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NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has initiated a "minor" cabinet reshuffle, wherein the water department — which was previously overseen by minister Saurabh Bhardwaj — has now been entrusted to Atishi, as reported by officials.The responsibilities of the tourism, art, and culture departments, which were previously overseen by Atishi, will now be under the purview of Bhardwaj,...

NEW DELHI: The excise department of the Delhi government late on Friday notified six dry days from October to December when the sale of liquor will remain prohibited at the state-run retail stores in the capital.According to officials, the city's 637 retail shops, run by four government corporations, will remain closed on October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti), October 24 (Dussehra), October 28 (Valmiki Jayanti),...

NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old suspended teacher who allegedly threatened a deputy director in the education department who initiated a departmental inquiry against him was arrested, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Najafgarh, they said.On Sunday, the complainant, deputy director in the education department, had reached the Najafgarh police...

THANE: A special recovery officer of the co-operative department accused of corruption has been acquitted by the special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Thane as the prosecution failed to prove charges against him. Hauserao Ramchandra Gawade was given the benefit of doubt by the Special Judge (ACB) Amit M Shete.According to the prosecution's case, in 2009, the complainant on her return from London...