Governor Office Of Power

National interest is his only yardstick, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said here on Saturday and asserted that the office of governor is not a position of power.

24 Ministers took oath today in Karnataka, expanding Chief Minister Siddaraiah's cabinet a week after Congress assumed power in the southern state. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered them the oath of office and secrecy.

As many as eight officers posted in the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have alleged "blatant harassment" by the Arvind Kejriwal government, officials in the LG Office claimed on Saturday.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the elected government of Delhi had executive power over what are known as service matters, including transfer and posting of officers, except those related to police, public order and land.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the office of the lieutenant governor to a plea filed by the Delhi government alleging inaction by LG V K Saxena in appointing the chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).

Amid a power tussle between Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and the AAP dispensation, government sources claimed on Tuesday that the LG office has "refused" to give "timely appointment" to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a meeting.

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but Governor Kathy Hochul's office on Monday said she had not yet decided whether to sign it.

Indian-American businessman and community leader Puneet Ahluwalia, who is running for the powerful office of the Virginia Lieutenant Governor, is seeking to bring diversity in the country's political landscape at a time when there is a sudden national surge in violence against the Asian-American community.

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan said India is in the midst of a "growth recession" that is being run through extreme centralisation of power in the Prime Minister's Office.

Political activity in the North Block in Delhi, the seat of the government, signals a new phase at the Centre -- one in which the home ministry has emerged as the hub of activity. Since Amit Shah took charge of the ministry last week, governors, chief ministers and cabinet ministers have been making a beeline for his office, making it the "new corr...

The centre, not the Delhi government, has the power to order investigations against corrupt officers in the capital, the Supreme Court said today, in a huge blow to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The top court also left the decision on who controls Delhi officers to a higher bench following a split verdict between two judges. ...

Ten days after the Supreme Court clipped the powers of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam says peoples perception about the Delhi government has changed.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared headed for another confrontation with the bureaucracy after the city government's top official rejected his order to give back the power to transfer officers. Officers should implement the top court's order, Mr Kejriwal said, warning that "open defiance" would lead to "serious" consequences. Mr Kejriwal...

Within hours of the Supreme court ruling in its favour, the Delhi government said today it was taking back from the Lt Governor the power to transfer and post IAS and other officers.

Armed with green signal from the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pushed ahead on pending governance issues. The items on agenda had triggered his last and worst clash with the Lieutenant Governor: The bureaucracy was told to fall in line with the top court's order and the process to begin doorstep delivery of rations was f...

National interest is his only yardstick, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi said here on Saturday and asserted that the office of governor is not a position of power.

24 Ministers took oath today in Karnataka, expanding Chief Minister Siddaraiah's cabinet a week after Congress assumed power in the southern state. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered them the oath of office and secrecy.

As many as eight officers posted in the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have alleged "blatant harassment" by the Arvind Kejriwal government, officials in the LG Office claimed on Saturday.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the elected government of Delhi had executive power over what are known as service matters, including transfer and posting of officers, except those related to police, public order and land.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the office of the lieutenant governor to a plea filed by the Delhi government alleging inaction by LG V K Saxena in appointing the chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).

Amid a power tussle between Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and the AAP dispensation, government sources claimed on Tuesday that the LG office has "refused" to give "timely appointment" to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a meeting.

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but Governor Kathy Hochul's office on Monday said she had not yet decided whether to sign it.

Indian-American businessman and community leader Puneet Ahluwalia, who is running for the powerful office of the Virginia Lieutenant Governor, is seeking to bring diversity in the country's political landscape at a time when there is a sudden national surge in violence against the Asian-American community.

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan said India is in the midst of a "growth recession" that is being run through extreme centralisation of power in the Prime Minister's Office.

Political activity in the North Block in Delhi, the seat of the government, signals a new phase at the Centre -- one in which the home ministry has emerged as the hub of activity. Since Amit Shah took charge of the ministry last week, governors, chief ministers and cabinet ministers have been making a beeline for his office, making it the "new corr...

The centre, not the Delhi government, has the power to order investigations against corrupt officers in the capital, the Supreme Court said today, in a huge blow to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The top court also left the decision on who controls Delhi officers to a higher bench following a split verdict between two judges. ...

Ten days after the Supreme Court clipped the powers of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam says peoples perception about the Delhi government has changed.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared headed for another confrontation with the bureaucracy after the city government's top official rejected his order to give back the power to transfer officers. Officers should implement the top court's order, Mr Kejriwal said, warning that "open defiance" would lead to "serious" consequences. Mr Kejriwal...

Within hours of the Supreme court ruling in its favour, the Delhi government said today it was taking back from the Lt Governor the power to transfer and post IAS and other officers.

Armed with green signal from the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pushed ahead on pending governance issues. The items on agenda had triggered his last and worst clash with the Lieutenant Governor: The bureaucracy was told to fall in line with the top court's order and the process to begin doorstep delivery of rations was f...