New Delhi: Cracking down on misuse of properties, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday sealed eight shops in Chandni Chowk’s Katra Neel wholesale and retail market.Officials said the action was taken in compliance with Supreme Court directions prohibiting the commercial use of residential properties and curbing illegal construction in the Walled City.The sealing drive…
Mumbai: In a bid to promote deceased organ donation, the centre has asked states to train first responders such as the police, ambulance drivers, and paramedics, among others, to identify potential donors among road traffic accident victims.The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), which issued the notification last week, said such steps would help…
New Delhi: To effectively manage large crowds of homebound passengers during the Diwali-Chhath Puja festive season, Northern Railway has set up ‘mini control rooms’ at New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS), Anand Vihar, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Shakurbasti. Special staff has been deployed and more than 150 additional cameras have been installed, taking the total…
Mumbai: With an eye on the upcoming local body polls, the cash-strapped Mahayuti govt has approved the release of another Rs 275 crore in funds for civic services and facilities in urban local bodies in the state.Earlier, it had cleared around Rs 500 crore as special funds to municipal corporations and councils in various districts,…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has identified 292 locations for feeding stray dogs in 80 wards and started installing boards to mark them as per the Supreme Court’s directions.Officials said the civic body had finalised the sites after meeting residents, RWAs, etc. “Boards have been installed at a few places, including four near Jawaharlal…
Mumbai: Expressing confidence that BJP on its own would cross the 100-seat mark in the 227-strong BMC in the upcoming civic elections, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the party won’t stake claim to the mayor’s post simply on the basis of strength. “I shall not insist that the mayor is from BJP even if…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has finalised the agency that will construct its fifth construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing plant at Tehkhand to enhance the city’s waste management capacity and curb dust pollution on roads.Officials said the civic body had also issued letters of intent for setting up 14 material recovery facilities in…
Kalyan: A sanitation worker of Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) returned a gold necklace of a woman who accidentally threw the ornament along with the household garbage. As part of their routine morning duty on Wednesday, sanitation workers of Sumeet Elko company appointed by KDMC were collecting garbage from residential areas in Kalyan East.The garbage was…
New Delhi: Two cousins on their way to Murthal for dinner died after their SUV collided with a truck and caught fire in outer Delhi’s Rani Bagh on Thursday. Police have caught the truck driver. The deceased were identified as Henry (20) and Dipanshu Chandela (21). They were BBA students. Both were from west Delhi….
Mumbai: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Manasi Yadav, died in a hit and run accident inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli on Wednesday. The deceased was with her parents and 17-year-old cousin for a wildlife safari when she was struck by a speeding Bullet motorcycle. According to police, the family was waiting near the road leading…
