Chandra, a 1995-batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre, was serving as the Chief Secretary for the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In his first video shared on X, Danish diplomat to India HE Freddy Svane had said, 'Welcome to great, green, and trashy New Delhi. This used to be a service lane, but you see, it is just full of trash, and people come here to do whatever they like to do here.'
The Flower Food Festival will highlight the use of petals, stems and whole blossoms in diverse cuisines and dishes across India.
NMDC produced 23.32 MT of iron ore during the first eight-month period of 2023, the company said in an exchange filing.
Chahal also alleged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also a member of the NDMC, has not attended three consecutive council meetings on July 27, August 23 and September 27.
All these sculptures have been created from recycled metal scrap from NDMC warehouse as part of a waste-to-art concept
In a document issued by the Council on Thursday, the civic body laid down the NDMC policy regarding the installation of communication towers to bring ”uniformity” in the area.
The NDMC chairperson has approved the proposal of the public health and welfare departments to distribute sanitary napkins to them. These sanitary napkins will be distributed every month and the initiative will be continued for a year initially.
The draft policy aims to modify the rules for the installation of communication towers by cellular and basic telecom operators on rooftops and ground bases within the premises and in the area under the jurisdiction of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
He said the NDMC, in its meeting, has approved an amount of Rs 12.35 crore for resurfacing 12 roads in the New Delhi area.
In a special meeting on September 7, Rajpath got renamed as Kartavya Path by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). The entire Rajpath stretch and the area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be known as ‘Kartavya Path’.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has convened a special meeting on September 7 and the proposal will be placed before the council.
"Our consistent growth in production has not only made NMDC the fastest growing iron ore mining company in India but also the most consistent supplier to the domestic steel sector.
According to officials, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will discuss a proposal to implement the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme in its jurisdiction on Wednesday. The matter will very certainly be discussed at the civic body's Council meeting.
Kuljeet Singh Chahal claimed that the average supply of potable water to NDMC is 125 MLD whereas the supply received in the last 10 days was only 60-70 MLD, thus affecting major hospitals as well as schools in the area.
The North Delhi civic body also ordered the zonal commissioners to conduct a detailed survey in their areas to find out if any prohibited activity is going on in non-conforming areas to prevent the recurrence of such a tragic incident.
A large number of police personnel, and members of central forces and Rapid Action Force were seen guarding the violence-hit area on Thursday.
Over one hour after Supreme Court directed for status quo to be maintained, the bench was informed that the demolition activity had not been halted still. The apex court has now directed its registry to communicate the order to the mayor of NDMC immediately.
In a video message on Twitter, the Okhla MLA said demolition of the houses of a particular community just to harass them in the holy month of Ramadan on the pretext of an anti-encroachment drive will further spoil the atmosphere in the area.
Citing the rise in dead bodies, North Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor Jai Prakash said they have made provision to increase the number of wood pyres and have also planned for additional manpower at Nigambodh Ghat.
In the last ten days, there were instances when the maximum daily cremation count of COVID-19 victims reached 22..
The mayor Jai Prakash said, he has assured the doctors that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation is doing everything possible to pay their due salaries.
The Cabinet also announced a new programme called STARS to help improve the National Education Policy
While the license fee for a meat shop in the areas has been revised to Rs 1,224 per annum from Rs 1,200, 'dangerous offence trades' including petrol pumps, service stations and dry cleaning shops will be charged Rs 510 per annum from the earlier Rs 500.
Resident doctors of NDMC's 450-bedded Kasturba Hospital had on Wednesday threatened mass resignation if the authorities did not release their three months' salary.