearing in defamation suit

Delhi’s environment minister Imran Hussain had moved court against the three leaders on August 4 last year, claiming that they had levelled false allegations against him

A Delhi court on Friday summoned two legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijender Gupta, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and rebel MLA from Aam Aadmi Party, Kapil Mishra, in a defamation suit(Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jul 13, 2019 08:23 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Old Delhi inches back to peace, shops open but police deployment continues

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday visited a temple in the area which was vandalised during violence that followed after a parking row involving a Hindu and a Muslim person on Sunday night.

Residents and defence personnel seen near closed shops after clashes broke out over a parking issue, at Lal Kuan Bazar, Hauz Qazi, in New Delhi, India.(Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Jul 03, 2019 03:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Ration shops shut during working hrs to face govt action

On Thursday, Hussain was on a surprise inspection drive and had ordered an inquiry against three fair price shops for alleged irregularities.

Two shops were allegedly supplying flour instead of wheat.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 07, 2019 04:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Karol Bagh jewellery units face closure over pollution concerns

The area, according to local traders, has around 5,000 such units with over 20,000 employees. However, shops here have been under the lens of the government watchdog after complaints from people in the area of the alleged polluting nature of the work there.

Artisans at work at a small unit that handles gold and silver ornamental work in Regar Pura in Karol Bagh, in New Delhi(Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on May 19, 2019 07:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJoydeep Thakur and Vatsala Shrangi

BJP takes on AAP over voters’ rolls, says govt intentionally hiding details

The alleged mass deletion of voters’ names from Delhi’s electoral rolls came up in the assembly on Wednesday with Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta accusing the AAP-led Delhi government of “intentionally” not furnishing details provided by the city’s chief electoral officer.

AAP has claimed that the names of over 24 lakh voters, especially of Bania, Purvanchali and Muslims, were deleted since the last assembly elections.(Picture for representation)

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Published on Feb 27, 2019 06:30 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi government asks Centre to implement ePoS-enabled doorstep ration delivery

Delhi food minister Imran Hussain said that the existing e-PoS system has “serious irregularities and shortcomings” and urged Union minister for conumer affairs to get it investigated through the Delhi lieutenant governor.

Delhi’s food minister Imran Hussain said that a trial run of e-PoS system during January-March, 2018 had exposed several problems such as disbursing ration on fake cards, biometric authentication failure.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 06, 2019 02:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Environment department proposes to set up body to protect Delhi’s wetlands

Currently, the responsibility of preserving and restoring wetlands in the city lies with several agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Department (PWD) and the municipal corporations.

Experts claim that of the over 1,000 water bodies across Delhi, more than half have dried up or have been converted into dumpyards.(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 04, 2019 02:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVatsala Shrangi

Police ask forest department to count and identify trees in Delhi Golf Club

Delhi Police’s action came following a complaint of alleged illegal cutting of trees on the premises of Delhi Golf Club.

File photo of the Delhi Golf Club. The club had earlier denied the allegations of illegal cutting of trees on its premises.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 05, 2018 12:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Kejriwal suspends Delhi’s food commissioner over ‘irregularities’ in ration distribution system

The action was taken after Delhi’s food and civil supplies minister Imran Hussain said during an inspection he found that wheat and rice meant to be distributed among 4,000 residents in west Delhi’s Nangloi was missing.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (seen in this file photo with deputy CM Manish Sisodia) has suspended the food and civil supplies commissioner Mohanjeet Singh over alleged irregularities in the ration distribution system.(Raj K Raj/HT File)

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Updated on Nov 29, 2018 12:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Implement GRAP strictly to combat air pollution: Delhi environment minister to stakeholders

Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain observed that there is a strong need to control local air polluting factors such as burning, dust and others. He directed municipal corporations to intensify mechanical sweeping of roads.

Pollution levels in Delhi came down to ‘very poor’ levels on Monday after hovering in the ‘severe’ zone over the past three days.(Biplov Bhuyan/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 14, 2018 09:12 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

NASA images of stubble burning released by AAP minister

Burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana from mid-October to November, the harvest season, is a major contributor to air pollution in the capital.

The NASA image released by environment minister of Delhi Imran Hussian(Twitter/AAP)

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Updated on Oct 17, 2018 11:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Air quality deteriorates, turns ‘very poor’ in Delhi and neighbouring cities

According to data collected from the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index (AQI) value in Delhi touched 256 on Friday. The AQI values in Ghaziabad and Gurugram were recorded at 302 and 336 respectively

A farmer burning paddy stubble at Fatepur village in Patiala on Friday, October 5, 2018. Stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and Haryana is one of the reasons that pollution levels in Delhi shoot up during winter.(Bharat Bhushan / HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 06, 2018 09:17 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi to conduct first tree census

This would be the first-of-its-kind census in Delhi at a time when the question of felling trees for development projects has become a contentious issue and led to an intervention by the Supreme Court

A Gular tree in the Hauz Rani City forest nursery.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Sep 26, 2018 11:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVatsala Shrangi and Joydeep Thakur

Saplings not watered, govt orders action

During Thursday’s inspection, the minister observed that while overall, the plantation showed normal growth, in some pockets, it appeared that the saplings were not adequately watered and taken care of.

