New Delhi | 4 days ago
Government offers assistance to Delhi Milk Scheme
New Delhi, May 2 - The Delhi government Wednesday decided to assist Delhi Milk Scheme - in extending the reach of its products in the national capital.The decision was made in a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit where Minister for Food and Supplies Haroon Yusuf was also present. It was stated by the DMS that it has the capacity to produce 500,000 litres of milk per day, where ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
Court refuses to stay Delhi vehicle number plate drive
New Delhi, May 1 - The Delhi High Court Tuesday declined to stay a Delhi government's decision to award a contract to a private firm for implementing a scheme to fix high security registration plates on city vehicles.The division bench of Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher refused to impose curbs on the government decision while hearing a plea filed by a private firm Real Mazon India Ltd ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
Eight new hospitals to come up in Delhi
New Delhi, May 1 - The Delhi government will construct eight new hospitals in various parts of the national capital including rural areas where people face difficulties in availing health facilities in government hospitals, said Health Minister A.K. Walia Tuesday.On completion, these hospitals will provide additional 2,000 beds in the city, he said. An official statement said the public works depa ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
Helmets to be made mandatory for women in Delhi
New Delhi, April 25 - The Delhi High Court Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation - seeking to make helmet wearing compulsory for pillion riders irrespective of their gender and religion, after the city government informed it that motor vehicle rules would be amended to make it compulsory for women to wear helmets.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sa ... read more

New Delhi | 11 days ago
Hike in Delhi labourers wages
New Delhi, April 24 - The Delhi government Tuesday hiked the daily wages of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labourers, an official statement said here.The monthly minimum wages of unskilled labour has gone up from Rs.6,656 to Rs.7,020. For semi-skilled labour, the wage hike from Rs.7,358 to Rs 7,748, while it is from Rs.8112 to 8,528 for skilled labour, the statement said.The new slabs will be ... read more

New Delhi | 15 days ago
All set for working of trifurcated MCD: Government
New Delhi, April 21 - The Delhi government Saturday said all arrangements had been made to ensure smooth functioning of the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi -.All necessary administrative and personnel management issues relating to the three newly-formed municipal corporations have been identified and addressed, said Director of Local Bodies R.K. Srivastava. His assurance came in the w ... read more

New Delhi | 17 days ago
Defeat in Delhi civic polls a wake up call to Dikshit
New Delhi, April 19 - The loss in the capital's civic polls may not cause too much worry to the Congress at the centre but it has certainly dented the impeccable record of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who helped the party romp home in Delhi elections thrice in a row.Although the Bharatiya Janata Party - retained power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi - capitalising on national issues like ra ... read more

New Delhi | 19 days ago
Delhi votes BJP back to power in civic polls
New Delhi, April 17 - A triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party - Tuesday retained control over Delhi's civic administration, with the results of elections to the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi - coming as a shot in the arm for the party ahead of the 2013 Delhi assembly polls.The party won 138 seats of the 272 wards in the trifurcated civic body. The Congress secured 78 seats in the polls.Th ... read more

New Delhi | 19 days ago
Civic polls: Did trifurcation move boomerang?
New Delhi, April 17 - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's hopes to replicate her winning streak in assembly polls in the civic elections came to naught with the Congress party losing the elections. Her move to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, in the face of opposition from some Congress leaders, had boomeranged, BJP officials said.The Delhi civic polls were also seen as a litmus te ... read more

New Delhi | 19 days ago
BJP wins Delhi civic polls, but road ahead not so smooth
New Delhi, April 17 - The Bharatiya Janata Party - has retained power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi -, but the road ahead will not be so easy.We will try to improve the existing services provided by MCD. And we hope we will function better this time, an elated Delhi mayor Rajni Abbi told IANS.The BJP, which had swept the polls in 2007 with 164 seats in 272 wards, will have the tough task o ... read more