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Complete desilting of 24 drains by May 31: NGT to Delhi govt department

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FCD) of the Delhi government to submit an undertaking that the desilting works of 24 drains in the national capital will be completed by May 31 to prevent flooding during the monsoon. The green body was hearing the issue of desilting of the 24 drains, which fall in the Yamuna. In an order dated February 21, the bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the I&FCD had submitted a report dated February 20 about the status of desilting the drains along with details regarding the timeline for completion of the work. According to the report, the timeline for completing the desilting work across all drains is May 31. Most of the work has been completed by February 14 in Moat Drain of Vijay Ghat (84.92 per cent), followed by Civil-Military Drain (78.51 per cent), Maharani Bagh Drain (50.24 per cent), Abul Fazal Drain (49.21 per cent), Kushak Drain (48.93 per cent), ...

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Culture of 'no work' will end: Kapil Mishra slams AAP over road conditions

Kapil Mishra stated that broken roads, potholes, and waterlogging have become a common sight across the city and all cabinet ministers have hit the road today

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta holds first official meeting with PM at his residence

Gupta also held a meeting with the officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to discuss improving the infrastructure of the national capital, and repair any damaged roads

Atishi writes to Delhi CM, seeks meeting over Rs 2,500 scheme for women

On behalf of lakhs of women in Delhi, I humbly request you to spare some time from your busy schedule so that we can present our case for concrete action on this scheme, Atishi wrote

A day after Delhi came on board, Ayushman Bharat training for staff begins

State government aims to meet 30-day targets in card creation, PHC upgradation

CAG report to be tabled on Feb 25 in Delhi Assembly: BJP's Vijender Gupta

Vijender Gupta said that tabling of the CAG report is the foremost agenda of the government as decided in the cabinet meeting held on Thursday

Cong, AAP didn't address issues of Delhi, we did so on day one: Rekha Gupta

The Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and the AAP after that but both never addressed the issues of the people of Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday while stressing that her government passed the Ayushman Bharat scheme on its first day in office. The BJP leader was sworn in on Thursday along with six other ministers, bringing the party back to power in the city after more than 26 years. Gupta alleged that both the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party had deprived the people of Delhi of their rights and only raised slogans without taking any real action. "Congress ruled Delhi for 15 years and after that it was the AAP... yet, they never addressed the issues of the people of Delhi. And now, just one day after we took office, they have started questioning our government," Gupta told reporters. Highlighting her party's swift decision making, she stated, "We are the ones who passed the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in our very first cabinet meeting. We took oath and

To follow CM's direction to fulfil our work: Delhi minister Ashish Sood

BJP's Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister on Thursday in a ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. After the first cabinet meeting, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta allocated portfolios to the Ministers

We have called meeting with PWD, Jal Board officials today: Delhi CM Gupta

CM Rekha Gupta also interacted with people, as a large number of them gathered outside her residence in Shalimar Bagh

Delhi cabinet approves implementation of Ayushman Bharat in first meeting

CM Rekha Gupta chaired the first meeting of her cabinet and announced two key decisions - to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakh top-up and table the 14 pending CAG reports

Atishi criticises Delhi CM Gupta for not passing Rs 2500 per month scheme

She accused BJP of breaking its promises and said BJP made up their mind to cheat the people of Delhi

Robust revenue gives lever to new Delhi govt; surplus status may take a hit

The state has strong tax receipts, with its own tax revenues now constituting 90 per cent of its revenue receipts

Rekha Gupta sworn in as Delhi CM: BJP's 'Delhi dream' takes shape

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other Union ministers

Now, to governance: Delhi's new govt has opportunity to deliver seamlessly

The received wisdom is that Delhi's administrators must address two sets of constituents: The middle class and the poor

Delhi portfolios: Rekha Gupta keeps finance, Parvesh Verma gets PWD, water

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced allocation of portfolios among members of Council of Ministers on Thursday evening, keeping with her finance, services, vigilance, revenue, women and child development among other departments. Addressing her first press conference as CM after the Cabinet meeting of the new government, Gupta said her Cabinet colleague Parvesh Verma was given charge of PWD, water, legislative affairs, irrigation and flood control, while Ashish Sood got home, power, urban development and education portfolios. Minister Kapil Mishra got law and justice, labour and employment, and tourism, while his cabinet colleague Manjinder Singh Sirsa received industries, forest and environment, food and supply departments. Pankaj Singh was allocated health, transport and information technology departments, while Ravinder Indraj got social welfare, SC & ST welfare, cooperative and elections, the CM said.

Rekha Gupta's Cabinet ensures diverse representation in Delhi govt

The Cabinet of the new government led by Rekha Gupta balances representation of all major communities that propelled the BJP to power in Delhi with a massive majority after over 26 years. In the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls, the BJP won 48 seats, with nine of its MLAs belonging to the Bania community. Chief Minister Gupta, a first-time legislator, belongs to the community. Along with CM Gupta (50), six newly elected MLAs -- Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh -- were administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena at the Ramlila Maidan here on Thursday. Manjinder Singh Sirsa, a third-time MLA from the Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency who has been selected for the new Cabinet, is the Sikh face of the BJP in Delhi. Besides Rajouri Garden, the BJP has also won Hari Nagar and Jangpura which have a sizeable number of Sikh voters. Gandhi Nagar MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely and Jangpura

From Brahm Prakash to Rekha Gupta: The full list of Delhi's chief ministers

Delhi has seen many influential leaders serving as chief ministers from 1952 to 2025. Each leader has contributed their role in the state's development, so let's know the full list of Delhi's CMs

Confident Rekha Gupta will work with full vigour, sincerity: PM Modi

Congratulating Rekha Gupta on taking oath as Delhi's chief minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said she has risen from the grassroots and expressed confidence that she will work for the city's development with full vigour. A first-time BJP MLA, Gupta was sworn in as Delhi chief minister in a grand show of strength by the party which returned to power in the city after more than 26 years. Soon after the swearing-in ceremony of the new Delhi government, Modi said in a congratulatory message, "She has risen from the grassroots, being active in campus politics, state organisation, municipal administration and now MLA as well as Chief Minister." He added, "I am confident she will work for Delhi's development with full vigour. My best wishes to her for a fruitful tenure." Along with Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh were also administered the oath of office by Lt Governor V K ...

Good luck to her and entire cabinet: Sandeep Dikshit on new Delhi CM Gupta

Dikshit cautioned that the BJP's manifesto could put a financial strain on the Delhi government