AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi-NCR News Today, Delhi News Live Updates, September 26: A Delhi court has sent AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14 days in judicial custody in connection with irregularities in Waqf Board case investigated by the ACB.
In other news, actor Jacqueline Fernandez moved her bail application before a Delhi court after she was summoned by the court in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case. The court asked the ED to file a reply and granted her interim bail till then.
Meanwhile, with Dussehra festivities starting next week opposite Delhi’s Red Fort, police in Delhi have increased security in and around the monument. The Luv Kush Ramlila, the capital’s most prominent, is expected to be attended by more than 5,000 people every day, including VIPs. And with Covid numbers dwindling, this year’s festivities are expected to be particularly frenetic.
People wade through the rain at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
Jawaharlal Nehru University is planning to launch its portal for under-graduate admissions by tomorrow, September 27 (Tuesday).
On Rajasthan's ongoing political turmoil, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal slammed BJP and Congress. He said "Ye dono party jod tod karti rehti hain (Both parties are involved in these activities only). There is one party which is doing people's politics, promising to give people free education, health, infrastructure, free electricity, water and other things. But these parties talk about buying MLAs and toppling elected government."
"Jis tarike se Congress apna ghar sambhal nahi paa rahi hai, usse lagta hai, Rajasthan sarkar gir jayegi (The way Congress is unable to manage its house, it seems like the Rajasthan government will fall)... AAP doesn't wait for such opportunities, our party is known for its work and that is why people love us," Kejriwal said.
He added, "The whole country now only has faith and expectations from AAP. The country will not progress until every single person gets education, free health care facility, water, electricity and world calss infrastructure facility."
"It's a very proud moment for us. I still can't believe that I am standing here with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sir.... feels like I am day dreaming with eyes open. In the last 75 years, no political leader invited a Dalit family to their house for lunch and dinner. He (Kejriwal) is the first leader in the country who invited a Dalit family to his house and had lunch together," Harsh Solanki said.
Harsh, who works as a safai karamchari in Gujarat, is in Delhi at the invitation of the CM.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "Today Harsh Solanki and his family came to my house and we had lunch together. My family members and I are very happy, we all sat together and had lunch and had a lovely time..I am thankful to Solanki family for coming to my house from Gujarat. Next time, whenever I go to Ahmedabad, I will visit Harsh's house and meet the entire people in his community."
Harsh, who works as a safai karamchari in Gujarat, is in Delhi at the invitation of the CM.
A Delhi court has sent AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14 days in judicial custody in connection with irregularities in Waqf Board case investigated by the ACB.
Delhi's Transport Department has sent a report on autorickshaw fare hike to the Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. A committee on fare hike was set up following a protest by the Autorickshaw union.
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested four members of the Rajesh Bawana gang who were allegedly planning to murder members of the rival Neeraj Bawana gang, officials said.
The police identified the accused, who were arrested on September 20, as Abhishek, a third-year law student; Abhilash, a rapper and music director; Himanshu, and Nitin. According to the police, they were also in touch with gangster Goldy Brar. (Read More)
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The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice in a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Satyendar Jain against the order of a Delhi court allowing the transfer of hearing in the money laundering case against him.
On Friday, Principal District and Sessions Judge Vinay Kumar Gupta allowed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) transfer petition in the case against Jain. The case was transferred from the court of Special Judge Geetanjli Goel to that of Special Judge Vikas Dhull. (Read More)
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 26.9 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.
The relative humidity at 8:30 am was recorded at 93 per cent, according to the data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The department has forecast partly cloudy skies during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 31 degrees Celsius.
After three consecutive days of rain, there wasn't any in the national capital on Sunday morning. The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 22.6 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. (PTI)
Harsh Solanki and his family from Gujarat who have been invited by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to have lunch with him at his house in New Delhi on Monday, visited the Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in West Vinod Nagar.
"I am very happy to be here and the school is very beautiful and the infrastructure facilities is top level. I haven't seen such government school with great infrastructure and lot activities for children from poor family in Gujarat," said Harsh, who works as a safai karamchari in Gujarat.
After successfully completing the beautification work on a sample stretch, the Public Works Department (PWD) in Delhi is gearing up to redevelop and beautify the 8-kilometre-long stretch from Dhaula Kuan to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
The PWD has floated tenders for the revamping and beautification of the stretch and the work is expected to be completed by November end. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 2,75,48,193. (Read More)
The water level in the Yamuna River in Delhi was flowing above the ‘warning’ level Monday morning on account of heavy rainfall in the basin states, said officials.
The water level at 8 am at the Old Railway Bridge was 204.7 metres which is above the warning level of 204.5 metre, but below the ‘danger’ mark of 205.33 metre. It is set to remain at around 204.7 metre till 11 am, according to a forecast issued by the Central Water Commission (CWC). (Read More)
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez was seen coming out of the Patiala House Court. She had moved her bail application before a Delhi court after she was summoned by the court in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case. The court asked the ED to file a reply and granted her interim bail till then.
The Delhi Police have arrested three men, including a former Merchant Navy technician, for allegedly spiking a businessman’s tea with a sedative and stealing expensive jewellery from his house in New Delhi’s KG Marg.
The police said the complainant runs an architectural firm and had employed a caretaker for the house. The caretaker and his associates planned the theft and stole dozens of pearl necklaces, gold jewellery, cash, silver stones and so on, the police said. (Read More)
Couturier Rahul Mishra likes long nature walks at Kalakhet in Uttarakhand, the leaf tendrils and wild flowers bobbing past his many mornings, brushing his imagination and finding their way into his lookbook. “Nothing can replace nature’s creativity,” he says, as he photographs each wayward flower for inspiration even at his studio in Noida. As he plans to set up a design laboratory in a large solarium in the hills, he explains his serendipitous moment. “This place is known as Kalakhet. To me, this sounds like a colloquial version of ‘kala kshetra’, a confluence of art. (Read More)
Dengue cases in Gurgaon have witnessed a spike with the district reporting 125 cases so far. Over a third of these cases, 42, have been reported in the past two days while two-thirds of total cases were reported in the past one week, according to data from the district health department.
No dengue-related death has been reported in the city this year, as per the data. (Read More)
A Delhi court on Monday granted interim bail to actor Jacqueline Fernandez in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Shailendra Malik granted Fernandez the relief on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and posted the matter for further hearing on October 22.
On August 31, predecessor judge Praveen Singh had taken cognizance of a supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate and asked Fernandez to appear before the court.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, has been named as an accused for the first time in the supplementary charge sheet. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the ED in Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's plea challenging transfer of his case. (Bar and Bench)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has invited a person named Harsh Solanki and his family from Gujarat to have lunch with him at his house in New Delhi on Monday. Harsh is employed as a Safai Karmchari. He and his family, along with Gujarat AAP leader Gopal Italia, are expected to land at the Delhi airport at 10.30 am. They will be received at the airport by AAP MP Raghav Chadha.