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Def Col Youth Brigade Is Back with a Big Bang After Covid’19
Youth Cricket Tournament 2024 The normalcy of all the activities after the deadly waves of covid’19 was sealed in style and energy by the youth of Defence colony with the…
Garden of the Month
To continue with our series to highlight the efforts of our fellow residents, this month we are sharing the success story of Mr Green Man of Def col HS Kandhari…
Hi All Residents of My Defence Colony My Pride!
The 17 Mar 2024, a landmark day in as much as A swank renovated Coffee Shop cum Dining Hall was inaugurated at the Happening Joint i.e. the DCAs Club (JCO)…
Radha Krishan Mandir –March Updates:
Mahashivratri Function: The biggest and the most famous function of Radha Krishan mandir is always Shivaratri which is celebrated for the whole day in a grand manner. The temple was…
Central Nallah Is in Pathetic Condition
The central Nallah Park is now smelling from all corners due to negligence of DDA and MCD. The plants are dried, garbage all over the park, the malba is lying…
The Kind Hearted Car Thieves!
To start this article, I just want to say our RWA group guards are doing a wonderful job in terms of security management of our colony. But there is a…
Losing A Green Limb
We all are aware that urban trees have an enormous positive impact on the well-being of the Environment as well as our own physical, social and mental health. Trees harbour…
Senior Citizens Forum (SCF) Updates:
Medical Health Camp: To continue to boost the overall health of our Def col residents, Harjit Kaur Bawa and her SCF team announced a Mega Health Check-up Camp, hosted by…
Respectful Offerings to Lord Shiva: A Call for Conscious Practices
In recent times, there has been a growing trend among devotees to offer grains directly onto the Shiv Lingh as a gesture of reverence to Lord Shiv. While the intention…
Beware Rash Drivers Ahead!
One of the residents had their parked car badly damaged by a speeding driver. It so happened that the car of the owner was parked in front of their house….
Park Facing Hai Kya ?
If you let people own their land, they take care of it. That’s why privately owned land is always taken care of, and the parks look like cesspools. Nobody takes…
Beware of Scammers
Protecting Yourself from Fake Calls Targeting Parents In recent times, a disturbing trend has emerged where scammers are targeting parents with fake calls, posing as law enforcement officers or other…
Help Road Accident Victims
Seeing a road accident victim while driving in Delhi NCR is not uncommon. Most times our initial instinct is to help, but we are in two minds – if in…
One-way Signs
The outer round circle at the gumbad has been facing a very serious problem for past so many years of “Wrong Side Driving. This led to many serious accidents. On…
Nallah Bridge Beautification!
A nallah bridge beautification drive was initiated by our councillor Anita Baisoya and President RWA Veena Khanna. New plants have been planted on the sides and the area has been…
Police Facilitation Centre!
The police booth on the nallah which was become a major source of discussion since it was not being used and taking up lot of space has finally started with…
Sewer Line Work!
A long-standing demand for sewer line behind E block Defence colony was inaugurated by Sandeep Baisoya councillor representative. The work was initiated from E26 and has reached half through E…
Work on Back Lanes
Rumble strips installed! Thanks to our councillors Anita Sandeep Baisoya work on installation of rumble strips have been started in the colony based on the requirements provided by the security…
RWA Elections
Two years gone by again the RWA election carnival starts. In the last EC meeting the committee had decided a tentative date of 28 July to hold RWA elections. Hope…
Paath Jhad -A Pain for Sanitation Dept!
The leaves falling season is one of the worst nightmares a safai karamchari can have. With heat on the rise and heaps of leaves everywhere it is a pain to…
MCD Property Tax Camp
A Property tax camp was organised by RWA gumbad at the club for the benefit of residents who had still not paid their property tax or had errors preceding to…
Work on Back Lanes!
Work in back lanes which was inaugurated way back in Nov 23 and work could not start due to issues of MCD with the Contractor has now been started. Under…
Holi with Guards!
The RWA celebrated holi with the guards. The guards were given sweets and gifts on the occasion of Holi by President RWA Veena Khanna along other members of her committee.
“Why Only a Few Defcolites Pay RWA Subscription Charges”?
