Municipal Corporation of Delhi

October 1, 2026 4:51 PM

MCD to convert 78 community halls into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across capital

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will set up Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AyAMs) in its community halls across the capital to strengthen primary healthcare accessibility for local residents, officials said on Wednesday. Under the initiative led by the MCD's health department, 78 under-utilised civic halls with low annual booking rates will host primary health centres under the centrally sponsored scheme, officials said. The healthcare facilities will function primarily from the ground floo...

August 2, 2026 11:52 AM

Manohar Lal reviews Bhalswa dumpsite remediation, legacy waste to be cleared by October 15

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal on Saturday inspected the Bhalswa Dumpsite in Delhi to review the progress of legacy waste remediation being undertaken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), reaffirming the Centre's focus on accelerating the scientific clearance of accumulated waste. The inspection was carried out in the presence of MCD Commissioner and senior officials from the Department of Urban Development under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA...

July 28, 2024 2:47 PM

Delhi Police detains owner, coordinator of IAS coaching centre after basement flooding kills three students

Delhi Police have detained the owner and coordinator of an IAS coaching centre in Old Rajender Nagar following the deaths of three students in a flooded basement, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harshavardhan announced on Sunday. The victims, identified as Shreya Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Nivin Dalwin from Kerala, perished when the institute's basement filled with water during heavy rains. "We've registered a case against the coaching institute, the bui...