Street vendors near India Gate in Delhi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The delay in completion of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s internal elections has become a cause of concern for the city’s street vendors, including those who have a certificate of vending (CoV). Hawkers in possession of the certificate said it is of no …
A view of the Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Constitution does not allow nominated members (aldermen) of a municipality the right to vote in meetings, while issuing notice to the Lieutenant Governor and the Protem Presiding Officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi …
Familiar scenes played out in the MCD House on Monday as the session was adjourned without electing a Mayor for the third time, with both AAP and the BJP blaming each other for it. “They [BJP] know that once an AAP councillor becomes the Mayor, all their illegal activities from the past will come to …
BJP Councillors protest during mayoral polls at MCD House in New Delhi on February 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar After the Delhi municipal House was adjourned for the third time in a month without electing a Mayor, AAP leader Atishi on February 6 said the party will move Supreme Court so that …
India Oi-Deepika S , Updated: Monday, February 6, 2023, 12:26 [IST] The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had emerged as a clear winner in the elections, winning 134 wards and ending the BJP’s 15-year rule in the civic body. New Delhi, February 06: Delhi Municipal Corporation House adjourned till further notice without electing mayor amid AAP-BJP …
Banners of India’s G-20 presidency near the Gandhi March statue in Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the G-20 Summit in September, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will start an intensive 15-day drive on Monday to remove encroachments, hoardings and waste across the city. In a statement on Saturday, the civic body noted …
The MCD Civic Centre. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Delhi government on Wednesday released nearly ₹2,000 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to pay salaries of the civic body’s employees. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “During the MCD elections, the Chief Minister promised that MCD employees would get their salaries on …
The MCD Civic Centre. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A senior official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday said the civic body has proposed to reconvene the house meeting, to hold elections for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, on February 10. Simultaneously, the Delhi government has proposed three dates — …
AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj addresses a press conference in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking directions to ensure that the mayoral election of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is conducted in a time-bound manner, AAP officials said. The election …
