New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday inaugurated the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) Palaash Mahotsav, highlighting the importance of green public spaces and citizen participation in environmental conservation.Speaking to reporters, the L-G announced that the two-day festival has now been extended to three days in view of public enthusiasm.“The two-day Palaash Mahotsav has been extended to three days…The park features walking and cyc…
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Just days after a biker lost his life after falling into a pit in Delhi’s Janakpuri, another fatal accident has been reported from the national capital, where a labourer died after falling into an uncovered manhole in the Begumpur area of Rohini Sector 32, police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Birju, a native of Samastipur district in Bihar. Police stated that the sewer lid was allegedly left open on a vacant piece of land belonging to …
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Days after the Janakpuri incident, a man died after falling into an open sewer in north-west Delhi’s Rohini area on Tuesday, police officials said. According to initial information, the sewer lid was left open.The incident occurred on Monday.Begumpur Police Station received information about the matter at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, following which a police team reached the spot, officials added.The deceased has been identified as Birju Kumar, a labourer from Bihar’s Samas…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman N. Saravana Kumar has highlighted the importance of land management and urban governance in protecting cities from natural disaster like floods. Speaking at an event organised at the Authority’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP) to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Monday, Saravana Kumar emphasised the DDA’s role in removing encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and developing Baansera and Asita Parks.The event, organised at …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Advancing the vision of strengthening learning infrastructure, Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena on Thursday inaugurated the fifth Aarambh library in Vikaspuri and unveiled column fountains at key road junctions in Dwarka Sub-City. The facility at Vikaspuri is the fifth in the series under the Aarambh initiative, which offers a 24×7 library accommodating over 180 students daily in three eight-hour shifts, said a DDA official.Developed by the Delhi Development Authority, the library…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on Monday said that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is continuously strengthening sports infrastructure in the city and promoting sports culture to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Fit India” and “Khelo India”.Giving away medals to winners of LG Cup 2026, Saxena said, “For the first time, the DDA included sports such as Football, Archery and Shooting in addition to Golf in the LG Cup, so that more and more …
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, on Sunday, expressed joy and contentment over the “enthusiastic response” of public to the Third International Kite Festival of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at Baansera grasslands near the Yamuna. What gave him additional satisfaction was the fact that the venue and the event are both his ideas.In a message on social media platform X, the L-G said, “The International Kite Festival, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Sh…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attended the third International Kite Festival 2026 in the national capital and said that Makar Sankranti has become a powerful example of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat,’ reflecting India’s cultural unity amid diversity. The event was also attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with several senior officials and a large gathering of citizens.Addressing the gathering, Union …
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Friday, will inaugurate the third International Kite Festival of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at Baansera grasslands on Yamuna floodplains near Sarai Kale Khan in the national capital.Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena will be the Guest of Honour at the event that will also be attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.DDA Vice-Chairman N. Saravana Kumar said, in the invite for the three-day event, that the inauguration cer…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Friday, will inaugurate the third International Kite Festival of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at Baansera grasslands on Yamuna floodplains near Sarai Kale Khan in the national capital, an official said on Thursday. Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena will be the Guest of Honour at the event that will also be attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.DDA Vice-Chairman N. Saravana Kumar said, in the invite for the three-day e…