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BJP deployed 17 Union ministers to fight 'aam aadmi' in MCD, says Kejriwal

Ahead of the December 4 municipal polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed the BJP has deployed 17 Union ministers to fight an 'aam aadmi' like him and said this was done to cover up the party's "inefficiency" during its tenure in the civic body. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls are being seen as a high stakes contest with the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress eyeing to wrest it from the BJP which ruled it for 15 years. The AAP will get rid of corruption from the MCD in just three to four months, if voted to power and "mark my words, you will not need to pay an extra penny to get your work done in the MCD", asserted Kejriwal, who led a roadshow from Malka Ganj Chowk near Kamla Nagar to Ghanta Ghar Chowk. People gathered in large numbers and the stretch was dotted with blue, yellow and white as they danced and sang to the beats of drums while waving AAP flags. Kejriwal assured that all MCD employees will get their salary in the

MCD polls: 493 micro observers deployed at sensitive polling locations

The State Election Commission on Wednesday deployed 493 micro observers at sensitive and hypersensitive polling locations in Delhi ahead of the December 4 civic polls, officials said. These micro observers will remain stationed at these locations throughout the polling day and keep a close watch at the proceedings at the booths, the SEC, Delhi said in a statement. The votes will be counted on December 7, and 1,349 candidates are contesting the election. "The Commission today has deployed 493 micro observers at sensitive/hypersensitive polling locations. It has also issued instructions for webcasting at these sensitive/hypersensitive polling locations," it said. The SEC has also launched the web interface of the mobile app 'Nigam Chunav Delhi' wherein the functionalities of the app have been integrated with the web portal of the Commission. "The Commission has also launched a WhatsApp message facility through mobile number 9807980779. To use this facility, voters have to first send

Himachal CM holds roadshow in support of BJP candidates in MCD polls

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Wednesday held a roadshow in favour of some BJP candidates in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. The chief minister, who has been campaigning in the Delhi civic polls, will address four public meetings in Ashok Vihar, Shastri Nagar, Shalimar Bagh and Rohini on Thursday. Thakur held the roadshow from Mata Rameshwari Nagar in Tikona Park to Dev Nagar in Karol Bagh. Himachal Pradesh BJP president Suresh Kashyap was also present during the campaign in the national capital, where a large number of Himachalis reside. The BJP is seeking to retain power in the civic body and facing a stiff challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Delhi. Municipal polls in Delhi will be held on December 4.

AIIMS cyberattack: eHospital data restored, network being sanitised

According to AIIMS, measures are being taken for strengthening cyber security

Fire brought under control in Chandni Chowk's Bhagirath Palace on day 6

A massive fire that broke out at a wholesale market in the Bhagirath Palace area of Chandni Chowk was brought under control on Tuesday even as the cooling process is underway for the sixth consecutive day, officials said. The fire officials said that over 150 fire tenders have worked since its outbreak. According to the officials, the fire has been brought under control but the cooling process is still underway to ensure that the fire is completely doused. Presently, two fire tenders are at the spot which is dealing with the cooling process which is expected to continue today. The traders' body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has requested the Centre, Delhi government and insurance companies to help start rehabilitation work for the affected traders of Bhagirath Place market where more than 250 shops have been gutted due to the fire about five days back. CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal and other trade leaders said that along with Delhi Electrical Traders ...

Shraddha murder case: 2 sent to custody for attacking Aaftab's police van

Two men with swords, who attacked the police van carrying Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, the accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, in Delhi were sent to judicial custody

Mehrauli killing: Officials attribute DNA analysis lag to staff crunch

Even after more than two weeks of accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala's arrest, there is no conclusive proof that the body parts recovered in the Mehrauli murder case are that of Shraddha Walkar, and a section of experts have raised questions over the delay in DNA profiling. Poonawala was arrested on November 12 for allegedly strangulating Walkar in May, chopping her body into 35 pieces, which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his Mehrauli residence in South Delhi, before dumping them across the city over several days. Police have reportedly recovered 12 human body parts on November 13 and sent these to a laboratory, which is yet to extract the DNA and match it with Walkar's family members. Authorities in the know of things, however, chose to remain tight-lipped on this. "We cannot reveal anything about the body parts found since we have to maintain high secrecy in such cases," Assistant PRO at Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini, Dr Rajnish Kumar Singh said. Top .

