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Topic: MCD

4 yrs after Delhi govt drew up policy to combat parking woes, solutions still stuck in limbo

Parking Management Area Plans, key to policy declared in 2019, yet to be notified by transport department for most areas. Delhi govt official says matter ‘to be taken up after G20 Summit’.

Delhi HC sets aside call for MCD standing committee re-poll. ‘Only half’ problem solved say officials

Delhi Mayor & Aam Admi Party councillor Shelly Oberoi had called for fresh polls to elect 6 members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's standing committee, declaring 1 vote invalid.

SC reserves order on Delhi govt plea challenging L-G’s powers to nominate civic aldermen

The SC bench, hearing the case orally, remarked that LG, with the power to nominate members to MCD, can effectively destabilise the democratically-elected corporation.

Would’ve won MCD polls if ‘psyche was strong’, Delhi BJP chief told workers in executive meet

Delhi BJP workers were told to resolve to uproot AAP government in 2025, and to educate voters about central schemes & target Kejriwal-led administration on corruption charges.

Mayoral polls stalled again as MCD house erupts into chaos. AAP asks, ‘Why so much force?’

All 250 councillors, including 10 nominated by Delhi L-G, were administered oath of office by presiding officer Tuesday.

MCD is hard at work but Delhi’s looming landfills unlikely to go by G20 summit

MCD aims to flatten Okhla and Bhalswa landfills by Dec 2023, and Ghazipur by March 2024. G20 has led to calls to finish Okhla work by Sept. Experts say even 5 years not enough.

AAP, BJP clash in Delhi civic body meet, capital has to wait longer for next mayor

House proceedings to swear in newly-elected councillors, and mayor polls were abruptly stopped after hours-long clashes on Friday.

AAP, BJP clash over aldermen appointment during first meeting of new Delhi civic body

The BJP councillors retaliated by raising slogans against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal as the party members returned fire by sloganeering against PM Narendra Modi.

With MCD deputy mayor candidate Aaley Iqbal, AAP’s Muslim voter outreach in Delhi

The selection of Iqbal, a councillor from Chandni Mahal ward, is being seen as a political message to the Muslim voters who shifted towards the Congress in the recent MCD elections.  

Our take on AAP MCD win, Udaipur G20 meet and protests against Vizhinjam project—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.