Hazards of illegal construction plagues the Capital

With grievances lodged under MCD’s building department pending and DDA’s redressal app failing to address these issues – Delhi’s long-drawn struggle to deal with the hazards of illegal constructions and encroachment continues   Delhi has witnessed a few building collapses, where not just property but lives have been lost – most recently in North Municipal […]

No shelter in this village  

People of the Lakkarpur- khori village face a difficult time after the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished around 300 illegal  houses rendering the residents homeless  Amid the surging cases of Covid- 19 pandemic and rising temperatures, hundreds of families have been rendered homeless as the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished as many as 300 illegal construction in […]

Salary row: MCD staff yet to get their dues, employees’ woes continues

North MCD pensioners and employees think it will take time, before they get paid on time    For months now, the employees and pensioners of North Municipal Corporation of Delhi have spoken out against its employer’s inability to pay their dues. At one point the salaries were deferred by up to five months. Manmohan Bharadwaj, […]

Delhi’s roads in disrepair; restoration work on hold

PWD claims about lack of funds for repairing roads do not ring true in a scenario where Delhi Government banned work on non-Covid work when the pandemic peaked There are two things synonymous with South Delhi roads, the consistent traffic jams and the tarred road tops breaking apart in an area banally called the posh […]

The politics of food

After marriage, food is now being dragged into the gambit of communal politics A good part of the weekend was spent doing a mini-survey, calls were made to various food chains–MNCs like McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, even the Indian chains, on the pretext of ordering food. The common inquiry was whether you serve Halal or […]

Sanitary napkin incinerators to be installed in over 550 Delhi govt, MCD schools

The Delhi government has directed principals of its schools as well as the heads of over 550 MCD schools to facilitate installation of sanitary napkin incinerators with smoke control units in toilet blocks for girls According to officials, the Education Ministry’s Project Approval Board (PAB) has awarded work for procurement and installation of sanitary napkin […]

AAP resolute to grab Delhi’s civic seats from BJP

MCD employees approach CM for help, while Kejriwal’s party has already started its efforts for a 2022 win Delhi’s municipal corporations are being plagued by the authority’s inability to pay its employees and the AAP will try to use this for its campaign to bag the civic seats out of BJPs hands. Its spokesperson, AAP […]

Road that’s been ghosted

The stretch of road from Malviya Nagar Metro station to Saket District Court is facing the predicament of not just being encroached upon but also not existing in official records Encroachments on the footpaths of Press Enclave Road consist of shops and homes. People living with their families, some who have grown up here, inhabit […]