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New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested four public officials in two separate bribery cases in the national capital, exposing alleged corruption within civic and heritage bodies, the agency said on Friday. "The CBI officials laid traps on April 1, resulting in the arrest of a junior engineer (JE) and a Beldar from Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Shahdara North Zone, alongside a conservation assistant and a monument attendant from the Archaeo ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has collected property tax worth ₹3,116 crore in 2025-26, running short of the ₹3,500 crore target set by the civic body. Overall 13,52,552 properties paid their taxes, however, a large section of Delhi still remains out of tax net as only a fraction of the number of properties pay property taxes in the city. MCD revenue of ₹3,116 crore was collected from 1,352,562 property tax payers in comparison to ₹2,132.89 crore received from 1,133,161 taxpaye ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday appointed a new deputy commissioner (DC) of Shahdara North zone, after the previous officer was arrested in a Rs 4 Lakh bribery case. According to an official order dated April 2, Mamta Yadav, an IAS officer serving as Assessor and Collector in the MCD, has been given additional charge of Shahdara North Zone DC with immediate effect. Lt Col Abhishek Kumra Mishra, who was on deputation in the civic body, and Devanshu Ga ...Read More >
"Our government is deploying a strategy not just to control pollution but to increase Delhi's green cover," said Sirsa. He added that the government carried out a similar massive plantation drive with the help of students, citizens, bureaucrats, politicians, judges, dignitaries, ambassadors, among others. "This aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' campaign for a greener India," he said. According to the target, Sirsa said, the forest department will be the nodal age ...Read More >
In a gazette notification issued on March 30, the Department of Women and Child Development detailed the 'Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Scheme Rules', which came into force from Wednesday. The new scheme replaces the Ladli Scheme. Under the scheme, financial assistance of up to ₹61,000 will be provided to eligible beneficiaries in instalments linked to key educational and age-related milestones, and it will mature to ₹1.20 lakh with interest. The financial assistance will be deposited at various s ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Wednesday launched its first-ever fully digital census exercise, with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among the first to complete online self-enumeration through a newly launched portal. The 15-day self-enumeration window, introduced for the first time in the country's census history, opened in Delhi and seven other states and Union Territories, allowing citizens to submit their household details online before the comm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The first day of self-enumeration under Census 2027 in the national capital on Wednesday saw hundreds of persons including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the exercise. The exercise, to be concluded on April 15, was kicked off in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment Board areas. According to officials, 1,000 people logged in to the Census portal and the app for self-enum ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for the Census 2027 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, according to the President's Office.Murmu entered her household details on the official portal in the presence of home secretary Govind Mohan, registrar general and census commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the office said in a post on X.Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday also completed the self-enumeration f ...Read More >
In a communication addressed to the Additional Director General, Public Information Bureau, Director of Census Operations and Chief Principal Census Officer Ramachandran R requested him to create awareness among the general public through media. He appealed to the officials to encourage active participation of the general public in the Census of India 2027 and the Self-Enumeration process. He emphasised on the importance of providing correct and complete information to the enumerators during t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said. The census is being conducted in digital mode for the first time in the country. Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the President's offi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took part in the first self-enumeration exercise in India's census history, which began in the national capital and seven other states and UTs giving an option to citizens to submit their information through a special web portal. The first citizen of the country self-enumerated on the SE portal(se.census.gov.in) where she filled all her details in Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Home Secretary Go ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has recorded a 46 per cent rise in property tax collection in 2025-26, due to improved compliance, enforcement measures and the property amnesty scheme. According to an official statement issued by the civic body on Wednesday, property tax collection surged 46.12 per cent to Rs 3,116.62 crore in FY26 from Rs 2,132.89 crore collected in the previous financial year. The number of taxpayers increased 19.36 per cent to 13,52,562 in 20 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027 and appealed to people of the country to self-enumerate their household details themselves and participate in the Census process. The first phase of the country's 16th Census began on April 1 in some states besides Delhi. "Completed my self enumeration. Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to house listing and housing operations," P ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (UNI): Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has reported a record-breaking rise in property tax collection for the financial year 2025-26, signaling improved compliance and stronger enforcement. According to official data, the civic body collected Rs 3,116.62 crore by March 31, marking a significant 46.12% increase compared to Rs 2,132.89 crore in the previous financial year. Officials credited the achievement to administrative reforms and leadership under Delhi Mayor Raja I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said. Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, it said in a post on X. The Census kick-started on Wednesday in eight states and Union Territories in ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday launched an attack on the BJP government, alleging that the national capital today is grappling with a serious security crisis, after Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh's office received a bomb threat via e-mail, triggering a police search operation. Upon receiving information regarding the threat, thorough checks were conducted in the premises, and it was later declared a hoax, Delhi Police had earlier said. According to a senior police offi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday sent a deputy commissioner and an administrative officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi to 14-day judicial custody in a corruption case. Special CBI Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik allowed the CBI's pleas seeking judicial custody of Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra, deputy commissioner, Shahdara North, and the other officer, Devanshu Kumar Gautam, who were arrested on Tuesday in a Rs 4 lakh bribery case. A detailed order is awaited. Earlier on Tuesday, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) headquarters received a hoax bomb threat on Wednesday after an email warned of an explosion in the mayor's office. According to sources, the email was received at around 7.30am and was addressed to multiple senior officials, including the mayor, deputy mayor and the commissioner. The message claimed that a blast would take place in the mayor's office at 2.11pm. It included phrases such as "Bomb blast in Mayor Office Delhi @2:11" and threats tha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Announcing that the property tax amnesty scheme has been extended till April 30, Delhi Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh on Tuesday urged all eligible taxpayers to take advantage of the SUNIYO scheme. "In view of the positive response and appreciation from citizens, the property tax amnesty scheme 2025-26, Sumpattikar Niptaan Yojana (SUNIYO), has been extended until April 30," he said, adding, "We appeal to all property owners and occupiers to make full use of this valuable opportunity u ...Read More >
Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday directed officials to accelerate the expansion of piped natural gas (PNG) connections in the national capital and conduct an intensive door-to-door campaign to encourage residents to adopt PNG, amid the West Asia crisis. Sood said directions were issued to expand PNG coverage across the city in the next quarter. He chaired a high-level meeting to review PNG expansion in Delhi. Senior officials from IGL, the Urban Development Department, the Municipal ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has extended the last date of availing the Property Tax Amnesty Scheme 2025-26 till April 30, the Delhi Mayor said on Tuesday. Announcing the extension, Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said the decision was taken in view of the positive response from citizens and to allow more taxpayers to settle their pending dues under the Sumpattikar Niptaan Yojana (SUNIYO) scheme. He urged property owners and occupiers to make use of the scheme, describing it as a "gold ...Read More >
The drawing of lots for the retirement of nine members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee was delayed on Monday when the meeting was adjourned abruptly after protests from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), demanding that the minutes for the previous few meetings be circulated first. The committee now only has one day left to complete the process which they are mandated to do according to the Delhi Municipal Act, (1957). The standing committee consists of 18 members, of whic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday remanded MCD Deputy Commissioner Lt. Col. Abhishek Kumar Mishra, and co-accused Devanshu Gautam to one-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case. Mishra, a Colonel serving on deputation with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and Gautam, an administrative officer, were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh from an MCD employee facing departmental proceedings i ...Read More >
New Delhi (PTI): The national capital will kick-start the self-enumeration exercise under Census 2027 by undertaking the process in the New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board areas from Wednesday. According to officials, the process will begin with the President of India and the Prime Minister, and then other constitutional authorities and ministers. Self-enumeration in these two areas can be conducted within a 15-day window from April 1 to 15, preceding the first phase of the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday remanded MCD Deputy Commissioner Lt. Col. Abhishek Kumar Mishra, and co-accused Devanshu Gautam to one-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a bribery case. Mishra, a Colonel serving on deputation with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and Gautam, an administrative officer, were arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh from an MCD employee facing departmental proceedings i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Nine councillors of MCD's Standing Committee, the top executive and decision-making body of the corporation, retired on Tuesday after being selected through a draw of lots as part of the rotation process mandated under the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act. Although the retirement is part of the procedure, the situation has left approval of contracts to manage garbage in South, Central and West zones worth Rs 2,939 crore in limbo. The proposal was set to be tabled i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday sent to one-day CBI custody a deputy commissioner and an administrative officer of Municipal Corporation of Delhi in a corruption case. Special Judge (PC Act) Dig Vinay Singh allowed a day-long custodial interrogation of Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Deputy Commissioner, Shahdara North, and the other officer, who were arrested in a Rs 4 lakh bribery case. According to the officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Mishra after he sou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), including a deputy commissioner, for allegedly demanding Rs 4 lakh to make a favourable report for two suspended employees of the civic body, officials said Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra who was on deputation in the civic body and Administrative Officer Devanshu Gautam, both posted at MCD's Shahdara North Zone, were arrested on bribery charges, they said. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), including a deputy commissioner, for allegedly demanding Rs 4 lakh to make a favourable report for two suspended employees of the civic body, officials said Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Lt Col Abhishek Kumar Mishra who was on deputation in the civic body and Administrative Officer Devanshu Gautam, both posted at MCD's Shahdara North Zone, were arrested on bribery charges, they said. M ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asserted "zero tolerance" to corruption in Delhi after the CBI arrested an MCD deputy commissioner for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh on Tuesday. In a post on X, Gupta asserted strict action without any exception or protection, "We are unwavering in our commitment to clean and transparent governance," she added. ...Read More >
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