Day 287 : 29-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 29-Nov-15:

1. Public Works Department (PWD) of the AAP government has launched app for keeping its 1260 km of roads, street lights, schools, hospitals and housing societies “well-maintained”. (http://goo.gl/FGCecM) (http://goo.gl/mEfXAf)
2. Delhiites can soon expect a one-time waiver on water bills with the government likely to announce steps to deal with inflated bills within a month. (http://goo.gl/OuURb9)
3. The Delhi government has asked five top private hospitals to explain why they should not return profits made by denying treatment to poor patients. (http://goo.gl/WouER3)

Related News:

1. Prashant Bhushan challenges Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to a public debate on the Jan Lokpal Bill. (http://goo.gl/i462Ky) (http://goo.gl/kfi8gC) (http://goo.gl/8OckhE) (http://goo.gl/9RzjiQ)
2. Congress will support Delhi-specific sections of Jan Lokpal bill: Ajay Maken. (http://goo.gl/uU1g9H)
3. Amendment to RTE Act: Educationists, experts oppose bill to scrap no-detention policy till Class 8. (http://goo.gl/AT2blU)

Day 286 : 28-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 28-Nov-15:

1. The Delhi government has no plans to ban alcohol in the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said in the assembly Friday. (http://goo.gl/dZYZTf)
2. The Janlokpal Bill, 2015 that will be tabled in the Delhi assembly on Monday seeks to appoint a three-member panel with powers to investigate allegations of corruption emanating from the national capital territory. (http://goo.gl/eUrfpB)

Related News:

1. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Alka Lamba and five other party legislators walked out of the Delhi Assembly, demanding fast-tracking of the decision by the house ethics committee on BJP lawmaker OP Sharma. (http://goo.gl/AQxb63)
2. Aam Aadmi Party rebel Pankaj Pushkar suspended from Delhi Assembly. (http://goo.gl/kf4HF2) (http://goo.gl/Qjv6NC)
3. Akhilesh Tripathi, Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker was granted bail by a Delhi court in a 2013 case of rioting and criminal intimidation. (http://goo.gl/eyfMVS) (http://goo.gl/dZYZTf)

Day 285 : 27-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 27-Nov-15:

1. Main features of the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, a sneak peek into defining provisions. (http://goo.gl/fxBehv)
2. Lokpal verdicts will not be open to review. (http://goo.gl/keqICf)
3. Delhi Jan Lokpal to have powers to probe central officials. (http://goo.gl/ktYXfi)
4. Delhi government want cancellation of land allotted to BJP delhi unit. (http://goo.gl/nKLJ0p)

Related News

1. Salary of MLAs hikes, quantum not specified. (http://goo.gl/nFzAsF)
2. No plans to ban alcohol, Delhi government. (http://goo.gl/dZYZTf)
3. Prashanth Bhushan criticized the Jan Lokpal Bill of Delhi government. (http://goo.gl/ug5sUd)

Day 284 : 26-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 26-Nov-15:

1. Delhi government introduces bill to amend working journalists act. (http://goo.gl/EuH16x)
2. Delhi government passed Right of Citizens to time bound delivery of services Amendment bill. (http://goo.gl/mhxsSX)
3. Arvind Kejriwal seeks more powers in Delhi. (http://goo.gl/kkXKKQ)
4. Delhi government clears 700 crores to revamp schools. (http://goo.gl/13BhnG)

Related News

1. High Court asks Delhi government to reply to pleas against cab regulation scheme. (http://goo.gl/UIu8H9)
2. NGT directs Delhi government to call meeting on Yamuna pollution. (http://goo.gl/qJk0Si)
3. Delhi High Court issues notice to Delhi government, CBSE regarding franchisee schools. (http://goo.gl/MQ4VVZ)
4. Indian elite runners will participate in Airtel Delhi half Marathon. (http://goo.gl/XThbdl)

Day 283 : 25-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 25-Nov-15:

1. AAP government asks expense details from domestic airlines to check tax evasion. (http://goo.gl/8zaDmu)
2. Delhi government to run five government schools in double shifts. (http://goo.gl/64g9Ai)

Related News

1. Case against discoms weakened during LG’s rule, says probe report. (http://goo.gl/87sBik) (http://goo.gl/IpQJoQ)
2. Confusion regarding the Swach Delhi app as many suspects glitch in the software. (http://goo.gl/8zaDmu)
3. Constitution day: words socialist and secular missing from Delhi government ads, govt apologizes and orders probe. (http://goo.gl/pLvuiS)

Day 282 : 24-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 24-Nov-15:

1. Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra announces setting up of a Research and Knowledge Centre in the next five months in the capital, in an effort to “bring Kalam’s legacy” to the capital. (http://goo.gl/Qywj1y)

