Ahead of rainy season, Punjab Health Minister urges people to clean all possible water-stagnation points

Ahead of rainy season, Punjab Health Minister urges people to clean all possible water-stagnation points

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

With the rainy season around the corner, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the State task force to chalk-out a strategy to prevent the outbreak of vector-borne and water borne diseases, including Dengue, Chikunguniya, Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis, Japanese Encephalitis and Kala...

MCD completes survey of 17.94 lakh houses

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has conducted a survey of over 17.94 lakh houses so far of which four each has been identified in the "dangerous state" category and require "urgent repair" ahead of the monsoon expected to come in the city by the end of the month. The MCD has...

Naresh Kumar gets additional charge of NDMC chairperson

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given additional charge of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairperson to Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar for two months. Kumar is a 1987-batch AGMUT IAS officer and has previously also served as the NDMC chairman. "I am directed to say that with the approval of...

Bharadwaj directs action against officers for not inspecting shelter homes

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Urban Development (UD) Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday directed the CEO of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to take appropriate action against three senior officers for not complying with his orders of inspecting shelter homes. On June 10 and June 11, Delhi Minister directed the CEO of DUSIB, to...

City’s peak power demand breaks all previous records

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Massive consumption of electricity amid a punishing heatwave sustaining over weeks pushed peak power demand of Delhi to an all-time high level of 8,656 MW on Wednesday afternoon, said discom officials. The peak power demand was on Tuesday recorded at 8647 MW, the second highest in this summer season. According to...

BJP holds protests, slams Kejriwal Government for city water woes

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi BJP leaders and workers took out protest marches on Wednesday across the national Capital over the water crisis in the city, and slammed the ruling Arvind Kejriwal government. Holding responsible for water crisis here, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva took part in the protest at Andrews Ganj, where he...

Water crisis: Atishi writes to Modi, vows to go on strike

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Amid heatwave and water crisis, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday said that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis in the national Capital and threatened to go on an indefinite strike from June 21 if the issue is not resolved within a couple of...

Punjab CM Crackdowns on Police Corruption, 10k cops transferred to end nexus with smugglers

Wednesday, 19 June 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

In a determined effort to address corruption and inefficiency within Punjab’s law enforcement, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced sweeping reforms following the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) significant defeat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, where the party lost 10 out of 13 seats.   Mann, convening a high-stakes meeting with...

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