New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta provided the long-pending Rs 1 crore assistance each to the families of frontline workers who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during the Covid-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. The contribution of frontline workers who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty will always be remembered, and the Delhi government’s commitment to their families will forever remain paramount, she said in a message on social media…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a step towards making Delhi’s administrative framework more streamlined and citizen-centric, the Union Home Ministry has aligned the names of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) zones with the Delhi government’s new revenue district nomenclature, an official said on Tuesday. The Central Government has amended the Fourteenth Schedule of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 to formally effect change in Delhi’s administrative system, said the official in a sta…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday suspended its three serving Councilors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), purportedly over anti-party activities and their questionable conduct during the recent zonal ward committee elections. The three AAP councillors, all women, who were sacked with immediate effect are Nirmala Devi (Sharma), Krishna Devi Raghav, and Mrs Sultana Abad.The suspension was announced in an official order signed by Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bha…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has requested records of building plans from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) covering the last five years amid a large-scale investigation into the collection of the Infrastructure Fund Charge (IFC), sources said on Thursday.A review of two years’ worth of records revealed that the IFC had not been deposited in approximately 70 per cent of cases. Buildings larger than 3,000 square metres are being examined separately. It is estimated t…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a development helping the BJP achieve a majority in MCD, the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP) with 16 Municipal Councillors formally merged with the ruling party on Friday in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the party’s city unit president Harsh Malhotra. With the merger of all 16 IVP councillors under the leadership of Mukesh Goyal, the strength of the ruling BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) rose to 139 in the 250-councillor House….
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the civic authorities over rampant illegal constructions and repeated non-compliance with its earlier directions, observing that if officials fail to act even after the top court’s orders, it raises serious concerns about the plight of ordinary citizens.A Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan directed the constitution of an expert committee comprising senior professors and draughtsmen from IIT Delhi, wh…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Delhi government has withdrawn the Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement and staggered office timings for its employees, citing an improvement in the geopolitical situation in West Asia following reports of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday approved the rollback of the measures, which had been introduced earlier this year as part of the government’s fuel conservation and energy-saving initiative.Confirming the decision,…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Acting on a complaint received during a public grievance hearing, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has ordered an immediate inspection of Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh. A team of officials conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the facility and observed discrepancies, prompting the government to order a thorough examination of the findings.”Any irregularity established during the inquiry shall invite strict action. Every hospital in Delhi is duty-bound to serve patie…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife and Industries, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, on Thursday asked all District Magistrates to formulate a coordinated district-level strategy to identify pollution hotspots and take mitigation measures, an official said. Addressing the officers, the Minister said, “Dust pollution remains one of the most significant contributors to Delhi’s deteriorating air quality. Every District Magistrate must proactively identify sources of dust g…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led government to provide rehabilitation benefits to all city slum settlements existing till January 1, 2025 He said the announcement followed a meeting held last week with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Malhotra said that in the Sankalp Patra released by the BJP before the Assembly elections in January 2025, the party had promised rehabilitation for residents of all slu…