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Govt. staff to work from home twice a week as Delhi unveils austerity plan

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Govt. staff to work from home twice a week as Delhi unveils austerity plan

CM Rekha Gupta and Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a slew of austerity and fuel-saving measures, including ‘work from home’ for government employees twice a week, staggered office timings, and a push…

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CM unveils scheme for youth leaving institutional care at 18

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CM unveils scheme for youth leaving institutional care at 18

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addressing an under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Training Mahabhibajan-2026 in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday launched the Aftercare Scheme for Young Persons to provide continued support to youth leaving institutional care after they turn 18 by assisting them with higher education,…

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Census 2027: 80% houses mapped in New Delhi district

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Census 2027: 80% houses mapped in New Delhi district

Enumeration data for nearly 60,000 households have been uploaded. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO With less than a week left for the completion of the first phase of Census 2027 in New Delhi district, enumerators have surveyed nearly 60,000 households through the House Listing Operations (HLO) mobile application and mapped around 80% of Census houses…

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Delhi govt. declares 673 hectares of Central Ridge land as reserved forest

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Delhi govt. declares 673 hectares of Central Ridge land as reserved forest

The Central Ridge along Sadar Patel Marg. The CM said the remaining Ridge areas in Delhi would also soon be notified as reserved forests. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Delhi government has declared around 673.32 hectares of the Central Ridge area as ‘reserved forest’ under Section 20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the…

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DDA to revive city’s 77 water bodies in phased manner: L-G

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DDA to revive city’s 77 water bodies in phased manner: L-G

NEW DELHI, 08/04/2026: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visiting the Yamuna River at Vasudev Ghat in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday said the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will begin work in a phased manner on the rejuvenation and restoration…

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Will conduct structural audit of govt. schools: CM

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Will conduct structural audit of govt. schools: CM

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during an inspection of Rajkiya Sarvodaya Vidyalaya school in Roop Nagar in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said a structural audit of all government schools will be conducted to assess the condition of buildings and basic facilities after finding safety and…

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‘We cried, laughed, held hands’: 10 women journalists reclaim their stories in memoir

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‘We cried, laughed, held hands’: 10 women journalists reclaim their stories in memoir

The event marked 25 years of Khabar Lahariya, which began in a belt where women reporters, particularly those from marginalised communities, were rarely seen before. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Calling for continued support to preserve the human essence of journalism in an increasingly AI-driven media landscape, 10 women journalists from Uttar Pradesh launched their…

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Delhi must move beyond being political capital, become global, future-ready city: L-G Sandhu

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Delhi must move beyond being political capital, become global, future-ready city: L-G Sandhu

L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu being felicitated by JNU V-C Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and Amitabh Mattoo, Dean and Professor, School of International Studies, on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday said Delhi must move beyond being only the country’s political capital and become a future-ready global city built on…

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Waiting for pay, Noida workers unsure of promised wage hike

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Waiting for pay, Noida workers unsure of promised wage hike

Police personnel standing guard outside a facility in Noida. | Photo Credit: File photo Waiting for their salaries amid heavy police deployment across Noida on Thursday, workers at a Motherson Group facility, which was at the centre of the labour unrest in mid-April, appeared unsure about the promised hike. Following the unrest over wage demands,…

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L-G calls for innovation to address rapid urbanisation

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L-G calls for innovation to address rapid urbanisation

Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu interacts with 1,647 newly appointed DDA officials in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday said the challenge of rapid urbanisation of cities needs to be addressed with commitment and requires technical competence, innovation and ethical clarity. He was speaking at an event…

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