ITO has started the preparation for Chhath puja ahead of the festival under PWD and Delhi Chhath Puja Samiti.

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the central government to withdraw the increased goods and services tax (GST), stating that people want relief from high inflation.

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Rain lashed several parts of New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing relief from the hot and humid weather conditions prevailing in the city.

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI After missing nearly eight deadlines and a delay of over a year the much-awaited 750-metre long underpass at the Ashram crossing in south Delhi will be inaugurated on April 24 a move that will benefit lakhs of commuters officials said on WednesdayBarring some finishing touches the Public Works Department PWD has finalised the construction work of the underpass they saidThe Ashram underpass will be inaugurated by the government on April 24 It is still unclear whether Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal or Deputy CM Manish Sisodia will inaugurate it but the facility will be completely thrown open for the public a government official told PTILast month Sisodia who also holds the PWD portfolio had said the facility will be opened for the public on March 22 but it could not be done because of non-completion of workHowever the PWD had started the trial run of the facility from March 22 Currently the underpass remains closed during the nightThe underpass connects Bhogal with New Friends Colony on Mathura Road Once opened the commuters travelling to and from ITO and other parts of central Delhi will have a smooth ride through the busy Ashram crossingOfficials said opening of the underpass will benefit lakhs of people dailyAshram Chowk is an important link between central and south Delhi and also with Faridabad The junction connects the Mathura Road and the Ring Road linking Lajpat Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and the DND flyoverAccording to data provided by the traffic police around 25 lakh to 3 lakh vehicles cross the Ashram intersection every day during peak traffic hoursThe foundation stone of the underpass was laid by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on December 24 2019 and it was to be completed in a years timePWD officials said the deadline was first extended to March 2021 further pushed to June 30 2021 and then to September 2021 It was again extended to December 2021 and then to March 2022The estimated cost of the project is Rs 78 crore officials said However he did not divulge the final cost incurred on the construction of the underpass PTI AKM AKM TDS TDS

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI The Delhi traffic police on Wednesday issued an advisory saying that the Ashram underpass will be opened for vehicular movement only during peak traffic hours of morning and evening till April 2The Ashram underpass was opened for traffic on trial basis on March 22 The underpass is likely to be inaugurated early next monthAshram Underpass both carriageways from New Friends Colony to Bhogal and vice-versa will be open to Traffic from 8 am to 1030 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm until April 2 2022 Motorists are advised to plan their journey accordingly Inconvenience is regretted the Delhi traffic police said in a tweetAccording to PWD officials the underpass will remain shut except for peak traffic hours to complete the remaining works including the finishing touches of the underpass It is likely to be opened in the first week of April so we want to finish the remaining works at the earliest a PWD official said who wished not to be namedThe works related to sheds on the underpass ramps fixation of signage lights and lane marking are remaining Ashram intersection is an important link between central and south Delhi and also with Faridabad The junction connects the Mathura Road and the Ring Road linking Lajpat Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and the DND flyoverOnce the underpass is formally opened for traffic it would benefit commuters passing through the busy Ashram crossing and ease their ride towards Sarita Vihar Badarpur and Faridabad from ITO and vice versa PTI AKM ANB ANB

New Delhi Jan 26 PTI East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal on Wednesday was emotionally overwhelmed while attending the Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath as he recalled his life 50 years ago when he along with his father and sister had attended the ceremonial parade for the first time when his familys financial condition was poor On January 26 1972 Aggarwal sitting beneath a tree had assisted his father in selling groundnuts at Rajpath lawns and see the Republic Day event from the sidelines amid a jostling crowd On January 26 2022 I sat in the VIP enclosure near the PMs enclosure and life in a way came full circle I was so moved emotionally I tried to recall and locate that tree The experience was humbling and my sister and rest of the family also felt very proud Aggarwal told PTI after the parade Soon after the end of the grand event the East Delhi mayor accompanied by his wife also took pictures with some Union ministers and senior BJP leaders In 1972 everything was so crowded but today it was a very less crowd as less number of people were invited due to Covid protocols Watching Indias military might cultural heritage and especially the tableau of UP which depicted Kashi Vishwanath Dham really delighted us Karanataka state tableau was excellent he added Aggarwal went down memory lane and further recalled the Republic Day of 1972 It is a matter of pride that on January 26 I attended the ceremony as a mayor after seeing the parade as a 10-year-old child who was selling groundnuts for survival he said In 1972 our family condition was not good and I and my sister had gone to Rajpath wanting to see the Republic Day parade We had walked from our home in east Delhi to Rajpath and my father carried groundnuts on the cycle to sell them at the venue I and my sister made packets which were then sold Aggarwal said Today I and my wife came in a car and while crossing ITO those memories vane flooding back he said It is an emotional moment that from selling groundnuts at the venue 50 years ago I attended the grand event as mayor of east Delhi he said The BJP leader nearing 60 said the last time he had attended the parade was in 2017 when he was a councillor PTI KND AQS AQS

