Politics

In a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda said, 'The talk of your government's good work in the health and education sectors has reached the corners of Karnataka and the rest of India too.'

Priced at Rs 30, the 'Deendayal Thali' will have more items than the Rs 10 'Shiv Bhojan Thali', which was launched by the Sena-led state government on January 26 to cater to the poor.

Several members of the Upper House said that the budget allocation was insufficient and an injustice to the SC and ST communities.

Party functionaries said though preparations are underway to celebrate the victory in the polls, whose results will be announced, Kejriwal has asked party volunteers not to burst firecrackers as it contributes to pollution.

Participating in the discussion on the Union Budget 2020-21 in Rajya Sabha, Ravi Prakash Verma said health allocation should be enhanced from 2.3 per cent of GDP to 5 per cent.

Mamata Banerjee referred to the recent comments by RBI on the state of the economy and said the union government should look after it, instead of being busy in the politics of hatred.

Shah and BJP president JP Nadda during the whirlwind campaign for the polls had claimed that the party will win more than 45 seats in Delhi.

Stating that the government has already given concession to the corporates, he said the recent budget proposals also favoured corporates, thus neglecting the common man.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his wife Sunita offered prayers at the temple located on the Kharak Singh Marg.

Delhi government's counsel Shadan Farasat, however, opposed the plea saying auto fares fall under the Transport Department and so it has the power to issue the notification to revise the rates.

Mufti and Abdullah, besides two political stalwarts from the PDP and its arch-rival National Conference, were booked under the stringent PSA by the administration on Thursday.

A multi-layered security has been provided to 21 counting centres and 2,689 polling premises, of which 545 are "critical", a senior police official said.

'Look at West Bengal. A woman is ruling that state...,' said IUML legislator K M Shaji prompting a response from state Health Minister KK Shailaja.

Governor Dhankhar said the draft of his speech was made available to him after being approved by the state Cabinet and if he decides to make any addition or change, he would do it in a formal manner.

Karat approached the court after her written complaints to the Commissioner of Police and the SHO, Parliament Street, failed to elicit any response.

Common people as well as experts say the political response to the city’s crippling problems have been inadequate, forcing residents to either flee or suffer in hazardous conditions.