Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician and a former bureaucrat who is the current and 7th Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. He was also the Chief Minister of Delhi from December 2013 to February 2014, stepping down after 49 days of assuming power. Currently, he is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party, which won the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections with a historic majority, obtaining 67 out of 70 assembly seats. In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in recognition of his involvement in the grassroots level movement Parivartan using right to information legislation in a campaign against corruption. The same year, after resigning from Government service, he donated his Magsaysay award money as a corpus fund to found the Public Cause Research Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Yesterday, Arvind Kejriwal rejected the BIS study, saying that the city's water supply should not be judged based on an analysis of 11 samples. DNA - Published
The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics say they are excited about the work they are doing and they hope that their work inspires policy based on evidence and hard thinking. Rough Cut (no..
More than 20,000 volunteers have joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through the 'AK' mobile application which was launched by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal last month, senior party leader Pankaj.. IndiaTimes - Published
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, saying the judgment ended the decades old dispute and appealed.. IndiaTimes - Published
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to provide for a separate bonus to farmers to manage stubble. Singh expressed his anger and anguish and made the pro-farmer proposal in a letter.. IndiaTimes - Published
Addressing media persons after an event here, Javadekar said, "I think it is unfortunate that a chief minister, instead of finding solutions to mitigate pollution is into a blame game." "Instead of.. IndiaTimes - Published
In the wake of rising pollution in Delhi, the government has taken the decision that all schools will remain closed till November 5, Kejriwal said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal: All schools in.. DNA - Published
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Shishodia began the distribution from Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya in Civil Lines. DNA - Published
"The scheme will also include vehicles coming from other states, and only be implemented on non-transport 4-wheeled vehicles. Two-wheelers will be exempted," Kejriwal said. DNA - Published
Kejriwal informed that the university will initially have an intake of 50,000 students and it will offer programs on different entry levels like Class 10th, 12th, graduation or part-time. DNA - Published
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that private CNG cars will not be exempted from the odd-even scheme, which is to be implemented between November 4 and 15. DNA - Published
The Delhi government has also prepared a software which will have important data related to the roads in the city. The repair work will then make use of this database. DNA - Published
"Kejriwal has not worked for the people of Delhi and has not fulfilled his promises, so he is doing politics of regionalism," JDU leader Satya Prakash Mishra said. DNA - Published
"How can Delhi serve people of the entire country? Hence there is a need to improve the healthcare services here," Arvind Kejriwal said. DNA - Published
"The rates of onion have increased. It is being sold at Rs 60-80 per kilogram in the national capital. Our government will start selling onion from Saturday at Rs 23.90 per kilogram," Chief Minister.. DNA - Published
This complaint comes after Kejriwal took a dig at Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari for his comment on implementing National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the national capital. DNA - Published
In his letter, the Chief Minister stated that the Delhi government on September 1, initiated a mass awareness campaign to make people aware of keeping their homes and surroundings free of any Mosquito.. DNA - Published
This comes as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier on Friday announced to bring in the odd-even scheme again from November 4 to 15 DNA - Published
Sawant, a former Congress Lok Sabha MP, who later became a party MLC, had joined the AAP in the presence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at Sindkhedraja in January 2018 DNA - Published
"Today, I want to give good news to the people that instead of increasing, pollution has begun to reduce in Delhi. In the last three years, the pollution in the city has reduced significantly. From.. DNA - Published
Delhi govt on Tuesday announced waiving off all water arrears of domestic consumers living in E, F, G and H category residential colonies (categorised on the basis of house tax) while giving partial.. IndiaTimes - Published
The scheme, aimed at bringing a major section of Delhi's population into the mainstream, will cover domestic as well as commercial connections. DNA - Published
The 66-year-old former finance minister has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at AIIMS since August 9 after he complained of breathlessness. DNA - Published
Women in Delhi will be able to travel free in DTC and cluster buses from October 29, 2019, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Independence Day. DNA - Published
Kejriwal also said that he wanted to dedicate the initiative of Deshbhakti Curriculum to the country on the occasion of Independence Day. DNA - Published
In a major bonanza to the Delhiites ahead of the Assembly elections due next year, the AAP government on Thursday announced free electricity to those consuming up to 200 units a month. DNA - Published
Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that residents of 1,797 unauthorised colonies of Delhi will soon get ownership rights to their properties. The cut-off date for regularisation.. IndiaTimes - Published
Since 2001-2002 Delhi government is getting Rs 325 crore as share in central taxes and the share continues to be stagnant. “The Delhi government deserves its legitimate share in central taxes to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Interacting with senior citizens selected under 'Mukyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana', the chief minister said his government is committed to make lives easier for the people of the city. DNA - Published
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Thursday in Parliament that the Centre was yet to receive any proposal from the AAP government on providing free rides to women in the Delhi Metro. DNA - Published
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