Civic agency to protect 44 more Delhi streets against sealing

October 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Keeping in mind the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has conducted the first census of stray dogs, according to which there are over 260,000 of them in the capital. According to MCD officials, no such data was available with them or any other civic agency.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 163 municipal councillors of the Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday marched to the home minister's office here and presented a memorandum protesting the proposed takeover of the civic agency by the Delhi government. Led by Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) leader of the house Subhash Arya, and also comprising senior BJP leaders, the black-clad protesters marched from the MCD headquarters in Town Hall to the home ministers office to present the memorandum.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a decision of considerable significance for the citizens of Delhi, the central government has in principle agreed to put the poorly-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the control of the state government, a home ministry official said. The civic body, which is controlled by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, is currently under the union government and is run by the home ministry.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a decision of considerable significance to millions of Delhi residents, the central government is believed to have finally agreed to put the poorly-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the control of the state government. "We have approved it (placing MCD under the Delhi government).

September 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto manufacturer Honda Siel Cars Tuesday launched a refurbished Honda Civic sedan with alternations in its design, such as a five-point metallic front grille and a new bumper. The new Civic is available in three variants that will come in two models - Elegance and Inspire.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As the national capital continues to cope with the after-effects of heavy showers and civic mismanagement, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says five decades of bad planning were responsible for a city of 17 million people coming to a virtual standstill on that rained out Monday three days ago. And it says it was high time that the buck stopped somewhere.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As the national capital continues to cope with the after-effects of heavy showers with some places still waterlogged, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says five decades of bad planning were responsible for Delhi coming to a virtual standstill on that rained out Monday three days ago. Advocating that responsibility be fixed on authorities, the nodal agency for managing disasters in the country feels that the situation worsens every year.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctor Thursday lost his father who was seriously injured when he fell into a large pit left uncovered by civic authorities here. Sher Singh, 67, succumbed at the AIIMS Trauma Centre to internal head injuries he suffered Monday after collapsing into the pit dug up outside the Syndicate bank in South Delhi's Chattarpur area.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)'s crackdown on illegal constructions and encroachments met with tough resistance Tuesday as residents protesting the drive in central Delhi poured on to the streets, causing traffic jams and forcing the civic officials to suspend it. MCD officials said they had planned "routine checks" in many parts of the city to check illegal constructions.

May 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a major crackdown on corruption among Delhi civic officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday recovered assets worth several millions after its teams conducted searches at different places in the capital. Four civic officials are under the CBI scanner for allegedly taking money from people to shield their illegal construction and commercial activities in Delhi residential areas.

May 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The chief of the capital's civic body administration faces contempt charges for not abiding by the Delhi High Court's orders on night sweeping in the city. Justice Manmohan issued a notice to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner K.S.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has asked the Delhi Police for a dedicated cadre of 150 policemen to help tackle the city's civic offenders like those responsible for letting loose stray cattle or leaving rubble and garbage piles on roads. MCD commissioner K.S.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi neighbourhoods with higher population density will have more sweepers, the civic body of the national capital said Thursday. 'Density of population will be the new yardstick for deploying the number of safai karamcharis (sweepers) in areas,' said Vijender Gupta, chairman of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leader of Opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly V.K. Malhotra as well as Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday met urban development minister S.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Denying that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) proposed to auction land of 60 of its primary schools for construction of malls and hotels, the civic authority Friday said that the allegation was baseless. 'The MCD has no plans to auction or sell its primary school premises to bolster its finances or for any other reason,' chairman of MCD's standing committee Vijender Gupta said.