DEF COL …. The so called “Posshh Kolony” of South Delhi may be prestigious address but the “real story is quite different from the perception. After living in the colony…
Thanks To Sumesh the Dhalao Guy & Our Guards It Will Live to See Tomorrow
Cow Saved The world or this city has become cold hearted let alone humans, people give a damn about their pets /animals. When these cows are of use they are…
DCAs Club’s a Live Pipe Band Performance Was a Grand Success
As part of the continuous festivities at the Happening Joint better known as DCAs Club a Live Pipe Band performance was organised on 16 Feb. It was a memorable event…
Garden Of the Month
As Def col is now one of the greenest colonies in South Delhi, the “spring of 2024” is adding to its beauty with the residents creating their own private gardens…
Guard Trophies Sold
Reading the heading one would be astonished to read how can one sell trophies. But residents here by trophies I mean the Junk which was collected over the past 2…
Fire In Colony Guards Again to the Rescue
A major fire broke out in A block on the second floor of the building. The fire was caused by short circuit in one of the appliances lying in the…
Water Pipeline Leakage in the Colony
Our colony has suffered major water scarcity crisis in the past year. Water supply has been affected either due plant shut down or high ammonia content. To top it all…
A Book Discussion On “Swallowing The Sun”
The Defence Colony (WA) Club and The Gracious Living Foundation hosted a book discussion on “Swallowing the Sun”, on Saturday, 24 Feb 2024; the book was the debut novel by…
About 40 Super Senior Citizens Enjoyed a Well Organised Lunch!
A Senior Citizen lunch for residents above 75 years was hosted by DCWA Club. There were over 300 + senior residents who participated. The event had Live music by Bobby…
Radha Krishan Mandir Is Buzzing with Religious Activities
Annual function Celebrations: The Def Col’s Radhakrishan Mandir completed 22 successful years in Feb and the mandir committee led by Ramesh Bhatia planned a grand celebration on 25 Feb. The…
Updates: Senior Citizens Forum (SCF)
A) Basant Panchami Celebrations: The SCF management team organized and planned for the Basant Panchami festival by inviting all the seniors on 13 Feb for a lunch and other festivities….
Special Drive Launched to Get the Central Park Back to Its Original Shape
The Central Park for the past few months has been a topic of discussions all for the wrong reasons. The park was full of over grown shrubs littered and full…
Traffic Issues Continue to Harass the Residents During Peak Hours
The old bottlenecks of the colony at all the entrances, near Nallah, market and Masjid side are creating nuisances for the residents who are facing the hassles almost every day….
Inder Raj Ahluwalia (Travel Journalist & Author) Receives Indian Achievers’ Award!
Inder Raj Ahluwalia (Travel Journalist & Author) was privileged to receive the Indian Achievers’ Award from a galaxy of eminent leaders for his international travel-journalism, features and books.
DJB Billing!
Delhi Jal board is not only getting famous thanks to water scarcity pipe line leakages and in addition thanks to the inflated water bills going into lakhs received by residents…
Service Before Self – Our Guards Prove it!
While going back from work our Guard Supervisor RWA Nandu Tiwari had an accident resulting in injuries to his head which required Stiches. Not thinking about his personal well-being and…
Meet your Candidate – Basuri Swarag!
A Meet your Candidate was organised by DCWA Club (C-600) to introduce BJP candidate Basuri Swaraj for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. It was a full house with a huge…
Park Maintenance Work!
Maintenance work in various parks of the colony that required welding, benches, wall repair and other works was started by our councillor Anita Sandeep Baisoya. The first park to be…
Geo Tagging Date Extended!
The date for Geo tagging of properties has been extended further from 29 Feb to 31 Mar 2024 by MCD. Also, the earlier glitch of MCD APP not working on…
Special Fatigue Drive by Sanitation Dept!
In keeping their commitment to keep our colony clean our councillor Anita Sandeep Baisoya with MCD sanitation dept launched a Fatigue drive in A and C blocks of defence colony….
Interaction With JT Commissioner Police!
RWA (Gumbad) in co-ordination with Defence colony police team organised an interactive session with our JT Commissioner (southern range) Mr Jain at the Defence colony club on 2 Mar 2024…
Police Servant and Senior Citizen Camp!
