HISTORICAL FACTS: Sdmc - Caught on Camera

In Defence Colony’s shrinking footpaths, signs of official inaction

White potted plants glare in Delhi’s summer sun outside a white bungalow. A security guard sits in a booth. Both of these on what was once a public footpath – now absorbed into the aesthetics of elite living.

Newslaundry · Jul 16, 2025

Locked, unclean, little upkeep: An audit of 16 public toilets across north west, south Delhi

A leaking roof results in a pool of water in the women’s section of the public toilet on Teen Murti Marg outside the famed Pradhan Mantri Museum. The facility, maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council, has a defunct sanitary napkin vending machine and often inconsistent water supply, especially during…

Newslaundry · Sep 16, 2024

School children cleaning toilets: Education Dept. to issue guidelines, says Madhu Bangarappa

Minister Madhu Bangarappa urges teachers & SDMCs to ensure no child is engaged in cleaning work in Shivamogga schools.

The Hindu · Dec 29, 2023

Thanks to local effort, this Agumbe school has grown from strength to strength

It had 19 students four years back and the number has now grown to 77

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2022

Karnataka: Admissions robust in some bilingual government schools in Dakshina Kannada

MANGALURU: Some of the English-Kannada (bilingual) medium schools in Dakshina Kannada have recorded three-fold to four-fold admissions. In total, 82 bilingual schools have admitted a total of 2,619 children to class I, as on June 10.

The Times of India · Jun 19, 2022

Students skip classes over teachers’ repeated quarrels

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The Hindu · May 31, 2022

1st job for unified corporation: Policy for all, way out of financial mess

NEW DELHI: With the special officer and the commissioner of unified corporation taking charge from Sunday, the formal heads of the various departments in Delhi Municipal Corporation will be known in a week. A municipal official said that the priority of the two new officers would be formulating a common…

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Anti-encroachment drive in south Delhi; action in Seelampur stalled due to lack of police personnel

NEW DELHI: Civic authorities on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, Dwarka, Lodhi Colony and several other areas in south Delhi as bulldozers continued to roll in the city to carry out the action, even as municipal staff and police personnel on the job had to face stiff…

The Times of India · May 11, 2022

SDMC carries out anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, West zones

Police personnel have reached areas in South Zone too, while the action in Central Zone was yet to begin, the official said.

The Hindu · May 11, 2022

Demolition drive at Delhi's New Friends Colony: SDMC chairman says 'no religion targeted'

NEW DELHI: Central Zone South Delhi Municipal Corporation Chairman Rajpal Singh on Tuesday rebutted claims of targeting of any religious community, while a demolition drive was underway in Delhi's New Friends Colony.

The Times of India · May 10, 2022