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after planting a sapling during the launch of a mass plantation drive at Yamuna flood plains.(Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Sep 21, 2018 01:19 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

2.5 lakh ration cards cancelled without any reason: Kejriwal

Delhi food commissioner Mohanjeet Singh rejected Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s allegation and said the department deleted only “ineligible” ration card holders and that too after following “due process of law”.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal warned he would take disciplinary action against the state food commissioner.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2018 08:40 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Delhi govt asks L-G to revoke nod to cut 2,276 trees at Netaji Nagar, Nauroji Nagar and East Kidwai Nagar

Delhi’s environment minister Imran Hussain gave a detailed status of trees at the sites where high-rise buildings meant for Central government employees are to be built.

An activist sits on a tree log as he takes part in 'Delhi For Trees' campaign to save trees, at Netaji Nagar in New Delhi on Saturday, June 30, 2018.(PTI)

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Updated on Jul 04, 2018 12:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

7 months on, land yet to be allotted for compensatory plantation for Delhi’s Nauroji Nagar redevelopment project

The Delhi Development Authority claims that the land allotment letter for planting compensatory saplings in Garhi Mandu village had been issued a year ago.

Trees felled for the redevelopment project at Netaji Nagar residential colony, in New Delhi.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 03, 2018 12:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAshish Mishra

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The submission was made in the pleas filed by AAP seeking directions to the Centre to allot a housing unit from the general pool for the party’s office use

Muharram 2022: Here’s when Shia and Sunni Muslims in India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Oman, Bangladesh, Iran, Canada, UK, USA, Australia and other countries will mark the day of Ashura or the tenth day of Muharram this year

Muharram 2022: Here's all you need to know about the Al Hijri date, history, significance and rituals performed by Shia and Sunni Muslims at the onset of the Islamic New Year

Delhi has more 1.7 million ration card holders which covers around 7.2 million beneficiaries.

The legislators had camped outside the L-G House seeking an appointment with Baijal for the deployment of sufficient police force in the areas hit by violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Later, several AAP MLAs, including Dilip Pandey, Sanjeev Jha, Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, camped outside the Lieutenant Governor House and have been waiting to meet Baijal.

Arvind Kejriwal has retained all the six ministers who were part of his government in the previous term – deputy Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Gopal Rai, Rajendra Gautam and Kailash Gehlot.

Kejriwal retained all the six ministers who served his government in the previous term – Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Imran Hussain, Gopal Rai, Rajendra Gautam and Kailash Gehlot.

All cabinet ministers who will take oath today were asked to fulfil the promises listed in AAP’s “guarantee card”.

The Ballimaran Assembly seat had Congress candidate Haroon Yusuf is contesting against AAP candidate Imran Hussain and Lata Sodhi of the BJP. AAP swept the seat.

The retail price of onions had risen by about 45% in the past week to Rs 80/kg in the national capital. According to government data, the retail price, over a month ago on October 1, stood at Rs 55 per kg.

The average retail price of onions, a common base ingredient of most Indian dishes, has risen sharply over the past week, as the seasonal shortage worsened following floods in several onion-growing states.

Delhi’s environment minister Imran Hussain had moved court against the three leaders on August 4 last year, claiming that they had levelled false allegations against him

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday visited a temple in the area which was vandalised during violence that followed after a parking row involving a Hindu and a Muslim person on Sunday night.

On Thursday, Hussain was on a surprise inspection drive and had ordered an inquiry against three fair price shops for alleged irregularities.

The area, according to local traders, has around 5,000 such units with over 20,000 employees. However, shops here have been under the lens of the government watchdog after complaints from people in the area of the alleged polluting nature of the work there.

The alleged mass deletion of voters’ names from Delhi’s electoral rolls came up in the assembly on Wednesday with Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta accusing the AAP-led Delhi government of “intentionally” not furnishing details provided by the city’s chief electoral officer.

Delhi food minister Imran Hussain said that the existing e-PoS system has “serious irregularities and shortcomings” and urged Union minister for conumer affairs to get it investigated through the Delhi lieutenant governor.

Currently, the responsibility of preserving and restoring wetlands in the city lies with several agencies, including the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Department (PWD) and the municipal corporations.

Delhi Police’s action came following a complaint of alleged illegal cutting of trees on the premises of Delhi Golf Club.

The action was taken after Delhi’s food and civil supplies minister Imran Hussain said during an inspection he found that wheat and rice meant to be distributed among 4,000 residents in west Delhi’s Nangloi was missing.

Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain observed that there is a strong need to control local air polluting factors such as burning, dust and others. He directed municipal corporations to intensify mechanical sweeping of roads.

Burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana from mid-October to November, the harvest season, is a major contributor to air pollution in the capital.

According to data collected from the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index (AQI) value in Delhi touched 256 on Friday. The AQI values in Ghaziabad and Gurugram were recorded at 302 and 336 respectively

This would be the first-of-its-kind census in Delhi at a time when the question of felling trees for development projects has become a contentious issue and led to an intervention by the Supreme Court

During Thursday’s inspection, the minister observed that while overall, the plantation showed normal growth, in some pockets, it appeared that the saplings were not adequately watered and taken care of.

Delhi food commissioner Mohanjeet Singh rejected Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s allegation and said the department deleted only “ineligible” ration card holders and that too after following “due process of law”.

Delhi’s environment minister Imran Hussain gave a detailed status of trees at the sites where high-rise buildings meant for Central government employees are to be built.

The Delhi Development Authority claims that the land allotment letter for planting compensatory saplings in Garhi Mandu village had been issued a year ago.

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