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  PWD Minister Parvesh Verma inspects drainage projects, launches new helpline for complaints

  Delhi | March 22, 2025 22:54 IST

  A new four-digit helpline number (1908) was also announced to streamline public grievance redressal and officials were asked to remain more alert about the concerns facing the city.

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  Delhi CM Rekha Gupta calls meeting with PWD and Jal Board today to discuss issue of potholes

  Delhi | February 21, 2025 11:08 IST

  Rekha Gupta was sworn in as the 9th Delhi Chief Minister at a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is the second woman Chief Minister belonging to the BJP in Delhi and the fourth woman Chief Minister in the national capital.

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  PWD offers 6 Flag Staff Road bungalow or CM House to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi

  Delhi | October 11, 2024 20:59 IST

  Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accused the BJP of attempting to encroach upon the "CM's residence" at 6, Flag Staff Road in the Civil Lines area.

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  Delhi CM residence row: Atishi works amid packed cartons at her Kalkaji home | Video goes viral

  Delhi | October 10, 2024 16:22 IST

  Atishi, who lives in her Assembly constituency Kalkaji in south Delhi, was allotted the AB-17 bungalow on Mathura Road after she was appointed a minister last year in the then Arvind Kejriwal government.

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  Delhi CM residence row: BJP, AAP lock horns over sealing by PWD, LG office defends move | Key points

  Delhi | October 09, 2024 21:43 IST

  Delhi CM residence row: The LG office said the AAP should not be worried and this bungalow after preparation of inventory will be immediately allotted to the chief minister.

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  Puducherry's PWD's 'Green Shade' initiative goes viral amid sweltering heat at traffic signals | WAT

  May 02, 2024 21:14 IST

  Viral: Puducherry's PWD's 'Green Shade' initiative, aimed at providing relief from the scorching heatwave at traffic signals, gained widespread attention online. The initiative, featuring green shade nets, garnered praise for its practicality.

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  Jharkhand introduces home voting, wheelchair services for elderly and special voters

  India | April 14, 2024 12:11 IST

  Jharkhand's Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar announced measures such as voting from home, free transportation, ramp installations, wheelchair provisions, and Braille-enabled electronic voting machines.

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  ECI asks political parties not to use ‘derogatory’ language about persons with disabilities

  India | December 22, 2023 11:07 IST

  ECI said that Commission has been made aware of use of derogatory or offensive language in the political discourse about Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Usage of such semantics in speech/ campaign by members of any political parties or their candidates, can be interpreted as an affront to the PwDs

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  Mizoram Assembly Elections: Over 5,300 utilise home voting, postal ballots for upcoming polls

  Mizoram | October 31, 2023 23:47 IST

  Aizawl district had the highest participation, with 463 senior citizens and PwDs casting votes, followed by Serchhip and Saitual districts.

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  Mizoram: PWD junior engineer sentenced to four years on graft charges

  Mizoram | September 05, 2023 23:20 IST

  As instructed by the Lokayukta, the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered criminal cases and began investigations into allegations that the accused took Rs 17 lakh from a contractor constructing a PMGSY road between Rabung and Aiduzawl and Rs 3 lakh from a sub-contractor in 2018.

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  Delhi: PWD debars 6 contractors for delay in completion of projects

  Delhi | August 27, 2023 23:27 IST

  According to officials, these contractors were first served show cause notices, following which the Empowered Committee of the department examined facts and records and found that since they had failed to execute the work, they were liable for disciplinary action.

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  PWD demolishes stairs of under-construction Congress HQ amid intense political outrage against BJP

  India | March 24, 2023 22:17 IST

  The demolition exercise at the under-construction Congress headquarters coincided with the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a member of the Lok Sabha on Friday.

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  Delhi: AAP cadres protest outside BJP office over Dhaula Kuan slum-demolition order

  India | January 14, 2023 16:10 IST

  Asserting that his party won't let anybody's house get demolished, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti questioned, "What is wrong with BJP? Why are they acting against the people of Delhi?"

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  These arterial Delhi roads to be revamped by PWD

  India | March 06, 2022 17:59 IST

  These roads include Flag Staff Road, Sachivalaya Road, Velodrome Road, Satyagrah Marg, Club Road and IG Stadium slip road, among others, the PWD officials said.

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  Reena Dwivedi, viral UP poll officer, is back in western attire | PICS

  India | February 23, 2022 11:13 IST

  Reena Dwivedi is one of the polling officers in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022.

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  Delhi government to enhance greenery to reduce dust pollution: Officials

  India | October 10, 2021 16:40 IST

  The move comes after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal last month directed PWD officials to improve greenery to reduce dust pollution in the city.

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  Centre makes it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online

  India | May 07, 2021 9:13 IST

  Central government has now made it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online. The Ministry of Social justice and empowerment has issued a gazette notification for this on Monday.

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  Delhi roads to be redesigned, landscaped: Kejriwal

  India | October 29, 2019 13:17 IST

  The government has selected nine roads in the first phase, the chief minister said at a press conference. He said all roads managed by the PWD will be redesigned in accordance with international standards. This will include landscaping and space for non-motorised vehicles and differently-abled persons

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  Yogi Adityanath asks PWD to repair all roads by November 15

  India | October 18, 2019 10:28 IST

  At a review meeting held on Thursday night, the chief minister has also asked for an audit of the tenders issued by four departments, including PWD, urban development and irrigation, over the past two years. He said accountability should be fixed and action should be taken if any discrepancies are found.

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  'Indefinite blockade' on Indo-Nepal border in Bihar cripples trade

  India | June 26, 2019 18:11 IST

  An 'indefinite road blockade' by residents in Bihar's Jogbani has brought trade between India and Nepal to a halt on the Jogbani Land Customs Station for the past 48 hours. Over 2,000 trucks, including oil and gas tankers, are stranded on either side of the Indo-Nepal border.