In line with the vision of the Prime Minister to provide housing for all, in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The objective of the rehabilitation project is to provide a better and healthy living environment to the residents of Jhuggi Jhopri clusters, with proper amenities and facilities.

New Delhi [India] July 6 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday launched 'Mission Kushal Karmi' to upgrade the skills of construction workers. The Delhi government launched this programme with the help of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) and Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, as per an official press release.

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday said that water supply shall be affected in parts of the national capital from Tuesday morning due to depletion of pond level of the Yamuna river at Wazirabad and reduction in release of raw water from Haryana.

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested a lady named Swarnali Ghosh along with her boyfriend Mohanpal alias Shantun for the murder of her husband in southeast district of Delhi.

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accompanied by his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, on Monday announced that Punjab would soon modernize the entire school education and health sector on the pattern of the Delhi model as promised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the people as another guarantee during the run-up to the assembly polls in the state.

New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The BJP Sunday demanded action against AAP MLA Atishi over her false claim that officials from Kerala visited a school in Delhi to learn about the Kejriwal governments education model It comes after Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said in a tweet that no officials from the state visited Delhi as claimed by Atishi on SaturdayHis tweet was in response to a post by Atishi the MLA from Delhis Kalkaji who had said It was wonderful to host officials from Kerala at one of our schools in Kalkaji They were keen to understand and implement our education model in their state This is ArvindKejriwal Govts idea of nation building Development through collaboration Sivankutty replied to her tweet saying Keralas Dept of Education has not sent anyone to learn about the Delhi Model At the same time all assistance was provided to officials who had visited from Delhi to study the Kerala Model last month We would like to know which officials were welcomed by the AAP MLA Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor demanded Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who also holds the education portfolio to clarify whether any official delegation of Kerala had visited a Delhi government school on Saturday or take action against Atishi for her false claim It is surprising how Atishi can make such false claims violating state protocol for political gimmick Kapoor said Another Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana said Delhi model has been exposed with Kerala education minister denying claim of Atishi Responding to the Kerala education ministers tweet Atishi said it would have been good if he had done a fact-check before tweeting Dear Sivankutty ji It would have been good if you had done a fact check before tweeting on this issue You might want to have a look at our press release to see what we actually said she tweeted on Sunday sharing the press release issued by her office the day before She also told reporters that nowhere in the press release it was stated that Kerala government officials had come to see Delhi model of education I want to request the Kerala minister to check facts before tweeting Had he had seen our press release it would have been clear to him that we did not say anywhere that government officials came WE have clearly stated that Kerala CBSE school management officials came she told reporters when asked for her comment PTI VIT PK PK KVK TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The Aam Aadmi Party AAP on Saturday claimed that the central government has begun a move to demolish a temple in Delhis Sriniwaspuri Condemning the move party leaders led by Kalkaji MLA Atishi held a protest near the Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir and vowed not to let the BJP government demolish it The BJP has so far been using bulldozers to threaten and extort the common man but now its Gunda Raj has reached to such an extent where they are not even sparing Bhagwan Shri Ram Atishi charged This protest this procession is not merely an Aam Aadmi Party initiative but an agitation which is led by the people here by the women of Sriniwaspuri and the entire population of Delhi against BJPs injustice and they have resolved to not let anyone attack their abode of faith at any cost she added Atishi also shared on Twitter an eviction notice recently issued by the Union Urban Affairs Ministrys Land and Development Office to the unauthorised occupants of the temple and said the BJP government would not just demolish the temple in Sriniwaspuri using bulldozers but also the faith of the crores of people Another AAP MLA Madan Lal said people of the Sriniwaspuri area are baffled at the sheer disrespect shown by the Union government for the temple as the demolition notice has came This protest will continue until we are sure that this sacred temple faces no threat from the BJP This Neelkanth Mandir is a symbol of faith for thousands of people and was not established yesterday he said Later in a statement the AAP said the BJPs real face got exposed after its government at the Centre issued notice for the demolition of the temple As soon as the news came to the fore the Aam Aadmi Party reached to the spot to protect the temple from the demolition and staged a protest the party added PTI PK AQS AQS

