Art lovers hail museum night held at NGMA
New Delhi: The Museum Night in the National Gallery of Modern Art has on Saturday received a commendable response from the art lovers. The twilight walk in the sculpture garden and the galleries of Kshetragya with Adwait Gadanayak, Director General was delightful. The participants have interacted with the Director General and he said that creative interactions with artists and art lovers will widen their horizons.
ndmc organises 2nd jan suvidha camp
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday organised its second Jan Suvidha Camp for Residential Welfare Associations aiming to resolve their grievances at their doorsteps. During the Camp, a member of NDMC, Kuljeet Singh Chahal informed that even though the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal is an elected representative as MLA of this New Delhi area, he had not visited the camp a single day. Kejriwal is not doing his constitutional duty, he don't even have a few minutes to look after his Constituency.
2 in TIhar booked for making extortion calls
New Delhi: Two men lodged in Tihar jail were arrested for allegedly making an extortion call to a businessman in east Delhi's Ghazipur area and demanding Rs 50 lakh from him, police said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Aas Mohd alias Aashu Khan and Danish alias Tiggi, they said. The businessman, who resides in Ghazipur dairy farm, reported that on June 10, he received a WhatsApp audio call from an unknown number. Using the name of jailed gangster 'Hashim Baba', the caller threatened him of dire consequences if he failed to pay Rs 50 lakh, police said.
mcd to beautify 20 ponds in national Capital
New Delhi: With an aim to beautify the national Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has on Saturday decided to rejuvenate and beautify 20 Ponds under the first phase of ‘AMRIT Sarovar Mission’. According to a senior MCD official, Under this scheme, 75 ponds will be made in each district of the country, which will address the problem of depletion of groundwater.
cleanliness certification protocol revised
New Delhi: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has released a revised cleanliness certification protocol with the aim to sustain open defecation free status across urban India and move towards achieving new sanitation goals, according to a statement on Saturday. The revised protocol, launched at an event on Friday, is aligned with the objectives of SBM-2.0. It is designed to ensure that no untreated used water or faecal sludge is discharged into the environment and all used water, including sewerage and septage, grey water and black water, is safely contained, transported and treated, along with maximum reuse of treated used water in all cities with less than one lakh population, the statement said.