Residents said modifications were made to the structure over the years Thane: A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death, while his mother and his nine-year-old brother sustained head injuries after a portion of their nearly 30-year-old one-storey tenement collapsed on them in a chawl in Thane’s Azad Nagar on Friday.The mother, Urmila Jaiswar (35), and…
T’puram: LDF-led opposition sharpened its attack on BJP-led city corporation, accusing the civic administration of failing to address city’s worsening waste management challenges and using the recent ‘waste mafia’ controversy as a political diversion to deflect growing public criticism over sanitation and waste disposal.LDF parliamentary party leader in corporation, S P Deepak, on Tuesday alleged…
Hubballi: The stage is set for the election of a new mayor and deputy mayor of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) on Saturday. This will be the final mayoral election of the current five-year term, with the tenure of the elected body ending next year.In the civic polls held four years ago, the BJP won…
A backlog of items is expected to dominate both sessions because neither meeting could be convened during May Chandigarh: The Chandigarh MC’s agenda branch has directed all departments to urgently submit their proposal items following the Mayor’s decision to hold the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting on June 24 and the General House meeting…
Vadodara: A bomb threat email sent to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) Khanderao Market headquarters on Wednesday triggered a major security alert, prompting the evacuation of the civic body’s main office and a comprehensive search operation by security agencies.The email, addressed to the municipal commissioner and the mayor, led to the deployment of police personnel,…
Patna: Nearly half of the complaints related to Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) received at Sahyog camps on Tuesday were resolved on the spot, officials said. Of the 161 PMC-related applications submitted at the camps, 77 were disposed of immediately, translating to an on-the-spot resolution rate of about 48%.A total of 279 applications were received at…
Prayagraj: Although Prayagraj doesn’t faces any shortage of drinking water, there have been frequent complaints regarding the supply of contaminated water. The administration is now taking steps to resolve the issue.General Manager (Prayagraj Jalkal Department), Sanjeev Kumar said that the process of replacing dilapidated pipes will soon be undertaken to eliminate the issue of contaminated…
Makwana Named Mayor, Vyas Standing Committee Chief Vadodara: In a first in the history of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), the BJP on Thursday appointed women leaders to the two most prominent posts in the civic body — mayor and chairman of the standing committee.BJP councillor Geeta Makwana from ward 13 was elected the mayor,…
Surat: In a key step after last month’s civic polls, the newly formed Vapi Municipal Corporation announced its first set of office-bearers, with the BJP installing Daksha Patel as mayor and taking charge of all top posts amid a clear majority in the 52-member house.Daksha Patel has been appointed mayor, Mitesh Desai deputy mayor, and…
New Mayor of Surat Maya Mavani. Surat: Amid prolonged consultations and last-minute deliberations, the BJP on Thursday unveiled the new leadership of the Surat Municipal Corporation, ending a three-hour wait for councillors and sealing Maya Mavani’s elevation as mayor.Councillors of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had gathered nearly a month after the civic elections for…
