Lucknow: While emphasising for employment generation in developmental projects, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday asked officials to ensure completion of bridges started before May 2007 in an year's time. "The bridge projects whose foundation stone were laid before May 2007, be completed in an year's time while those which were started after 2007 be also completed as per the schedule in keeping with the conditions of the...
08:58 PM, Mar 21, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Road works in connection with this years Attukal Pongala will be completed by March 4, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Tuesday. He was addressing a review meeting on the Pongala arrangements. The Pongala festivities begin on February 28, the Mahotsavam is on March 7 and the festivities would close on March 8.On Tuesday, the State Government had issued orders for releasing Rs 12 crore for undertaking urgent...
09:14 AM, Feb 23, 2012
CHENNAI: Reservoirs in Chennai are almost full due to heavy rains across the state. Sources in the Public Works Department (PWD) said that the water would be sufficient to meet Chennais drinking water requirementsfor the next nine months. Highly-placed sources in the department told City Express that the Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills, Chembarambakkam and Veeranam reservoirs are 90 percent full. Authorities are maintaining a buffer of 90 per cent, anticipating...
08:33 AM, Nov 29, 2011
New Delhi: Six CWG infrastructure projects, implemented by the Delhi Government's Public Works Department, are under scanner of CBI. A senior PWD official said the investigating agency has collected documents relating to all these projects from the agency and sought other details relating to them. PWD Director (Works) Sudhir Kumar said documents relating to these six projects including Barapullah elevated road, flyovers at Raja Ram Kohli Marg, Naraina, Ghazipur and...
09:50 PM, Jun 08, 2011
New Delhi: A year after nearly 20 blackbucks died in the Delhi zoo because of contaminated water, little has been done. A study by the central pollution control board reveals that the water in the zoo remains contaminated. The report found high levels of dissolved solids - upto 16 times over the permissible limit of 500 milligrams per litre. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. ...
09:34 AM, Jun 01, 2011
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday registered a case against some officials of the Public Works Department(PWD) and a few firms in connection with alleged irregularities in the project for construction of the Rs 620 crore Barapullah Nullah flyover for the Commonwealth Games. A CBI spokesperson gave this information in a press statement but did not give details. The investigating agency has alleged that the contractor and PWD officials had...
11:23 PM, Apr 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids on Delhi Development Authority and Central Public Works Department officers in connection with laying of synthetic turf for lawn bowl event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The raids are being carried out at 20 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The searches are being conducted at residential and officials premises of DDA and CPWD officials...
12:19 PM, Apr 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids on Delhi Development Authority and Central Public Works Department officers in connection with laying of synthetic turf for lawn bowl event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The raids are being carried out at 20 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region. The searches are being conducted at residential and officials premises of DDA and CPWD officials ...
12:19 PM, Apr 05, 2011
New Delhi: Widening its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission is looking into at least 40 CWG-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government agencies for alleged financial irregularities. The sale of VIP passes, supply of furniture, equipment and utensil for Games Village, misuse of funds by certain central and Delhi government officials and discrepancies in appointment of placement brokers are also being examined by the anti-corruption watchdog. The...
09:43 AM, Mar 27, 2011
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday and is believed to have told her to remove PWD Minister Rajkumar Chauhan. The Lokayukta has recommended Chauhan's removal for interfering in a tax raid at a South Delhi resort in 2010. Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin's order came in a case pertaining to the minister's alleged involvement in influencing a team of tax officials to provide...
11:42 AM, Mar 02, 2011
Kanubhai Mawani, a former Mayor of Surat forced a corrupt PwD official to return the bribe. ...
09:19 AM, Feb 08, 2011
New Delhi: Colourful tableaux depicting the myriad hues of country's diversity, a vibrant performance by students and armed forces in full battle regalia - the Republic Day parade today had 'mini-India' in itself. Marching down from the Raisina Hills to Red Fort, the parade showcased India's 'unity in diversity' and the military might as thousands of spectators along the eight kilometre long route cheered the marching contingents and the mechanised...
10:46 AM, Jan 26, 2011
New Delhi: Janata Dal United (JDU) MP Sharad Yadav, the Chairman of the standing committee on urban development, has called for a panel meeting on January 18 over Commonwealth Games' financial irregularities. Sharad Yadav has sought expenditure details from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on all CWG projects. The panel will grill Urban Development Ministry officials on how CWG projects were being handled. A...
11:15 AM, Jan 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi government has asked the Army to build a foot overbridge outside the flagship Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to replace the one that collapsed on Tuesday. The Army will begin laying the temporary structure today and is expected to deliver the bridge within 5 days. That's not all -- it will be built at a fraction of the original cost. Remember Rs 5 crore were spent on the...
09:51 AM, Sep 25, 2010
An internal report prepared by CPWD states that additional work that came in at the last minute pushed the deadlines. ...
09:40 PM, Aug 06, 2010
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