Delhi Election Commission to encourage voters with help of Lord Ram, Delhi, Delhi News, Election Commission, Latest news, Delhi latest and political news, political news, latest update and breaking news, breaking news.

Delhi Election Commission to encourage voters with help of Lord Ram.

Come Dussehra, you may witness Lord Ram and his wife Sita persuading people to vote in the upcoming Delhi elections. The Delhi Election Commission has decided to bank on the popularity of the traditional Ram Leela shows for reaching out to voters in poll year. The idea was conceived by the state Election Commission keeping in mind the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled in December.    Read more...>>>

BJP attacks Delhi govt on onion prices, power tariff issues ,Delhi Govt, BJP, onion price, Delhi, delhi news, Latest news, latest and political news, political news, latest and breaking news breaking news.

BJP attacks Delhi govt on onion prices, power tariff issues .

New Delhi: An aggressive BJP on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the Delhi government on the opening day of the Monsoon session of the Assembly, accusing it of "total failure" in containing prices of onion, other vegetables and essential commodities and burdening people with high power tariff.  Read more...>>>

Home Ministry asks Rajasthan, Delhi, MP to send report of Asaram cases, Delhi, Asaram Bapu, Rajasthan, Delhi News, Home ministry , Latest news, Delhi latest and political news, political news, latest and breaking news, breaking news.

Home Ministry asks Rajasthan, Delhi, MP to send report of Asaram cases.

NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry has asked the governments of Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to send reports on complaints of sexual offence allegedly committed by controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. In an advisory, the Home Ministry asked the three state governments to send reports about the complaints registered against Asaram Bapu, status of the cases and findings of the investigations.  Read more...>>>

BJP demands concrete action against spurt in crime in Delhi, BJP, Crime in Delhi, Delhi, Delhi news, Latest news, latest and political news, political news, latest and breaking news breaking news.

BJP demands concrete action against spurt in crime in Delhi.

New Delhi: Expressing concerns over rising lawlessness, Delhi BJP on Wednesday demanded immediate and concrete action to ensure safety and security of people of the city. "Lawlessness is rampant in Delhi even as the Chief Minister is expressing helplessness to do anything. The city's Congress government is a mute spectator even as murder, rape, loot, abduction, robbery and harassment of women have become the order of the day," the party said in a statement.  Read more....>>>

Eye on 2014 elections, Congress to resolve incidents of encroachment of Delhi Wakf property, Delhi, Delhi News, 2014 elections, Latest news, Delhi latest and political news, political news, latest and breaking news, breaking news.

Eye on 2014 elections, Congress to resolve incidents of encroachment of Delhi Wakf property.

NEW DELHI: Two instances of alleged encroachment on Wakf property in the national capital, both seemingly anodyne, have prompted a damage-control effort by the top Congress leadership, including party president Sonia Gandhi and her influential political secretary Ahmad Patel. The episode illustrates the ruling party's concern over the possible fallout of the alleged landgrab on the 2014 elections.  Read more...>>>>

Aam Aadmi Party appeals people to defeat communal politics, AAP,Aam admi party, politics, Delhi news, delhi political news, Delhi, Latest news, latest and political news, political news, latest and breaking news breaking news.

Aam Aadmi Party appeals people to defeat communal politics.

"The AAP calls upon all honest, nationalist and peace loving people of the country from all communities to reject and defeat this dangerous politics of using religion for cynical electoral gains," it said. A party statement accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party of attempting to rake up communal issues for political mileage. "Fortunately, the people of Uttar Pradesh and the country, especially both Muslims and Hindus, after having understood the intention of these parties, have ignored communal politics played by them." Read more...>>>

Teachers and activists: AAP attracts a new kind of Muslim voter, AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi news, Delhi , Latest news, latest and political news, political news, Latest and breaking news, breaking news.

Teachers and activists: AAP attracts a new kind of Muslim voter.

Even as it faces the charge of appeasing Muslims, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reached out to the community at an event held in the national capital on Thursday. At the programme, members from the community, which form 11 percent of the city’s population, joined the party in the presence of its convener Arvind Kejriwal. Rather than religious leaders who are typically wooed by politicians, the AAP has attracted social workers, activists and academicians, all of whom are unanimous in blaming the Congress and the BJP for using religious communities as vote-banks. Read more....>>>

BJP will be single largest party in Delhi polls: Survey, BJP in Delhi, Delhi, Delhi assembly poll 2013, Delhi latest news, Survey , Delhi poll 2013.

BJP will be single largest party in Delhi polls: Survey.

New Delhi: BJP is likely to emerge as the single largest party in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections but will remain short of majority, a survey claimed Thursday. BJP is likely to get 32 seats, which is four short of absolute majority, while Congress is expected to win 27 seats in the 70-member assembly.

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Dikshit attacks BJP on power tariff issue, accuses it of misleading people, delhi news, Delhi metro, Delhi, delhi latest news, Delhi news today's, latest delhi political news, political news.

Dikshit attacks BJP on power tariff issue, accuses it of misleading people.

