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New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) In a major administrative reform, the Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi is set to have its own engineering cadre, which will end decades of dependence on borrowed officers from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), officials said. The proposal for cadre formation has been finalised and will be placed before the Delhi Cabinet in the coming days, they added. Once approved, the PWD will initiate the recruitment and structural realignment process, ensuring that e ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta expressed "serious concern and dissatisfaction" over the waterlogging caused by downpour in various parts of Delhi on Wednesday. She asked the officials concerned to implement effective measures to prevent waterlogging.Gupta, however, claimed that no waterlogging took place at the traditionally vulnerable spots like Minto Road and the ITO junction. She exhorted the officials to demonstrate the same level of efficiency across the entire city. Any negligence i ...Read More >
New Delhi (India), July 10 (ANI): The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has been working to prevent waterlogging in various areas of Delhi. On Wednesday, NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal inspected the pumping of drains on Africa Avenue road under the railway bridge. While speaking to ANI, Chahal stated that waterlogging was almost nil in Delhi today, with zero complaints received in the area under NDMC. He attributed this success to a team effort and reiterated the NDMC's promise ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has set a November deadline to clear all encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains under its 45-point action plan for river cleaning and rejuvenation. Officials said the plan, approved by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, was discussed in a recent meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary and involve agencies like DDA, DJB, DPCC, MCD, I&FC, and NDMC. The DDA has been directed to remove illegal structures, waste dumping, and unauthorised farming along the floodplains. Off ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) rejected a plea from New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to levy additional power purchase cost adjustment charges (PPAC) of over 50% on electricity tariffs in the second quarter, July to Sept.The council, in its plea before DERC, sought permission to levy and recover PPAC from its consumers for the period July-Sept 2024 quarter.The power regulator, in its order, observed that more than 80% of the total power purchased by NDMC was from sho ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) rejected a plea from New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to levy additional power purchase cost adjustment charges (PPAC) of over 50% on electricity tariffs in the second quarter, July to Sept.The council, in its plea before DERC, sought permission to levy and recover PPAC from its consumers for the period July-Sept 2024 quarter.The power regulator, in its order, observed that more than 80% of the total power purchased by NDMC was from sho ...Read More >
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council will host 'Khaas-ye-Aam' at Palika Services Officers' Institute (PSOI) on July 5 and 6. Visitors can check out various mango varieties at the venue between 12 noon and 9 pm.More than 300 mango varieties -- such as Arunika, Ambika, Sansesan, Tomy, Fajali, Langra, Lucknowa, and Safeda -- will be displayed by govt research institutes and mango farming societies, according to PSOI secretary Krishan Kumar.Along with fresh mangoes, 25 selected sellers will offer ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) A blast followed by a fire in a transformer located near the Trauma Centre of the AIIMS here was reported on Thursday afternoon, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. He added that no one was injured in the incident. "We received a call regarding a blast and a fire in an electric transformer at the AIIMS Trauma Centre at 3:34 pm. We rushed eight fire tenders to the spot. The fire was doused by 3:55 pm. No one was injured," DFS chief Atul Garg said in a statement. A ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday criticised municipal bodies for showing "complete apathy and insensitivity" in maintaining public toilets in the capital."We are staking claim to host the Olympics, and we don't even have clean public toilets in the city," a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Tushar Rao Gedela remarked, terming the status of public conveniences "hurting and unfortunate". It noted that "municipal authorities and development bodies like MCD, DDA and NDMC have exhibited ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly criticised the city's civic authorities for neglecting the upkeep of public toilets, describing their actions as apathetic and negligent. The court was hearing a petition highlighting the unsanitary and unhygienic conditions of public conveniences across Delhi, particularly impacting the dignity and safety of women. A division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the fresh photogr ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a decisive move, the state govt informed the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday it would not cancel the controversial 2021 sub-inspector recruitment examination, despite allegations of paper leaks and use of dummy candidates. After months of protests for and against the demand to cancel the exam as well as the court's directives for administrative clarity in the matter, the state govt finally made its stand clear during the hearing before the single bench of Justice Sameer Jain.Advocate gen ...Read More >
