Old birth and death records find new room

Monday 30 March '09

His name and personal details may not ring a bell but Salil holds a distinction to his credit. The oldest birth record found with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is of this person.

Three councillors set to return to Congress

Friday 27 March '09

Congress councillors and party workers who had left the party because of differences during the Delhi Assembly elections are set to make a comeback.

MCD goes into digital overdrive

Tuesday 24 March '09

When it comes to digitalisation of government bodies, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been in top gear for some time...

MCD parking plans remain on paper

Thursday 19 March '09

More than one and a half years ago, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi laid the foundation stone for the Kamla Nagar multi-level parking.

No pressure at work, civic body employees turn to acupressure

Thursday 19 March '09

With senior BJP councillors running around for a ticket, and little or nothing to do with the code of conduct in place, municipal employees believe it is time to fix those creaky joints and niggling aches.

Months later, wait for arrears still on for civic body staff

Wednesday 18 March '09

In October last year, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi had announced that it was going to be the first agency to hike the salaries of its employees as per the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.

Corporation to tag animals coming to Ghazipur abattoir

Sunday 15 March '09

With the number of animals being brought to the Ghazipur slaughterhouse likely to increase in coming months, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to micro chip the animals using tags.

Civic body to increase fine for stray cattle

Friday 13 March '09

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to increase the minimum fine imposed on owners of cattle found roaming on the streets to Rs 5,000.

Property tax set to soar in the Capital

Friday 13 March '09

The BJP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to increase property tax in the city from the next financial year.

Poll posters up before parties out candidate list, aspirants ‘can’t wait’

Wednesday 11 March '09

Political parties are yet to declare their list of candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, but aspiring candidates are loathe to wait out, having already put up their posters and hoardings all over the city.

MCD to restore Kashmere Gate office

Monday 9 March '09

Following closely on the heels of the Municipal headquarters at Town Hall, the MCD office at Kashmere Gate now awaits a facelift.

Games-plan: city kiosks to sport new look, move off public space

Saturday 7 March '09

More than 30,000 tehbazari kiosks in the city will get a new look as part of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s plans to beautify the Capital for next year’s Commonwealth Games.

Dog escapes with dead foetus from civic hospital

Friday 6 March '09

In a bizarre incident reported at the MCD’s Swami Dayanand Hospital in Shahdara, a stray dog strolled into the examination ward of the gynaecology department...

Civic body boards public vehicles to add revenue

Sunday 1 March '09

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is looking at newer avenues for cheap advertisement space to generate revenue in these economically tough times.

MLAs groan as councillors steal projects

Friday 27 February '09

In a Congress state, where Opposition BJP rules the municipality, the race has begun on who can shop more goodwill before the general elections.

Mayor works on own website, leaders say BJP more tech-savvy

Thursday 26 February '09

Internet being the new name of the political game, another politician is set to launch her own website.

From Town Hall to Civic Centre: MCD chalks out its movement

Wednesday 25 February '09

The MCD headquarters is slated to move out of the Town Hall soon. With work on the Civic Centre likely to get over by March, various departments will start moving into the new premises April onwards.

Mayor’s plan to discipline councillors: bouncers to show the door

Wednesday 18 February '09

Unruly members indulging in disorderly acts — throwing flowerpots, walking in with a calf, or one’s own private microphone — is almost normal behaviour in the MCD House.

Soon, pay electricity bills, book travel and movie tickets on smart kiosks

Tuesday 17 February '09

Under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s e-governance programme, now paying bills and booking tickets will be possible at the many kiosks to be set up by the agency across the Capital.

After laptops, MCD councillors now want men to operate them

Thursday 12 February '09

Man’s supremacy over the machine has been re-established in the Delhi municipal corporation.

Now, garbage to produce electricity, cooking gas

Wednesday 11 February '09

At its new landfill sites, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to generate electricity, cooking gas, organic manure and bricks from the waste generated in the city.

City CNG crematoriums out of order

Monday 9 February '09

MCD’s plans of rallying for CNG-operated crematoriums in the Capital seems have run out of gas. After providing environment-friendly and cheaper CNG-run pyres at the crematoriums in the city, at present, most of them are out of order.

New anti-rabies vaccine at MCD health centres

Thursday 5 February '09

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will provide intra dermal anti-rabies vaccine at 12 health centres in the city.

MCD latest: junior engineers get Blackberry to work on the move

Wednesday 4 February '09

The MCD has gone hi-tech, and it is not shirking from spending on technology.

MCD hospital masseurs head for Kerala to better techniques

Wednesday 28 January '09

The economic slowdown might have adversely affected the financial health of the MCD, but the civic body is not willing to compromise on the health facilities it provides for the residents of Delhi.