The collapsed building of the waste-to-energy plant in Moshi Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the July 8 collapse of a massive garbage heap at Moshi garbage depot that killed nine people.A Pimpri Chinchwad police officer said the 11-member SIT, headed by deputy commissioner of police (Zone III)…
BMC officials said two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be deployed simultaneously to expedite construction Mumbai: BMC’s ambitious plan to connect Mumbai’s first seawater desalination plant at Manori with the city’s water distribution network through a 7.2-km underground tunnel came under scrutiny in the civic standing committee on Thursday, with corporators raising concerns over water…
Ranchi: What should be one of Ranchi’s most serene public spaces is increasingly struggling to shed its infamy of being a traffic bottleneck. Illegal roadside parking, encroachments and the absence of adequate designated parking around Ranchi Lake (Bada Talab) often leave commuters and visitors frustrated.Although the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has 54 authorised parking zones…
The BMC plans to issue the bonds this financial year, mostly by December 2026 Mumbai: The BMC, Asia’s richest municipal body, is planning to raise around Rs 9,500 crore through municipal bonds, a move that is set to become the largest municipal bond issued by any urban local body in India.The BMC plans to issue…
Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) will introduce a new insecticide for citywide fogging next week after officials found that the chemical currently in use may have lost effectiveness due to growing mosquito resistance.Additional municipal commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, “The officers have been directed to change chemical used for fogging if it is not proving…
The manhole that claimed Aslam Shaikh’s life Mumbai: A draft inquiry report into the death of 55-year-old Aslam Shaikh, who died after falling into an open manhole on Khairani Road in Sakinaka during the monsoon, has flagged contradictory statements by several BMC officials responsible for supervising manhole safety works, complicating the probe into the incident.“The…
Pune: The civic body’s drive to pick up sterilised community dogs from roads along the palkhi procession route has drawn criticism from animal welfare volunteers, who questioned the legality and necessity of such exercises, which they said were increasingly being undertaken before major public events and VIP visits.Bhagyendra Chudasama, an animal welfare volunteer, said rounding…
Mumbai: Taking note of the death of a minor girl following the collapse of a tree at a construction site in Khar (W) on May 10, the BMC has announced financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the family of Aarika Srivastava (14), who died in the incident, and Rs 50,000 for Harshita Kumar (23),…
Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed industrial development and investment proposals during a meeting of the District Udyog Bandhu Committee and MoU Implementation Unit at the Collectorate auditorium.After hearing issues raised by investors and entrepreneurs, the District Magistrate directed officials of concerned departments to ensure their timely resolution and stressed the need for…
Move reflects poorly on state govt’s general administration department and CMO, said a bureaucrat Mumbai: Less than a week after the state government transferred IAS officer P Velrasu from CEO of MIDC and posted him as principal secretary in the forest department, the state on Monday again posted him as additional metropolitan commissioner (AMC) in…
