New Delhi, (UNI) President Draupadi Murmu on Friday conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 20 courageous children from 18 states for their exceptional achievements in various fields. The winners included promising 14 year old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Congratulating Vaibhav at a function in Vigyan Bhawan here on Friday, President Murmu said Vaibhav Suryavanshi…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) A ‘chadar’ on behalf of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal has been sent for the 814th annual Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif on Friday. According to former Delhi State Urs Committee chairman F. I. Ismaili, Kejriwal offered prayers for peace, communal harmony, and for India’s progress. The Urs…
New Delhi. In a significant development, NBCC (India) Limited and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) have entered into a long-awaited settlement to resolve a prolonged legal dispute concerning 42.46 acres of land located in Sultanpur/Ghitorni village, South Delhi. The decision was formalised through the minutes and resolution of a meeting…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The AAP on Friday criticized the budget presented by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) Commissioner to the Standing Committee, labeling it a “paper exercise”. Leader of Opposition in the MCD, Ankush Narang, raised several concerns regarding the implementation of existing schemes and civic amenities. Narang stated that despite budgetary…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The Delhi Transport Department has stepped up enforcement against polluting vehicles across the national capital, impounding around 28 goods-carrying buses, including inter-state vehicles, in recent drives. Officials said on Friday that close to 100 buses have been impounded so far in December for violating pollution norms. According to the department,…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The Delhi government is banking on shared transport and electric mobility as key pillars of its strategy to curb air pollution and ease traffic congestion in the Capital, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday. Addressing the issue, Gupta said controlling pollution is not possible without reducing the number of…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) India today reiterated that it stands for free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections in Bangladesh, amid the return of BNP leader Tarique Rahman to Dhaka after 17 years, and the banning of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, the oldest and largest political party in Bangladesh. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is gearing up for a major upgrade of electricity and water supply systems in the New Delhi area in the coming year, Vice Chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal said on Friday. Speaking at a press briefing at Palika Kendra, Chahal said a set of proposals…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) India today termed as a matter of great concern the “unremitting hostility” against minorities in Bangladesh at the hands of Islamist extremists, and condemned the horrific lynching of a factory worker Dipu Chandra Das from Mymensingh, and demanded that the culprits be brought to justice. The Ministry of External Affairs…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (UNI) In line with the forecast, the air quality in the national Capital continued to worsen, as the strong winds that brought relief from ‘severe’ air recorded in the city began to die down from Thursday onwards. Strong winds that picked up on Tuesday evening deteriorated from Thursday onwards, and are…