32 untreated drains flowing into Najafgarh drain to be completely tapped

The interception of these 32 drains would prevent nearly 25 per cent of the total sewage discharge into the Najafgarh drain

MCD polls: BJP goes all guns blazing against AAP in campaign blitz

The BJP on Monday lashed out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi over corruption and pollution as the party's top guns stepped up campaigning with less than a week to go for the civic polls. Top BJP leaders on Monday addressed 80 public meetings and contract programmes across the city. Addressing a campaign meeting at Sriram Colony, BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh said leaders and activists needed to ramp up efforts by 20 per cent ahead of the December 4 elections to ensure the victory of party candidates. In back-to-back public meetings, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed the Kejriwal government over corruption. At a public meeting in Shalimar Bagh, Chouhan said the Delhi chief Kejriwal should be given a "Dhokha Ratna" for creating a mess in the national capital and bringing it infamy. Khattar slammed AAP for dragging its feet on Parali (paddy straw) burning in Punjab after forming a

Delhi school receives bomb threat in e-mail, nothing recovered: Police

The Delhi Police on Monday received an email regarding a bomb being placed on a school campus here in south Delhi, officials said. A senior police officer said that the email was received on Monday regarding the bomb placed in Indian Public School, Sadiq Nagar. The local police were informed and the bomb disposal squad, and dog squad rushed to the spot. The school campus was evacuated and a thorough search has been made, police said. However, nothing has been recovered. It seems to be a mischief, the officer said, adding that the details of the email are being checked.

More than 3,300 dengue cases in Delhi, nearly 1,150 reported in Nov

Over 1,100 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital in the first three-and-a-half weeks of November, taking the infection tally of the vector-borne disease to more than 3,300 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Monday. In October, 1,238 cases were logged. The dengue infection tally stood at 3,044 till November 18, and 279 more cases have been recorded since then till November 25. The city has also recorded 230 cases of malaria and 44 cases of chikungunya this year, according to the report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Of the total of 3,323 reported cases, 693 were logged in September. In 2017, the city logged 4,645 cases in the January 1-November 25 period, the report stated. No death has been reported so far this year due to the disease while in 2021, dengue claimed 23 lives, the report said. In 2015, the city witnessed a massive dengue outbreak, with the number of cases crossing 10,600 in October. It was Delhi's worst

Delhi woman, son held for killing husband, chopping body into 22 parts

A woman, along with her son, was arrested for allegedly killing her husband and chopping the body into 22 pieces in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar, police said on Monday. Poonam and Deepak kept the body parts of Anjan Das in a fridge and would dispose them of at different places in east Delhi, they said. Poonam told police that Das had an illicit relationship and this was the reason behind the killing. This comes days after a 28-year-old man allegedly strangled his live-in partner and sawed her body into 35 pieces which he kept in a 300-litre fridge for almost three weeks at his residence in south Delhi's Mehrauli before dumping them across the city over several days, police said on Monday.

Firefighters try to douse Bhagirath Palace market fire for 4th day in Delhi

The fire fighting operation at Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk here continued for the fourth straight day on Sunday, officials said. Eight fire tenders are still at the spot and the fire has largely been brought under control, they said. Around 200 shops were damaged in the massive fire that broke out in the wholesale market for electronic appliances on Thursday night. On Saturday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena had visited the market and said a multi-disciplinary committee had been constituted to look into ways to effectively address issues like hanging wires and overloaded circuits with the active involvement of residents and other stakeholders in areas like Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar and Paharganj, among others. He sought a report within 30 days. The fire had been brought under control by Friday morning and the cooling process was underway. But it again turned massive by the evening, a police officer had said earlier. The narrow lanes in the area posed a major .

Delhi: In door-to-door campaign, Nadda seeks support for BJP in MCD polls

BJP chief J P Nadda went door to door in Delhi's Wazirpur on Sunday, seeking votes for his party's candidates in the upcoming municipal elections. As part of the BJP's mega campaign, Nadda interacted with locals and handed out copies of the party's 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto). He was accompanied by BJP MP Harsh Vardhan and other party leaders. In the evening, Nadda will take part in the door-to-door campaign in south Delhi's Badarpur area. The BJP plans to reach out to voters across the 250 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wards. It has deployed around 100 of its big guns, including several Union ministers, chief ministers of party-ruled states and senior office-bearers for the task. Various party leaders including Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta also joined the 12-hour campaign, which began at 8 am. The MCD polls will be held on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7.

