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Nehru Park jogging tracks against green norms: Forest department
PUBLISHED ON MAR 19, 2021 05:13 AM IST
- Deputy conservator forests (south division) Amit Anand, who slapped the NDMC with the notice on December 17 for constructions in Nehru Park, which is a deemed forest, said continuing work despite instructions was a violation of the FC Act.

MPI: NDMC ranks 1st, says it sought 'outstanding' quality of life for citizens
PTI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 08:25 AM IST
This year's ranking comes as a remarkable jump from the NDMC's 65th spot in the 2019 MPI.

NDMC, IIT-Kanpur offer platform to start-ups to find solutions for civic issues
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 02:14 PM IST
A first-of-its-kind initiative to offer a technical launchpad to start-ups to present innovative solutions through a 15-day competition to address civic issues such as waste management, town planning and sanitation has been started in Delhi

PM Modi inaugurates meeting of BJP national office bearers in Delhi
ANI |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 03:41 PM IST
The Prime Minister will also address the BJP meet.

NDMC to re-invite bids for its e-scooter project
UPDATED ON FEB 15, 2021 03:31 AM IST
Officials of the civic body said that the project was delayed mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Once launched, the project aims at curbing air pollution by providing last-mile connectivity by renting out electric scooters to users in areas under its jurisdiction.

Delhi: NDMC bans sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken due to bird flu
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 04:45 PM IST
The Delhi government had earlier imposed a ban on the sale of processed and packaged chicken brought from outside the national capital after testing samples of crows and ducks had confirmed the virus.

Bird flu in Delhi: NDMC forms rapid response team for field inspections
By Ashish Mishra
UPDATED ON JAN 12, 2021 03:42 AM IST
A senior NDMC official said that the team will visit different areas in the jurisdiction of the civic body to examine birds.

Forest dept pulls up municipal agency over synthetic tracks at Nehru Park
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Soumya Pillai and Ashish Mishra
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 12:31 AM IST
Deputy conservator of forests (south division), Amit Anand, issued a notice to the NDMC on December 17 stating that Nehru Park is a deemed forest, which means that any non-forest activity, such as construction is not permitted and also in violation of the Forest Conservation Act (1980).

NDMC Budget: No new taxes, transfer duty hike by 1%
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 08, 2020 09:38 PM IST
Additional Commissioner in the NDMC, Swati Sharma presented the revised budget estimates for 2020-21 and budget estimates for 2021-22 on behalf of Municipal Commissioner Gyanesh Bharati at the Civic Center here.

Delhiwale: NDMC privileges
Hindustan Times, New delhi | By Mayank Austen Soofi
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 01:54 AM IST
A peek into the capital’s most privileged part

Government school students in Delhi to get lessons on responsible use of social media
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2020 03:14 PM IST
The month-long series of online sessions, which will be conducted for 1,040 schools, is scheduled to begin from November 23.

NDMC announces rebate in property tax bills
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 07:08 PM IST
The NDMC has also clarified that some of the assessees who have challenged the Bye-Laws, 2009 (Unit Area Method) in Delhi High Court, their rateable value was required to be re-fixed with effect from April 1, 2010, as per the decision of the Supreme Court and in most of the cases this exercise has been completed.

NDMC teachers threaten dharna over pending salaries: Association
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
UPDATED ON NOV 02, 2020 09:15 AM IST
Head of Shikshak Nyay Manch Nagar Nigam Kuldeep Singh Khatri on Sunday said salaries of nearly 9,000 teachers of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation are “due since July”.

Delhiwale: The Barakhamba aesthetics
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Mayank Austen Soofi
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2020 04:59 AM IST
This illusion is caused by the combined effect of the night, the lights of the street lamps, the lit-up building itself, the long screen of pavement trees, and the black starless sky. The bougainvillea pot is placed on the road divider in central Delhi’s Barakhamba Road, and the building is the distinctive Statesman House.

Kasturba Gandhi nursing staff protest for 12th day
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vatsala Shrangi
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 09:58 AM IST
The nursing staff have been abstaining from work for two hours daily since September 14 to demand pending salaries, which they claim have been due since June this year.

