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LG Anil Baijal rejects Delhi govt’s proposal to ease Covid curbs

NEW DELHI: Despite a dip in the number of Covid-19 cases and test positivity rate in Delhi, the weekend and night curfews, opening of shops on odd-even basis and other restrictions will continue, with lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Friday rejecting the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s proposal to lift the curbs.

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

Kejriwal govt recommends ending weekend curfews, odd-even system in markets

The Kejriwal government on Friday recommended lifting of weekend curfews in the national capital in view of declining COVID-19 cases, said sources in the Kejriwal government.

Dynamite News · Jan 21, 2022

Goa Assembly election | Amit Palekar AAP's CM face for 2022 polls

The party had promised last year that its CM face would be from the Bhandari OBC community, to which Amit Palekar belongs

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022

'KejriWall' to 'AAP Kahan Thhe': This Delhi election is also a battle of memes and songs

The dates for the Delhi election have been announced and with it an entertaining and quite imaginative mix of social media jousting. The Aam Aadmi Party has been punching it out and perhaps it has I-PAC to thank – the PR agency it has brought on board for the 2020…

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2020

Burning question: Is Delhi losing the battle against air pollution?

IIT Delhi has found that this year stubble burning has started earlier than previous years and that Punjab is a bigger culprit in this matter than Haryana.

Newslaundry · Oct 18, 2019

#RavidasTemple: Politicians queue up with opinions, but residents call it a ‘matter of faith’

The demolition of the Saint Guru Ravidas Temple in New Delhi has created a stir over the last 10 days. A bandh was held in Punjab last week and exams were postponed in the state as protests boiled against the demolition of the temple in Tughlaqabad Extension by the Delhi…

Newslaundry · Aug 20, 2019

How the AAP-LG tussle is uniting the Opposition against the BJP

The tremors of a political earthquake in the national capital are spreading fast across the country. The support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s dharna at the Lieutenant Governor’s house from the Opposition parties or the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party front is swelling with every passing day.

Newslaundry · Jun 16, 2018

How AAP used a special session on Delhi’s statehood to attack IAS officers

On Monday, first the Chief Minister’s residence, then the Delhi Assembly, and eventually the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s office stood witness to return of “activist” Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi chief minister first tore apart the LG in the morning presser and in his speech in the Delhi Assembly, before going…

Newslaundry · Jun 12, 2018

Setting the record straight on Delhi schools

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Newslaundry · Jun 8, 2018

How LG is short-circuiting CCTV cover for Delhi

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Newslaundry · May 16, 2018