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To curb illegal dumping, Delhi govt to deploy civil defence in Hari Nagar

New Delhi, 4 Dec (UNI) Responding to complaints of residents in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar area about mounting piles of garbage dumped at an officially closed site on the Mangal Pandey Marg, Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday directed MCD officials to deploy Civil Defence personnel at the site during night hours to prevent illegal waste disposal.
The minister gave directions to the civic body agencies as he inspected several garbage hotspots in the Hari Nagar assembly constituency.
Addressing hygiene and sanitation concerns raised by residents of the JJ Cluster in the area, who had informed the Minister about a missing waste-clearing mechanism, the Minister rebuked the sanitation inspector and sanitation workers for negligence and warned of strict action against those responsible.
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Gupta asked that the Aam Aadmi Party leadership must explain its political association, and patronage of a person who has been found guilty of instigating the Delhi riots, murder and widespread violence that had disturbed the peace of the city.

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New Delhi, July 14 UNI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday emphasized the importance of house committees, saying that the committee system represents one of the finest traditions of legislative functioning.

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Ongoing PoK unrest direct consequence of Islamabad’s decades-long systemic exploitation: India

14 Jul 2026 | 11:43 PM

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Delhi PWD Min reviews ‘spray injection patching’ tech for pothole repairs

14 Jul 2026 | 10:41 PM

Agraj Pratap Singh
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Congress demands probe into Maharashtra's Ladki Bahin scheme, alleges electoral misuse

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New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) The Congress today accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of using the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana for electoral gains, alleging that lakhs of women were enrolled as beneficiaries ahead of the Assembly elections and later removed from the scheme.

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