Delhi Mayor, House Leader unite against waste management charges

Delhi Mayor, House Leader unite against waste management charges

Tuesday, 08 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi Mayor Mahesh Kumar and Leader of the House Mukesh Goel on Monday voiced their opposition to the Municipal Commissioner’s move to add user charges for solid waste management to House Tax Bills and demanded immediate withdrawal of the “unjustified” and “anti-people” levy. Both the leaders have written to the...

150 vehicles gutted in Police storage facility

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A massive fire broke out early Sunday morning at the Delhi Police malkhana (storage area) in Wazirabad, northeast Delhi, gutting many vehicles. The blaze, which started around 4:30 AM, gutted over 150 vehicles. Seven fire tenders were dispatched to the scene, and the flames were brought under control by 6:20 AM....

No new liabilities, autonomous bodies told

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi Government's  Finance Department directed the heads of all the autonomous bodies not to create liabilities in the absence of adequate funds available in the relevant head of accounts. “Regarding exercising administrative and financial powers by the Department of Govt of NCT of Delhi only when the adequate funds are available...

Heatwave sway in city from April 7-April 9

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a “yellow alert” for a heatwave in Delhi from April 7 to 9, with the maximum temperature expected to reach between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius on April 7 and 8, and around 41 degrees Celsius thereafter. The IMD advised people to ...

NGT seeks details on compensation to kin of Narela fire victims

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the north Delhi district magistrate to provide details about the compensation disbursed to the kin of workers killed and to those injured during fire at a Narela factory last year. Four workers had died and several others injured when a fire broke out and...

Assembly hold Mahavir Gatha

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi Assembly on Sunday held a grand event titled "Bhagwan Mahavir Gatha" to mark the auspicious occasion of the 2624th birth anniversary and the 2550th Nirvan Mahotsav of Lord Mahavir.  Speaker of the Assembly Vijender Gupta addressing the programme gathering highlighted that the life and teachings of Lord Mahavir continue...

Two held for threatening realty dealer with firearm

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Two men were arrested for allegedly misusing licensed firearms to threaten a property dealer over a land dispute in outernorth Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, an official said on Sunday. The accused — identified as Pankaj Rana alias Golu (32) and Praveen Rana alias Kalu (38) — are residents of Siraspur. Two...

Sewer-cleaning machine trial held in GK area

Monday, 07 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

In a step towards resolving the recurring problem of waterlogging during monsoon and modernising the sewer cleaning system in the national Capital, the Delhi government on Sunday conducted a successful trial of an advanced “Recycler Machine” in the Greater Kailash area. Delhi Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma on Sunday...

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