On popular demand of the residents a verification of servant and staff cum senior citizen registration was organised at the Defence colony club. It was attended by a large number…
Visit by MP Meenakshi Lekhi!
Member of Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi visited the RWA Club (C-600) to interact with residents over tea. About 40 residents participated in the interaction and discussed various issues like Nallah Desilting…
Congratulations!
AJS Chhatwal, Defence Colony resident participated in 5 back-to-back Super Seniors Tennis tournaments in age 70 + during Sept 23 to Feb 24. He won all the 5 Singles events and…
Interview With Def Col MLA Madanlal – His Plans For 2024!!
The overall situation of civic issues like Water, Sewers, Roads etc are quite satisfactory It has been more than 7-8 Years since Madanlal was elected MLA for the constituency which…
Republic Day Celebration
A Combined R Day Function by RWA (Gumbad) & A block RWA was held at Def Col Club It Was a Spectacular Show As in earlier years this is also…
A Block Anniversary Celebration
The musical evening at DCA A Block Club to kick off the new year in 2024 was a delightful event! With Bobby and his team providing cherished songs and a…
Traffic Jams in Defence Colony
Once a quiet peaceful colony where residents could walk freely. One could get in and out of the colony in a matter of minutes. It was a pleasure driving to…
Def Col’s Youth World’s Activities:
• Blanket Distribution: The annual activity of Def Col’s NGO Blanket distribution continued in the month of Jan with more than 1500 blankets distributed to poor and needy people around…
Educate Empower Empathy
PFA article on Annual Award Function in Govt Sarvodhya Co Ed School, Varun Marg, Def Col, graced by MLA of area, Madan Lal ji In pursuance of excellence in the…
Senior Citizens Forum (SCF) Updates:
Grand Birthday Celebrations of Senior Citizens Born in January WOW is the word for the innovative thinking which is full of kindness, care, love and proud for the seniors of…
Nallah Bridge Will Take At Least 6 Months for Repairs To Start
The nallah bridge or the doomed bridge situated towards the railway track and broken down due to heavy traffic flow especially trucks will take at least 6 months for repairs…
Dual Use Gensets
The Govt has taken out a new policy, which states that all Gensets, which run on diesel need to be converted to Dual fuel, which is Diesel + Gas and…
Meet Dr Sanchi Chhabra (Chaudhary) The New Bride of Def Col
Samvada Special “The Open Atmosphere at My Sasural Was Awesome” We at Samvada are pleased to share that starting from this month, we will try to highlight one new bride…
Dogs Have Right To Use Parks
Pet dogs have always been an integral part of our society. A lot of residents get their pets to the park to walk which as per govt and MCD rules…
Radha Krishan Mandir Is Buzzing with Religious Activities
Ramotsav- Opening Ceremony of Ayodhaya Temple: The Radhakrishan Mandir planned a grand function on the opening of Ayodhya temple. The Mandir committee ensured that the residents of Def col celebrate…
The Sanitation Department
The sanitation department of MCD is like the back bone of the colony which takes care of maintaining the beauty and cleanliness in the colony. Every morning you see the…
Introducing Green Watchers -Gaming for Transparent Sustainability
Interactive Greenwashing Awareness Campaign GreenWatchers: Gaming for Transparent Sustainability Greenwashing is a growing issue, with many companies using misleading claims and marketing tactics to present a false image of environmental…
Wall of Honour!
This year for the Republic Day function the Wall of Honour which is the pride of Defence colony was decorated beautifully with flowers, flood lights and multi coloured lights portraying…
Veterans Lunch!
A Veterans Lunch was organised by Major Ranjit Singh (Veteran) on 20 Jan 2024 at the Defence colony WA Club where more than 105 esteemed Veterans and Ladies attended. The…
Geo Tagging!
The date for Geo tagging has been extended by the MCD till 29 Feb 2024. It was earlier till 31st Jan 2024. The reason was glitches in the APP especially…
Servant and Tenant Verification Camp!
A Servant and Tenant Verification camp was organised by RWA (Gumbad) and Defence colony police team at the Gumbad office. The response was overwhelming and residents with their helps made…
Interview With Def Col SHO About His Plans For 2024!!