New Delhi Jan 25 PTI A year since violence broke out in the national capital on the Republic Day following a tractor parade by farmers protesting against central farm laws the Delhi Police has arrested around 160 people and registered 54 cases officials said on TuesdayAs India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on January 26 2021 thousands of protesters entered Delhi on their tractors and wreaked havoc on roads clashed with police and even hoisted a religious flag from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort a privilege reserved for the Indian tricolourAccording to Delhi Police officials around 160 people have been arrested in connection with the violence that unfolded last year of which 20 were held for the violence at the Red Fort In addition 54 cases were registered of which 16 are with the Crime BranchIn May last year the Delhi Police had filed a 3224-page first chargesheet against actor-activist Deep Sindhu and 15 othersThe Crime Branch which was tasked with the probe of the Republic Day violence case had also filed a supplementary charge sheet against Sidhu and others on June 17 they saidSidhu who was accused of being the key conspirator of the violence was arrested on February 9 and later released on bail officials saidAhead of the Republic Day last year the SKM which comprised various farmers organisations and was protesting at Delhi borders had proposed a Kisan Tractor Rally on January 26 and held several meetings with the Delhi Police which later approved their proposal with specific conditionsSeveral tractors and two-wheelers took part in the 16-km-long rally which started from the protest site at Singhu border and those protesting at the Tikri and Ghazipur borders too joined the paradeThe parade that was to highlight the demands of the protesting farmer unions to repeal three new agri laws dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the city as tens of thousands of protesters broke through barriers deviated from routes attacked police and overturned vehiclesFrom Rajpath to Red Fort protesters atop tractors on motorcycles and some even on horses broke police barricades and entered the city at least two hours before they were supposed to start the tractor march as approved by the authoritiesAt the Red Fort the protesters broke the gates and entered its wells A section of the crowd also managed to climb atop the rampart of the historic monument where they hosted a religious flagVideos of policemen being forced to jump off the wall to escape had surfaced while a particular clip of a protester allegedly swinging swords also went viral He was later arrested by policeTension prevailed in other parts of the city as well ITO resembled a war zone with a car being vandalised by angry protesters and shells bricks and stones littering the wide streetsA protester even died after his tractor overturned near ITO one of the major flashpoints that further worsened the situation causing violenceAccording to police over 390 police personnel were injured while 30 police vehicles and 428 barricades were damaged in the violence The Delhi Police also named 37 farmers leaders including Yogendra Yadav Medha Patkar and Rakesh Tikait in connection with an FIR in the matterSpeaking to PTI Shiv Kumar Kakka a core committee member of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha which spearheaded the protests said what happened last year on Republic Day has got nothing to do with the farmers movementIt was a conspiracy against the movement But still we owned responsibility and apologised to the nation We had apologised for a fault that we never committed We are sad over that incident Kakka saidThe farmers union had last year distanced themselves from the violence that broke out in Delhi but in its aftermath the number of protesters at the three sites had gone down However the agitation carried onIt was only after the three laws were repealed in parliament on November 29 that the farmers suspended their agitation and began vacating Delhi borders where they had camped for more than a year PTI AMP AKM RHL

New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Delhi government has proposed the construction of twin towers at the ITO area of the national capital in order to accommodate the offices of the chief minister, his top cabinet members and officials of various departments.

New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) has formally called off its strike against the delay in NEET 2021 counselling.

New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): A day after the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) proposed three demands to end the protest over the delay in NEET-PG counselling and alleged manhandling of doctors by the police, it decided on Wednesday to continue the strike until the police issue a ''written apology for their behaviour'', according to FORDA President Dr Manish.