Destabilising to allow Delhi LG to name aldermen, observes SC

Giving lieutenant governor the power to nominate aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will mean he can destabilise an elected civic body, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and......

What is Delhi LG's source of power, Supreme Court wants to know

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked about the ”source of power” of the lieutenant governor under the Constitution and the law to nominate 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of......

Restaurant that denied entry to saree-clad woman asked to shut

A south Delhi restaurant that allegedly denied entry to a saree-clad woman last week has been shut after civic authorities issued it a closure notice for operating without a trade licence,......

Delhi civic bodies set to be dissolved, fresh elections unlikely soon

Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled civic bodies in Delhi are set to be dissolved in the next five days, with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation's term set to end on Wednesday. IMAGE: Portraits of......