Migration is the Cause for Fresh Polio Cases in the Capital: Sheila Dikshit

New Delhi: Blaming the resurfacing of polio cases in the Indian capital to influx of affected children from neighbouring states, //Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday said that around 2.7 million kids would be administered immunisation drops as part of the Pulse Polio programme. "Delh...

A Welcome Initiative to Spread Awareness on Environment

...work together for a cleaner and better future," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit told reporters after inaugurating the exhibition. Earlier dikshit flagged off a three kilometres trek into the Delhi ridge. Organized by ITCW...

Earth Day Celebrated With Hopes of a Greener Tomorrow

... environmentalists, NGOs and citizens who want to protect the green cover of the city. Although disappointed after meeting Chief Minister Sheila dikshit on the issue, neither Singh nor any of the coalition's members, is ready to give up. Aggarwal, who is also part of the coalition, said: 'Now tha...

Solutions Possible for Providing Water and Sanitation in Poor Urban Settlements, Says WaterAid

...speculation about the Parliament House being afloat. The situation now is completely reversed, with the water table declining at an alarming rate”. Ms dikshit emphasized a change in people’s mentality and small modifications in behavior that would result in big improvement. Focusing on the urban impas...

Delhi Kids to Be Immunized Against Polio

...ll continue as a model state in the war against polio, Chief Minster Sheila dikshit Saturday said over 2.5 million kids// below the age of five will be immunized Sunday. Launching another round of Pulse Polio Campaign, dikshit administered anti-polio drops to a number of children at her official resid...

New Delhi to Have More Dispensaries

... The national capital would have 185 more dispensaries by 2010 to provide better healthcare to people, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit said Thursday.// She said 365 dispensaries were already functioning in the capital and 185 clinics would be set up soon to "enable the common me...

Tihar Jail Gets De-Addiction Centre

... Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit today inaugurated a new 120-bed drug de-addiction centre with a pathological laboratory and counseling facilities at the Tihar Jail//, one of Asia’s b...

Delhi children to receive anti-polio drops Sunday

...o cases this year. Ahead of the campaign, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit Saturday expressed concern over the fresh cases but promised to take all po...tition of the anti-polio dose for more than five times becomes imperative," dikshit said after administering the drop to a few kids at her residence. Fro...

Delhi CM Launches Health Mission

... Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit Monday launched a mission to provide basic health facilities to all in the capital.// The mission "would not only give a thrust to basic healthc...

1.8 mn Delhi Children to Receive Anti-polio Drops

...4th round of pulse-polio immunisation campaign, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila dikshit Saturday said the state would continue to remain polio free but she feared ...which contribute substantially in huge migration of people to the capital," dikshit said after administering drops to a number of kids at her residence. ...