Now, residents’ body declares reward for getting people to vote

Saturday 29 November '08

Today might be just another day at home for those who do not go to cast their vote. But members of the United Residents Joint Action (URJA) at the Vasant Kunj constituency are quite keen on making residents step out of their houses to exercise their suffrage.

Singing for all parties, the canvassing process is a party for Daler

Thursday 27 November '08

No matter which party wins the Assembly elections, Daler Mehndi would sing his heart out. The singer, who has “good friends” in the BJP, Congress and BSP, is campaigning for all three big parties.

Paid to ‘volunteer’, daily wagers welcome poll season

Wednesday 26 November '08

Sarita Devi, a resident of the Rehabilitation Colony at Narela, is a busy woman these days.

Akalis will give justice to ’84 riot victims, says Badal

Wednesday 26 November '08

Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday that the party is confident of winning all four Assembly seats it is fighting in Delhi.

Woollens to schools kids only by Feb: MCD

Sunday 23 November '08

In spite of a noticeable drop in temperatures, the MCD thinks it’s too early to give winter uniforms to children in its schools.

In Outer Delhi, it’s panchayats that decide a candidate’s fate

Sunday 23 November '08

In the constituencies bordering the city, party affiliations and the standing of a candidate are secondary.

Rivals in politics, friends at home: story of a Congress-BJP alliance

Sunday 23 November '08

No matter which party wins-Congress or BJP — councillor Rajesh Yadav and husband Karan Yadav will have reason to celebrate.

‘Don’t know who to vote for, our leader is gone’

Saturday 22 November '08

Banners of the BJP still hang at Puran Chand Yogi’s residence at Inderpuri. For the people of the Rajindar Nagar constituency, Yogi’s death is a big loss.

Shalimar Bagh residents oppose MCD parking plan, move court

Friday 21 November '08

Residents of Shalimar Bagh have filed a public interest litigation against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which plans to construct a multi-level underground parking under a well developed park in their area.

Trader lobby leader, RWA frontman find common platform in saffron station

Friday 21 November '08

Till just the other day they stood on the opposite side of a parallel road, as the MCD carried out its demolition drive against unauthorised construction/extensions, many of them shops...

Mehendi man appeals to women

Friday 21 November '08

He has no banners, posters or even loudspeakers to campaign with. Nor can he afford an open jeep like the other candidates contesting the election.

VOTERS SPEAK: Suresh Kumar Jain

Saturday 15 November '08

Suresh has been running a small open shop selling cigarettes on the main road of Nangloi for more than 20 years now...

MCD to Assembly: 19 councillors in fray

Friday 14 November '08

Standing councillors of the Congress, Akali Dal, Bahujan Samajwadi Party and the Lok Janshakti Party have had better luck than BJP councillors.

Sasur vs bahu: BJP's Babbar takes on daughter-in-law

Thursday 13 November '08

In a slight twist to the familiar saas versus bahu saga, the Delhi elections will witness an interesting sasur versus bahu fight.

Denied tickets by Cong, BJP, Jats to go it alone

Wednesday 12 November '08

Having been cold-shouldered by both the Congress and the BJP, members of the Jat community will now have their own candidate in Najafgarh, Kirari and Mehrauli Assembly constituencies.

MCD to set up own hot mix plant, fill up potholes

Tuesday 11 November '08

Having received much criticism for the bad condition of roads in the Capital during the monsoon, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is looking at a new solution for the old problem.

VOTERS SPEAK: GB Pruthi

Sunday 9 November '08

GP Pruthi has never skipped voting in any election. “I’ve been voting ever since I became eligible,” says Pruthi. He believes it is very important to vote to get the right...

Karya Siddhi to get a ticket, Shatru Mardan to overpower rivals: astrologers sell in poll season

Sunday 9 November '08

Aspiring MLAs are not the only ones busy these days. Some of the city’s renowned astrologers are equally busy. For them the peak season started much before the elections.

BSP confident of toppling Ram Babu Sharma in Rohtas Nagar

Wednesday 5 November '08

The BSP’s Lokesh Dikshit is Ram Babu Sharma’s new competitor in the Rohtas Nagar Assembly constituency.

No change in the list of candidates, says V K Malhotra

Monday 3 November '08

BJP chief ministerial candidate Vijay Kumar Malhotra is struggling with unhappy party workers. A day after the announcement of the list of candidates for 59 Assembly constituencies...

VOTERS SPEAK: Suresh Marwah

Monday 3 November '08

A resident of a colony of South Delhi, Suresh Marwah, 64, feels Delhi lags behind by more than 100 years when compared to the other metropolitan cities of the world.

Sheila a good speaker, but that’s not enough to win: Jolly

Monday 3 November '08

A day after the BJP came out with the list of candidates, MLA Vijay Jolly does not have a minute to waste. The party shall announce its official campaigning from Tuesday...

VOTERS SPEAK: Amit Mehta

Saturday 1 November '08

For the past three terms, Pooran Chand Yogi has been his area’s MLA. Amit, 29, says the MLA has visited his area just once or twice.

BJP violates law on posters, Corporation keeps quiet

Thursday 30 October '08

The day after he was announced as the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, posters of Vijay Kumar Malhotra were pasted all over the city.

Swarms of insects keep shoppers at bay

Sunday 26 October '08

It’s not just the inflation that is keeping shoppers at home. Small insects that cling to lights on the streets and even inside shops are making shopping difficult after sunset.