Centre spent over Rs 5.5 lakh crore on city in past 11 years: BJP

Centre spent over Rs 5.5 lakh crore on city in past 11 years: BJP

Thursday, 25 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva claimed that the central government has spent more than Rs. 5.5 lakh crore in the past 11 years on development projects or administrative expenses in the national Capital through budget allocations or special schemes, stating that it might be more than the total budget of...

Bus route trial from Dwarka Mor, Vasant Vihar Metro Station starts

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Government on Tuesday started the trial of new circulator bus route from Dwarka Mor and Vasant Vihar Metro Station aimed to make daily commutes more convenient and efficient. Commenting on this, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said, “The trial of new circulator bus routes in Dwarka and Vasant Vihar is...

Delhi Police gets allocation of Rs 11,400 crore

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Police has received an allocation of Rs 11,400 crore from the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday. According to a budget document, Rs  270 crore has been earmarked for infrastructure development, including office and residential building projects for the force. The Union Budget...

Atishi slams BJP for denying Central taxes share to Capital

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The allocation for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) in the Union Budget 2024-25, presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, remained stagnant at Rs 1,168 crore, the same amount allotted in 2023-24. The AAP Government’s Finance Minister Atishi lashed at the BJP saying no money was given...

Comprehensive Budget, says BJP; Congress calls it copy paste work

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi BJP on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and termed it a comprehensive budget, a road map for a development India while the Delhi Congress termed it a copy paste budget. South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the first budget of...

Budget gets mixed response from Delhiites

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

An array of announcements in the annual Budget has solicited diverse reactions from students, working professionals, industry experts, entrepreneurs and salaried employees among others. While some hail the Budget as historic, others are left disappointed. Talking to The Pioneer, a 35-year-old Puneet Mishra, an Associate Vice President at a private bank,...

MCD conducts special drive to prevent, control vector-borne diseases

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) conducted a special drive in all its zones in a bid to intensify its efforts across the city to prevent and control vector borne diseases. A senior official of the civic body said, “Several measures are being taken by MCD to control the diseases. Under this,...

HC points out several mistakes in AAP leader’s plea challenging Bansuri’s election

Tuesday, 23 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Monday pointed out several mistakes in AAP leader Somnath Bharti's petition challenging BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj's election in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on grounds of alleged corrupt practices, and asked him to file a corrected one.  Justice Manmeet PS Arora said at the outset...

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