New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A grieving family has alleged gross negligence after 25-year-old Kamal Dhayani died when his bike plunged into a deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in West Delhi’s Janakpuri, with his mother and brother recalling his final moments and blaming the absence of safety measures. Kamal’s mother, Shanti, said her son had spoken to her shortly before the accident.”He (Kamal) called me around 12 o’clock and said he was on his way home. After that, I kept calling him, but …
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New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) An employee of a private bank, while riding a bicycle on Thursday night, tragically fell to his death into a pit that had been dug up for a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) project and fenced with green mesh in West Delhi’s Janakpuri. In response to this incident, the Delhi government has initiated an inquiry.The body of Kamal Dhayani, 25, a resident of Vikaspuri, and his bike were extracted from the 20-foot-deep pit on Joginder Singh Marg around 8.30 a.m. on Friday by the fire depa…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) To strengthen water availability, the Delhi government is constructing a 105 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment plant at Chandrawal at a cost of Rs 599 crore with a target to commission it in 2026, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday.After a water review meeting, CM Gupta highlighted that the commissioning of the Chandrawal water treatment plant would significantly strengthen Delhi’s water supply infrastructure.The project, originally approved in 2012, …
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that the Delhi government will ensure ration cards for every poor citizen earning below the officially approved minimum wage.He added that it would be better if Aam Aadmi Party leaders stop misleading the poor people of Delhi.The Delhi BJP chief said that the “first come, first served” ration card scheme introduced by the Arvind Kejriwal government for people with an annual income of up to Rs 1 lakh was a decepti…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Friday welcomed Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh’s action of placing under suspension three senior Delhi Jal Board officials for laxity and unauthorised absence from offices during working hours. The Water Minister conducted surprise inspections after receiving complaints that the public was not being able to meet the zonal bill officers of the Delhi Jal Board. On finding the officials absent during the check, the Minister rec…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Apart from highlighting the Delhi government’s achievements in its first 10 months, Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena’s address on the opening day of the Assembly’s Winter Session on Monday turned out to be severe critique on the “inertia and negativity” during the previous AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal.The LG said in his address, “The foremost challenge before my government has been to overcome the inertia and negativity that had pervaded governance and…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The first session of the Delhi Assembly in the New Year will begin with ‘Vande Mataram’ song on Monday before an address by the Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, marking the formal start of the four-day sitting that is expected to see the tabling of key Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) reports on the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s lapses. The fourth session (Winter Session) of the eighth State Assembly of the National Capital Territory will see the t…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi Minister for Social Welfare Ravinder Indraj Singh said on Thursday that no compromise would be made on the quality of development works and strict action would be taken against officials failing to complete works within the stipulated timeframe. Ravinder Indraj, who is also the Minister in-charge Minister of North West Delhi, said this during an interaction with residents and assured that all dilapidated water supply and sewer lines would be replaced.He also directe…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly starting on January 5 will see the tabling of CAG reports on spending on former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence or ‘Sheeshmahal’, Delhi Jal Board finances and alleged corruption in Delhi government-funded colleges, Minister Kapil Mishra said on Tuesday.Addressing a joint press conference with Cabinet colleague Ashish Sood, Mishra said apart from exposing the financial irregularities of the previous Aam Aa…