Rejecting BJP's criticism on hike in power tariff, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday reminded the party of widespread protests due to long outages when it was ruling the city 15 years back and questioned its promise of cutting electricity rates by 30 per cent if it wins the Assembly polls.

Delivering her Independence Day speech in New Delhi, she launched a scathing attack on BJP, accusing the party of trying to "mislead" the people on the power tariff issue to gain political mileage while insisting that the rates are much lower in Delhi compared to other metropolitan cities.

25-year-old woman attempts suicide near Parliament House after not getting government job, delhi news, Delhi metro, Delhi, delhi latest news, Delhi news today's, latest delhi political news, political news.

25-year-old woman attempts suicide near Parliament House after not getting government job.

A Jharkhand woman attempted suicide on Thursday afternoon by consuming a pesticide near the Parliament House in Delhi as she could not get a job in a central government undertaking on compassionate grounds after her father's death, said police.

Sukumari, 25, consumed pesticide around 2 pm near a fountain at Vijay Chowk, adjacent to the Parliament House complex, police said. No suicide note was recovered. She was rushed to hospital where her condition was stated to be out of danger, police said.

 

Heavy downpour in Delhi hits traffic, Met predicts rains till Saturday,delhi news, Delhi metro, Delhi, delhi latest news, Delhi news today's, latest delhi political news, political news.

Heavy downpour in Delhi hits traffic, Met predicts rains till Saturday.

The national capital witnessed heavy rain on Friday morning, with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average for this time of year at 24.5 degrees Celsius. The Met department has forecast rain till Saturday morning.

Rain started at 8 am on Friday, causing peak-hour commuters to get stranded in parts of the city as major roads were flooded on account of poor drainage.

 

Metro commuters stranded on Dwarka-Noida route due to glitch,delhi news, Dwarka-Noida, Delhi metro, Delhi, delhi latest news, Delhi news today's, latest delhi political news, political news.

Metro commuters stranded on Dwarka-Noida route due to glitch.

Thousands of Metro commuters had a harrowing experience on Friday morning after trains were delayed and many were left stranded at various stations on the Dwarka to Noida city centre route as services were disrupted due to a problem in Over-head Electrification (OHE).

"Due to OHE problem between Karol Bagh and R K Ashram station, train services are being run in three loops on Line 3. Trains are being run on short loop between Karol Bagh to Dwarka Sector 21 and Barakhamba to Noida/Vaishali and single line between Karol Bagh and Barakhamba since 11:40 AM," a DMRC spokesperson said.

SC asks Subramanian Swamy to move Delhi HC on his plea against AirAsia,delhi news, Delhi, delhi latest news, Delhi news today's, latest delhi political news, political news.

SC asks Subramanian Swamy to move Delhi HC on his plea against AirAsia.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked former MP Subramanian Swamy to move the Delhi High Court with his plea challenging clearance given to proposed low-cost airline AirAsia India.

A bench headed by Justice B S Chauhan said it was not making any observation on merits of the matter and asked Swamy to move the high court which can hear him in detail. "We want to have advantage of high court judgement," the bench said while giving him liberty to file the public interest litigation (PIL) in the high court.

Delhi on high alert ahead of Independence day over terror threat, Delhi, Independence day, Delhi news, Latest news, latest and political news, political news.

Delhi on high alert ahead of Independence day over terror threat.

New Delhi has been put on high alert ahead of Independence day after the police received two warning letters from the Intelligence Bureau. These letters warn of a possible terror attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). More than 530 important installations have been identified as a highly sensitive across state. The number of security personnel have also been increased in these areas.

The Intelligence Bureau had flagged off an alert to the Delhi Police about 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Sources say the intelligence agency gathered inputs that Saeed could be planning an attack in Delhi.

But even amidst these alerts, Hafiz Saeed continues to roam freely in Pakistan. The 26/11 mastermind led the Eid prayers on Friday morning in Lahore, claimed the US's Wall Street Journal. The event was advertised on posters all over the city.

Delhi: Dissatisfied AAP workers build separate association BAAP(Bhartiya Aam Aadmi Parivar) , AAP, Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party, BAAP, Delhi Poll Updates, Delhi News, Latest and Breaking News, Breaking News.

Delhi: Dissatisfied AAP workers build separate association BAAP(Bhartiya Aam Aadmi Parivar).

The dissatisfied workers of the Aam Aadmi Party have build a new party Bhartiya Aam Aadmi Parivar, a separate association from AAP with different ideologies and to know the transparency in the selection process.

 

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Delhi News:Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP's wild card in Delhi?, Delhi, Delhi poll, Latest Political News, political News, Latest and Breaking News, Breaking News.

Delhi News:Ravi Shankar Prasad, BJP's wild card in Delhi?

The Delhi Assembly Elections in November may see a surprise entry in the race for the BJP’s CM nominee: Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Prasad, a BJP leader from Bihar and the deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, has emerged as a strong contender owing to the party’s poll strategy.

According to sources, the party’s central leadership wants a leader from Purvanchal, an area comprising the eastern end of UP and Bihar.

This would be similar to the move made by the Congress in 1998, when Sheila Dikshit from UP was made the Chief Minister.

 

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