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Topic: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Rekha Gupta is the ninth chief minister of Delhi, and the fourth woman to hold this position. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party and represents Shalimar Bagh as an MLA in the legislative assembly.

Gupta has previously served as councilor from North Pitampura and President of the Delhi University Students’ Union.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches pilot project to convert overhead wires into underground lines

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While inaugurating several developmental projects in Shalimar Bagh, the CM said, ‘A time will come when not a single overhead line will be visible in Delhi.’

Amit Shah chairs high-level meeting on Yamuna Rejuvenation; Delhi CM, PWD minister in attendance

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The discussion focused on coordinated efforts and action plans to restore and rejuvenate the Yamuna River, which is considered critical to the environmental and public health of Delhi.

‘Sheesh Mahal’ jibe returns to haunt BJP as Dhami’s pool & Rekha Gupta’s ‘Maya Mahal’ come under Oppn fire

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Amid digs by Congress, Uttarakhand govt official says swimming pool in Dhami's official bungalow was part of DPR and is linked to water harvesting.

‘No waterlogging in Delhi,’ claims CM Rekha Gupta after rain lashed parts of national capital

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday claimed that there was no waterlogging in the national capital following heavy rain in Delhi-NCR...

Rekha Gupta inaugurates new camp Jan Seva Sadan, says will use it for public hearings

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The Delhi CM has been allotted two bungalows on the same road by the Public Works Department, one each to serve as her house and her office.

BJP CM reopens Aurangzeb’s coronation site Sheesh Mahal. ‘Irony, hypocrisy,’ says Congress

Manisha Mondal -
Sheesh Mahal in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh was built in 1653 by Izz-un-Nissa Begum, wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, as a tribute to the famed Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir.

Delhi Junction to Maharaja Agrasen: Rekha Gupta requests name change for Old Delhi railway station

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Delhi CM wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saying the name change would honour Maharaja Agrasen's profound impact on socio-economic development of India, particularly in Delhi.

Delhi’s new fuel policy is forcing people to buy new cars. It won’t reduce pollution

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Residents of NCR will now have to junk their perfectly functional and maintained vehicles because of the Delhi government's new fuel policy. This is a waste of resources.

‘Haaye lagegi’: Detained for protesting demolition, Atishi slams Rekha Gupta-led BJP govt in Delhi

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Demolition of Bhoomiheen camp in South Delhi would be the latest in the demolition drives carried out including Madrasi camp and Wazirpur demolitions earlier in June.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta plants ‘sindoor’ trees after Op Sindoor, sets target of planting 70 lakh trees

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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta plants 'sindoor' trees after Op Sindoor, sets target of planting 70 lakh trees
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