New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Delhi Police detained Aam Aadami Party workers who gathered outside Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence to extend their support to Sisodia after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his premises.

New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Extending support to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his premises, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said CBI should tell people if they recovered anything.

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday called on the newly-appointed Lieutenant Governor of the national capital Vinai Kumar Saxena.

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday.

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, was on Monday appointed Delhi's new Lieutenant-Governor after Anil Baijal last week resigned from the position.

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has tendered his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, sources said on Wednesday.

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday accorded an in-principal approval to proposed alignment of Integrated Transit Corridor Development and Street Network Connectivity Plan around Chattarpur Road in south Delhi in the 65th governing body meeting of UTTIPEC officials said Baijal chaired the 65th governing body meeting of Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre UTTIPEC which was also attended by DDA vice chairperson and other officials from departments concerned After detailed deliberations in-principle approval was accorded to the proposed alignment of Integrated Transit Corridor Development and Street NetworkConnectivity Plan for approach roads from Chattarpur Road The proposed project will facilitate improved access to SAARC University and other institutions in the area Baijal tweeted after the meeting He also reviewed the status of implementation of Multi Modal Integration MMI plans of metro stations and directed officials for pro-active and coordinated action for timely completion of projects to remove congestion and facilitate mobility of citizens MMI Plans were approved for metro station of Inderlok Chandni Chowk and Lakshmi Nagar Walkability Plans were also approved for Inderlok Metro Station Area Old Delhi Railway Station Lakshmi Nagar Nehru Place Bhikaji Cama Place and Saket-Malviya Nagar Baijal said in a series of tweets PTI AKM AKM AQS AQS

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI Within three weeks of lifting its mask mandate the Delhi government Friday made masks mandatory at public places with immediate effect and imposed a fine of Rs 500 for any violation as coronavirus cases rise in the city againHowever those travelling together in a private four-wheeler are out of the purview of the new rule according to an order issued by the citys Health and Family Welfare Department Though the order does not mention if people travelling in hired cabs and taxis are required to wear masks a senior official said they are not exempt The Delhi Disaster Management AuthorityDDMA had in a meeting last Wednesday decided to make masks mandatory at public places with a fine of Rs 500 for any violationThe DDMA meeting attended by Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal among others had noted that Covid case positivity rate has been increasing in Delhi over the past fortnight In its order on Friday the DDMA said it took the decision on fine after examining all relevant facts related to the issue of penal provisions for not adhering to the protocol of wearing masks at public placesA fine of Rs 500 for not wearing of face mask in all public places in Delhi will be imposed from immediate effect till further orders the DDMA said On April 2 the Delhi government had lifted the penalty of Rs 500 for not wearing face masks at public places as cases were fairly under control for a few weeks before that As far as people travelling an private vehicles are concerned the Delhi government has modified its rules on at least two occasions this year On February 4 the DDMA had allowed single person travelling in a private vehicle to remain without masks From February 26 however it tweaked the rule to say that no fine for violating the mask norm will be imposed on people travelling together in a private vehicle Coronavirsu cases and positivity rate have been on the rise for the past few days in the national capitalOn Thursday it logged 965 fresh cases and one death A day before on Wednesday the number of fresh cases had crossed 1000 mark PTI VIT TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI Within three weeks of lifting its mask mandate the Delhi government Friday made masks mandatory at public places with immediate effect and imposed a fine of Rs 500 for any violation as coronavirus cases rise in the city againHowever those travelling together in a private four-wheeler are out of the purview of the new rule according to an order issued by the citys Health and Family Welfare Department The order does not mention if people travelling in hired cabs and taxis will be required to wear masks The Delhi Disaster Management AuthorityDDMA had in a meeting last Wednesday decided to make masks mandatory at public places with a fine of Rs 500 for any violationThe DDMA meeting attended by Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal among others had noted that Covid case positivity rate has been increasing in Delhi over the past fortnight In its order on Friday the DDMA said it took the decision on fine after examining all relevant facts related to the issue of penal provisions for not adhering to the protocol of wearing masks at public placesA fine of Rs 500 for not wearing of face mask in all public places in Delhi will be imposed from immediate effect till further orders the DDMA said On April 2 the Delhi government had lifted the penalty of Rs 500 for not wearing face masks at public places as cases were fairly under control for a few weeks before that As far as people travelling an private vehicles are concerned the Delhi government has modified its rules on at least two occasions this year On February 4 the DDMA had allowed single person travelling in a private vehicle to remain without masks From February 26 however it tweaked the rule to say that no fine for violating the mask norm will be imposed on people travelling together in a private vehicle Coronavirsu cases and positivity rate have been on the rise for the past few days in the national capitalOn Thursday it logged 965 fresh cases and one death A day before on Wednesday the number of fresh cases had crossed 1000 mark PTI VIT VIT TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday administered the oath to former chief secretary Vijay Kumar Dev as Delhis new State Election Commissioner an official statement said Administered the oath of office to Vijay Kumar Dev IAS Retd as new Election Commissioner of the State Election Commission of the National Capital Territory of Delhi at a function held at Raj Niwas Baijal said in a tweet A statement from the LG office said Dev will hold the office for a term of six years from the date he assumes charge or till he attains the age of 65 years whichever is earlier Devs appointment comes after the retirement of S K Srivastava from the post on Wednesday Srivastava recently came into the limelight when he postponed the announcement of poll dates for three municipal corporations in Delhi during a press conference in March PTI AKM AKM CK CK CK