BJP alleges AAP has lost majority in MCD, calls for end to its rule

26 Sep 2024

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has lost its majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), asserting that AAP no longer has the right to remain in power. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen...

Elections for ward committees in MCD are slated for Sept 5

29 Aug 2024

An official order has scheduled the elections for the appointment of chairmen and deputy chairmen for each of the 12 zonal bodies in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on September 4. These elections, governed by the Delhi Municipal Corporation Regulations Act of 1957, will be conducted through a secret...

Ruckus disrupts MCD House session, forcing early adjournment

22 Aug 2024

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House once again failed to function properly and was adjourned shortly after it began. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, chaos erupted as opposition councillors protested against Mayor Shelly Oberoi for arriving late and delaying proceedings. Meanwhile, AAP councillors staged a protest against the MCD...

MCD assures Delhi HC to halt demolish of illegal structure in Bhalswa Dairy colony

13 Aug 2024

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) assured the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that it would halt the demolition of illegal structures in the Bhalswa Dairy colony until August 16. This assurance followed concerns raised by a lawyer representing the colony's residents about the planned demolitions. The High Court had...

MCD Seals Ten Coaching Centres In Delhi Following IAS Aspirants’ Drowning Tragedy

08 Aug 2024

On Wednesday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sealed the basement areas of ten coaching centres and libraries in Shahdara (South Zone), Karol Bagh, and Najafgarh Zone due to violations of building regulations. This move follows the tragic drowning deaths of three IAS aspirants who were caught in a basement...

Delhi HC Forms Panel Led by Chief Secretary to Re-examine Delhi’s Physical Infrastructure

02 Aug 2024

The Delhi High Court on Friday formed a committee led by the Chief Secretary of GNCTD, with members including the Vice Chairman of the DDA, the MCD Chairman, and the Commissioner of Police. This committee is tasked with re-evaluating Delhi's administrative, financial, and physical infrastructure and must file a report...

MCD Issues Orders To Regulate Basement Use After Tragic Deaths

02 Aug 2024

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner Ashwani Kumar ordered measures on Thursday to prevent the misuse of basements after meeting with a delegation of UPSC aspirants. This decision follows the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi on...

MCD Commissioner issues orders to regulate basement use after tragic deaths

01 Aug 2024

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner Ashwani Kumar ordered measures on Thursday to prevent the misuse of basements after meeting with a delegation of UPSC aspirants. This decision follows the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants who drowned in the flooded basement of Rau's IAS coaching centre in Delhi on...

Delhi Coaching Centre Tragedy: A Bureaucratic Nightmare

01 Aug 2024

The tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants, trapped in a flooded basement coaching center in Delhi, sent shockwaves across the nation. This was not a mere accident, but a stark indictment of systemic apathy and neglect. A Culture of Neglect The subsequent investigations and arrests of driver passing by coaching...

Delhi Coaching Center Deaths: MCD Admits Failure, Meets Protesting Students

31 Jul 2024

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) authorities met with a group of students on Wednesday who have been on a hunger strike since Saturday, July 27, to protest the deaths of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded coaching center basement in Old Rajinder Nagar, Central Delhi. MCD Additional Commissioner Tariq Thomas...