Related News:

1. BJP lawmaker OP Sharma was suspended from the Delhi Assembly today for his offensive words against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s Alka Lamba during a discussion. (http://goo.gl/rv2hYW) (http://goo.gl/habht5) (http://goo.gl/OZLteQ) (http://goo.gl/DQPzoP)
2. Lipika Mitra, the estranged wife of former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, writes to the Chief Election Commissioner seeking action against the AAP leader for “suppressing” information in the affidavit. (http://goo.gl/djn3vm) (http://goo.gl/I04aMW)
3. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal Tuesday issued a notice to Delhi Police, requesting inspection of the Police Control Room for understanding its operation. (http://goo.gl/gozykD)
4. The level of debate in Delhi Assembly hit a new low Tuesday, with both AAP and BJP members using derogatory and unparliamentary language against each other. (http://goo.gl/7FNjds)
5. The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked DTC to vacate the 50-acre Millennium Bus Depot, built on the banks of the Yamuna by January 27. (http://goo.gl/ekXiNi) (http://goo.gl/cRxyIV) (http://goo.gl/JwuscB)

Day 281 : 23-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 23-Nov-15:

1. Delhi Assembly on Monday passed a Bill proposing amendments in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). (http://goo.gl/lJk15P) (http://goo.gl/5YKYpW) (http://goo.gl/7bQCmo)
2. The AAP government claimed that the south Delhi’s Dwarka stretch used during the event showed “significant” reduction in level of pollutants in the air. (http://goo.gl/4waLM4) (http://goo.gl/BAPnBI)

Related News:

1. Two MCD officials and a private firm’s director, who were sentenced to four years in jail in the first conviction in a 2010 Commonwealth Games scam case, were granted bail by the Delhi High Court. (http://goo.gl/41RoM7)
2. Dissident Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Pankaj Pushkar was marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly after he raised the issue of lakhs of government school students having “failed” the mid-term exams. (http://goo.gl/tewN07) (http://goo.gl/FSjhWf) (http://goo.gl/OQ8cSH)
3. The opposition staged a walkout Monday, marking the second time it has done so during the winter session, as the AAP government continued to introduce bills in the Assembly. (http://goo.gl/nlmUeP)
4. Delhi Assembly Speaker ‘invited’ Special Commissioner (Law & Order) Deepak Mishra to his office after several MLAs complained about being delayed by protests blocking the roads on October 20. (http://goo.gl/1YvLX4)D
5. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on claimed that the party is not in the race for 2019 elections and asked its members to not run after polls. (http://goo.gl/GviQNO) (http://goo.gl/ldMnfq) (http://goo.gl/N56HBU) (http://goo.gl/wVU9ZJ)
6. Parents and teachers protested against the Delhi government’s proposed amendment to School Education Act, calling the provisions anti-people. (http://goo.gl/YBdjHl)
7. The Delhi government has tells Delhi high court that it is understaffed to deal with offending vehicles in the city which violate pollution norms and fail to undertake safety measures. (http://goo.gl/cp6xc3)
8. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation launched an online system for trade and storage licence on Monday under “Ease of doing business”. (http://goo.gl/B1cPSc)
9. Former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s family has written to Delhi government, asking that a Kalam National Centre for Knowledge Discovery be set up in the capital. (http://goo.gl/KTLPPr)

Day 280 : 22-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 22-Nov-15:

1. The ‘Swachch Delhi’ app has received over 13,000 sanitation-related grievances since its launch last week, with maximum complaints being received from South Delhi Municipal Corporation. (http://goo.gl/Kxwgqu)
2. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today proposed having a ‘special purpose vehicle’ (SPV) framework, on the lines of Delhi Metro, to address the pressing issue. (http://goo.gl/RCk5kX)
3. The Centre and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government along with local bodies in the capital have come together to make Delhi clean. (http://goo.gl/nboMT9) (http://goo.gl/2k8NLG) (http://goo.gl/I3vYUC) (http://goo.gl/znPJa4)
4. Fair price shops in the capital will be linked to biometric system by early next year, work for which has begun, essentially aimed at curbing corruption and irregularities in the Public Distribution System. (http://goo.gl/jJZbyi)
5. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Delhi government will organise ‘Car-Free Day’ across the national capital on January 22, saying he will also cycle to his office that day. (http://goo.gl/CXZZL7) (http://goo.gl/gFi4lf) (http://goo.gl/5kryka) (http://goo.gl/uujgsu) (http://goo.gl/kjIME2) (http://goo.gl/AGXZuU) (http://goo.gl/S7wx2k)

Related News:

