No decision yet on MCD’s takeover by Delhi government: Chidambram

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 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites will be given lessons in civic sense and etiquettes ahead of the Commonwealth Games here next year. The Delhi government is preparing to act on Home Minister P.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi authorities and experts Tuesday welcomed Home Minister P. Chidambaram's advise to Delhiites to change their behaviour before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, saying steps are being taken to bring such changes.

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday told citizens of Delhi that they needed to change some of their bad habits if visitors to the Commonwealth Games next year are to have a good impression about the host city.

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.

August 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shourie on Monday asked the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to takeover BJP's control and described the party's President Rajnath Singh as an "Humpty Dumpty". "You want to be the Humpty Dumpty and also want everyone to believe what you write," said Shourie during the Walk the Talk an interview-based programme of NDTV.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Monday announced creation of nearly 35,000 more seats in primary sections of Sarvodaya Vidyalayas in the national capital. "We have increased the intake of students from 40 to 50 in every class of the primary sections of the Sarvodaya schools of the Delhi government following good results of our schools," said Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central and Delhi governments are likely to decide on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E. Sreedharan's resignation Monday, Urban Development Minister S.

July 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Centre has approved a package of 478.27 crore rupees from the National Calamity Contingency Fund for rehabilitation of Aila cyclone victims in West Bengal. Referring to the West Bengal's demand of 520 crore rupees for the development of housing and road sectors, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that a high level committee has considered the matter and decided to defer a decision for want of area-wise details from the state.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday said the discovery of thousands of bogus employees in the civic body was made possible due to biometric attendance systems. Nearly 45,000 of MCD employees are said to be existing only on the paper and are not traceable, according to reports.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government's Ministry of Minority Affairs has sanctioned rupees 100 crore for nine districts in various States to speed up implementation of multi-sectoral development plans in areas where minorities are in sizeable number. The Ministry has listed 25 Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs) out of a total of 90 to implement the project under its 100-day work plan.

June 29th, 2009 Macquarie Communications says takeover approvedSYDNEY — Australia's Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group stockholders on Tuesday voted in favor of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's 2.2 billion Australian dollars ($1.8 billion) takeover bid. The vote came a day after MCG, which owns and operates broadcast infrastructure in Australia and Britain including radio and television transmission towers, announced that the Canadian investor's bid had the necessary regulatory approvals.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Thursday said he had voted according to his 'party's decision' as there was no Left candidate in the New Delhi constituency where he cast his vote. 'I have voted according to my party's decision,' Karat told journalists after voting at the Sanchar Bhawan in New Delhi.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The scribe who tossed a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram earlier this month Tuesday denied Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's allegation that there was a conspiracy behind his protest.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leaders Wednesday blamed the 'failures' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the poor development in the constituencies they are contesting from. 'In my constituency, have you seen how dirty it is? It is all because of the BJP's failures at the municipal corporation.