New Delhi, April 8 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that the BJP had prematurely dissolved the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) standing committee to "facilitate corruption," and demanded that it be allowed to continue until June 12 to avoid disruption in civic works...
New Delhi, April 6 Elections for the posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and key civic panels in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi are likely to be held soon, with the process expected to take place in the last week of April, officials said on Monday.According to officials, polls to fill three...
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New Delhi, April 1 – Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to send the recently introduced Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, to a Select or Standing Committee. He also cautioned...
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New Delhi, Apr 1 An amendment bill that provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu.Opposition MPs had criticized the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, for excluding gays and lesbians from...
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New Delhi, March 31 Nine councillors of the MCD's Standing Committee, the top executive and decision-making body of the corporation, retired on Tuesday after being selected through a draw of lots as part of the rotation process mandated under the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act.Although...
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New Delhi, March 30 A meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Standing Committee was adjourned amid chaos and a deadlock between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday.Standing Committee Chairperson Satya Sharma alleged that AAP councillors disrupted the proceedings...
New Delhi, March 30 The meeting of the Delhi Municipal Corporation's Standing Committee, in which nine members were scheduled to retire, was adjourned on Monday amid protests by opposition councillors.Councillors from the Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the House had not provided minutes of the...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and granting rights to transgender persons, despite concerns raised by opposition members that the proposed legislation excludes social orientations from its scope.Responding to the debate on the Transgender...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Tuesday to amend a law protecting and safeguarding the rights of transgender persons. The bill aims to exclude social orientations from the scope of the law and provides for graduated punishment based on the severity of harm inflicted on such...
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New Delhi, March 24 – The government stated on Tuesday that the objective of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is to provide protection to such persons, while the opposition criticized the proposed legislation for taking away the right to self-determination of...
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New Delhi, March 23 A range of proposals, including a plan to set up a hospital and medical college at Kingsway Camp under a public-private partnership model, will be presented before the standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on March 25.The proposal involves the use of...
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New Delhi, March 22 Hours after criticizing her own BJP-ruled municipal corporation (MCD) over the seizure of illegal liquor during a surprise inspection in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area on Sunday, Satya Sharma, the chairperson of the MCD's Standing Committee, stated that the matter was one of...
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New Delhi, March 10 The Ministry of Environment has proposed the creation of a separate body to expedite the process of issuing environmental clearances in states, according to officials.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a draft notification to...
New Delhi, March 9 The Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, chaired by Satya Sharma, suggested a uniform policy for regularizing employees working on a contractual basis due to compassionate reasons, according to an official statement.Sharma also requested departments to...
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Bhopal, February 28 – Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, chaired the 89th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, considering proposals related to wildlife conservation."The...
New Delhi, February 16 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) passed several key proposals related to civic, sanitation, and financial matters during its House meeting on Monday, amidst slogans from opposition members.The corporation passed a resolution providing free cremation at CNG and...
Nashik, February 16 All 16 members of the Nashik Municipal Corporation's standing committee were unopposed elected on Monday, an official said.This includes nine from the BJP, four from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, two from the Shiv Sena (UBT), and one from the NCP, he added.The 16...