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IAS officer Sanjeev Khirwar returns as MCD chief NEW DELHI: Sanjeev Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has been appointed the new municipal commissioner of Delhi, more than three years after he was shifted out of the capital following a controversy over walking his dog at Thyagraj Stadium.He is expected to take charge on Thursday.Khirwar was…
NEW DELHI: Sanjeev Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new municipal commissioner of Delhi, more than three years after he was shifted out of the capital following a dog-walking row. He is likely to take charge on Thursday. Khirwar was moved out of Delhi in 2022 after he was embroiled in a…
NEW DELHI: Flagging lapses by civic authorities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that fatalities across the country are being caused not just by dog bites, but also by road accidents involving stray animals.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria made the remarks while hearing pleas seeking modification of its…
NEW DELHI: Noting that India continues to report one of the world’s highest rabies-related mortality rates and there has been an alarming increase in dog-bite incidents, making public places unsafe, Supreme Court Friday directed that stray dogs be removed from premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations. The…
