MCD commissioner’s financial powers enhanced from Rs 5 crore to Rs 50 crore: Delhi govt | India News – The Times of India

MCD commissioner’s financial powers enhanced from Rs 5 crore to Rs 50 crore: Delhi govt | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has enhanced the financial powers of the city’s municipal commissioner from Rs 5 crore to Rs 50 crore, paving the way for faster project approvals, the CMO said on Saturday.Regarding the decision, chief minister Rekha Gupta said empowering local bodies for development is the government’s top priority.She emphasised that the…

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Delhi LG upholds dismissals of corrupt MCD teachers, stresses importance of integrity in education – The Times of India

Delhi LG upholds dismissals of corrupt MCD teachers, stresses importance of integrity in education – The Times of India

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, has formally rejected the appeals submitted by two former teachers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and has upheld the penalties imposed by the MCD Commissioner in two distinct cases. According to the official note released by the LG office, Saxena has denied any relief to these individuals regarding…

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‘Image of country … ‘: SC slams states, UTs on stray dog case; chief secretaries told to appear on November 3 | India News – The Times of India

‘Image of country … ‘: SC slams states, UTs on stray dog case; chief secretaries told to appear on November 3 | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up states and union territories for failing to comply with its directions on the stray dog menace and ordered the personal presence of their Chief Secretaries on November 3, noting that the issue if affecting country’s image. The court noted that only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi…

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Horrific! Stray dogs attack foreign coaches at World Para Athletics Championships, fifth such incident at JLN stadium | More sports News – The Times of India

Horrific! Stray dogs attack foreign coaches at World Para Athletics Championships, fifth such incident at JLN stadium | More sports News – The Times of India

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Two unfortunate stray dog attacks on foreign coaches at the JLN Stadium’s warm-up track on Friday morning disrupted the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships (WPAC) here, raising safety concerns for differently-abled athletes and their staff at the event, which India is hosting for the first…

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Delhi: AAP leader dons mosquito net to sting BJP on dengue cases – watch | Delhi News – The Times of India

Delhi: AAP leader dons mosquito net to sting BJP on dengue cases – watch | Delhi News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on Friday reached the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wearing a mosquito repellent net to protest against the increase in cases of malaria, chikungunya, and dengue.AAP MCD LoP Ankush Narang claimed that the ruling BJP has no strategy to combat malaria, dengue and chikungunya.“Today, all of us…

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‘You’ll clean it in 2 hours if a dignitary comes’: SC raps MCD on ‘Gumti of Shaikh Ali’; seeks report by Sept 18 | India News – The Times of India

‘You’ll clean it in 2 hours if a dignitary comes’: SC raps MCD on ‘Gumti of Shaikh Ali’; seeks report by Sept 18 | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to keep the Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali” in Defence Colony clean, remarking, “You will clean it in two hours if a dignitary is coming.”A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti directed the…

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