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Shiela Dikshit discusses Lokayukta order against Raj Kumar Chauhan
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, fuelling speculation over the possible exit of Public Works Department Minister Rajkumar Chauhan.
Last week, Delhi Lokayukta Justice M M Sarin had sent a recommendation to President Pratibha Patil that Chauhan be removed from his post for interfering in a tax raid at a [...]
Ramakant Goswami made Delhi cabinet minister
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday redistributed all key portfolios among her Cabinet colleagues, replacing one minister with her old-time loyalist, a move sources close to her said would keep her detractors on a tight leash.
Social Welfare and Labour Minister Mangat Ram Singhal was shown the door and three-time legislator from Rajinder Nagar and [...]
Congress Minister in soup over remarks against President of India
A Rajasthan minister has found himself in a soup over his unsavoury remarks about President Pratibha Patil he made at a meeting of Congress workers. Minister of state for panchayati raj and waqf Amin Khan had stated that Patil was rewarded with the country’s top post because she
“used to cook and wash utensils” for [...]
A political committee has been set up to revamp MCD
With an eye on the municipal polls slated for early 2012 and in an attempt to deflect attention from the ongoing probes and issues related to inflation, chief minister Sheila Dikshit has yet again put the “inefficiency” of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on centrestage. For the first time a political committee has been [...]
Congress councillors accused BJP at MCD budget session
At the ongoing MCD budget session, Congress councillors accused BJP for not carrying out enough development work in the city in the past four years of its tenure. Congress councillor Anita Babbar read out a long list of projects announced by the BJP-led civic body in the last few years which are yet to [...]
Congress celebrates 126th foundation day
Congress on Tuesday celebrated its 126th foundation day with its chief Sonia Gandhi unfurling the party flag at a function.
Top Congress leaders including Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee, A K Antony, S Jaipal Reddy, Kapil Sibal, G K Vasan, Kantilal Bhuria, Vayalar Ravi, Sachin Pilot, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit [...]
Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik was heckled at the party plenary
Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik was heckled at the party plenary causing commotion with workers from Bihar accusing him of “selling” tickets in the just-concluded assembly elections in which the party got routed.
As Wasnik tried to fix a dysfunctional sound system on the dais, a number of delegates from Bihar raised slogans against him [...]