Probe bribe-giving case against officials: Court
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A special court here has rejected a CBI closure report and directed a further probe into a case in which two officials of Delhi's ... Read more...
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Set up committee to prevent waterlogging, says high court
August 28th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the state government to constitute a committee of senior officers from various authorities to evolve a mechanism to desilt ... Read more...
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Court asks Delhi authorities to file ATR on water logging
August 1st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government and the civic agencies to file the action taken report on steps taken by them to ... Read more...
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New guidelines for Delhi legislator development funds
July 31st, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Monday approved a proposal for the revised guidelines for Members of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme (MLALADS) 2012."Under the new guidelines, ... Read more...
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Lack of safety gear killing Delhi’s sewer workers (Capital Focus)
June 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) He knows it may prove fatal, yet 55-year-old Uday Ram does not hesitate to enter the narrow manhole filled with fermented faeces, urine and other ... Read more...
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Delhi thirsty for water, crisis to deepen
June 21st, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A serious water shortage in the peak summer months has made life miserable for hundreds of thousands in the Indian capital, sparking street protests. Experts ... Read more...
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DJB seeks to learn water recycling from Singapore
June 20th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has signed an agreement with Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) and Temasek Foundation to benefit from their know-how on recycling sewage/waste ... Read more...
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Supply to Delhi water plant improves
June 17th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The water level at the Wazirabad treatment plant here has risen marginally after a Haryana official visited the unit the day before, the Delhi government ... Read more...
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Water crisis in Delhi as Haryana cuts supply (With Image)
June 16th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Water woes continued to haunt the national capital as supply of water to Delhi's various treatment plants from neighbouring Haryana remained cut, a Delhi Jal ... Read more...
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Two die from toxic fumes at Delhi sewage plant (lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Two labourers working for the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) died Saturday after inhaling poisonous fumes while cleaning a sewage treatment plant in east Delhi's Kondli ... Read more...
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Dikshit alerts civic agencies before monsoon
June 14th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Weeks ahead of the arrival of the monsoon in the capital, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday asked Delhi's civic agencies, particularly the MCD, to put ... Read more...
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Constable rescues three kids from pit in Delhi
April 14th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) An alert Delhi Police constable rescued three minor children who fell into a pit dug up by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in central Delhi, ... Read more...
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Delhi gears up for Chhath Puja
October 31st, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) With just one day to go for the Chhath Puja, the Delhi government and the capital's civic agencies have expedited the cleaning up of the ... Read more...
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Delhi Jal Board officials booked for corruption
September 16th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Ten officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and five private contractors were Friday booked on charges of corruption, authorities said.Four cases were registered regarding ... Read more...
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Delhi Zoo becomes virtual island, agencies pass buck
September 11th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Life in the city may have returned to normal after Friday's torrential rains but Delhi Zoo is still a virtually island, while the authorities pass ... Read more...
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Delhi Jal Board gets notice over contaminated supply
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over reported supply of contaminated water in some parts of ... Read more...
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Checks on to ensure water quality: Delhi Jal Board
June 20th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Monday said it regularly checks the water quality right from the raw water supply stage till it reaches the consumer."To ... Read more...
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Black bucks’ death: Court issues notice to MCD
May 27th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) More than seven months after over two dozen black bucks at Delhi's National Zoological Park died after drinking contaminated water mixed with back-flowing storm water, ... Read more...
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Delhi government to supply free chlorine tablets (Lead)
April 13th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday decided to offer free chlorine tablets but disputed claims that drug resistance in bacteria causing cholera and other diseases had risen ... Read more...
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‘No increase in drug resistance in cholera bacteria’
April 13th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday said that there had been no evidence of increase in drug resistance in cholera and other diarrhoea causing bacteria and these ... Read more...
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Indian Health Ministry investigating superbug presence in Delhi water
April 13th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): With the controversy surrounding the presence of deadly superbug bacteria NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) in the water being supplied to the residents of the national capital ... Read more...
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Health Ministry says Delhi water safe, calls meeting over superbug virus
April 12th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): In the wake of claims by international health journal 'The Lancet' about the presence of deadly superbug bacteria NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) in the water being ... Read more...
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No superbug, Delhi’s water safe, says government (Roundup)
April 11th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday asserted that the city's drinking water is safe and debunked the study in the British journal Lancet that claimed presence ... Read more...
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No superbug hazard: Health ministry
April 11th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) There is no major health threat by the presence of a multi-drug resistant bacteria in Delhi's environment, the union health ministry said Monday, even as ... Read more...
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Delhi water safe for drinking, Sheila Dikshit reiterates
April 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Even as international health journal Lancet accused the Indian government of "suppressing the truth" about presence of a superbug in the public water system, Delhi ... Read more...
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Delhi seeks Japanese agency’s help to end water crisis
April 6th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will be taking Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) help for preparing the ... Read more...
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Parts of Delhi go without water again, relief on Thursday (Lead)
February 16th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Parts of the national capital suffered an acute water crunch for the third consecutive day Wednesday as supply remained affected due to high level of ammonia in ... Read more...
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Taps run dry for third day in parts of Delhi
February 16th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) People in parts of the capital suffered from a water crunch for the third consecutive day Wednesday as supplies remained affected due to a high level ... Read more...
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Delhi’s parched areas to get water by Wednesday (Lead)
February 15th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A day after taps went dry in parts of the capital, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Tuesday said that water supply will resume only by Wednesday morning ... Read more...
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Delhi’s parched areas to receive water by Wednesday
February 15th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A day after taps went dry in parts of the capital, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Tuesday said that water supply will resume only by Wednesday morning ... Read more...
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Dikshit meets MLAs to discuss Delhi development issues
January 10th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday met legislators and officials to discuss various development issues and to ensure "uniform development" across the capital.According to a statement, Dikshit ... Read more...
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Sewage lines to be repaired in east Delhi
January 6th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to repair all sewer lines in east Delhi after leaking sewers were found to be a key factor behind a ... Read more...
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Vikas Marg sewer line improvement to cost Delhi Govt. Rs.10 crore
January 5th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.5 (ANI): The Delhi Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs.10 crore for improving a sewer line on Vikas Marg.The decision was taken after Urban Development Minister Dr. A.K. Walia ... Read more...
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Dikshit inaugurates water conservation gallery
December 14th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday inaugurated the 'Water and Waste-water Gallery' at the National Science Centre to spread awareness about water conservation. The gallery, an initiative of ... Read more...
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Happy Diwali? Nine out of 10 of Delhi’s sweet shops unhygienic
November 4th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Look closely at the pack of sweets you may have bought from a shop in the capital. Chances are the sweets were made in unhygienic conditions in ... Read more...
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