Tag: MCD

Delhi LG visits all three landfill sites, reviews progress of waste disposal

officials of MCD apprised LG Saxena about the efforts put in by MCD in processing legacy waste at three dumpsites.

May 24, 2023

MCD stops use of acid for cleaning of its public toilets at instance of DCW

After finding acid in huge quantities at a public toilet, the DCW alerted the civic body about its dangerous implications.

May 22, 2023

Shelly Oberoi elected Delhi mayor unopposed

The AAP candidate was elected to the post for the second consecutive term as BJP candidate Shikha Rai withdrew her nomination papers minutes before the elections.

April 26, 2023

MCD: AAP councillor Pawan Sehrawat defects to BJP

Soon after joining the BJP, Sehrawat alleged that AAP politics was ''suffocating''. He alleged that he was pressured to create ruckus in the MCD House on Wednesday.

February 24, 2023

Delhi likely to get its new Mayor today, polls to be held after 3 failed attempts

The polling will take place at 11 am after the Supreme Court stepped in and ruled that the election to the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi shall be conducted first.

February 22, 2023

Nominated members can’t vote in Delhi mayoral polls, rules Supreme Court

On February 13, the Supreme Court had observed that the nominated members cannot vote in the election for the Mayor. The office of the Delhi Lt Governor told the court that it would postpone the February 16 mayoral election to a date after February 17.

February 17, 2023

Delhi Mayoral polls: Nominated members cannot vote, rules SC

The question whether the nominated members could vote in mayor’s election has been a bone of contention between the AAP and the Delhi lieutenant governor.

February 14, 2023

Delhi LG approves February 16 for MCD Mayoral polls

 The election for mayor, deputy mayor, and six members of the standing committee of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) can finally take place, as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena has approved the proposal of convening the adjourned meeting on February 16.

February 12, 2023

SC agrees to hear on Wednesday AAP’s plea for mayoral election in MCD

The bench, also comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala, said it will list the matter on Wednesday.

February 7, 2023

Delhi mayoral polls postponed for second time amid ruckus in MCD

The MCD was adjourned after Presiding officer Satya Sharma said the proceedings cannot be conducted amid sloganeering by both AAP and BJP councillors.

January 24, 2023

BJP slams AAP for ruckus, and not functioning of MCD House

Addressing media after the ruckus in MCD House, Lekhi said, "Section 33B(1) of the Municipal Corporation Act has been brought into action. Delhi L-G V.K.

January 6, 2023

“Unconstitutional” Kejriwal slams BJP over ruckus during Mayoral polls

"Article 243R of the Constitution clearly debars nominated members from voting in the House. Attempt to get them to vote in the House is unconstitutional," Kejriwal tweeted sharing the snippet of the Article.

January 6, 2023

BJP vs AAP: Delhi Municipal Corporation turns battleground

Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Shally Oberoi and BJP has fielded Rekha Gupta for the post of mayor.

January 6, 2023

2022: Year of ‘AAP’ in Delhi politics

The AAP won 134 of the total 250 wards in the National Capital’s civic body polls, BJP 104, Congress 9 and Independents 3.

December 31, 2022

‘Modi magic’ remained intact in national politics in 2022

As the BJP gears up for the Assembly elections in 2023 and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, while there is no decline in Prime Minister Modi's popularity rating, the Opposition still appears in disarray.

December 31, 2022

20 cars gutted in fire at multi-level parking in Delhi, one held

As many as 20 cars were gutted after a fire broke out in a Municipal Corporation’s multi-level parking in Delhi’s Subhash Nagar area in the wee hours of Monday. Police said that they have arrested the accused, who had set a car on fire following a personal enmity with one man. However, the fire spread...

December 26, 2022

AAP candidates file nominations for MCD Mayor, Dy Mayor

With a few days left for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to begin proceedings, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s councillors, Shelly Oberoi and Aaley Mohammad Iqbal on Monday filed their nominations for the posts of MCD Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively.

December 26, 2022