1. At least 18 policemen have come under the vigilance department’s scanner every week this year for alleged involvement in corrupt practices. (http://goo.gl/vO1v7Y)
2. The Centre Government allotted Rs. 3,250 crore for de-congesting and developing Delhi, also praises Arvind Kejriwal. (http://goo.gl/8NQeTg) (http://goo.gl/wueCwr)
3. With the second car-free day taking place on Sunday in Dwarka, the capital saw a reduction in pollution levels due to a combination of factors according to the CSE. (http://goo.gl/Y6fiQs) (http://goo.gl/bYCokr)
4. North Delhi Municipal Corporation has earned over Rs. 25 crore in parking fee in just six months this year, over one-and-a-half times of the total revenue generated from it last year. (http://goo.gl/mKsNmD) (http://goo.gl/iaVHtG)
5. The Aam Admi Party will hold its National Council meeting on Monday, where it is expected to elect new members to the National Executive. (http://goo.gl/AMT8G2)
6. An Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker was booked for allegedly misbehaving with a police official on duty in northeast Delhi’s Rohtash Nagar area on Sunday. (http://goo.gl/nsXyMe) (http://goo.gl/gPOjHd) (http://goo.gl/FYYQIj) (http://goo.gl/2DcftH)
7. The Delhi High Court has warned two senior officials of the city government of contempt action if its directions. (http://goo.gl/8FSNWx)

Day 279 : 21-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 21-Nov-15:

1. 660 vehicles on Saturday put to notice for violating permit conditions, by the Delhi Revenue department using its recently acquired powers. (http://goo.gl/gWpek4) (http://goo.gl/2dW0P0) (http://goo.gl/Dq9D6z)
2. Rajghat Power House will be shut, but will take time, says Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain. (http://goo.gl/OTqZTS)
3. The Delhi government has decided to waive completely or partially all water dues up to a date that will be decided in the coming days, depending on where a consumer lives. (http://goo.gl/PZ8bUQ)

Related News:

1. A group of doctors at a city municipal hospital in east Delhi protested over the non-payment of their salaries for the months of September and October. (http://goo.gl/rr7FUv)
2. Aam Aadmi Party sends invite to Shanti Bhushan for National Council Meeting scheduled to take place on November 23. (http://goo.gl/i3o0X6) (http://goo.gl/H2B4a0) (http://goo.gl/tZAclx) (http://goo.gl/5NEsxA)
3. Time to ‘Clear The Air’ as at least 4 Delhi areas figure among most polluted in the country. (http://goo.gl/Dp2P80)
4. The Swachh Delhi app, which received a tremendous response after its launch last Monday, has not witnessed any major development since. (http://goo.gl/x55nEG)
5. RTI activists Aruna Roy, Shailesh Gandhi, Prashant Bhushan and others have demanded that the Delhi government place the Delhi Lokpal and the Service Delivery Amendment bill in the public domain. (http://goo.gl/liXelg)

Day 278 : 20-Nov-15

Steps taken by AAP government in Delhi on 20-Nov-15:

1. The Delhi government is likely to extend the ongoing Winter Session to allow passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill which was cleared by the cabinet earlier this week. (http://goo.gl/xJsm6J)
2. In view of controlling air pollution and traffic congestion, the Delhi government will organise the second Car-Free Day on November 22 in Dwarka. (http://goo.gl/zjKAvc) (http://goo.gl/Yhp1bl) (http://goo.gl/H7Q5h6) (http://goo.gl/JWYxld) (http://goo.gl/Fokzyw)
3. The Aam Admi Party (AAP) government tabled two bills proposing radical changes in the education system of the national capital. (http://goo.gl/7IH3sG) (http://goo.gl/Ff5NlS) (http://goo.gl/671CNv) (http://goo.gl/BXdlln)
4. The AAP government is planning to introduce articulated buses and feeder buses on Delhi’s streets to strengthen public transport in the city, Transport Minister Gopal Rai said. (http://goo.gl/qvqbM0)
5. The Delhi government has started a pilot project to install CCTV cameras in schools, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told the Delhi Assembly on Friday. (http://goo.gl/1B9sL0)
6. The AAP government has paved the way for spending MLA Local Areal Development Fund (MLALADS) on development works in 1200-odd cooperative group housing societies in the capital. (http://goo.gl/zgRsNI)

Related News:

1. National Green Tribunal directed the filing of a contempt petition against the Delhi government for defying its orders not to cut trees. (http://goo.gl/skkftR)
2. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan was allegedly attacked by two unidentified persons near Bhopal Ground in south Delhi on Thursday evening. He sustained injuries on his right leg. (http://goo.gl/zHC5gx) (http://goo.gl/XHO3uI)