Abhinav Rajput is a principal correspondent with The Indian Express. He covers Delhi civic bodies, city's politics. He is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism. He tweets at @abhinavrt

July 20, 2021 11:52 IST
The Delhi Development Authority is presently seeking suggestions on the draft master plan from different stakeholders, including residents, associations and government agencies, before it is finalised.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
July 19, 2021 01:44 IST
The 155-km-long corridor will start from Akshardham Mandir in Delhi and end at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Mon, Jul 19, 2021
July 18, 2021 08:16 IST
BJP leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said the extension was necessary to ensure that members can raise, discuss, and debate important issues concerning the national capital.
Sun, Jul 18, 2021
July 16, 2021 11:58 IST
The walkability plan says that there should be a provision for pelican crossings near schools and other intersections that cater to children and the elderly. The policy also stresses on providing street furniture, signage giving information on directions and locations of public utilities.
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
July 14, 2021 18:41 IST
The civic body has prohibited the use of single-use plastic items such as bottles, cups, glasses, and polythene bags and plastic items with thickness less than 50 microns due to environmental concerns.
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
July 14, 2021 16:20 IST
BJP leader Vijender Gupta said party leaders were inside the premises for three hours and returned only after Baijal assured a CBI probe.
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
July 14, 2021 12:16 IST
The first showers of monsoon caused waterlogging and massive traffic jams in different parts of the city, causing traffic snarls on several busy road stretches, including at the Dhaula Kuan Ring Road, Barapullah and Kallindi Kunj flyovers.
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
July 13, 2021 16:27 IST
Former India teammates Madan Lal and Chetan Sharma, former BCCI president CK Khanna and DDCA chairperson Rohan Jaitley paid respects to Yashpal Sharma at the Lodhi cremation ground.
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
July 13, 2021 10:44 IST
Senior leaders privy to discussions said it was deliberated that BJP should put its best foot forward in MCD polls and ask senior state leaders and office-bearers to contest.
Wed, Jul 14, 2021
July 12, 2021 15:31 IST
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said that the water cannons were used on party leaders while they were protesting outside the residence of Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
July 12, 2021 10:35 IST
Online services like registration of birth and death, payment of property tax, trade licenses, factory licenses and others can be availed through the dedicated portals of the MCDs and those without internet facilities may visit the centres spread across the city.
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
July 12, 2021 10:01 IST
A three-member committee appointed by Lt Governor Anil Baijal had said that while there was no “infirmity” in procurement of the buses, there were “procedural lapses” in granting the annual maintenance contract to two companies for around Rs 3,500 crore.
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
July 11, 2021 02:02 IST
In a statement, the BJP said: “The party has expelled Jyoti Rachoya (Nangloi councillor) and Savita Khatri (Narela councillor), responsible for the defeat of the BJP candidate for the post of president of Narela Zone, of North Delhi Municipal Corporation.”
Sun, Jul 11, 2021
July 08, 2021 13:10 IST
Lekhi came to the forefront of national politics when her contempt petition before the Supreme Court had forced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to apologize for his ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Thu, Jul 08, 2021
July 06, 2021 00:56 IST
DDA owns over 15 sports complexes in areas such as Siri Fort, Saket, Vasant Kunj, Rohini, Akshardham and Hari Nagar, offering more than 30 sporting facilities.
Tue, Jul 06, 2021
July 05, 2021 10:04 IST
Not a single day in June saw more than 50 such funerals, in stark contrast to April and May, where almost 300 were seen per day, as per the data of three municipal corporations in the city that manage cremation and burial grounds.
Mon, Jul 05, 2021
July 04, 2021 13:35 IST
The three MCDs are providing an additional 3 per cent rebate if the owner of the house is vaccinated against Covid-19. The owner has to upload the vaccination certificate on the portal while submitting the tax details.
Sun, Jul 04, 2021
July 02, 2021 09:47 IST
A senior DDA official said that the draft master plan would be notified by the year-end and work on implementation would start from next year.
Fri, Jul 02, 2021
July 01, 2021 19:40 IST
The East MCD has pushed the last date to August 31, North MCD to July 15, and South MCD to July 31.
Thu, Jul 01, 2021
June 30, 2021 10:51 IST
Vendors in weekly markets have faced hardship over the past year as weekly markets have remained shut for long months due to lockdowns.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
June 29, 2021 20:01 IST
So far, four sitting councillors in East MCD, four in South MCD, and three in North MCD have joined the AAP. Most of them are from Congress, barring one from the BSP and two from the BJP. At least ten former councillors have also joined AAP.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
June 28, 2021 10:47 IST
The exercise is aimed at identifying neglected sites and developing them into man-made mini forests.
Mon, Jun 28, 2021
June 27, 2021 10:56 IST
The civic body polls for the three corporations in Delhi — North, East and South — are scheduled early next year.
Sun, Jun 27, 2021
June 26, 2021 11:03 IST
Bagga, who has over 7 lakh followers on Twitter, had removed his party credentials from his handle’s bio, which earlier read “BJP spokesperson, BJP Karyakarta, BJP MLA candidate Hari Nagar Vidhan Sabha, Swayamsevak”.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021
June 23, 2021 13:13 IST
BJP spokespersons Tajinder Bagga and Harish Khurana are said to be upset with the state leadership over not being given “due representation and responsibilities”.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021




