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SDMC to use machines to process cattle dung into dun blocks Standing Committee Chairman Rajdutt Gahlot today said in order to dispose of dairy waste properly, the SDMC has decided to use machines which will process cattle dung into dung briquettes/blocks. Initially, one machine will be installed at Kakrola Dairy Colony in Najafgarh Zone as a pilot project and if things go well, it will be implemented in Nangli, Goyala and in Sarita Vihar area of South Zone also. Gahlot said the NGT has earlier directed to dispose of waste material generated from dairies following which an inspection was done…

Jamia Nagar teen kills self after father stops him from playing game on mobile A Jamia Nagar teen allegedly committed suicide after his father stopped him from playing game on mobile, according to the deceased’s family relative. “The incident took place on Monday night at 10 pm. The boy was playing game on mobile. The father snatched mobile and called him for dinner. “The 14-year-old boy didn’t follow him and went into a room. After finishing the dinner when the son didn’t turn up the father went to see him and found his son hanging from the shaft of the…

Bus crashes into tree in NFC, 12 hurt A crashing of Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus into a tree at New Friends’ Colony lead to injury of twelve people who were shifted to the Trauma Centre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as informed by a source from the Delhi Police and reported by news agency ANI. The incident took place on Saturday.

Five sanitary inspectors felicitated Five sanitary inspectors were felicitated  for their commendable work during the meeting of senior officers regarding swachh survekshan held under the chairmanship of Commissioner. All sanitary inspectors were recognised for their commendable work during October to resolve the complaints received on Swachhata App within the stipulated time, spreading awareness regarding Swachhata App among residents of ward, said a statement issued by the civic agency. Now sanitary inspectors/assistant sanitary inspectors will be awarded every month for their commendable work, it said. The SDMC has decided to recognise commendable work of one Swachh sainik of each ward per…

Jain hands over Covid relief material to health department to combat virus surge Taking cognizance of the rising number of cases in the National Capital Region, BSES Yamuna Power Limited donated 50 hand sanitiser machines and three ambulances to the health department as part of Covid relief material. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday handed over Covid-19 relief material to the health department to enable them to combat the surge in a better way. Further, the Minister inaugurated two hand sanitiser machines at the Delhi Secretariat and flagged off the ambulances to Delhi’s GTB, GB PANT and LBS hospitals.…

Prof Imran will continue to inspire youngsters: Jamia V-C Najma Prof Imran Ali of Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, has once again made the university proud by securing a place in the coveted list of Highly Cited Researchers(HCR) 2020 released by the USA’s Web of Science,  Clarivate Plc. Recently, he was adjudged as the number one scientist in India and 24th in the World in the field of Analytical Chemistry by a group of scientists from the University of Stanford, USA. While congratulating Prof Ali for the achievement, Jamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar said: “I am delighted not…

Rs 2,000 fine for not wearing masks in Delhi as Covid cases soar With coronavirus cases on the rise in Delhi, the AAP Government on Thursday announced several measures to address the situation. Of them, the Government announced Rs 2,000 fine for not wearing masks. Also, it announced reservation of 80 per cent ICU beds in private hospitals, doubling testing centres in every district and postponement of non-critical surgeries at health facilities. Addressing an online media briefing, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the fine for not wearing masks has been raised from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000. The hard…

Aseem Asha Foundation celebrates Diwali Indeed, this Diwali is very special in terms of occasions and circumstances as it’s an amalgamation of Children’s Day and the auspicious festival of lights “Deepmalika”, writes Aseem Asha. Since the outbreak of the pandemic the colour of festivals were bleached hence, in order to brighten the colour of happiness and enjoy the spirit of cultural diversity Aseem Asha Foundation celebrated this festival under the programme Sama (Festival Celebrations) at its Okhla Community Development Center taking all the necessary measures to contain the spread of COVID 19. SUPPORT COMMUNITY JOURNALISM. CLICK HERE TO PAY  Volunteers…

2,193 residents of unauthorised colonies granted ownership rights: DDA The South Delhi Municipal Corporation, in order to ensure hassle-free process of conferring ownership rights to residents of unauthorised colonies, organised a training cum awareness programme about PM–Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojna (PM-UDAY) scheme at Civic Centre. Leader of the House Narendra Chawla, Deputy Mayor Subhash Bhadana, SDMC councillors from many wards, Additional Commissioner Ramesh Verma and officials from PM-UDAY Cell of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) attended the programme in which the whole process of filing application at PM-UDAY portal to completion of process was discussed. As per the…

App dedicated for transportation of corona patients launched Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday launched the Jeevan Seva app to aid Delhi’s COVID patients and their families for their safe commute to hospitals and health care facilities in the city. The app, launched in collaboration with EVERA will use Electric Vehicles as an ambulance to transfer non critical cases to health care facility within Delhi free of cost. The patients can download the app through the link which will be sent through SMS and QR code to every tested COVID positive patient in Delhi. Speaking at the occasion, Jain…