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Delhi CM flags off Metro for Noida

by ANI November 12, 2009 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the first metro service from the Yamuna Bank metro station in Delhi to Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Thursday.
The flagging off ceremony took place in the presence of Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy, Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely and DMRC managing director E. Sreedharan.
This [...]

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Delhi CM Dikshit orders inquiry into school stampede

by ANI September 10, 2009 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday, ordered a high level inquiry into the stampede at a Delhi Government School in East Delhi that killed five students and injured at least 24.
Dikshit and state Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely visited the injured and families of the bereaved at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital soon after [...]

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Delhi Govt. orders probe into school stampede

by ANI September 10, 2009 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the tragic death of five students following a stampede at a government school located in East Delhi due to rumours of short circuit caused by heavy rain.
According to souses, Dikshit ordered the probe after taking stock of the situation and meeting the critically injured [...]

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Sheila Dikshit to contest from New Delhi constituency

by Indo-Asian News Service November 5, 2008 India News

The Congress Wednesday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the Delhi assembly elections Nov 29 with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit contesting from the New Delhi constituency.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Vijay Jolly for this seat.
The other ministers from the state assembly whose names figure in the list include Delhi [...]

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If Congress wins Delhi, Sheila Dikshit may rule again

by Indo-Asian News Service November 5, 2008 India News

The Congress party may not have declared its chief ministerial candidate in Delhi but party sources say Sheila Dikshit is most likely to retain the post if the Congress wins the Nov 29 assembly elections.
Although the 71-year-old leader has plenty of critics within the party, including those who have in the past revolted against her [...]

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Delhi chief minister greets people on Diwali

by Indo-Asian News Service October 27, 2008 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday conveyed her greetings and best wishes to all Delhiites on the occasion of Diwali.
Dikshit expressed confidence that the festival of lights would bring in prosperity and happiness for all.
She requested the people to avoid busrting crackers on the occasion to curb pollution.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s chief ministerial candidate [...]

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Dikshit anguished over attack on north Indians in Mumbai

by Indo-Asian News Service October 22, 2008 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Delhi Congress chief J.P. Aggarwal have expressed anguish over the attack on north Indians in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena led by Raj Thackeray has been carrying out an extensive campaign against the north Indians in the state.
MNS workers Sunday attacked non-Maharashtrians appearing for a railway board recruitment examination. [...]

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Delhi will be transformed, promises Sheila Dikshit

by Indo-Asian News Service October 17, 2008 India News

The city is undergoing a transition and in two years Delhi will become a world class capital, promises Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as she prepares for another election.
“Look, the city is undergoing a transition because of the Commonwealth Games. The metro is coming up, better roads are being constructed and infrastructure will rapidly improve,” Dikshit, [...]

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Slain Delhi Police inspector’s wife offered teacher job

by Indo-Asian News Service September 29, 2008 India News

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday visited the Dwarka house of the slain Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and offered his wife a teacher’s post in a state-run school.
Dikshit also presented a cheque of Rs. 1.1 million, ex-gratia amount, to Sharma’s family.
Expressing her condolence and sympathy to the family, Dikshit described the inspector’s sacrifice [...]

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