The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Chairperson of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena, and DDA former Vice-Chairman Subhashish Panda to file an affidavit stating the date when the LG was informed about the actual felling that took place in February
The AAP Government on Thursday announced that the bus marshals, who were terminated from their services last year, will be hired as the civil defence volunteers for four months to help fight the pollution crisis in the national capital.
As Delhi tops the chart of the World's Most Polluted City according to IQAir, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena expressed his concern to Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday.
LG Saxena said that it was only after the incident of illegal felling of trees that happened from February 16 to 26, that he was informed in letter by the DDA Vice Chairman on June 10 about the said development.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday announced to provide financial assistance of Rs 5000 per month to specially-abled people with high specialised needs.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday shared pictures of toxic froth in Yamuna and asked the authorities to focus on providing relief to the city's residents instead of making "excuses."
Delhi's Saket Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on an appeal filed by social activist Medha Patkar after hearing her counsel's part arguements. Patkar has challenged her conviction and sentence in a defamation case filed by the incumbent LG VK Saxena 24 years ago.
The order of the apex court came on a contempt case initiated by it against the Vice Chairman of the DDA, Subhasish Panda, over the felling of about 1100 trees in southern ridge area of Delhi for road widening purposes.
A major hurdle in the completion of the Aerocity - Tughlakabad Corridor of Metro Phase-IV, lying unresolved since 2020 has finally been resolved with Delhi LG, VK Saxena approving the acquisition of land measuring 1688 sq. mtr at Khanpur Village in South Delhi.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led government for the 'open manholes, heaps of garbage, mismanagement of electrical wires' in the Rangpuri, Aya Nagar and Jaunapur areas of South Delhi.
Meanwhile, the bus marshals have been protesting to get reinstated after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena terminated their services in October last year.