It has been more than a year since our new SHO Mr Chandershekhar took over as SHO of Def col. As there have been many developments. Samvada editor, Ajay Kumar…
DC(WA) Club New Year Eve Sold Out with Record Number of Members & Guests
New year eve programme celebrated at the C block Club sold out with a record number of members and guest attendees for the event. Set up on the lawns in…
Celebration of Veer Bal Diwas at DC(WA)
It was announced earlier by the Prime Minister to observe 26 Dec every year as Veer Bal Diwas in their honour. To commemorate the occasion and keep their sacrifice and…
MCD Councillor’s Development Plans For 2024
Samvada Editor Ajay Kumar met and interacted with the MCD councillor Anita Basoya who has been active in Def col for more than a year to understand and now have…
Every Year MCD Brings Out a New Innovative Procedure for the Residents & This Year We Have @Geo Tagging Our Properties
This is compulsory for every one whether it’s a Commercial or a residential property, everyonehas to tag the location of the property otherwise rebate of 10% which is given for…
Def Col’s Youth World’s Activities
1) Blanket Distribution: The annual activity of Def Col’s NGO headed by Ajay Kumar for the Blanket distribution to more than 1000 poor and needy people around Defence colony was…
Senior Citizens Forum (SCF) Updates
Annual Senior Citizens Lunch: The winter of 2023-24 is most enjoyable for the senior citizens of Def col who are not visiting the SCF hall more frequently to spend quality…
Radha Krishan Mandir Is Buzzing with Religious Activities
Vishal Bhandara: The Radhakrishan Mandir organized food distribution Bhandara for more than 1000 people in and around Defence colony. The variety of food and sweetdish were served at the mandir’s…
Our Colony Guards
Let’s Keep Their Heads High by Giving them their Basic Requirements Our Guards are the pride of our colony who are busy day and night in all seasons on the…
Major Civic Issues Regularly Faced by Def Col Residents!!
Defence colony may be more than 7 decades old but looking at the basic civic issues faced by the residents it seems the last few RWA’s have failed to do…
Christmas with a Cause
Santa’s Jolly Entry Coming with His Sack of Gifts Thrilled the Happy Kids A delightfully rollicking Children’s Christmas Carnival extravaganza themed ‘Christmas with a Cause’ was organized and presented by…
A Block- My Colony, My Pride
The Year That Went By -The First Inning The Club has had a large variety of events and activities organized throughout the last year 2023 drawing humongous crowds which reflects…
Poor Attendance at the RWA Gumbad AGM
The much-delayed RWA Gumbad AGM was held finally on Sun, 6 Dec ‘23 at the Club at 10am adjourned and re-convened at 10.30 with a very poor attendance. The AGM…
Defence Colony (WA) Club Special General Body Meeting
DC(WA) Special General Body Meeting of Defence Colony (WA) club is being called on Sun, 4 Feb, 11am in the club lawn. Points on the agenda are Demolition of the…
Gates Installed!
To boost security of out colony gates were installed in our colony by our MLA Dr Madan Lal and Councillor Anita Sandeep Basoya. Also, thanks to the efforts of our…
Visit of Mayor Shelly!
Thanks to the efforts of our councillor Anita Basoya and Sandeep Basoya Mayor Shelly Oberai visited the colony with her team which included our DC MCD (central zone) Dr Aggarwal…
Sunday, 7 Jan ‘24 New Year Bumper Tombola!
The first Bumper Tombola of the New Year held on Sun 7 Jan ‘24 at 11.30 on the Club lawns drew a mammoth crowd. Fortunately, the sun obliged brilliantly, the…
Shammi Talwar Felicitated!
Congratulations to Shammi Talwar (A-145), Brand Ambassador of Sahbhagita Abhyan on yet another felicitation along with other Ambassadors and Representatives of various RWA’s, institutions and organizations from across the city…
Happy Birthday Good Health and Good Wishes
Happy Birthday Good Health and Good Wishes to all the January born and special wishes for super centurion Shiela Bai Babbar celebrating her 102th birthday this month. Sheela Bai Babbar…
Obituaries
Lt Col Dev Raj Dogra: As, someone writing and following milestone birthdays of our residents, and as they cross into their glorious centuries celebrating each coming birthday with good wishes….