Polling station-wise allocation of EVMs done for Delhi MCD election: SEC

Polling station-wise allocation of electronic voting machines has been done following second level randomisation of these machines ahead of the December 4 Delhi municipal election, officials said on Saturday. The second level randomisation of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) was conducted by the respective district election officers in the presence of general observers appointed by the State Election Commission (SEC), Delhi, they said. The representatives of political parties and contesting candidates were also present during the process, the SEC said in a statement. After the second randomisation of the EVMs, polling station-wise allocation of the EVMs has been done, it said. The first level randomisation was earlier done by the Commission where ward-wise allocation of the EVMs was done. Randomisation of polling parties also is being done on two levels. The first one has already been done by the Commission where personnel of the polling parties were allotted to the returning

People will overthrow 'most corrupt party' in MCD polls: Raghav Chadha

People will overthrow the "most corrupt" party in the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha said on Saturday, targeting the BJP. In an interview with PTI, he alleged that the MCD under the BJP's 15-year rule "failed miserably" in its primary responsibility of ensuring cleanliness in the city. "Not even a single lane is cleaned by the MCD in a city where tonnes of waste are generated every day. The BJP has ruined the civic body. People see Kejriwal as a powerhouse who transformed the education and health sectors and he will do the same in the civic body as well," Chadha said. Earlier this month, the AAP released "Kejriwal's 10 guarantees" for the MCD polls which included the promise to clear three landfill sites and address the problem of "garbage mismanagement" in the city. Speaking about the multiple demolition drives carried out by the MCD earlier this year, Chadha asserted the AAP will regularise the unauthorised construction

MCD polls: BJP has maximum millionaire candidates, claims ADR report

The BJP has the highest number of millionaire candidates in the fray for the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls, followed by the AAP and the Congress, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Of the top three richest candidates, two from the BJP and one from the AAP. Three candidates from the AAP have the highest amount of liabilities while two independent candidates have declared zero assets. Another independent candidate, a Congress nominee and a BSP candidate have the lowest assets, the report said. It said 162 (65 per cent) out of the 249 candidates analysed from the BJP, 148 (60 per cent) out of 248 from the AAP and 107 (44 per cent) out of 245 candidates analysed from the Congress have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore. The report said the average assets per candidate contesting the elections this time is Rs 2.27 crore. In the 2017 polls to the civic body, the average assets per candidate for 2,315 candidates was Rs 1.61 ...

AAP has most candidates with criminal backgrounds in MCD polls: ADR

The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded the maximum 45 candidates with criminal records in municipal elections this year while the BJP has 27 such candidates, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The AAP has pitched 250 candidates, out of which 248 self sworn-affidavits were analysed by the ADR and 18 per cent of them i.e., 45 have criminal records, the report said. Moreover, at least eight per cent of the AAP candidates have serious criminal cases against them, it stated. Meanwhile, the BJP, which has also pitched 250 candidates, has 27 candidates (11 per cent) with criminal records and the Congress has fielded 25 such candidates. "45 (18 per cent) out of 248 candidates analysed from AAP, 27 (11 per cent) out of 249 candidates analysed from BJP and 25 (10 per cent) out of 245 candidates analysed from INC have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits," the report mentioned. "Among the major parties, 19 (8 per cent) out of 248 candidates

MCD polls: Delhi BJP woos slum dwellers with trip to EWS flats in Kalkaji

With hardly a week to go for MCD polls, Delhi BJP has planned a mega visit of around 10,000 slum dwellers to EWS flats in Kalkaji, on Sunday, party leaders said. Recently, a total 3,024 economically weaker section flats were alloted to the slum dwellers of Bhoomiheen camp under in situ slum rehabilitation scheme of Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had handed over keys of the flats to some of the beneficiaries in a function held at Vigyan Bhawan. "Around 10,000 slum dwellers from 50 Assembly constituencies of the city will taken to a visit of the flats in Kalkaji that have been provided with all the amenities," said Delhi BJP secretary and incharge of jhugfi jhopri (JJ) cell of the party. The 3,024 flats provided to slum dwellers in Kalkaji are a step towards realisation of Prime Minister Modi's dream that no one in Delhi lives in a slum and everyone is provided proper housing facilities, he said. Presenting Delhi BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' for MCD polls, Delhi BJP

Delhi L-G takes stock of Chandni Chowk's Bhagirath Palace fire site

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday visited the Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk where work is still underway on the fire that broke out on the night of 24 November.More than 150 shops and godowns have come under the grip of this fire and more than 100 fire tenders are engaged in extinguishing the fire, informed the Fire Department.According to the fire department, the call regarding the fire was received at 9:19 pm on Thursday following which the fire tenders were rushed to the spot."Visited the fire site at Bhagirath Palace, Chandni Chowk, where the cooling process is yet on. With hanging wires, overloaded circuits, old buildings, water shortage & narrow lanes, such areas are dangerously prone to blazes," tweeted LG VK Saxena.The fire department also said that smoke is still clearly visible from inside and the shops inside are mostly electrical and there are warehouses stocked with electrical goods.The LG has further constituted a multi-disciplinary ...