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

March 21, 2018 03:25 IST
To clean the major arterial roads in east Delhi, the EDMC has purchased four mechanical sweeping machines. These have the technology to suck in dust, which will then be released at the construction and demolition waste plant in Shastri Park and used for construction
Wed, Mar 21, 2018
March 21, 2018 02:46 IST
A proposal regarding the matter, approved by the health committee of the SDMC, reads that shops and outlets belonging to violators will be sealed. The proposal will be placed for approval in the upcoming House meeting, sources said
Wed, Mar 21, 2018
March 20, 2018 01:30 IST
“No licence to poultry shops, running within a 10-km radius from boundary wall of Delhi airport, shall be granted...,” said a proposal that has been approved by the SDMC’s health committee
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
March 17, 2018 01:53 IST
While the cadres followed the party line, most people visiting the canteen, shops and offices in Delhi’s Andhra Bhawan held both parties responsible for the “poor” state of Andhra Pradesh
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
March 16, 2018 03:01 IST
Last June, the SDMC launched an app, Vector-borne Disease Control, and distributed 200 tablets among the DBCs so that they can feed the breeding data electronically for senior officials to keep track.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
March 15, 2018 01:11 IST
Mayor of South Corporation, Kamaljeet Shehrawat, said the attendants will have to wear green T-shirts and black pants. A senior official said that the corporation is planning to make uniforms and identity cards mandatory from next month.
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
March 14, 2018 03:35 IST
Jagmail, a second-year student of Shaheed Dalbir Singh College in Pipli village near Kharkhoda of the district, allegedly fired four times from a country-made weapon on Rajesh Malik when he was collecting an attendance register.
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
March 02, 2018 04:15 IST
About 2.5 lakh students study in 581 schools under SDMC, most of them from low-income neighbourhoods that cannot afford private education.
Fri, Mar 02, 2018
February 28, 2018 03:00 IST
DDA member and BJP leader Vijender Gupta said the move will give relief to shop-cum-residential markets in the city, shops sealed for illegal use of basements and others for not paying conversion charges.
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
February 28, 2018 02:26 IST
Leader of the House in the South corporation, Shikha Rai, said, “The decision has been taken to make caterers accountable. Currently, a banquet or farmhouse procures a licence, but there is no mechanism to put a check on the kind of food they are serving as caterers do not take any licence.”
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
February 28, 2018 02:25 IST
“It took me about 10 minutes to procure the licence. There are so many illegal units... Who will be responsible if someone falls sick?” Leader of opposition in the SDMC Ramesh Matiala said.
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
February 25, 2018 08:32 IST
Most of the family members said Amanatullah Khan — arrested along with MLA Prakash Jarwal for allegedly assaulting the Delhi Chief Secretary — was “targeted because of his religion”.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
February 25, 2018 06:25 IST
Swaraj India president Anupam, who was part of one such protest at Ramlila Maidan, said, “Delhi has no protest site.
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
February 22, 2018 01:50 IST
Delhi crisis: As the capital's longest-serving chief minister between 1998 and 2013, Sheila Dikshit has seen her share of controversy and confrontation. In an interview, she shares her take on the current controversy in the capital.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
February 21, 2018 02:39 IST
At the Delhi Secretariat, more than 200 government employees gathered in protest. According to the Delhi government employee welfare association, around 7,000 staff boycotted work on Monday.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
February 15, 2018 03:31 IST
The North Corporation report, however, states that DSIIDC and industries department of the Delhi government are the competent authorities to take punitive or legal action in case of violations of allotment of relocation plots, and also violations of conditions of lease allotments.
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
February 13, 2018 03:31 IST
Leader of the house, Shikha Rai, said this year’s budget also focuses on education, with several new measures being announced such as new nursery sections in 46 more schools.
Tue, Feb 13, 2018
February 12, 2018 02:41 IST
After traders’ protests against the sealing drive across the city's markets, the DDA had proposed amendments in the Master Plan — such as increasing Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of local shopping complexes.
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
February 12, 2018 02:37 IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had, on November 26, 2014, banned plying of all diesel and petrol vehicles that are older than 15 years.
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
February 09, 2018 02:54 IST
Principal of the school, V K Gandhi, said the students were “forced to sit in open in discomfort, inhaling dust”. Gandhi added, "We have no idea why the municipal corporation thinks it is illegal.”
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
February 09, 2018 02:50 IST
Citing unauthorised construction, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Thursday sealed the new wing of Gymkhana Club. The new wing, inaugurated in September last year, has an aqua club, swimming pool, gymnasium, massage and spa centre.
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
February 05, 2018 06:11 IST
A senior NDMC official said, “We will purchase nine electric buses in the first stage. These will be used to only drop people from nearby locations to CP.” The stops will be around a 4-km radius from CP.
Mon, Feb 05, 2018
February 03, 2018 03:07 IST
After the DDA announced that it has "approved changes to the city's master plan”, traders in Khan Market opened their shops after 1 pm.
Sat, Feb 03, 2018
February 03, 2018 02:55 IST
Thousands of shops have been sealed in the capital for their failure to pay conversion charges, encroachment and not adhering to the provisions of master plan.
Sat, Feb 03, 2018
January 31, 2018 01:35 IST
In the letter, Tokas said that birds often gather near slaughterhouses, which can pose a safety hazard and ‘result in air crashes’
Wed, Jan 31, 2018





