New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) contractor and his friend were taken into custody on Saturday after their speeding Hyundai Verna allegedly rammed into an e-scooter in West Delhi’s Subhash Nagar area, killing a 25-year-old delivery rider on the spot, police officials said.The deceased has been identified as Hem Shankar, who worked night shifts as a delivery executive. Police said the accused driver, Rakesh Kumar, 27, is employed as a contractor with the MCD.The i…
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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to demolish an open garbage bin and a public urinal constructed adjacent to a residential property in old Delhi, holding that their presence violated the resident’s right to live with dignity in a clean and healthy environment under Article 21 of the Constitution.Disposing of a writ petition filed by an advocate, who appeared in person, a single-judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal observed that t…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated a CM-Shri School in Sarojini Nagar and launched the CM-Shri Schools project in 75 city schools, assuring an increasing use of AI tools for improving the learning level among students, an official said.The two assured the best of facilities for students in Delhi schools, emphasising that using modern AI tools will increase in the coming time for optimising gains from th…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that comprehensive redevelopment of Old Delhi, along with the conservation of its rich heritage, will be taken up on a priority.She announced this soon after being appointed the chairperson of the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) by Lok Niwas.The Chief Minister said that her government will accord the highest priority to the comprehensive redevelopment of Old Delhi into an attractive tourism hub.After assuming…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) In a major initiative aimed at making Delhi a clean, hygienic and dust pollution-free capital, the Delhi government has approved a one-time financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), an official said on Friday. The assistance has been released to strengthen the city’s sanitation system and effectively curb dust-related pollution, said Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.She said that the funds will be utilised for sanitation works and mino…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday condemned Aam Aadmi Party convenor in the national capital, Saurabh Bharadwaj’s allegation that the ruling party is turning Delhi into a “cancer capital by creating new garbage mountains”.The Delhi BJP chief said that Bharadwaj’s claim that the BJP government is dumping Bhalswa’s waste in Kirari and thereby exposing Purvanchalis to cancer threat is an attempt to spread fear in Delhi through “political pollution…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena and his wife Sangita Saxena, on Saturday, hosted the traditional ‘At Home’ at Lok Niwas, ahead of the 77th Republic Day. “Apart from Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the event was attended by guests from diverse and varied spectrum,” an official statement said.The function is a traditional meet and greet event held to foster unity, celebrate national/statehood days and acknowledge contributions from various sectors of society to the…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government, municipal bodies, and governments of the NCR states to submit concrete action-taken plans on the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) long-term recommendations to tackle the persistent air pollution crisis in the national Capital and the adjoining National Capital Region (NCR).A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a Public Int…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Free gas stoves and LPG cylinders were distributed to 251 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) employees on Friday under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, an official said.The special distribution programme was held at the Civic Centre, the MCD headquarters, he said.Addressing the gathering, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Chaudhary said that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a significant initiative aimed at improving women’s health and empoweri…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday that the government is working 12 months a year, seven days a week, to control pollution in Delhi-NCR, and that a comprehensive, time-bound plan is underway to counter the challenge.Short-term and long-term plans have been prepared and are under effective implementation, she said after chairing a high-level review meeting on air pollution control at the Delhi Secretariat.She added that the fight against pollution is a long …