Delhi socio-economic survey: All you need to know
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2020 01:43 PM IST
The survey, commissioned by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, was conducted from November 2018-2019 and covered 20.05 lakh households.

NDMC’s 40-member team to keep Parliament deep-clean
Ashish Mishra | By Ashish Mishra
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 12:39 AM IST
Deep cleaning of Parliament whenever there is an adjournment, and regular sanitisation of the entire complex, are two highlights of the plan, according to the officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Install tree guards to protect saplings from monkeys: Delhi HC to NDMC
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Richa Banka
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2020 02:39 AM IST
The NDMC counsel submitted photographs to Justice Najmi Waziri -- who was hearing a bunch of pleas on tree plantation -- showing that 500 amaltas saplings had been planted in various parts of the Central Ridge.

Govt, civic body begins removing concrete around trees in Old Delhi
Hindustan Times | By Vatsala Shrangi
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2020 10:08 AM IST
A team of officials from the corporation and the forest department had conducted a joint survey of the area last month and started removing the concrete around them.

International Dog Day: Organisation aims for animal-friendly locality. You can contribute too
New Delhi | By Asian News International | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury
PUBLISHED ON AUG 26, 2020 07:16 PM IST
World Animal Protection is working to ensure that vulnerable animals do not starve to death during this COVID-19 crisis and are also urging local citizens to join the movement.

Woman staffer allegedly jumps to death from NDMC building
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 03:41 PM IST
She was rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital by the staff, but was declared dead on arrival

Areas under Delhi’s three civic bodies among dirtiest in country
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vatsala Shrangi
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2020 12:42 PM IST
Areas under South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) ranked 31, the North corporation got the 43rd rank, and the East Delhi civic body stood 46th among the 47 cities surveyed

Concretisation, digging killing Lutyens’ heritage trees: Experts
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Soumya Pillai
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 02:08 AM IST
According to New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) data accessed by HT, 1,475 trees have fallen, or dried up and died, or been cut down for construction activities between 2015 and July 3 this year.

North body postpones proposal to levy professional tax
Hindustan Times | By Ashish Mishra
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 07:23 AM IST
The North body standing committee also proposed to enhance licensing by fee for various commercial establishments in industrial areas at least three times.

8.5 lakh saplings planted in Delhi, hope to achieve target by March next year: Gopal Rai
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 26, 2020 07:13 PM IST
The minister lauded officials of forest and horticulture departments and hoped the government will be able to achieve the target of planting 31 lakh saplings by March 31 next year.

NDMC installs anti-smog gun in Connaught Place to reduce pollution
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 01:27 AM IST
According to the statement, the anti-smog gun has a ‘throw distance’ of 100 metres with the size of water droplets ranging between 30 microns and 50 microns that could cover an area between 27,000 square metres and 37,000 square metres.

NDMC municipal health officer tests Covid-19 positive
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JUN 13, 2020 03:21 PM IST
Many civic officials, doctors, nurses, sanitation workers and other staffers of the municipal corporations in Delhi have tested positive till date.

NDMC headquarters sealed for 48 hours after 6 test Covid positive in 24 hours
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2020 12:52 AM IST
According to NDMC official, as many as six employees — including a joint director-level official — have tested Covid-19 positive in the last 24 hours.

Cyclone Amphan: Bangladesh shifts over two million people; armed forces put on alert
Dhaka | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 20, 2020 04:27 PM IST
Authorities have already raised the alert level to ‘great danger’ for some districts in the country as the cyclone, the most powerful storm since cyclone ‘Sidr’ killed nearly 3,500 people in 2007, was approaching the country’s coastline.

Covid-19: Landlords advised to waive rent but NDMC sent us notice to pay license fees, say shopkeepers
New Delhi | By Asian News International
PUBLISHED ON APR 25, 2020 12:19 PM IST
Markets in NDMC area have been shut since the announcement was made regarding the lockdown last month.