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In AAP vs Delhi Lt Governor, Probe Into Purchase Of Buses New Flashpoint

The Delhi government has hit back saying that the Lt Governor's decision was politically motivated.New Delhi: Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena has approved a probe into the purchase of 1,000 low-floor buses by the Delhi government, escalating friction with the Aam Aadmi Party government headed by Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. The Delhi government has hit back saying that the probe was politically motivated and that the Lieutenant-Governor should first clear his name from the corruption charges levelled against him.The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has been tasked to conduct the inquiry into the purchase of 1,000 low-floor buses by Delhi Transport Corporation, officials said.The decision to hand over the case to the probe agency was taken following a recommenda...
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“Highly Exploitative”” Arvind Kejriwal On Contractual Employment System

He termed the contractual employment system "highly exploitative" (File)New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appreciated the AAP-led Punjab government for regularising 8,736 school teachers, and urged all state governments to do the same.He said the Delhi government had also brought in a Bill in the Assembly to regularise guest teachers in the national capital but the Centre did not approve it.Mr Kejriwal said all contractual government employees would be regularised in the states where the AAP comes to power.All the states and the centre should also do this, he added."At a time when permanent government jobs are being reduced and more temporary employees are being hired, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann regularised the services of 8,736 teachers. This will pro...
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Arvind Kejriwal Meets Sonali Phogat’s Family In Haryana, Demands CBI Probe

Sonali Phogat died in Goa last month and her death is being treated as a case of murder.Hisar: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met family members of BJP leader Sonali Phogat and demanded that a CBI probe be ordered into her death.Sonali Phogat died in Goa last month and her death is being treated as a case of murder.Mr Kejriwal along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann went to the farmhouse of Phogat and expressed grief over the death.Both leaders spoke to Phogat's brother-in-law Kuldeep Phogat.Talking to the media, Mr Kejriwal said the family members were not satisfied with the ongoing investigation.He said they were feeling that somewhere an attempt is being made to save the culprits in this case.The case be handed over to the CBI for an impartial probe, Mr Kejr...
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Nitish Kumar, In Delhi To Work On Opposition Unity, Meets Sharad Pawar

I will try to unite, says Nitish KumarNew Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today on his mission to unite the opposition ahead of the 2024 national elections. The chief of Janata Dal United, who ended ties with the BJP last month, has been in the national capital since Monday with a long list of leaders he wanted to meet.After Congress's Rahul Gandhi and Janata Dal Secular's HD Kumaraswamy, he met CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, Indian National Lok Dal's Om Prakash Chautala and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier this morning, he also met CPIML general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, who is also an ally in the state.He also has a couple of courtesy meetings slated for this evening -- President Droupadi ...
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In 2024 Drive, Nitish Kumar Meets Mulayam S Yadav, OP Chautala; Reconnects With Sharad Yadav

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Mulayam S Yadav and his son Akhilesh, both former UP CMs.New Delhi/Gurgaon: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met another old "socialist" friend, Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, at a hospital in Gurgaon today — a key stop in his Opposition unity drive against the BJP for a fight in 2024.The JDU leader also met former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala of the Indian National Lok Dal and fellow Bihar leader Sharad Yadav, who was once president of the JDU.This came on a day when the BJP, too, held a high-level meeting to discuss specific Lok Sabha seats, in Delhi.Nitish Kumar — so far denying that he's a contender for the PM's post to challenge Narendra Modi — has really dived into the unity drive ever since he dumped the BJP to re-form...
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“What About Water?”: Arvind Kejriwal Faces SYL Canal Question Ahead Of Haryana Push

Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to launch AAP's 'Make India Number 1' drive in Haryana on Sept 7. (File)Chandigarh: Ahead of AAP boss Arvind Kejriwal's Haryana visit as part of the party's national campaign — where Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be with him — the BJP has dared him to take a clear stand on water-sharing between the two states, in an apparent dig over the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. "Will Arvind Kejriwal announce that Haryana will get its due share of river water?" said BJP's Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was with the Congress until recently. The canal, incomplete for four decades, is to take water from Sutlej in Punjab to the Yamuna, thus supplying it mainly to Haryana and some to Delhi. That's why the SYL question is a difficult one for all parties that...
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MK Stalin Rolls Out “Delhi Model” School Plan, Praises Arvind Kejriwal

As many as 26 Schools of Excellence and 15 Model Schools are covered under the TN government schemeChennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday launched the Rs 1,000 per month assistance scheme for girl students pursuing collegiate education and the Schools of Excellence and Model Schools Scheme, based on Delhi schools.Launching the school scheme here in the presence of his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said States should learn from one another on good practices transcending party politics and called for Centre-States cooperation to give a fillip to school education in the government sector. While Mr Kejriwal lauded Mr Stalin for emulating the Delhi school model within 6 months, and for launching other initiatives in the education sector, the la...
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“No Prime Ministerial Ambition”: Nitish Kumar After Meeting Rahul Gandhi

Nitish Kumar met Rahul Gandhi for the first time today since he quit the NDA alliance in BiharNew Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who came to Delhi with a longish "to-do" list for his 'Mission Opposition', checked off the first item this evening, meeting Congress's Rahul Gandhi at his Tughlaq Road residence. Sources said the discussion was entirely on 2024 and the means to unite the opposition, at the end of which Mr Kumar again told reporters that he has no ambition for the top post."There is a concerted effort to weaken regional parties. My effort is to unite the Opposition ahead of the General Elections. I have no intention of pitching myself as a prime ministerial candidate," Mr Kumar told reporters.  But the buzz about his eye on the Prime Minister's post had started imme...
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Arvind Kejriwal Unveils Delhi Model School Plan In Tamil Nadu

Arvind Kejriwal called for Centre-states cooperation to give fillip to the school education sector.Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday launched the Schools of Excellence and Model Schools Scheme, which is broadly based on schools in Delhi with upgraded infrastructure and improved learning opportunities.Launching the scheme in Chennai in the presence of his Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said states should learn from each other on good practices transcending party politics and called for Centre-states cooperation to give fillip to the school education sector.If state and central governments came together, Mr Kejriwal said that within five years, all government schools in the country could provide best education to students. The Delhi Chie...
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AAP Set To Enter Karnataka Politics With Bengaluru Civic Body Polls

The party has also put in place 10 frontal organisations for campaigning. (File)Bengaluru: The Aam Aadmi Party sees huge potential for growth and has embarked on setting foot in Karnataka by making inroads in the state's political map.On the electoral front, the party's immediate aim is to do well in the polls to the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) expected later this year, says its state unit Vice President Bhaskar Rao.The AAP has targeted to enroll 10,000 members in each of the city's 243 wards, he told PTI.At the state-level, the party has started a programme -- 'Gram Sampark Abhiyaan' -- by which it is trying to expand the network of the organisation from the grassroots.The party has also put in place 10 frontal organisations, including wings of women, yo...
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