Tag: Arvind Kejriwal

Firecracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders’ losses

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday said states that have banned sale of firecrackers should compensate firecracker traders for the losses suffered by them due to the ban. CAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should “compensate the firecracker

Calcutta High Court bans use, sale of firecrackers on Kali Puja, Diwali and Chhath in West Bengal

Source:-https://zeenews.india.com Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (November 5) ordered a ban on bursting of all kinds of crackers or fireworks for Kali Puja, Diwali, and Chhatpuja in West Bengal, besides putting a ban on the sale of firecrackers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. A division bench of justices Sanjib Banerjee and

Supreme Court orders complete halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes.

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated “very poor”. The Supreme Court said the capital’s residents were “losing precious years” of their

Drastic Increase in Stubble Burning in Punjab & Haryana in 24 Hours, Show NASA Satellite Images.

Source – news18.com New Delhi: Farm fires in Punjab and Haryana increased drastically in the past 24 hours and the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s air pollution may touch this year’s peak value now, the city government said on Tuesday. The stubble plume from northwest regions has become one of the significant factors adversely affecting

Hurry Up, SC! Only You Can Solve Delhi’s Administration Crisis

Source – thequint.com Recently, Delhi’s administration was in a limbo for days due to a dharna staged by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet ministers over the issue of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal’s alleged intervention in the elected AAP government’s functioning. The Delhi government, therefore, asked for a clear demarcation of powers between the L-G

‘Who authorised the dharna?’ Delhi high court asks AAP ministers

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Delhi high court (HC) today asked who authorized the sit-in + , or ‘dharna’, that Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government ministers including Delhi chief minister (CM) Arvind Kejriwal have been on since June 11 at the Lieutenant Governor’s official residence. The observation by a bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla came during the

Delhi High Court rejects AAP MP’s plea against Modi ‘absenteeism’

Source  – indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh’s plea against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “absenteeism” from Parliament, saying the judiciary did not act as the headmaster of the legislature or legislators under the country’s democratic framework. A vacation bench of Justices Sangita Dhingra Sehgal and C Hari Shankar also

Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Ashutosh pulled up by Delhi High Court, says judge cannot be blamed for speedy trial

Source – financialexpress.com Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh was pulled up by the Delhi High Court on Friday for filing a plea to set aside an order of a single judge, which had directed that the trial in the Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley be conducted expeditiously, as per Indian Express