The Delhi BJP has urged the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to ensure that the civic body's budget for the coming year 2025-26 is presented through its Standing Committee, as per the provisions mandated under the DMC Act 1957.
People of Delhi on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) witnessed a notable drop by 94 points but still remaining in 'very poor' category.
The civic body said the initiative is part of its efforts to ensure effective waste management and foster a cleaner, greener, and sustainable Delhi.
Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has approved the posting of 232 General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO-Doctors) in different hospitals of the Delhi government as per their vacancy positions.
In a significant development, the primary suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Delhi Police constable during a patrol was killed in a police encounter in South Delhi's Sangam Vihar area.
According to the police, they received a call on Saturday night, wherein the caller stated that his sister was allegedly strangled by an auto rickshaw driver, with whom she was in a live-in-relationship.
Intensifying preparations for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal will embark on a series of padyatras across all constituencies of the national capital in the coming weeks, the party said on Sunday.
According to the police, a PCR call regarding the firing incident was received at Police station Gandhi Nagar, and a team was rushed to the spot. One Sufian was injured, and rushed to hospital by the local police team where he succumbed.
The deceased were identified as Atul Rai (45), who worked on the same premises, and Nand Kishore (65), a rickshaw puller. They were asleep in a room on the godown’s terrace when the incident occurred, a Delhi police official said.
According to the pollution monitoring agency, the average AQI of Delhi stood at 382, nearing the 'severe' zone.
