Manish Sisodia: News

29 May 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Signature Bridge to open for Delhiites in October this year

Construction of the much-awaited Signature Bridge on the Yamuna river will be completed by October this year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

08 Jul 2018

Delhi Schools

Delhi: Dead lizard in mid-day meal makes two girls ill

The alleged presence of a dead lizard in mid-day meals served to students of Kalyanpuri's Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in East Delhi made two girls sick on Saturday.

07 Jul 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi-PWD tells officials to check sites for water-logging during rains

Public Works Department of the Delhi Government has directed its senior officials to visit their respective areas during rains to check water-logging.

05 Jul 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Hours after SC-order, Delhi officers send back government's "incorrect" file

Hours after the SC verdict curtailing the lieutenant governor's (L-G) powers in Delhi, the AAP government moved its first file, ordering withdrawal of authority on transfer and posting of bureaucrats from the L-G, chief secretary and heads of departments.

02 Jul 2018

India

Kejriwal, Dalai Lama introduce 'Happiness Curriculum' for Delhi govt schools

The Delhi government today launched "Happiness Curriculum" for its school students, with the Dalai Lama gracing the occasion and saying that India can lead the world by uniting the modern and ancient knowledge and help it overcome "negative emotions" of the mankind.

28 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Kejriwal, Sisodia to be charged in chief secretary assault case

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be charged this or the next week for the alleged assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, police said today.

21 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

8L students of Delhi's government schools to undergo "happiness curriculum"

From July, eight lakh government school students in Delhi will learn a new and unique course - "happiness curriculum."

19 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal ends sit-in-protest at L-G office; IAS-officers returning to work

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has finally ended his nine-day sit-in protest at Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal's office as the IAS officers on strike are now returning to work, according to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.

19 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain discharged from hospital

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and his colleague Satyendar Jain, who were on a hunger strike at the Lieutenant-Governor's office and hospitalized after their health deteriorated, were discharged from the LNJP Hospital today.

19 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Recovering fast, will try to resume work today: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who was on a hunger strike since June-13 at the Lieutenant-Governor's office and hospitalized after his health deteriorated, said he is "recovering fast" and will try and resume work from today.

19 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal sit-in protest done in illegal manner, alleges NDMC House

The House of the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) yesterday passed a resolution to "condemn the sit-in" by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues at the Lieutenant-Governor's office.

18 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi: Sisodia hospitalized; health deteriorates as hunger strike enters 6-day

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been on hunger strike since June 13 at the Lieutenant Governor's office, was on Monday taken to hospital after his health deteriorated, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

18 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's condition is stable: LNJP Hospital

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's condition is stable even as he is kept in ICU of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.

18 Jun 2018

Delhi High Court

AAP's Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia hospitalized on Day-6 of hunger-strike

Six days after launching an indefinite hunger strike, Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain was rushed to hospital yesterday after his health deteriorated.

17 Jun 2018

West Bengal

CMs denied permission to meet Kejriwal; AAP leaders reacted angrily

The AAP leadership reacted angrily to the denial of permission to four Chief Ministers to meet their Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at the Lieutenant-Governor's office last night, alleging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand in it.

16 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal's dharna continues for the sixth-day at L-G office

The sit-in by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three cabinet colleagues today entered its sixth day as the impasse between the AAP dispensation and the Lieutenant-Governor over IAS officers' "strike" continued.

15 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal fears Sisodia, Jain will be forced out of protests

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today expressed apprehension that his deputy Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain may be forced out of the L-G office, after a team of medical staff reached there for their health checkup.

14 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal urges PM Modi to intervene to end IAS-officers' strike

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today wrote to PM Modi, seeking his intervention to end the IAS officers' "strike" claiming that Lt Governor Anil Baijal was doing "nothing" regarding it.

13 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi-BJP leaders protest at Kejriwal's office against non-performance of AAP

BJP leaders and rebel AAP legislator Kapil Mishra today sat on a dharna at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's office against the "non-performance" of his government, mimicking a protest the AAP members are holding at the Lieutenant-Governor's office.

13 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

As sit-in protest enters third-day, Kejriwal trains guns on Modi

As Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's at the L-G's office entered Day-3, the AAP chief trained his guns on PM Narendra Modi.

