The forthcoming Union Budget is likely to give a major push to urban governance reforms and housing. The government is likely to emphasise on urban governance, with elections to nine states slated for this year. The plan is part of the government’s attempt to woo urban voters. While the BJP has created a dedicated vote … Read more
Amid criticism over the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the Central Public Works Department has prohibited photography and video recording at the construction site near India Gate. Sign boards have come up at the redevelopment site of the Central Vista Avenue, which read: ‘No photography’, ‘No video recording’. An official in the CPWD, which is executing … Read more
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh‘s tableau at this year’s Republic Day parade was adjudged the best and awarded by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, said the Defence Ministry. In total 32 tableaux — 17 from state and union territories, nine from Union ministries, departments, and paramilitary forces, and six from the Defence ministry — were … Read more
NEW DELHI: A group of former civil servants have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing dismay over the central vista redevelopment project, which, they alleged, has been “marked by a degree of executive highhandedness” from its very inception. The 69 retired bureaucrats, under the aegis of Constitutional Conduct Group, claimed that … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) has raised serious objections to Delhi government’s plan to renovate chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence at 6 Flagstaff Road in north Delhi’s Civil Lines area. DUAC, the statutory body responsible for maintaining aesthetics and environmental design in Delhi, has not approved a public works department (PWD) … Read more
New Delhi: India’s 74th Independence Day ceremony will be a curtailed affair with strict physical distancing norms and hand sanitisation at Red Fort where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation. There will also be a special tribute to coronavirus warriors. With the shadow of Covid-19 looming large, the government, for the first time, … Read more