Painting of Benches!
To make our parks more presentable and cleaner MCD horticulture dept under the instructions of our Councillor has taken up the task of various repair work to be done in…
Manual Desilting of Nallah!
After continuously deploying super suckers four 5 consecutive times on the nallah for desilting, manual desilting was also carried out by MCD at both the nallah openings so that physical…
Christmas Gala!
Every year Vibha didi lightens the central park with children from her NGO Sarv Sewa Sansthan celebrating Christmas. Where more than 200 children participated. It was like a carnival with…
Our Sewer Cleaners
Def col has approximately 1543 dwellings that during the course of time have more than doubled. Most of the plots which had one ”&þ or Two floors now have more…
Inauguration of Resurfacing of Back Lanes!
The first phase for concretisation of back lanes was inaugurated by Sandeep Baisoya in presence of RWA representatives and residents. The first phase of work will commence from C-1 back-lane…
6th Jan ‘24 Music at Noon
A brave attempt to hold live noon time music Symphony in the Sun by Danny and his team on club lawns was not meant to be. The sun refused to…
COP28: Climate Mums Make Themselves Heard in Halls of Power!
Our Very Own Bhavreen Reena Kandhari (C-15) Stands Out as A True Climate Champion Heartiest Congratulations to the very intrepid Champion of the causes of Clean Air and Climate Change,…
Super Sucker on the Central Park To Clean Drain and Desilting of Nallah Near the Club
Every year the area around the club is flooded due to heavy rains to an extent it becomes a boat club. Houses in the vicinity of this area are the…
Waheeda Rehman – A Repertoire
The Defence Colony (WA) Club hosted KK Kohli, Impressario Asia and his troupe on the evening of Sat, 25 Nov 2023 to present a repertoire of the life, times and…
Another Bridge Collapsing!
In the last edition of Samvada we took up the issue of the bridge on the nallah towards the railway end of the colony collapsing and closed as it’s unsafe…
DC(WA) Club News
• Sunday Tambola: Sundays at the Club we now have Tombola on the lawns from 11am onwards with a delectable lunch menu to eat enjoy and spend a lovely Sunday…
Educate Empathy Empower
Campaign to Improvise & Improve the Existing Facilities in MCD Schools With this motto in mind Councillor’ Anita Basoya and Sandeep Basoya launched a campaign to improvise and improve the…
Birthday Bash Gala that Will Be Remembered for A Long Time
A Gala Birthday Bash was organised on 27 Nov at the Senior Citizens Forum chaired by Harjit Kaur Bawa which was celebrating a score of Birthdays of Senior Citizen Residents…
Service Lanes Are Choked by Office Vehicles
As the commercialization of Def col is increasing with each passing month, the residents are now facing the issue of parking of vehicles by outsiders in the service lanes. These…
Poor Condition of Colony Parks – Now A Usual Sight!!!
The poor condition of central Nallah Park is known to everyone but the latest is the bad condition of many other parks in the colony. • The gates and railings…
Kavya Patodia on Special Drive Launched to Get the Central Park Back to Its Original Shapehello..I'm really happy to come across the newspaper and this
Surinder Talwar on Def Col RWA Organises an Amazing Diwali MelaBoastful article, an introspection should be valuable for future event
vidya suresh on Help! Snake..Yes absolutely important to know the snakes in the area
FAQIR CHAND BOOKSHOP on Book Launch!The articles are highly informative and beneficial for all the
Soma Ateesh on Help! Snake..Very informative writeup 
Anupama Pahwa on Help! Snake..Interesting info on snakes in Malibu....thanks Jyoti!! 
sangita chaudhri on Help! Snake..Made for a highly informative read on Snakes , Jyoti
kokila rangachari on A Massive Fire Breaks Out from the Back Side in D-47No use just lamenting . The back lanes must b- kokila rangachari on Def Col Getting Ready For a Bright & Green DeepawaliYes , it was a relief to once again celebrate
Archana Sharma on Happy Children’s Day!So true ❤Beautiful narration 
suman kashyap on Happy Children’s Day!Well said , Hum sub toh abhi bhi bache hain