Kejriwal's visit to L-G's office turns into nightstay, indefinite fast

A visit by AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi L-G Anil Baijal's office yesterday turned into a nightstay, as they refused to leave till their demands were met.

04 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Police files charge-sheet against Manish Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav

Delhi Police today filed a charge-sheet in a court against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, and others in a 2014 protest case.

01 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Come August, Delhiites will get crucial government-certificates delivered at doorstep

After months of dilly-dallying, Delhi Government is finally ready to introduce its ambitious "doorstep delivery of key services" by July-end.

30 May 2018

Delhi Police

CBI raid, an attempt to hide AAP's good works: Kejriwal

Hours after the CBI raided the residence of Delhi PWD Minister Satyendar Jain in connection with alleged violation of norms in hiring architects for Public Works Department, CM Arvind Kejriwal asked, "What does PM Modi want?"

29 May 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal, Sisodia's visit to Delhi's CBSE Class 12 exam toppers

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his Deputy, Manish Sisodia, today visited the city's CBSE Class 12 examination toppers.

29 May 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi: AAP government to launch free Wi-Fi facility next year

Delhiites could get free Wi-Fi facility at public places from March 2019 as AAP Government has planned to launch the same as the pilot project next year.

27 May 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Class- 12 Results: Bus-driver's son tops science-stream in government schools

Prince Kumar, the son of DTC bus driver, topped the Science Stream in Delhi government schools in the CBSE Class 12 results, announced on Saturday.

25 May 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

How AAP is changing Delhi's troubled education system

Education is the most neglected sector in this country, but Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party has always worked towards reversing the trend.

1,000 buses on Delhi roads soon; SC, HC nod required

If the Supreme Court and Delhi HC give permission, Delhi would soon see an additional 1,000 cluster buses plying on its roads, as the state Cabinet gave its in-principle nod to the project yesterday after a gap of 7 years.

18 May 2018

Delhi Police

Chief Secretary assault case: Six-member police team questions CM Kejriwal

A six-member team of the Delhi Police has begun questioning the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his office in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February.

17 May 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi: 1.5L CCTV cameras to be installed in government schools

In a step that would increase the safety of children in schools, a total of 1.46L CCTV cameras will be installed in every classroom of Delhi government schools.

16 May 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal to be questioned regarding CS Anshu Prakash assault case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be questioned by the police on Friday regarding the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February.

14 May 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

This East Delhi colony will be powered by the Sun

Taking forward Delhi's journey towards being a 'solar city', an East-Delhi housing society has installed a 140-kWp plant, which was inaugurated by CM Arvind Kejriwal yesterday.

09 May 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi BJP alleges labor fund scam, ACB registers case

Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday alleged that AAP workers were being registered as construction laborers to misuse labor welfare fund and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and minister Gopal Rai are responsible for it.

05 May 2018

India

After tomb turned to temple, Delhi government orders probe

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered probe after a 15th-century tomb was turned into a temple in Safdarjung's Humayunpur.

10 Apr 2018

Table Tennis

Delhi government to give Rs. 14L to Manika for CWG-gold

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said the Delhi government will give Rs. 14L to paddler Manika Batra for winning a gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia.

Delhi: PWD to launch de-silt drive in city drains

Ahead of the monsoon season, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government will launch a two-month exercise to de-silt the city's drains from April 15, a move intended to prevent waterlogging in the national capital.

06 Apr 2018

Rajnath Singh

Panel to meet Rajnath over 400% salary-hike for Delhi MLAs

Delhi Assembly on Friday formed a six-member committee to take up the issue of the proposed hike in salary of ministers and legislators with the Centre.

06 Apr 2018

Delhi

Delhi government to assess and grade over 5,000 city schools

The Delhi government is embarking on a first-of-its-kind exercise: it is going to assess and grade over 5,000 schools in the national capital.

04 Apr 2018

Delhi

Delhi: Not one toilet built under Swachh Bharat, says CAG

The CAG has come down heavily on the Delhi Government for not constructing a single toilet since the inception of Swachh Bharat Mission in October'14.