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Razing the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP headquarters using bulldozers will free the country from communal violence and riots forever the AAP said on Wednesday slamming the saffron party for the demolition of several structures in Delhis JahangirpuriThe Arvind Kejriwal-led party alleged that it was the BJP that had engineered clashes between two communities in Jahangirpuri during a Hanuman Jayanti procession last week as well as other such incidents of violence in various parts of the country during Ram NavamiWith the sole motive of triggering communal violence and riots the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP got Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally settled in different parts of the country in the last eight years the AAP allegedSimilarly BJP leaders and officials of the saffron party-ruled civic bodies in Delhi got Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally settled in the national capital over the last 15 years it alleged and demanded that the houses of these leaders and officials should also be demolished using bulldozersThe BJP is saying violence riots and hooliganism will stop by running bulldozers and removing encroachments But actually the BJP itself is engineering hooliganism violence and riots not just in Delhi but across the country Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader Atishi said in a video messageShe alleged that Shah and the BJP were behind all the recent incidents of communal violence in various parts of the country during Hanuman Jayanti and Ram Navami celebrationsBulldozers should be run on the BJP headquarters and on the residence of Amit Shah After this riots will not take place in the country the Kalkaji MLA saidDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP has been engineering violence as it has not done anything worth talking about in education healthcare and other sectorsThe BJP has created an atmosphere of anarchy in the country You will get to know where the next riot will take place if the BJP gives a list of the areas where it has got Rohingyas and Bangladeshis settled illegally he told reportersThe remarks of the AAP leaders came after bulldozers razed several structures in Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation NDMC amid a heavy deployment of paramilitary and police personnel until the authorities received a written order from the Supreme Court to stop itThe apex court stayed the anti-encroachment drive and also agreed to hear a petition challenging the civic bodys action allegedly aimed against those involved in Saturdays communal clashes in the areaThe anti-encroachment drive however continued for an hour and a half in the area in northwest Delhi even after the court directed the authorities to stop itA civic official requesting anonymity said the drive continued due to the absence of a written order from the Supreme Court and it was stopped as soon as the order was receivedLashing out at the saffron party over the anti-encroachment drive AAPs chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said The BJP government at the Centre got Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally settled in different parts of the country in the last eight years The state governments could not have done it as only the Centre can bring them inside the country He said the BJP should disclose where all it got Rohingyas and Bangladeshis settled illegallyWe believe that the BJP has got them settled at various places with the sole motive of engineering riots using them the AAP MLA addedEarlier AAP leader Amanatullah Khan alleged that the NDMC had scheduled the anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri as Shah and the BJP want to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of DelhiIn a video message on Twitter the Okhla MLA said the demolition of houses belonging to members of a particular community only to harass them during the holy month of Ramzan on the pretext of an anti-encroachment drive will further spoil the atmosphere in the areaHe appealed to the Union home minister and BJP leaders to refrain from resorting to such a moveSuch cheap politics will ruin the country if not stopped in time Khan who is also the Delhi Waqf Board chairman saidJahangirpuri witnessed violent clashes including stone pelting arson and firing between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday Eight police personnel and a local resident were injured in the clashesThe atmosphere in the country has already been vitiated and efforts are being made to make it worse Amit Shah and the BJP want to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of Delhi Khan saidJust four days ago there was a riot in Jahangirpuri An order has now been issued to run bulldozers on houses in the area and harass the members of a particular community in the name of an anti-encroachment drive he addedQuestioning the timing of the move and the BJP-led Centres intention behind it Khan said the civic body could have taken up the anti-encroachment drive later if it is legalIt is the holy month of Ramzan What is your compulsion that you are going to demolish the houses of people as you did in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in the name of launching an anti-encroachment drive in an area hit by rioting just four days ago and when the tempers are yet to cool down This is not right I appeal to Amit Shah and all the BJP leaders to refrain from resorting to such actions and vitiating the atmosphere of Delhi Khan said PTI PK RC

New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Two persons were injured after their car was allegedly hit by a truck in South Delhi police said on Monday The accident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday near Chirag Delhi flyover in the Hauz Khas area they said After receiving information about the incident a police team rushed to the spot and found that a car was damaged in the front police said adding the injured persons in the vehicle were shifted to AIIMS hospital They were identified as Mahesh Thakrey 35 and his friend Pradeep Prashar 25 the police said Prashar told police that at around 230 am when he along with his friend was going towards Kalkaji a truck hit his car said Benita Mary Jaiker Deputy Commissioner of Police South On the basis of his statement a case under sections 279 rash driving and 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others of the Indian Penal Code was registered she said Police said Prashar a resident of Palwal in Haryana was discharged but Thakrey a resident of southeast Delhi was still undergoing treatment at the hospital Efforts are on to nab the absconding driver and trace his truck they said adding CCTV cameras near the scene of the incident are being examined PTI AMP AQS AQS

New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a petition seeking direction to authorities concerned to conduct a survey of the affected residents of the slums near Lotus Temple Road in Kalkaji and rehabilitate them in accordance with the Delhi JJ slum Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015.