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Delhi CM defends Lakshmi scheme eligibility: 'Women aren't birth machines'

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday stressed that women's health and financial empowerment were top priorities for the government and that women should not be treated merely as ... Read More


Biometric scanners in Delhi to be placed under CCTV watch

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Delhi government's social welfare department has ordered that all biometric attendance machines in its offices be placed under CCTV surveillance after officials found suspici... Read More


20% names in Delhi at risk of deletion as SIR deadline nears

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Nearly a fifth of the names on the old electoral roll in Delhi could face deletion as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enters its final stretch, officials involved in the exer... Read More


Delhi plans new solar policy to cut rooftop installation cost to rRs.r15,000

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Delhi government is set to introduce a new solar policy aimed at significantly reducing the upfront cost of rooftop solar installations for households by advancing financial i... Read More


Only 61% SIR forms digitised in Delhi as house-to-house drive nears end

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Only about 61% of the electoral forms collected from voters have been digitised in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the Capital with less than a week left ... Read More


Vidya Vahini scheme: CM distributes bicycles to 3,000 students

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched the Vidya Vahini scheme, under which around 140,000 Class 9 girl students in Delhi government schools will receive free bicycles in p... Read More


Will continue fast till talks begin with MPs: Sonam Wangchuk

New Delhi, July 21 -- Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said he would continue his hunger strike, now in its 23rd day, until youth leaders are allowed to meet Members of Parliament or parliamentarians... Read More


Delhi to get first 'solar tree' at secretariat

New Delhi, July 11 -- The Delhi government is set to install the Capital's first "solar tree" - a metal structure with solar panels fitted on "branches" - at the Delhi Secretariat as part of a pilot p... Read More


SIR forms reach 81% electors: Delhi CEO

New Delhi, July 11 -- More than 11.8 million electors, accounting for 81.32% of Delhi's 14.5 million voters, have been provided enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the elec... Read More


DTC prohibits mobile phones for bus drivers, conductors

New Delhi, July 1 -- To strengthen passenger safety in buses, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Wednesday prohibited bus drivers and conductors from using mobile phones and other electronic dev... Read More