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The foundation stone laying ceremony of the two new schools has been done in the spirit of the right to education. The Government has initiated the process in rural areas and rehabilitation colonies, to ensure that the children living in these pockets...
Delhi government is working on a project to give uniform exterior look to all its school buildings across the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today. Listing various initiatives to improve educational infrastructure in the city, Dikshit said her...
Activists from India's main opposition Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) carry lanterns as they shout slogans against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during a protest in New Delhi on February 4, 2012, against the Delhi government increasing ... View Photo »
It will also facilitate additional enrolment of women in technological courses as parents are often reluctant to send their daughters outside Delhi for higher education. We expect that student strength will increase to almost two times the current strength in the next few years
The per capital income was recorded at Rs. 1,16,886 in 2009-10. Delhi's Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit released the report in the national capital on Thursday. The monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of the people of Delhi in urban areas was recorded...
“We can extend financial grant for retrofitting of weak buildings. The size of the grant should depend on income of the house owners. The Principal Secretary of Urban Development department has been told to present the issue before Chief Minister...
"We discussed raising a separate battalion of disaster response force and I have told the Divisional Commissioner to bring it to the notice of Chif Minister Sheila Dikshit," Khanna said. He said the meeting reviewed the entire disaster management...
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, left, listens to Chief Minister of New Delhi Sheila Dikshit during a function to mark the death anniversary of the late Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Martyrs' Day at Rajghat, the memorial of Gandhi, in New Delhi,... View Photo »
We demand a discussion on FDI as well as a statement from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit that the FDI in retail will not be allowed in Delhi
Malhotra claimed that Dikshit has made the lives of Delhites miserable by enhancing the rates of water, electricity and transport. Malhotra said over a million people are unemployed in Delhi and accused Dikshit of promoting the contractor culture in...
The protests took place outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Family members of the 1984 riot victims, survivors and political activists expressed both shock and anger over Khanna's decision. The protesters broke barricades...
Sheila Dikshit (born March 31, 1938) is the Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998. She is from the Indian National Congress. Smt. Sheila Dikshit was sworn-in as the Chief Minister for a second consecutive term of the Government of the state of Delhi on December 15, 2003. She is the second woman Chief Minister of Delhi. She represents New Delhi... Full Article
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, left, listens to Chief Minister of New Delhi Sheila Dikshit during a function to mark the death anniversary of the late Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Martyrs' Day at Rajghat, the memorial of Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. ...
View Photo »Chairperson of India's Congress-led UPA government Sonia Gandhi (C) stands alongside Chief Minister of Delhi Shelia Dikshit (L) and Minister for Transport Kamal Nath (R) as she pays her respects at the memorial to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on...
View Photo »Supporters of Indian social activist Anna Hazare shout anti-government slogans outside Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's residence in New Delhi on August 22, 2011. Responding to anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's call, supporters begun sit-in protests outsidethe residences of...
View Photo »Actvists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold an effigy depicting Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and shout slogans during an anti-government protest in New Delhi August 11, 2011. Demonstrators from BJP on Thursday marched on parliament demanding the...
View Photo »Young supporters of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare wear topi caps and wave Indian national flags during Hazare's fast at Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi on August 22, 2011. Responding to anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's call, supporters begun sit-in protest outside residences...
View Photo »Police use their shields to cover themselves from a downpour during an anti-government protest organised by India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi August 11, 2011. Demonstrators from BJP on Thursday marched on parliament demanding the resignation of Delhi...
View Photo »Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, left, listens to Chief Minister of New Delhi Sheila Dikshit during a function to mark the death anniversary of the late Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Martyrs' Day at Rajghat, the memorial of Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. ...
View Photo »It will also facilitate additional enrolment of women in technological courses as parents are often reluctant to send their daughters outside Delhi for higher education. We expect that student strength will increase to almost two times the current strength in the next few years
We demand a discussion on FDI as well as a statement from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit that the FDI in retail will not be allowed in Delhi
It is the Government's decision and has to be done
The decision by the Sheila Dikshit government to divide the MCD was a step taken in haste and without thinking
To focus on participation of women engineers in nation-building and encouraging technical education among women, Women's Technical University will be set up in the capital
The consumers of Delhi feel that there is a great cheating with the public by installing electronic meters and RWAs of Delhi are very angry due to the insensitive attitude of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
This decision has been taken in the interest of giving ownership rights to slum dwellers and put an end to the existing practice of resale, depriving the real beneficiaries of their rights
I feel that the dreams which your husband late Rajiv Gandhi saw and wished for the country are being put on the back burner by the Chief Minister of Delhi (Sheila Dikshit)
But it should not be regarded as a magic wand. Streamlining the municipal administration will take time
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will visit the hospital to meet the injured and will announce compensation for the dead and injured. An inquiry has already been ordered
We are in the process of providing Rs.1,000 to the people affected by HIV. This will help them avail regular treatment at the Anti Retroviral Therapy centres
We tried for it. We will keep putting effort for statehood. May be some years down the line statehood will be a reality.
It is a historic moment. It is a historic day for Delhi as MCD is being split after around 50 years of its existence and I am confident it will result in better civic services to the citizens
We did it in the interest of people. Our intention was to bring administration nearer to the people as per the sense of the 74th Constitutional Amendment. We never tried to take any power from the MCD or Delhi Cantonment Board
We want a discussion on the bill. But if they (BJP) do not want to participate in the discussion, it is okay. We are confident of passage of the bill tomorrow
We want a discussion on the bill. But if they (BJP) do not want to participate in the discussion, it is okay. We are confident of passage of the bill tomorrow
FDI malls will sell retail items at a uniform price across the city. The proposed move will also result in containing inflation. FDI will go a long way to generate lakhs of employment opportunities across the country. Moreover , it has been proposed that FDI in retail trade will only be allowed in citie...
Once the Bill is cleared from here, it will go for the President’s final assent — after which it will be enforced as a law
The government believes that awareness on healthy habits should be created among young girls. The government will provide free sanitary napkins to girl students every month to ensure menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls and they are not affected with bacterial infection and cervical cancer
The government believes that awareness on healthy habits should be created among young girls. The government will provide free sanitary napkins to girl students every month to ensure menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls and they are not affected with bacterial infection and cervical cancer
several important projects and schemes were approved
It is a humble attempt of my government to share the responsibility to make life easy and more comfortable for the daughters of this city. Because once a girl child is comfortable with the issues of hygiene, health and privacy, she can devote her fulsome attention to the studies
There is so much negativity around, we all need something positive in life.
As per procedures, a Bill has to be first tabled in the House. The Assembly can decide on its fate the next day at the earliest
It will be an example of efficient civic governance in big cities. With three corporations now, municipal officials will be more accessible to people and it will take governance to people’s doorstep