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council unveiled its cultural renaissance plan, beginning with the launch of a pilot project to transform the area from the Mandi House roundabout to the Copernicus Marg-Travancore House stretch till KG Marg into a sculpture art district. The work will start in Oct-Nov.The stretches will showcase works by 15 distinguished artists, including Gujarat's Raghav Kaneria, Kerala's KS Radhakrishnan, Delhi's Ved Nair, Arun Pandit and Biman Bihari Das, and Jammu and Kashmir ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) State-owned SJVN on Tuesday announced signing an agreement with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) to supply power from its 900-MW Arun-III Hydro Electric Project in Nepal. The company also signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with UPPCL for supply of power from its upcoming 210 MW Luhri Stage-I and 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) and 382 MW Sunni Dam HEP in Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-based SJVN said in a statement. Together, these projects wi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified the order issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, exempting several commercial sectors from the requirement of obtaining licences from the Delhi Police. The order, originally issued on June 19, covers swimming pools, eating houses, hotels, guest houses, discotheques, video game parlours, amusement parks, and auditoriums. This move marks a major shift in the city's regulatory framework, ending a four-decade-old system of police l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Delhi government has withdrawn regulations governing seven commercial activities, including swimming pools, eating houses, hotels, discotheques, video game parlours, amusement parks and auditoriums, with immediate effect, said a notification. According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the move follows an order dated June 19, 2025 by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Also Read | Maharashtra Chakka Jam on July 01: Transport Operators Thre ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Delhi government has withdrawn regulations governing seven commercial activities, including swimming pools, eating houses, hotels, discotheques, video game parlours, amusement parks and auditoriums, with immediate effect, said a notification. According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the move follows an order dated June 19, 2025 by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The lieutenant governor, exercising powers under Section 28(2) read wit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, June 30, 2025: As Gold Price Continues To Decline, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ot ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) As the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday. Irrigation and Flood Control Department has completed 100 per cent desilting of large drains, officials said on Monday. Waterlogging is a serious problem that the city faces, disrupting traffic movement every year during monsoon season. The Public Works Department (PWD, w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The national capital welcomed the monsoon on Sunday, as the southwest monsoon finally advanced over Delhi, arriving two days later than its normal onset date of June 27. Many areas in the city reported waterlogging and traffic congestion. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also announced that the monsoon has now covered the entire country -- nine days ahead of the typical timeline of July 8. With a cloudy sky and intermittent monsoon showers continuing till 5.30 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The national capital welcomed the monsoon on Sunday, as the southwest monsoon finally advanced over Delhi, arriving two days later than its normal onset date of June 27. Many areas in the city reported waterlogging and traffic congestion. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also announced that the monsoon has now covered the entire country -- nine days ahead of the typical timeline of July 8. Also Read | How To Spot a Fake Website? PIB Fact Check Shares 5 Simple T ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a step towards exploring science-driven solutions for cleaning Delhi's air, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and PWD Minister and area MLA Parvesh Verma on Sunday visited Nehru Park to review the feasibility of creating a pilot Clean Air Zone. The Delhi government is evaluating whether the installation of outdoor air purifiers across public parks can create micro-climates of significantly cleaner air, particularly during increased AQI days, said ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): A multi-agency mega mock exercise was conducted at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in Delhi during the intervening night of June 27 and 28, from 01:05 AM to 04:25 AM, to assess the preparedness and coordinated response of various agencies in the event of a major contingency. The drill imitated multiple high-risk scenarios, including a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attack, a terrorist strike, a hostage situation, and an IED blast. The primary o ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 6 (PTI) The Delhi government on Friday released over Rs 900 crore funds to urban local bodies for development works, according to a statement. They have also released Rs 820 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) received Rs 146 crore under the free drinking water scheme. "In this scorching summer, ensuring clean and sufficient drinking water for every citizen of Delhi is our top priority. Water is not a privilege for a few, it is a basi ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 6 (PTI) The Delhi government on Friday released over Rs 900 crore funds to urban local bodies for development works, according to a statement. They have also released Rs 820 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) received Rs 146 crore under the free drinking water scheme. Also Read | How To Activate Your UAN Online? Step-by-Step Guide As EPFO Extends Activation Deadline to June 30, 2025. "In this scorching summer, ensuring clean and suf ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) NDMC Chairman Keshav Chandra on Thursday led a tree plantation drive at Nehru Park in Lutyens' Delhi and launched several awareness initiatives against plastic pollution on World Environment Day on Thursday. Chandra planted a sapling of Lagerstroemia, also known as 'Pride of India', to kickstart the New Delhi Municipal Council's (NDMC) annual tree plantation drive, an official statement said. The chairman said planting trees is the most effective way to contribute to Wor ...Read More >
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