Lt Governor Of Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has told the Supreme Court he was not aware that the court's permission was needed for the felling of 600 trees in the capital's Ridge area, which is an extension of the Aravallis.

Visuals of toxic foam floating in the Yamuna River have emerged as the latest flashpoint in the power tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

In a major bureaucratic rejig , Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday declared transfers and postings of over 30 IAS officers, filling up vacancies in important departments such as health, education, revenue and excise, officials said.

The Supreme Court has asked Delhi LG VK Saxena, in his capacity as the chairperson of the DDA, to file an affidavit explaining what steps are being taken to fix responsibility for the alleged illegal felling of over 600 trees in the Ridge area.

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.

The latest flashpoint between Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Lieutenant Governor came to an abrupt halt late this evening as the election of a single Standing Committee member of the civic body was called off.

In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi will take oath as Chief Minister of Delhi today at 4:30 pm. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Raj Bhavan - the Lt Governor's residence - and five AAP MLAs will take oath along with Atishi as ministers.

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Wednesday proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Chief Minister-designate Atishi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal from the post.

The Centre has given absolute powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor to constitute any authority, board and commission such as the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.

AAP on Monday demanded Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for allegedly approving the felling of 1,100 trees in Delhi's Ridge area.

In a big setback for the Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court today ruled that the Lieutenant Governor can nominate aldermen in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without Delhi government's aid and advice.

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday accused Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's office of "spreading falsehood" and ignoring the acute shortage of medical personnel in the government hospitals of the capital.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) engaged in a fresh tussle over the death of a woman and her child by drowning after falling into a waterlogged drain in Ghazipur, near the Mayur Vihar area of East Delhi.

Former Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung told NDTV today that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal deserves to be released from jail and in future, to steer clear of the friction between him and the LGs, the status of Delhi needs a relook.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has told the Supreme Court he was not aware that the court's permission was needed for the felling of 600 trees in the capital's Ridge area, which is an extension of the Aravallis.

Visuals of toxic foam floating in the Yamuna River have emerged as the latest flashpoint in the power tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

In a major bureaucratic rejig , Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday declared transfers and postings of over 30 IAS officers, filling up vacancies in important departments such as health, education, revenue and excise, officials said.

The Supreme Court has asked Delhi LG VK Saxena, in his capacity as the chairperson of the DDA, to file an affidavit explaining what steps are being taken to fix responsibility for the alleged illegal felling of over 600 trees in the Ridge area.

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.

The latest flashpoint between Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Lieutenant Governor came to an abrupt halt late this evening as the election of a single Standing Committee member of the civic body was called off.

In a last minute intervention, Delhi LG VK Saxena overturned the postponement of elections for the last vacant seat of the standing committee and directed the MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar to submit a report by 10 pm Thursday.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi will take oath as Chief Minister of Delhi today at 4:30 pm. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Raj Bhavan - the Lt Governor's residence - and five AAP MLAs will take oath along with Atishi as ministers.

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Wednesday proposed September 21 for the swearing-in of Chief Minister-designate Atishi following the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal from the post.

The Centre has given absolute powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor to constitute any authority, board and commission such as the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.

AAP on Monday demanded Lt Governor VK Saxena's resignation for allegedly approving the felling of 1,100 trees in Delhi's Ridge area.

In a big setback for the Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court today ruled that the Lieutenant Governor can nominate aldermen in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without Delhi government's aid and advice.

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday accused Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's office of "spreading falsehood" and ignoring the acute shortage of medical personnel in the government hospitals of the capital.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) engaged in a fresh tussle over the death of a woman and her child by drowning after falling into a waterlogged drain in Ghazipur, near the Mayur Vihar area of East Delhi.

Former Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung told NDTV today that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal deserves to be released from jail and in future, to steer clear of the friction between him and the LGs, the status of Delhi needs a relook.